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Bishop Carter's Keynote Address for the Winter Leadership Training
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We hope you're enjoying the Winter Leadership Training Online Conference this week. You don't want to miss this year's Keynote Speaker, Bishop Ken Carter! He will be presenting TOMORROW, Thursday, January 26 at 6pm.
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Check out this ministry founded by St. Matthews UMC in the Catawba Valley District called "Open Hearts Bakery". They hire part-time employees looking to get back into the workplace or simply supplement their income. Open Hearts Bakery was launched in 2009 as part of a vision for expanding the ministries of St. Matthews beyond the church walls. Each week, volunteer and staff bake, package, and sell a wide variety of delicious products. All proceeds go to support missions and outreach projects, both in the local community and around the world. Check them out on Facebook at @Open Hearts Bakery or on their website.
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#BeUMC Video Series: Rev. Vickie Wilson
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Check out our #BeUMC video series! This week we are featuring Rev. Vickie Wilson, pastor at Park Avenue UMC in Mooresville. Watch the video below as she shares her #BeUMC story.
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Mentoring Pew Sitters Into Servant Leaders
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It can be discouraging finding a church of pew-sitters when we need servant leaders. Too often persons are content to sit and absorb rather than to rise up and serve.
Join this peer learning group led by Rev. Dr. Michael Kurtz on February 27-28 at the Conference Office in Huntersville.
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Clergy Learn Ways to Tackle Stress to Better Serve Others
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Faith leaders are often the first to come to the aid of those in their communities, lending comfort and emotional support to those in crisis. But often, such caregiving comes at the expense of their own health. A project from Duke’s Clergy Health Initiative is teaching evidence-based stress reduction techniques to help North Carolina ministers cope with the physical and mental demands of their calling. Read the article to learn how four UMC pastors benefitted from these techniques.
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WNCC Now Accepting Nominations for The Harry Denman Evangelism Award for Clergy, Lay, and Youth
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The Western North Carolina Conference is now accepting nominations for The Harry Denman Evangelism Award for Clergy, Lay, and Youth. The Harry Denman Evangelism Awards honor United Methodists in each annual conference whose exceptional ministry of evangelism – expressed in Word (what), Sign (why), and Deed (how) – brings people into a life-transforming relationship with Jesus Christ. Each year Annual Conferences join The Foundation for Evangelism to recognize one youth, one clergy, and one layperson in their conference.
Submit nominations to Candy Caron at ccaron@wnccumc.org no later than May 16, 2023 to be considered for the 2023 awards.
SUBMIT NOMINATION
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Spiritual Renewal Grants for Clergy and Lay Ministry Staff
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The WNCC Leadership Development Team (LDT) invites you to intentionally seek time away to be spiritually renewed in the presence of God. The LDT knows ministry work can be draining, even while being fulfilling. Take advantage of the Spiritual Renewal grant to be renewed and restored in life and in ministry. Clergy and lay staff within the WNCC connection are eligible for $500 for a retreat, spiritual direction, or guided renewal program. Funds are limited and only available for a short time, so read more about these opportunities and apply now!
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Fuel Your Ministry With a Reynolds Grant
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Do you have an idea to engage your community beyond the church walls - but aren't sure how to pay for it? A Reynolds grant can help.
Please consider whether a Reynolds grant can elevate your ministry in 2023. Submit an online application by Feb. 1 so that our leadership team can review your proposal. Award decisions will be announced in March.
Don't hesitate to reach out with questions. On behalf of the Foundation staff and board, thank you for your partnership in building the Church for generations to come.
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Ministries Associate for Givens Estates Retirement Community
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Givens Estates, a United Methodist related retirement community in Asheville, NC is seeking a full-time Ministries Associate.
Candidates for this position should be ordained ministers, members of the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church and have experience serving Older Adults.
Are you hiring within your church your ministry setting? You can submit job postings to our website by clicking HERE.
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How to Handle a Money Crisis in Your Church (or Simply the Fear of One)
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The Foundation invites clergy and lay leaders to hear from a leading voice on church stewardship.
Margaret Marcuson is the author of Leaders Who Last: Sustaining Yourself and Your Ministry as well as Money and Your Ministry: Balance the Books While Keeping Your Balance.
Leadership in financial matters, Margaret says, doesn’t mean balancing the checkbook or creating the monthly reports. It's about inviting people to support God’s work in the church and the world — for their own sake as well as for the sake of the ministry.
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