When you’re facing cancer, it’s important to seize each opportunity and gain every advantage you can. This course will help you be effective and efficient in dealing with cancer, whether it’s you or a loved one who has been diagnosed. It will help equip you to navigate the challenges you may face and get the best […]
Who is supervising the shower schedule for your youth group’s summer mission trip? How many adults are overseeing the costume changes for the Christmas Pageant? I know you have two adults with your Sunday School’s 4-year-old class, but what happens when someone needs a bathroom break? How do you get your teenagers to stop going […]
Leaders of adult ministries, trustees, and pastors often recognize that vulnerable adults – and the volunteers who work with them – are at risk of abuse or accusations of abuse, without knowing how to reduce that risk. This course will help congregations to 1) define who is – or might become – a vulnerable adult, […]
Spiritual formation is an arena of ministry and study that focuses on the process of conforming to the image of Jesus Christ, for the sake of others. It is a crucial consideration in youth ministry, not only for the youth but also for the adults who surround them – including leaders, volunteers, and parents. Through […]
Ken Willard, author of Time Management for the Christian Leader and Strategy Matters, is a recognized expert in the church world on the topic of strategic planning for the church. During this session, Ken will discuss the ways to create a strategic plan for your church and – just as importantly – how to carry the plan out. You […]
Are you able to recall a time in your life when someone reached out to you with the love of Christ and changed your life forever? Do you have a burning desire to share God’s love with others? Do you want the Light of Christ within you to be a beacon to those lost in […]
This newly revised and expanded class explores the idea of photography as a spiritual practice. Photography is a path to stilling the heart and soul in order to hear God and to sense the presence of God in the beauty of God’s creation. Val Isenhower, photographer, author and ordained minister, teaches the class. We will […]
This Summer the COSROW Book Club invites you to read: Between Two Kingdoms by Suleika Jaouad https://www.amazon.com/.../B07T3X.../ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0... Read this book over the summer and join us in August for a book discussion. Zoom link:https://nccumc.zoom.us/j/98737502045
Foundations and conference leaders offering this Wesleyan personal finance curriculum share insights and tips from their experiences hosting Saving Grace cohorts. Learn how this financial literacy course is equipping pastors to increase their financial well-being by taking charge of their financial practices. Peer learning and inspiration ensured! Because financial well-being is increasingly an area that foundations and conference leaders […]
When your church has a crisis, how can you be ready? Join us for a three-week workshop series and learn the skills you need to provide an immediate response in a crisis, develop successful strategies for pre-empting or managing a crisis, and avoid critical mistakes that can cause long-term damage. Register once and we will […]
Kay Kotan and Jason Stanley offer a roadmap for discernment and implementation for congregations to cooperate strategically and creatively to make a bigger Kingdom impact. You will be challenged, directed, and even coached during this fast hour. The cooperative parish concept has been knocked around in the United Methodist Book of Discipline and annual conference staff organizational […]
Why does The United Methodist Church do things the way it does? And what does any of this have to do with trying to be a place and a people that embody the Kingdom of God? This course will help participants get their bearings and consider the specific structural challenges The United Methodist Church faces […]
Outreach and Design Using Canva is a four-week, online learning experience. Course facilitators will lead you to get the most out of Canva including design for social media, presentations, scheduling communication, and much more. The course will run August 15 through September 9, 2022. Registration will close on Wednesday, August 10 at 5 PM Central Time. Space is limited! Content […]
What does it mean to be Methodist? In a series of half-hour videos from leading Methodist scholars, Justo Gonzalez leads students through an exploration of the 18th-century Wesleyan revival in England and the growth of Methodism in the United States and around the world. Supplemental videos cover in more detail the rise of Methodism in Europe, Asia, Africa […]
Older adults dread the day when they have to turn in the car keys, acknowledge their infirmity, or leave a family home behind. They don’t want to become a burden on their children or others. All of these transitions may be happening to your parents. Right now. No one can hide from aging—not your parents […]
Must we reject belief in God to accept the findings of science?Dr. Francis S. Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health, hosts this ground-breaking series in which several leading scientists, theologians, and philosophers explore the contrasts and similarities between religion and science. This group of experts considers if and how religion and science might […]
How do Christians think and act faithfully in a complex and often ambiguous world? What models from Scripture and Church history might help us to live “lives worthy of the Gospel” in the 21st century? This eloquent, challenging and inspiring six-week introduction to Christian ethics avoids pat answers and simplistic lists of do’s and don’t’s […]
