The Center for Leadership Excellence presents a two-part workshop series focused on Canva training led by Jen Swindell. Register for one or both of these online events!
Intro to Canva
August 5, 2026
10am – 11:30am, ET
Zoom
This beginner-friendly workshop is designed for those with little or no experience with Canva and want to learn how it can strengthen their church’s communications ministry. Participants will explore the basics of Canva’s design tools to create content commonly used in congregational life, including worship graphics, sermon series visuals, event promotions, volunteer recruitment materials, social media posts, and email graphics.
Canva for Print: Bulletins, Newsletters, and More
August 26, 2026
10am – 11:30am, ET
Zoom
This workshop focuses specifically on using Canva as a practical replacement for Publisher and other traditional print-layout programs. Participants will learn how to create and manage multi-page documents, design print-ready publications, and prepare files for both in-house printing and commercial print vendors.
About the Presenter
Rev. Jenifer Anne Swindell is an ordained Deacon in Full Connection in the North Carolina Annual Conference, currently serving as Pastor of Evangelism and Communications at North Raleigh United Methodist Church. With over 15 years of ministry experience helping churches across the United Methodist connection, she brings a combination of theological grounding, strategic communications expertise, and deep local church experience to her work.
Jen has served local churches around the Triangle, leading communications, worship, discipleship, and evangelism across a wide range of contexts. She has also coached and consulted with churches around the country from small-membership congregations to multi-staff churches. She has led website redesigns, launched church-wide digital engagement efforts, built volunteer teams, and developed guest experience pathways from first impression to belonging. Jen is passionate about helping churches communicate in ways that are clear, authentic, and deeply rooted in their mission because the goal is not simply to inform, but to invite.