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WNCC Christmas Worship Service 2021
The Western NC Conference is pleased to offer a conference-wide virtual worship with a homily from the Bishop, music and liturgy from the Appointive Cabinet and churches around the conference. Clergy and worship leaders, take a much-needed break after the Advent season and worship with friends around the conference. The video will be available for viewing on our website, YouTube, and Vimeo on December 20, 2021. A downloadable version of the video and order of worship will also be available for churches to upload and stream through their own platforms. |
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Bishop Carter & Appointive Cabinet Announce Additional Clergy Appointments
In consultation with clergy and lay leadership (Book of Discipline, 426), the Bishop and Cabinet are pleased to announce two more mid-year appointments to begin on January 1, 2022.
Rev. Amy Spivey will be appointed to St. Lukes UMC in Hickory, following 5 years of service at Monticello in Statesville. Rev. Carol Carkin will be appointed as the interim pastor at First UMC in Mount Holly after serving 5 years at Central (Concord). Both have served in various contexts and settings across the conference, and the Bishop and Cabinet believe that Rev. Spivey and Rev. Carkin will bring vital, effective, and faithful leadership to these new appointments. |
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Coming Together
It’s been an exhausting 18 months for ministry leaders that has created anxiety and isolation for some. Many leaders are ready to join together with colleagues to share spiritual practices, find hope for what’s next, and to just BE together.
You are encouraged to gather with a group of 3 or more Western North Carolina clergy or ministry professionals. You may choose to plan an outing, a meal, an overnight retreat, etc. You may also choose to include your families.
Scholarship funds are available. |
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Service of Loss, Lament, Healing and Hope
This service is designed for clergy and ministry professionals to gather and share in a time of worship together.
Western North Carolina Conference leaders are encouraged to spend time with a missional network, covenant peer group, community ecumenical clergy group, or other gathering of colleagues. We have missed being together and may need to ease back into communal settings. We need each other.
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Free Advent Worship Resource
The Both/And Hybrid Worship Initiative is pleased to offer a FREE Advent worship resource to any church within the WNCC. This has been made available from Jason Moore of Midnight Oil Productions, who is sharing an Advent resource he created a few years ago with our Conference through the Both/And Hybrid Worship Initiative. |
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Spring Dates Available for Clergy Antiracism Ethics Training
Spring dates and registration are now available for antiracism clergy ethics training. There are both online and in-person offerings available. Three Saturday-only opportunities will be offered for part-time local pastors and laity. Antiracism training is mandatory for all WNC appointed clergy. Any clergyperson who has not yet completed an antiracism ethics training should register for one of these dates. Spaces are limited.
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| School of the Spirit
School of the Spirit - Cohort 13 is coming soon. Join us for this year-long practice-based transforming experience with five quarterly retreats. Check out our website, www.schoolofthespirit.com for more details.
APPLY EARLY: School of the Spirit 13 begins June 27-28, 2022, with an application deadline of April 1, 2022. Register by December 31, 2021, to save $150.
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Global Mission Fellows 2022 Application is open
Who do you know who is passionate about working with partner organizations to create stronger communities? Invite them to learn more about serving as a Global Mission Fellow in the international track! |
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Hear With Your Heart
Dear Friends, Ringing bells put me under a spell of gratitude this time of year. Street bells, church bells, jingle bells – they all get to me. I hear them with my heart, and my heart is happy. But I do not – I cannot – hear them the way Alana hears....Rev. Bruce E. Stanley shares Alana's story. |
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| Rediscovering the Heart of Methodism: Nurturing Entrepreneurial Mindsets
Nurturing Entrepreneurial Mindsets is a free 4-week course that explores Methodism’s rich history of innovation to help imagine fresh ways individuals and churches can bear witness to the reign of God.
Dean Edgardo Colón-Emeric says, "'Rediscovering the Heart of Methodism' is a missional initiative of Duke Divinity School and reflects our vision of shaping innovative leadership within the Wesleyan tradition as a constructive response to the conflicted landscape and need for a fruitful trajectory. We are grateful for the support of the Kern Family Foundation that allows us to offer this timely resource to pastors and churches at no charge, for the sake of renewal of the people called Methodist.”
Featuring video lessons from Dean Edgardo Colón-Emeric, Dean Emeritus Greg Jones, Dr. Laceye Warner, and Bishop Ken Carter, the course is designed as a group experience for small groups, classes, and leadership development.
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