The Fairway district Lay Servant Ministries team presents Life Together in the UM Connection. This advanced course meets the polity requirement for those who wish to become certified lay speakers or certified lay ministers. It also counts as an advanced course for certified lay servants and renewals. All are welcome!
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Support and Friendship for Dinner Church Leaders You lead a dinner church, or you want to someday. How do you get started, stay on track, and make sure your table community is becoming a church? Dinner Church is a recovery of the simple, meal-based gatherings of Jesus and the early Church. But even though the […]
Join the Candler community for a lecture by Dr. Brian K. Blount, Alonzo L. McDonald Family Chair on the Life and Teachings of Jesus and Their Impact on Culture. In this lecture, Blount will analyze cultural location and its impact on biblical meaning. How do readers configure Jesus when he is perceived through the ongoing and unfortunately […]
Sponsored by the United Methodist Creation Justice Movement, the informal, virtual space of the Café facilitates conversation, connection, and community focused on creation care and justice issues. The April 16 Café will feature Stories of Congregations and Annual Conferences working to build Resilience Hubs for their communities. Featuring Scott Parrish, North Georgia Conference Disaster Response Coordinator […]
Kim Gaubault recognizes that self-care is often the component that remains a form of intervention (after the break or the medical emergency) rather than a preventative measure. When we allow our bodies, minds and/or spirits to break down in the course of doing this work, we are not only putting ourselves at risk but we […]
id you know 600 thousand men and women return home from jails, prisons and detention centers each year? April is National Reentry Month — a time to raise awareness, inspire change, and equip leaders to support individuals returning home from incarceration. We’re inviting pastors, ministry leaders, community partners, and anyone with a heart for justice […]
Course Dates: April 21 – 25, 2025 This microcourse is for those who want a basic introduction to spiritual gifts. It will provide an overview of material from the LSM course “Rediscovering Our Spiritual Gifts,” without the two-week commitment while retaining the scriptural and spiritual foundations of gift-based ministry. To earn .5 CEUs and a […]
Course Dates: April 21 – May 11, 2025 Lent is a time of prayer, fasting, and spending quiet time in meditation and reflection. Were you able to connect with God during this reflection time? This three-week book study is for those people who want to continue to grow in His presence. Don’t let the frenzied […]
Course Dates: April 21 – May 2, 2025 In a world where religious affiliation is steadily declining, millions of people identify as “Nones”— those who are spiritually curious but disconnected from organized faith. This empowering course is designed to help spiritual leaders, educators, and community builders understand and connect with this growing demographic. The course provides […]
Course Dates:April 21 – May 2, 2025 The loss of a beloved animal companion is like no other loss because our relationship with animals are like no other. Our culture tells us that an animal companion is an engaging toy, and that our grief over its death is alarming and ill-placed. Our culture is just […]
Course Dates: April 21 – May 16, 2025 The Old Testament story of the rebuilding of the temple in the books of Ezra, Nehemiah, Haggai, and Zachariah offers a story of hope and promise during a difficult time for the Jews in Jerusalem. It is a story of promise–promise of God to His people that […]
