{"id":13345,"date":"2026-06-03T15:25:51","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T19:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/leadership\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=13345"},"modified":"2026-06-04T08:44:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T12:44:59","slug":"canva-training-intro-to-training","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/leadership\/event\/canva-training-intro-to-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Canva Training: Intro to Canva"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gb-layout-columns-2 gb-2-col-equal has-theme-white-background-color has-theme-secondary-color gb-columns-center alignfull\" style=\"padding-top:10%;padding-bottom:10%\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-2 gb-is-responsive-column\" style=\"max-width:1200px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Center for Leadership Excellence presents two online workshops with Jen Swindell&#8230;<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n<div  class=\"tribe-events-schedule tribe-clearfix\" >\n\t<p class=\"tribe-events-schedule__datetime\">\n\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__date tribe-events-schedule__date--start\">\n\t\t\tAugust 5\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__separator tribe-events-schedule__separator--date\">\n\t\t\t\t @ \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__time tribe-events-schedule__time--start\">\n\t\t\t\t10:00 am\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__separator tribe-events-schedule__separator--time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t &#8211; \t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__time tribe-events-schedule__time--end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t11:30 am\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"tribe-block tribe-block__event-price\" >\n\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-block__event-price__cost\"> Free <\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"tribe-block tribe-block__venue tribe-clearfix\" >\n\t\n\t\n<div class=\"tribe-block__venue__meta\">\n\t<div class=\"tribe-block__venue__name\">\n\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/leadership\/venue\/zoom\/\" title=\"Zoom\">Zoom<\/a><\/h3>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About the <\/strong>Workshop<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Intro to Canva <br>August 5, 2026, 10-11:30am <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you&#8217;re a pastor creating a quick event graphic, a church administrative assistant designing a flyer, or a volunteer managing social media, Canva has become one of the most powerful and accessible communication tools available to churches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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&#8217;s communications ministry. Participants will explore the basics of Canva&#8217;s design tools while creating content commonly used in congregational life, including worship graphics, sermon series visuals, event promotions, volunteer recruitment materials, social media posts, and email graphics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ll also discuss how churches can access Canva for Nonprofits at no cost, how Canva helps simplify copyright and image licensing concerns, and explore practical ways to create professional-looking communications without expensive software or graphic design experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you&#8217;re serving a large church communications team for collaboration or wearing multiple hats in a small congregation, this workshop will provide the foundation you need to begin creating engaging, effective, and legally compliant church communications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Who Should Come<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pastors, church staff, 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