Creation Care Book Discussion: Braiding Sweetgrass (NCC Creation Care)

Online

Join us for a discussion of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer. Amazon;  Bookshop.org;  indiebound.org Check your local library.  Also some libraries give you access (for free) to the following websites that have this title available:  libbyapp.com and hoopladigital.com You must register in advance for this Zoom meeting:https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcsde6gpzIoHtegIYAI5H8wC5mqvS7Z08ds After registering, you will […]

Free

The Beauty of Holiness: Psalms, the Arts and the Life of Faith (Duke Divinity School)

Online

Duke Divinity School is hosting The Beauty of Holiness: Psalms, the Arts and the Life of Faith led by Dr. Ellen Davis, Dr. Zebulon Highben, and Amanda Hughes as part of the 2021 Convocation and Pastors' School webinar series. Join us for a session expoloring how active engagement with the arts can deepen the reading of Scripture in local […]

Free

The Bible Year: How Studying the Bible Transforms You (Amplify)

Online

As we approach the new year, many Christians will make a similar resolution – they want to read the Bible more. And every year, people struggle with keeping that resolution. If you, your small group, or your church’s goal is to read the whole Bible in a year, but it feels overwhelming, The Bible Year will help! […]

Free

Preaching WELL: Preaching and Trauma (Center for Leadership Excellence)

Online

This year, Preaching WELL is an opportunity to hear from our NCC preachers about how they have both struggled and succeeded at crafting sermons on three topics that challenge our everyday lives and our experience as Christians. These virtual sessions will be a time of exploration and sharing and will include experiences from our speakers, […]

Free

Farm & Faith Partnerships Info Session (RAFI)

Online

The Farm and Faith Partnerships Project connects NC churches with farmers from RAFI’s Farmers of Color Network to create sustainable food-based partnerships that further the work of creation care, food justice, and racial justice. These partnerships look different depending on the context, but could take the shape of a group of faith communities coming together to purchase […]

Free

$ Spiritual Gifts (NCC Lay Servant Ministries)

Online

Dr. Christine Harman, author of the book– For the Common Good: Discovering and Using Your Spiritual Gifts will teach this new class.  The class offers scriptural understanding of spiritual gifts and would be beneficial to anyone who desires to find how they are gifted to serve in their church. The class is open to anyone and may be used for the required […]

$15

ABCs of Social Enterprise (NC Rural Center)

Online

Social enterprises come in all different sizes and specialties. They can be a way to employ people who need a second chance or a way to raise money for a specific project. Social enterprises have gained momentum recently as a way for a faith community or church to diversify their funding streams. The possibilities are […]

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Tuesdays at the Table (UMC Connectional Table)

Online

The world has changed and is changing. The global coronavirus pandemic and disagreements within our denomination are just two of many events that continue to affect United Methodists around the world. As the church confronts these new realities, it is important for the people called United Methodists to explore and understand who we are, what […]

Free

Impact COVID 19 Research Report – Black UMC Congregations, Pastors and Leaders (Gammon Seminary)

Online

Gammon Seminary and our Research Partners (SBC-21, Discipleship Ministries, Black Methodist for Church Renewal, Convocation Pastors of Black Churches, Black Clergywomen of UMC) will present important research insights revealing the Impact of COVID 19 on Black UMC Congregations, Pastors and Leaders. Areas of research focus include - hybrid worship services, online giving, safe re-entry, digital […]

Free

$ Leading Your Church Through Advent (ClergyEducation.com)

Online

Advent is the perfect opportunity to offer your congregation the possibility to slow down, take in the season, its meaning, feed their souls, and perhaps even some time of reflection.  Especially during this time of concern related to COVID-19, opportunities to practice means of grace take on new meaning.  More than ever, people are searching for […]

$25

Practical Peace: Transforming Health from the Roots Up (NC Council of Churches)

Online

Insights from the field of Peace and Conflict Studies can inform our ongoing pursuit of health-related justice in our congregations and communities. Join us to gain practical tools to pivot from injustice to the beloved community through lasting transformation. Krista Westervelt is a senior Peace and Conflict Studies major and Gerontology minor at the University […]

Free

Biblical Narratives of Healing (Duke Divinity School)

Online

The Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative at Duke Divinity School is hosting the fifth seminar in its annual seminar series, "Biblical Narratives of Healing" with Professors Ellen Davis and C. Kavin Rowe. Davis is Amos Ragan Kearns Distinguished Professor of Bible and Practical Theology at Duke Divinity School. The author of eleven books and many articles, her research […]

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