This session will focus on the impact that North Carolina’s failure to close the health insurance coverage gap through some sort of Medicaid expansion has on the physical, emotional, and financial health of the people of our state and on how people of faith can become involved in advocating for a North Carolina solution.

Does your church use MissionInsite? This powerful data mining tool assists a congregation to create strategic missional priorities because it provides unique behavioral insights of your members and the neighborhoods you serve. This additional knowledge can increase outreach effectiveness and inform missional engagement. We'll spend time with MissionInsite's founder and understand opportunities you may be overlooking to further awareness and a deeper connection for ministry with your neighbors. The MissionInsite resource is free for NCCUMC congregations.

How can we finish strong and solidify our end-of-year giving? There is still time and opportunity to encourage your online and in-person congregants to choose generosity. We will look at practical strategies to implement for year-end and remind you of the importance of sharing stories and offering thanks to those who give God's gifts back to the church. Finally, we'll look at financial data and demographics as we prepare for 2022.

In the midst of an incredibly difficult ministry season, more faith leaders are feeling the threat of burnout than ever. Our wells have run dry, our creativity has run its course, and we are exhausted beyond belief. What should we do now? Join Rev. Courtney Ellis, author of Happy Now: Let Playfulness Lift Your Load and Renew Your Spirit for a seminar designed to help lift your load and renew your spirit through one of the most life-giving spiritual practices of all: the power of playfulness!

Join us for one of four virtual workshops designed to equip you to serve in your local church as Lay Leader or on the Finance, Trustees, or Staff/Pastor Parish Relations Committee. Whether you are starting a new leadership role, or have been serving in church leadership for years, we hope this model of leadership training will prepare you for your much-needed ministry. Laity and clergy in partnership with one another is the key to a church's success in making disciples.

Conflict is a natural, normal, and necessary part of life. When navigated faithfully, conflict can be transformed from a destructive dynamic to a constructive force that produces growth. Relational covenants are powerful tools for transforming conflict because they provide clear expectations to guide human relationships. This session will describe what relational covenants are, why we need them, and how we create them.

Conflict is an inevitable part of life, even in the church. When navigated in healthy, faith-filled ways, conflict can result in growth and refinement rather than inertia and destruction. In Matthew 18:15-20, Jesus gives step by step instructions on how his followers can engage conflict faithfully. In this webinar, we will delve in to Jesus’ instructions and explore how we can follow his guidelines in real life.