Latest Updates
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Weekly Immigration Response Calls & Upcoming Events
Here are a few upcoming opportunities to stay informed, connect, and engage in justice and community response efforts this month. View more resources and information on our Immigration Response page. Weekly Immigration Response Calls Beginning Wednesday, October 8, at 7 pm, join us for weekly check-in calls open to anyone interested in staying informed and… Continue Reading→
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Lead With Calm When Your Church Needs it Most
Effective leadership isn’t about having the perfect plan—it’s about bringing steadiness, perspective, and clarity to the people you serve. This fall, join the Center for Leadership Excellence and Jack Shitama for a Day of Learning designed to equip clergy and laity with practical ways to cultivate this kind of leadership. Drawing from family systems theory, Jack… Continue Reading→
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NFC October 2025 Newsletter
Rev. Hope Ledbetter-Bock, Associate Director, Office of New Faith Communities and Clergy Life The Power of a Church’s Origin Story If someone asked you about your church’s origin story, what would you say? How did your church come into being? Was it an answer to prayer, an educated guess, the result of a dynamic visionary,… Continue Reading→
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Extension Ministry Spotlight: United Methodist Communications
Welcome to our series that spotlights NC Conference pastors serving in extension ministries. Read about other extension ministers as these stories are published weekly. Rev. Ryan Dunn Rev. Ryan Dunn serves as the Minister of Digital Engagement for United Methodist Communications. Ryan grew up in Crystal Lake, Illinois, but came to North Carolina at the behest of… Continue Reading→
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Study Leave for Ministry Professionals
Find time to read, reflect, research, or just relax with Study Leave for Ministry Professionals. Over the span of five to seven days, participants immerse themselves in learning and renewal through self-directed study, worship, and prayer on the campus of Duke University. Designed for Christian institutional leaders, pastors, program staff, or laity. We Invite you… Continue Reading→
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Clergy Loan Program Applications Open
The United Methodist Foundation’s Clergy Loan Program fall applications are now open through the last week of November. The program was created to help clergy and their families to escape paralyzing debt that can have a negative effect not only on the individual and family but also on relationships within the church family. The hope is that through… Continue Reading→