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Antiracism Clergy Ethics Training
ALL clergy under appointment in WNC and all certified lay ministers/lay supply pastors under assignment in the WNCC are required to attend a two-day session by June 2024. Clergy are strongly encouraged to bring a lay person from their ministry setting to the training with them.
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| October eLEAD Newsletter - Leading in Politically Divisive Times
"Our country is experiencing significant divisiveness right now that is spilling over into personal lives, churches, and communities. There is increasing chaos that is made more difficult through distanced relationships. An election is a month away and it fills the news daily. This edition of e-LEAD, [the newsletter from WNCC Leadership Development], is intended to provide resources to enable leaders to navigate through the rough waters, bridge the divide, and find HOPE. Leaders are encouraged to seek one another out for comfort, empathy, and understanding. We need each other now more than ever."
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Resource Roundup - Week of October 12, 2020
We scanned the internet for resources that will be of interest and value to you and your ministries. This week's roundup includes: Advent devotionals, free youth worship lessons, spiritually healthy ways to take a break, and more. |
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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:
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| Journeying Together
Join a small group of colleagues (6 or 7 total) in an ongoing, facilitated colleague conversation to share and grieve, find balance, learn, and grow. Lean in and get messy, human, honest (or not) and experience the grace of navigating the journey of ministry together, at this time.
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| Sacred Ale
Sometimes the best way to let others know the God you serve isn’t what they may think is to get out of the walls of your church and into the spaces where those who have been hurt by the church congregate.
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| Means of Grace: Building Effective, Sustainable Partnerships Between Schools and Churches
In this episode of Means of Grace, Brian Mateer is joined by Camille Roddy, the chair of the Western North Carolina Conference Congregations 4 Children initiative and the Rev. Ed Jones, pastor of Trinity United Methodist in Houston, Texas for a conversation how churches can partner with schools in their communities to meet the needs of students and families during the pandemic and beyond.
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UPCOMING WEBINARS:
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| The Generous Church Leadership Course
Course Opens October 19
A collaborative work of four general agencies of The United Methodist Church, the hope for the course is that participants will grow in their understanding of their leadership role in local church finances and will be able to connect and articulate generosity as a key component of a growing, authentic disciple of Jesus Christ.
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Racial Healing and the Gospel of Reconciliation
The first conversation will be Wednesday, October 21.
A Workshop on the Ministry of Reconciliation Rooted in 2 Cor. 5:16-20, this workshop will teach reconciliation as spirituality, highlighting biblical examples of reconciliation and our call to be ministers of reconciliation as followers of Christ. With this theological foundation, participants will learn practical strategies for the Church to live out our role in the reconciliation process.
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Blessed are the Poor: Engaging the Community Towards Social Transformation
First session Thursday, October 22
Blessed are the Poor, is a webinar series designed to help church leaders engage with the people in their communities and reflect on the different ways in which people experience poverty. Discipleship Ministries and Path 1 will be exploring the many experiences of poverty in two-hour sessions that will take place once a month for five months, from October 2020 through February 2021.
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Virtual Homecoming Celebrates United Methodist Higher Education & Scholars
Tuesday, October 27, 11 a.m. EST
On Tuesday, October 27 the United Methodist Higher Education Foundation will host a virtual “homecoming” to celebrate Methodism and higher education, UMHEF scholars, and more. Festivities will include messages from United Methodist students, spotlights of UM-related institutions of higher education, interactive activities, messages from prominent leaders, and more.
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Fulfillment of Faith Women's Retreat
Friday, November 6 - Saturday, November 7
Prepare yourself for the Advent season with this special, one-night retreat November 6th – November 7th hosted by the Catholic Conference Center.
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