Orientation Day

North Carolina Conference UMC 700 Waterfield Ridge Place, Garner, North Carolina, United States

@ New Faith Communities Orientation Day for church planters. New Faith Communities Add to calendar Google Calendar iCalendar Outlook 365 Outlook Live

Early Response Team Training and Disaster Preparation

MERCI (Marion Edwards Recovery Center Initiative) 674 Community Drive, Goldsboro, North Carolina

@ Early Response Team classes help participants understand how United Methodists are involved during a disaster, how we get prepared for a disaster, and what we can do when a disaster strikes. ERT training and recertification will be offered on August 5 at MERCI. Disaster Ministries will also discuss preparing for disasters and the 2023 […]

Accessibility Audits and Becoming a Place that Welcomes All

Does your congregation and church building offer intentional hospitality to people with disabilities? An accessibility audit is a tool to measure not just physical accessibility but also attitudes and accommodations for sensory and communication needs. The audit process helps you set goals for continued progress in making your ministries fully inclusive so that everyone’s gifts and graces are utilized in the service of God.

free

Golden Cross Sunday

Special Sundays are designated Sundays throughout the year that provide opportunities for giving. These special offerings are earmarked and support designated ministries. This Special Sunday supports Golden Cross ministry.

Ableism in the Church

In this webinar, Melinda Baber will highlight experiences of ableism in the church and provide tools for church members to recognize ableism in their own contexts, disrupt it, and dismantle it.

free

Early Response Team (ERT) Recertification (8/26/2023)

St. Luke UMC 2916 Wicker St, Sanford, North Carolina, United States

@ UMCOR provides several courses for Early Response Teams (ERTs) through a network of badged local trainers. ERTs fill a specific need in the early days after a disaster to help to prevent further damage while providing a caring Christian presence. ERTs are not a first-response group of emergency workers, nor are they recovery, rebuild, […]

$20

Early Response Team Training (8/26/2023)

St. Luke UMC 2916 Wicker St, Sanford, North Carolina, United States

@ UMCOR provides several courses for Early Response Teams (ERTs) through a network of badged local trainers. ERTs fill a specific need in the early days after a disaster to help to prevent further damage while providing a caring Christian presence. ERTs are not a first-response group of emergency workers, nor are they recovery, rebuild, […]

$20

Sound District: Basic Course in Lay Servant Ministries

Cherry Point UMC 103 Methodist Drive, Havelock, North Carolina

This course is open to all laity and is a great way to learn about the many ways laity can answer their call to ministry in the UMC. This course is required for all laity seeking certification as a lay servant, lay speaker, or lay minister. Participants choose whether to join in person or online.

$15 – $25

Sound District: Basic Course in Lay Servant Ministries

Cherry Point UMC 103 Methodist Drive, Havelock, North Carolina

This course is open to all laity and is a great way to learn about the many ways laity can answer their call to ministry in the UMC. This course is required for all laity seeking certification as a lay servant, lay speaker, or lay minister. Participants choose whether to join in person or online.

$15 – $25

Cross and Key Prison Ministries Sunday

Special Sundays are designated Sundays throughout the year that provide opportunities for giving. These special offerings are earmarked and support designated ministries. This Special Sunday supports Cross and Key Prison Ministries.

Behavior 101: Understanding Human Behavior in Faith Settings

All behavior is communication. In this behavior 101 training you will learn how people use behavior to communicate their wants and needs. You will also be introduced behavioral analysis and learn strategies to prevent harmful behaviors from happening. Jesus used many of these strategies in his ministry and soon you can too!

free

Advocacy: Connecting Faith to Public Policy

Online via Zoom

@ Tired of the partisan divide? Exhausted with the political wrangling? Good News! Advocacy is nothing like the political theatre in the media! Advocacy is civil, reasoned conversation with a genuine exchange of ideas and the opportunity to effect real policy change. If you are ready for a positive, rewarding, faithful approach to Christian confession […]

free
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