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WINTER LEADERSHIP TRAINING
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Register TODAY for the 2023 Winter Leadership Training Online Conference!
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Don't forget to register for the 2023 Winter Leadership Online Conference coming up in less than two weeks!
The Western North Carolina Conference Online Winter Leadership Training (January 23-26, 2023) is designed for and open to all local church leaders including lay leaders, council members, volunteers, and all who lead (or are considering future leadership!). This is an opportunity to connect with other leaders across the conference and learn about roles, best practices, and new ideas for ministry. We are excited to reveal our great line-up of topics and presenters, and that Bishop Ken Carter will be our keynote speaker!
SCHEDULE & REGISTRATION
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2023 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration "It Starts with Me: The Quest to Create the Beloved Community"
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The Western North Carolina Conference will host its annual Martin Luther King Commemoration Service on January 14, 2023. The time is 10:00AM-11:30AM.
It will be hosted on the Zoom Platform, FB Live and YouTube Live.
The theme of the event is: It Starts with Me: The Quest to Create the Beloved Community. The focus scripture is Micah 6:8. The keynote speaker will be M. Garlinda Burton, Director for Resource Development for the denomination’s General Commission on Religion and Race.
MORE INFO
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#BeUMC Video Series: Rev. Marianne Romanat
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Check out our #BeUMC video series! This week we are featuring Rev. Marianne Romanat, Pastor at Light Of Christ UMC in Charlotte. Watch the video below as she shares her #BeUMC story.
WATCH VIDEO
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Means Of Grace Podcast: The Power of Storytelling
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In this Means Of Grace podcast episode, Jesse Enniss and Kim Ingram talk with Rev. Dr. Myer Dahn about Rediscovering the Evangelistic Power of Personal Redemptive Storytelling, the title of his Doctor of Ministry dissertation. Myer talks about how he used storytelling as a primary foundation for empowering laity to share their faith and start a Dinner Church. In this podcast, Myer also shares his story and how it has shaped his call and leadership.
LISTEN TO EPISODE
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The Church Development Office, in partnership with the UM Foundation and the Reynolds Ministry Fund, is excited to offer the 4th Round of the BOTH/AND Hybrid Worship Cohort Grant in an effort to help our churches improve the quality of online worship and provide a framework for hybrid worship in preparation for a post-pandemic reality. This is a rolling grant. When you apply you will receive a response as soon as possible.
Deadline to apply is January 13, 2023.
LEARN MORE & APPLY
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"Can You Tell THE Story?" A WNCC Preaching Cohort
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Facilitated by Rev. Dr. Otto Harris, in partnership with Hood Theological Seminary.
The cohort will meet starting January 26 and will continue with monthly sessions through June.
Connect with other clergy and preachers in the WNCC! This course is designed to provide resources and processes to the preacher who has the recurring task of providing spiritual nourishment to congregants in the form of a weekly sermon, telling THE story. This task can be particularly challenging in our 21st Century context, given the abundance of information available and the ways people receive information. The course will include observation of and conversations with some of the distinguished preachers in The United Methodist Church and in the country. This course will offer resources that stimulates up the preacher’s boldness and imagination in order to offer congregants transformation versus just information.
MORE INFORMATION & REGISTRATION
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WNCC Youth Ministry Network R&R (Retreat & Resources)
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January 2023 presents our fourth Youth Ministry Network Retreat & Resources! This retreat will kickoff 2023 and provide opportunities for networking, soul care, learning, and fun.
When: Monday, January 30 - Wednesday, February 1
Where: Catholic Conference Center in Hickory
The deadline for registering for this event is January 16th.
LEARN MORE & REGISTER
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Duke Divinity School Preaching Cohort
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Duke Divinity School is now accepting applications to participate in the 2023 DDS Preaching Cohort. This experience is generously funded by The Parish Ministry Fund and will be taught by the Rev. Dr. Michael B. Brown. Dr. Brown has practiced ministry for half a century, with his primary focus being on the Calling and Craft of Preaching. Cohort members will be guided through a strategic approach to that work, taking into consideration theory and practice for improving one's skills in the pulpit.
Deadline to apply is January 27, 2023.
APPLY TODAY
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Tax Preparation Discount Offer for WNCC Clergy
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C. DeWitt Foard and Associates, PA, CPAs, a nationally renowned accounting firm and also the Western NC Conference’s auditors, is offering WNC clergy $50 off usual tax preparation fees for 2022 returns. Simply mention you are a WNC clergyperson or spouse to receive the discount. Returns can be submitted from all regions of the conference.
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Western North Carolina Conference
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Huntersville, NC 28070
Phone: 704.535.2260
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