• Intergenerational Worship: Changing our Assumptions, Mending our Practices

    Zoom

    Children are fully capable of leading in worship, yet it often takes intentional effort from adults to nurture their gifts. If you’re hoping to examine your assumptions about intergenerational worship or to gather new practices for your ministry, we hope you’ll join us. In this workshop-webinar, you’ll think more critically about your church’s worship practices, engage recent research, and learn from congregations across the country who are doing this well.
    P.S. If the word “children” made you wonder whether this applies to your work, this webinar-workshop was designed precisely with you in mind.

    free
  • Accessibility as Hospitality

    Join us for a panel discussion with four NC conference clergy and laity who have a passion for improving accessibility. From diverse contexts, the panelists offer perspectives that represent both larger and smaller budgets, as well as urban and rural churches. These leaders are engaging in varied ways to create a sense of hospitality for people with disabilities. You will hear stories of projects, such as an accessible playground, as well as ways to care for the entire body of Christ, including offering communion elements that are completely allergen-free, so that everyone can commune at the same table. This panel conversation is not a “how-to” event, but inspiration for contextual solutions to accessibility challenges in your congregation. 

    free
  • Lunch & Learn: Discipleship Coaching

    Zoom

    Have you been looking for a way to strengthen discipleship in your church? 

    Come and learn about Discipleship Coaching! This one-hour information session will introduce how discipleship coaching can deepen your connections and help you deepen the faith of others.

    free
  • Praying Their Way: Exploring New Ways to Introduce Middle-Grade Kids to Prayer

    Zoom

    Children have a natural curiosity about God and an innate draw towards mystery. As they grow, kids ask bigger, more complex spiritual questions, and they need guides to help them explore their budding faith lives. Frustratingly, many of us lack the confidence or skills to talk to kids about prayer. We need resources to help us help them pray, in their own words and on their terms.

    free
  • Serving Well in Leadership: Alternate Leadership Structure

    Whether your church calls it a One Board, a Church Council, or a Leadership Team, the challenge is the same: how do we lead together with clarity, purpose, and spiritual depth? Join Shannon Marie Berry and Dennis Peay for a practical and grounding conversation designed for churches navigating the opportunities and growing edges of simplified board structures.

    free