With summer right around the corner, now is the perfect time to review your playground safety. Click the link below to read basic guidelines from United Methodist Insurance on installing and maintaining playground equipment, which can save you liability in the future.

Ministry Protection Memo: Safe Playgrounds

United Methodist Insurance will host a new webinar, “Vacation Bible School and Day Camp Safety Tips” on Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. eastern time.  The speaker will be Anne Horton, Director of Camp and Retreat Ministries. The seminar will be filled with valuable practical information for Vacation Bible School and Day Camp leaders.

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The General Board of Discipleship has published their 2012 webinar schedule. Visit our Stewardship page today for more information on these free learning opportunities.

Did you miss one of the free webinars presented by the General Board of Discipleship? Visit their website to view the recorded session in their Webinar Archives.

A one day seminar entitled “Not Your Parents’ Offering Plate” led by Dr. J. Clif Christopher, President and Founder of Horizons Stewardship Co., will be held at the United Methodist Building on Monday, March 19, 2012. Topics covered will include why a cultural change in Christian financial stewardship must occur, why people give, generational differences in giving attitudes, how to effectively use the three pockets of giving, how to succeed in a capital campaign, the need to do planned giving now, and why all pastors need to know who gives what. Space is limited, so visit our Stewardship page for more information about the seminar and how to register.

The General Board of Discipleship (GBOD) is hosting a free webinar on Thursday, March 8, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. Central Standard Time (Chicago, GMT-06:00). Many United Methodists hear the word “apportionment” and think only of a burden placed upon the local church, but they have only seen it from one side. What if they could see the countless ways lives are touched, and the how their church has made a difference by participating in our global shared ministries? Find out how you can help tell those stories! Click here to register for this session.

United Methodist Insurance will host a new webinar, “Safe Sanctuaries: Requirements for Reporting Abuse” on Thursday, January 12, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. eastern time.  This session will contain a wealth of information useful for anyone associated with ministry activities.

Log-in for the visual portion at: https://umpct.ilinc.com/join/thrhpsh  Participants are encouraged to log on at 3:40 pm.
Call in for the audio portion: 1-800-598-7441  Code 5596370

Visit their website for full details. Their 2012 Webinar schedule will be posted soon.

UPDATE: Registration for our 2011 training event is now closed as we have reached maximum capacity. Materials from the meeting will be provided online after the event for those who were not able to attend this training.

Local church treasurer and finance committee training will be held on Saturday, Dec. 3, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the United Methodist Building in Garner. Local church finance basics will be covered as well as updates from recent legislative changes. Local church treasurers, finance committee members and pastors are encouraged to attend. Seats are limited so registration is required. There will be a $10 registration fee charged to help offset the cost of training materials and lunch. To register, please contact the Conference Treasurer’s Office at 800-849-4433 or email Katherine Wilder.

You are invited to attend a free webinar cohosted by United Methodist Insurance and Church Insurance Agency Corporation on Thursday, November 17th from 4:00-5:00 pm. You will learn about the most important things staff can do to prevent injury at church.

Log-in for the visual portion at: https://umpct.ilinc.com/join/kxkpkrt Participants are encouraged to log on at 3:40 pm.
Call in for the audio portion: 1-800-598-7441  Code 5596370

Visit their website for full details.

A video of the Local Church Treasurer and Finance Committee training event that was held on December 5, 2009 is available on the Conference website in the Video Room. The handouts to follow the presentation are available in the Training Materials section of the Treasurer’s Office website. The training event covered fraud survey findings and local church minimum internal control recommendations in the first section as shown in Part 1 of the training video. The second part of the video contains stewardship best practices and questions and answers.