Effective Communication in Times of Crisis, Session 2

When your church has a crisis, how can you be ready? Session two covers audiences and messaging. Participants will learn how to communicate with a purpose; identify target audiences and create an effective communication strategy for each and get how to's for creating messages.

Free

Effective Communication in Times of Crisis, Session 3

When your church has a crisis, how can you be ready? Session three covers dealing with the News Media. Participants will learn essential skills for dealing successfully with the news media during a crisis.

Free

Relational and Ecumenical Ministry…Seeking Authentic Connection

St. Paul's UMC 300 Harper Ave, Carolina Beach, NC, United States

Sometimes it takes a little nudge to reach out to a neighbor and start to build a relationship. The Christian Unity Committee and Center for Leadership Excellence seek to encourage church leaders to develop intentional ecumenical partnerships and Pan Methodist connections.

$10

Leading Bible Study

Center for Leadership Excellence in partnership with Lay Servant Ministries will be offering an advanced course, Leading Bible Study with Alan Felton. This is a 4-week session, held on Thursday evenings. This course opens a new world for many lay servants who have not had professional training in biblical interpretation.

$25

Leading During Anxious Times

St. Andrews UMC 1201 Maxwell Dr, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

I believe that God, whose middle name is Surprise, shows up in the most unusual places, spaces, and faces, and is still at work in the midst of it all, including in anxiety and chaos.

$50

Reviewing & Updating Your Safe Sanctuaries Policy

Dixon Chapel, United Methodist Building 700 Waterfield Ridge Place, Garner, NC

This workshop will equip you to review, update, and fine-tune your existing Safe Sanctuaries policy. Participants should bring a copy of their church’s current Safe Sanctuaries policy with them to this event.

Free

QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer): Suicide Prevention Equipping for Faith Leaders

Zoom

QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer – the 3 simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. This popular, evidence-based, nationally recognized training is modified for faith communities using supplementary material from the QPR Institute and can be provided in approximately 90 minutes.

Free

Safe Sanctuaries Course

Designed for laity, this course equips participants to understand the need for Safe Sanctuaries in every congregation. Participants will gain a better understanding of what Safe Sanctuaries means to them, their churches, and those they are protecting.

$25

Preaching Amid Trauma and Change

These are challenging times in which to preach and minister. We live in a pandemic-scarred world where communities are being asked to reimagine what it means to be church. Denominational affiliations are shifting, with church members and leaders feeling adrift or in flux.

Conference-Wide Leadership Training

Join us for one of five virtual workshops designed to equip you to serve in your local church as Lay Leader or on the Finance, Trustees, Nominations, or Staff/Pastor Parish

Messy Church Information Session

The tag line for the Messy Church movement is, Church, but not as you know it. If you have attended church for a long time, Messy Church may not look like church to you. At Messy Church, all ages meet together to learn about Christ through games, crafts and activities, music, and storytelling from the Bible.

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