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The Resurrection of an Inclusive Church: United Methodism’s Upcoming General Conference (United Methodist Association of Retired Clergy)

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Join the United Methodist Association of Retired Clergy & Friends (UMARC) two weeks before General Conference begins in Charlotte North Carolina to learn more about the challenges and opportunities facing delegates from around the world. Rev. Adam Hamilton of the Church of the Resurrection in Kansas City, Rev. Israel Alvaran from the Philippines Annual Conference, Bishop Karen Oliveto of Mountain […]

Free

Religious Leadership: A Collaborative Model: A Book Discussion on “Picking up the Pieces” (Princeton Theological Seminary)

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Many religious leaders are exhausted, and operating inside of leadership structures that demand over-functioning. Join us for a book discussion that invites leaders to exercise generosity and power-sharing in their organizations. Discover a resource grounded in the exploration of Moses’s leadership in the biblical narrative and paired with contemporary innovators who have forged new collaborative […]

Free

$ Mary Magdalene: Apostle to Our Own Times Featuring Cynthia Bourgeault (Center for Action and Contemplation)

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Learn what made Mary Magdalene one of Jesus’ most important and beloved disciples. Discover her legacy as an apostle to our times—revealing a path of conscious love that we too are invited to walk. REGISTRATIONFebruary 21, 2024 – April 2, 2024START DATEApril 10, 2024LENGTH8 weeksCOST$120 An 8-week online course designed to challenge and expand your […]

$120

Live from Wespath: A Virtual UMC Event (Wespath)

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Live from Wespath is a no-cost virtual event exclusively for UMC clergy and lay featuring information and insights from Wespath about General Conference, investments, benefits and well-being to help you better navigate your daily life and the general UMC environment.  Last year, more than 350 attendees “met” Wespath staff, asked questions live and discovered additional resources […]

Free

$ Small Church – Including Local Gifts and Conversation in Worship with Teresa Stewart (ClergyEducation.com)

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Small congregations have powerful worship strengths. This webinar is our second webinar from Teresa J Stewart, author of The Small Church Advantage. This webinar dives deep into some specific skills and examples for offering lavish small setting worship. Bring two pens. You’ll need them! Teresa Stewart is host of smallchurch.org and author of The Small Church Advantage.

$30

$ Lay Servant Ministries Basic Course (NCC Lay Servant Ministries)

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The Heritage district Lay Servant Ministries team presents the Basic Course in Lay Servant Ministries on Zoom with Ken Ripley. ** Registration is open until Thursday, March 28, 2024, at 11:00 pm. This gives the attendee enough time to register for the training, order and receive the reading materials, and read before the day of class. Heritage district […]

$5 – $20
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Creation Care District Training (NCC Creation Care)

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Last year, both the North Carolina and Western NC Conferences passed similar resolutions urging local churches to form creation care teams or begin (or continue) creation care ministries. To assist local churches, both Conferences have rolled out a collaborative training workshop across the state. Rev. Jarrod Davis, Creation Ministries Coordinator for NCC and WNCC, will […]

Free

$ Preaching a Children’s Sermon (BeADisciple.com)

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Course Dates:April 15 – 26, 2024 Do you find writing a 3-5 minute children’s sermon more intimidating than a 20 minute adult sermon? You’re not alone. Preparing and delivering a children’s sermon can be daunting, and countless people admit to being terrified at the thought of being asked to do so. Fear not — instructor […]

$50

COSROW Book Club: “The Light We Carry” (NCC Commission on the Status and Role of Women)

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The April COSROW Book Club selection is The Light We Carry by Michelle Obama https://www.amazon.com/the-light-we-carry/dp/0593237463 Join in a discussion of the book on April 15th at 11am. Come on your lunch break! Bring your lunch along! Clergymen are welcome!  Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/97186378063?pwd=L2NOckFORXdoSGl0QTliRFhxNWJKZz09 Meeting ID: 971 8637 8063 Passcode: 982196

Free

On the Swamp: Stories of Indigenous Environmental Justice (Wake County Public Libraries)

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Indigenous Peoples have occupied (and continue to occupy) their homelands in what is now eastern North Carolina for centuries. Ryan Emanuel shares stories and lessons about the resilience of Lumbee people and their neighbors in the face of colonialism, pollution, climate change, and other threats to their communities and the places they have always called […]

Free

Creation Care Funding Webinar for Local Churches (NCC Creation Care)

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Faith communities have new options for making significant upgrades to their places of worship. As nonprofit organizations, faith-based organizations have long been excluded from government incentive programs, but that has now changed. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) makes certain tax credits available to nonprofits. (Yes, that is correct, tax credits for nonprofits even though they […]

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