Leadership and Church Administration: Summertime

“Summertime and the living is easy” Clara sings to open Porgy and Bess. For many of our members, it may seem that way. But for clergy, summertime can be a mixed bag of low attendance, a drop off in participation, and decreased giving (unless one is serving a coastal appointment when summer can be your busiest time of the year). How does one make the most of summer days in preaching, planning, and programming? How does one keep a congregation engaged? Join us for this conversation.

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Ash Wednesday Joint Worship Service at First UMC, Elizabeth City

First UMC – Elizabeth City 201 S. Road St., Elizabeth City, North Carolina, United States

The Albemarle Area Methodist Coalition, a collaboration of AME Zion and UMC clergy, will hold a combined worship service on Ash Wednesday (March 5) beginning at 7:00 pm in the […]

Global Vision

Rockfish Camp & Retreat Center 226 Camp Rockfish Rd, Parkton, North Carolina
$175

Sabbath on the Farm 2025

Dinner Bell Farm 7565 Snow Camp Road, Snow Camp, North Carolina

Rest, reflect, and renew your spirit in creation. Invite a friend or your covenant group, or come for a private day of Sabbath on our 40-acre regenerative farm. You choose […]

$25

Confirmation Retreat 2025

Don Lee Camp & Retreat Center 315 Camp Don Lee Rd, Arapahoe, North Carolina

Camp Don Lee will host its annual Confirmation Retreat on the weekend of March 7th - 8th. Bring your confirmation group to Camp Don Lee as we explore Confirmation as […]

Public Prayer

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The Harbor district LSM team is pleased to present this course, open to all UMC laity. Anyone who is called upon to lead public prayer may feel anxious and possibly inadequate for such a task. This course offers help for novices as well as veteran leaders of prayer as they create and deliver appropriate prayers in public settings.

$15

Come to the Table’s Food & Retreat

Rockfish Camp and Retreat Center 226 Camp Rockfish Rd, Parkton, North Carolina

Come to the Table is excited to announce the launch of our Food & Retreats for 2025, a two-day experience designed to deepen participants' collective understanding of food insecurity and […]

$50

Lay Servant Ministries Basic Course

Genesis UMC 850 High House Rd, Cary, North Carolina

This Fairway district LSM team is pleased to present this course 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.

$25

Called to Preach

Hertford UMC 200 Dobbs Street, Hertford, North Carolina

The Beacon District LSM team is pleased to present this course, open to all laity. In addition, it meets the preaching requirement for those seeking to become certified lay speakers. This course also counts as an “advanced course” for certified lay servants or anyone in need of continuing education to renew their certification.

$25

Harbor Helping Hands

Did you hear? We have a District-wide mission event planned! With multiple opportunities to get involved, there will be ways for all ages to come together and help at a […]

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Looking Inward, Living Outward: The Spiritual Practice of Social Transformation

Christ UMC 800 Market Street, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

In a world of so much hurt, how can we create communities of care and healing? While much of contemporary Christianity careens toward a spirituality of individual salvation and the afterlife, the call of Jesus to create communities that enact justice and bring peace on earth is often tragically ignored. This day of Looking Inward, Living Outward, based upon Daniel’s new book, will call us to a life of prayer and core spiritual practices that re-orient our gaze outward in acts of social transformation.

$40
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