The annual Convocation & Pastors’ School is a conference that offers lectures, worship, and seminars for Christian leaders of all traditions. Led by scholars and practitioners from Duke University and beyond, this event is a cooperative endeavor with the North Carolina and Western North Carolina Conferences of the United Methodist Church, The Duke Endowment, and […]

Singing hymns brings such joy to believers. The deep theological messages and the familiar melodies speak to hearts as well as to minds, but could hymns be an even more crucial part of our spiritual lives? Yes, through meditation on hymns.   Learners will learn to incorporate this spiritual practice by exploring history and background of the composer and music, then will experience a recorded meditation […]

Vacation Bible school is one of the greatest ways to spread God’s word and love. Many companies exist to supply you with curriculum and material at a price, but why not create your own curriculum and materials and use that outside expense for other outreaches? While there nothing wrong with purchasing VBS material from outside […]

In a world full of personality assessments, the Enneagram stands apart for the ways that it not only describes our behavior (and the basis of that behavior) but for the ways it prescribes practices which can help us live more resourcefully. Join Kathy and Jim Reiter in this self-paced course (an adaptation of the 7-hour […]

Duke Divinity School is sponsoring a two-day webinar, Uncommon Ground: Living with Humility, Patience, and Tolerance in a Divided Age, as part of the 2021 Convocation and Pastors' School. Our primary 2021 Convocation & Pastors' School gathering will take place on October 4 and 5 from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. These sessions will center around panel discussions, […]

Everything was going fine … until it wasn't. For Reverend Junius B. Dotson it took an actual breakdown during a funeral for him to realize he needed a reset. As he recalls his own journey through grief, depression, burnout, and emotional breakdown, Dotson is passionate about calling for a Soul Reset. He is calling out to all […]

New Faith Communities invites you to join us as we come together for a common learning day to discuss theological and practical training in liturgical worship.Our guest speakers for this event will beJacob Breeze, priest of Holy Family HTX and Justin Morgan, pastor of Church on Morgan. Register for this event

The enormous challenges of today’s world require clergy leaders to encourage new seeds of creativity and innovation, prune back ministries that are no longer effective, and cultivate ministry fruitfulness in a post-COVID world that feels shockingly different than it was just a few months ago.In this webinar, United Methodist District Superintendent and co-author of Mission […]

Does your church use MissionInsite? This powerful data mining tool assists a congregation to create strategic missional priorities because it provides unique behavioral insights of your members and the neighborhoods you serve. This additional knowledge can increase outreach effectiveness and inform missional engagement. We'll spend time with MissionInsite's founder and understand opportunities you may be […]

Launch PartiesA New Webinar Series to Help You Launch a New Worship Community$295.00 Add to cartDESCRIPTIONHOW TO REGISTERIs your church looking to relaunch its public ministry post-covid?Are you thinking about launching a new worship service for a different demographic from the one you presently serve? If so, Launch Parties may be just the help you […]

Should I stay or should I go? 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 […]

Climate change is a religious issue as well as a scientific one because some of its effects, for which we bear responsibility, are contrary to religious teachings. The presentation will review three of those effects relevant to biblical teachings, clarify the severity of the issue, and identify actions for both congregations and congregants to mitigate […]