We live in a digital world, and online ministry (for most of us) is here to stay. Whether you are a digital native (someone who grew up always having access to the Web) or not, today’s world invites us to use technology to worship, disciple, and reach new people with God’s love in Jesus. But […]
A 14-week online course exploring the heart of God through the idea of Divine Exchange, Cynthia Bourgeault’s framework for the Christian Wisdom tradition. Learn how kenosis, or self-emptying, can lead to a participatory exchange between the finite and the infinite. The Divine Exchange explores the idea of exchange as the dynamic medium for everything finite and […]
A 10-week online course exploring the True Self and the False Self, based on Richard Rohr’s book, Immortal Diamond. Learn to “die before we die” and discover how the promise of resurrection is true for each of us—right now. Immortal Diamond is an opportunity to mine for the real you that has been there all along, hidden under the […]
NCC UMVIM offers Team Leadership Training four times each year. Sessions are scheduled on Saturdays and are held at the NC Conference Building unless otherwise stated in the registration. The cost of training is $30. Note: In order to receive a Missional Exchange Grant from NC Conference UMVIM, the team leader must attend the team […]
Effective church administration allows each community of faith to operate to its fullest potential and creates space for all people to grow, worship, and serve. Attending to the details of congregational life involves organization and inspiration, along with conflict resolution and stress management at times. This first course in the church administration certification sequence allows […]
Women in the church have both needs and interests as well as gifts and abilities. While they might experience those in different ways due to a variety of cultural circumstances, that foundation is recognizable across the differences. Local congregations can create space for understanding and living out women’s experiences in ways that meet their needs […]
You can have inspirational preaching, dynamic music in a beautiful space, and still only reach a fraction of your community.In this free webinar, you’ll hear from seasoned pastor, Lora Gravatt who is in the trenches with you, and let’s discover together:Why families are finding it hard to come back to churchWhat families need from the […]
What can North Carolina faith leaders tell us about education equity? What does faith call us to do in the fight for education rights for everyone? In this short documentary we travel across the state to discuss with faith leaders how education equity is part of our collective justice. We explore how faith impacts both […]
Join us this August for IEI Summer Camp. For the third summer in a row, we are offering an opportunity for community members to gather virtually and discuss lessons learned “in these times.” We understand that many people are over capacity, so we are offering this year’s camp in two sessions, rather than four as […]
In partnership with the NC Conference Evangelism and Discipleship committee, the Center for Leadership Excellence invites you to a virtual workshop designed for children’s ministers, youth ministers, parents, and those who work with children and youth. The world we live in is diverse. Yet often we tend to stay closer to what feels comfortable—what we are […]
We live in a time of widespread uncertainty about the future of Christianity. If you have ever felt conflicted about the religion’s history of violence, prejudice, and domination — know that you are not alone. Considering the unprecedented crises our world faces, we urgently need to find a new way of being in the world together that bridges […]
Join us for this virtual prayer service, featuring prayers from our recently completed Racial Justice Prayer & Action Challenge!
Join us for the blessing service of four missionaries who are beginning their service in the United States this year. Amanda Kaye KirksceyMission Advocate for Young Adult Mission Service at Global Ministries in Georgia Arabia Baynia SweetChurch and Community Worker at Bennettsville - Cheraw Area Cooperative in South Carolina Olga Elsie Gonzalez SantiagoRacial Ethnic Plan […]
Join Rev. Pamela Pirtle as we share a little bit about our history, our hopes for the future and what steps we can take to commemorate this important milestone in the ministry of GCSRW and the life of The United Methodist Church.
This month's Leadership Forward Resource is all about Leading Boldly. Rev. Dr. Jacqui King will share leadership principles and processes to equip leaders to address conflict while continuing to stay on mission.
The history, heritage, beliefs, mission and culture of the United Methodist Church for anyone – newcomer or longtime member – who wants to know what’s distinctive about being a United Methodist Christian. We’ll explore the special gifts of theology and witness that the Wesleyan tradition brings to the Church universal, how we got where we […]
Join author Matt Rawle and artist Sarah Duet in conversation with Rachel Billups as they explore the rich symbolism behind the “I am” statements. In Jesus Revealed: The I Am Statements in the Gospel of John, Matt considers each of the images - the light of the world, the bread of life, the door of the […]
Join us this August for IEI Summer Camp. For the third summer in a row, we are offering an opportunity for community members to gather virtually and discuss lessons learned “in these times.” We understand that many people are over capacity, so we are offering this year’s camp in two sessions, rather than four as […]
Pastors, congregations, and church members are invited to two webinars designed to provide hospitality and legal information for immigrants living in the United States.
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