Women living with HIV face different challenges and stigma than other people living with HIV. Join us for the Sacred Conversations: Women in HIV to talk about an intersectional approach for women living with HIV and ways faith communities can get involved in HIV work.  Join us on Jan. 28th for the next in our […]

Join UMVIM for our 2022 Winter Missions Academy, January 31 – February 5!Register for as many workshops as you’d like. All sessions will be on Zoom at 12:00 p.m. EST. All sessions will be recorded for those who are unable to attend live. You should receive a confirmation message after submitting your registration. The Zoom […]

Join UMVIM for our 2022 Winter Missions Academy, January 31 – February 5!Register for as many workshops as you’d like. All sessions will be on Zoom at 12:00 p.m. EST. All sessions will be recorded for those who are unable to attend live. You should receive a confirmation message after submitting your registration. The Zoom […]

Even before the pandemic interrupted attendance and giving patterns, most congregations already faced an uphill battle. Smaller, aging donor pools. A new generation of potential givers more skeptical of institutional allegiances. And a sizable percentage of church members who don’t give at all. Relying on the same old approaches to congregational stewardship cannot alone meet […]

For most local congregations, there are lingering questions about the future. One question on most church’s minds is “How can we do more with less?” Congregations are learning to deal with a lot of “lesses” in the new, hopefully soon-to-be, post-pandemic world: • Less people in worship services • Less money in the offering • […]

Join ICCT for a Zoom Conversation, February 1, 7:00-8:30 PM featuring:Diane Coleman, U.S. Green Building Council, Carolinas Region, andRoxanne McDonough, Central Carolina Community College Construction Technologies program. Moderated byLiz McCormick, UNC-Charlotte College of Arts + Architecture Invite the leaders of your faith community to join you for a program on what it means to "green" […]

he Institute for Emerging Issues (IEI) continues its series of virtual workshops for those interested in creating a digital inclusion plan in their community.       Digital Inclusion Planning Workshop #3: Asset Mapping    REGISTER NOW     (This session will be recorded and emailed to all registered participants.)Wednesday, February 2, 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. This is an interactive workshop. Participants […]

As churches begin the celebration of Black History Month in February, Walter Cross, Jr., pastor in the Holston Conference of The United Methodist Church, will lead us on the topic, Preaching in the African American Experience.  A few of the points Rev. Cross will discuss include: Preaching in ContextBeing a Prophetic Voice of the CommunityProphetically Calling […]

Partners in Health and Wholeness (PHW), an initiative of the North Carolina Council of Churches, is designed to bridge issues of faith, health, and justice. This initiative seeks to provide people of faith with the tools necessary to lead healthy, abundant lives. Join us on February 4th from 11 am-12 pm to learn more about […]

The Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative at Duke Divinity School is hosting the second seminar in its spring seminar series, “Food Insecurity in the United States: A call to action” with Norbert Wilson, Ph.D., whose research touches on several food issues such as access, choice, and food waste. Wilson is an ordained vocational deacon in the […]

During this workshop, we’ll learn how changes in the climate connect with extreme weather and disaster, discover United Methodist resources for understanding the role of the church in responding, and discuss strategies for using the FEMA National Risk Index to inform preparedness and resilience.

Many testify that their experiences of the Christian church have not aligned with these words spoken by Jesus. In fact, Christianity has been anything but good news for a lot of peoples and cultures over the centuries. It is no wonder that Christendom finds itself in rapid decline as people are leaving the Western church […]