It’s a well-researched fact that we store our emotional experiences in our physical bodies. On anniversaries of loss, for example, it is common to feel body pain, heaviness, or fatigue. In this workshop, we will practice feeling into our body stories safely in order to capture them in words. As a group, we will learn […]
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3 events,Course Dates: July 28 – August 1, 2025 Are you ready to transform your students’ school year with the power of the Lord’s “I Am” sayings? Get ready to lead your students on a journey of self-discovery and reliance on Jesus with “Who Am I?” In this microcourse we will examine thought-provoking questions and reflections […]
$50
Course Dates: July 28 – August 11, 2025 Are you looking for inspiration to help you serve others through worship in your congregation? Do you know the difference between praising God, and worshiping God? Join me for two weeks to come alive in God’s presence in a unique study of praise and worship that will […]
$65
Are you passionate about reaching those outside the traditional church setting? Fresh Expressions offers not just a vision for how to engage people in new and different ways, but also a set of markers that guide this adventure. We call these markers the Fresh Expression Journey and these guideposts have shown the way for thousands […]
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1 event,You’re invited to help shape the 2025 Annual Faith & Community Initiatives Conference by sharing your insights on pressing issues for rural faith leaders and communities in North Carolina. Your input will influence the conference’s themes, sessions, and speakers. Choose the session that best fits your schedule from multiple dates in July and August. Your […]
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Ken Willard’s upcoming book, titled Beacon of Hope, is a practical guide for church leaders seeking to revitalize their congregations by reaching and welcoming new people. In his book, Willard calls churches to become beacons of light in their communities through relational evangelism, radical hospitality, and intentional accessibility. Ken Willard shares personal insights and proven practices developed […]
$35
Throughout July, MyCom will host a special series of webinars tailored for pastors appointed to new churches—but open to anyone looking to strengthen their communication ministry. These sessions will explore essential topics like branding, marketing, social media and public relations, offering practical tools and insights for building connection and community. Whether you’re navigating a new appointment or […]
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1 event,You’re invited to help shape the 2025 Annual Faith & Community Initiatives Conference by sharing your insights on pressing issues for rural faith leaders and communities in North Carolina. Your input will influence the conference’s themes, sessions, and speakers. Choose the session that best fits your schedule from multiple dates in July and August. Your […]
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Are you exploring a call to ministry? Do you want to start the process of becoming a Certified Candidate in the UMC? If so, this Candidacy Retreat is for you! The Candidacy Retreat is an all-day virtual event coming up on August 1, 2025. This is a wonderful day (including some short breaks and a longer lunch break) of […]
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@ Are you exploring a call to ministry? Do you want to start the process of becoming a Certified Candidate in the UMC? If so, this Candidacy Retreat is for you! The Candidacy Retreat is an all-day virtual event coming up on August 1, 2025. This is a wonderful day (including some short breaks and a longer lunch […]
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The Beacon district LSM team is pleased to present this spiritual gifts course, open to all UMC laity. This course helps participants understand spiritual gifts and how the church can use them to fulfill its mission and ministry. Participants will also learn what it means to be a spiritual leader and will be equipped to lead others in exploring and using their spiritual gifts.
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Every church recognizes prayer as important. But what happens when a congregation unites to pray collectively and consistently, asking God to break through in new and miraculous ways? You as the spiritual leader can guide your congregation into the kind of church-wide breakthrough prayer initiative that fuels the atmosphere of possibility, and the entire focus […]
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1 event,Course Dates: August 4 – 15, 2025 This course is for clergy and laity who are serving persons with mental health issues. The two-week course will equip learners to engage those who suffer, battle, and overcome this misunderstood condition, destigmatizing the issue without simplifying it. Participants will explore what mental illness is and how it is experienced, will examine the complexity of […]
$75
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Summer/Fall Session – August 5 – September 16 Saving Grace is an introductory session plus six sessions. Based on Wesleyan values, each session provides participants with the text and tools needed to address the topics of saving, earning, and giving. Saving Grace, or one of the approved financial courses listed below, is required for the UMF […]
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Registrants will receive a certificate representing one-hour CEU credit and link to webinar video after live event. This training aims to redeploy the laity to serve as intentional disciples, not just members of our congregations. Dr. Smothers believes this is which is crucial for the growth of our congregations. A few of the topics Dr. […]
$35
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3 events,Join us as we explore the transforming work of United Methodist missionaries serving around the world. You will have the opportunity to meet in a small group to hear a presentation from a single missionary during the call. Find out more about these missionaries below, or at www.umcmission.org Abigayle Bolado serves as the Programme Executive […]
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Faith Talks are monthly conversations with United Women in Faith hosted by Jennifer R. Farmer, Spotlight PR.Each conversation explores themes and resources that empower us to put faith, hope and love into action.
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Faith and Federal Power: Mobilizing faith communities during summer recess for advocacy on sanctuary protections & broader carceral reform. Join us for Deportation and the Carceral State: Summer of Sacred Resistance, a 3-part series rooted in education, relationship-building, and collective action. This is an invitation to build sacred community across difference, and to deepen our understanding […]
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4 events,Course Dates: August 11 – 22, 2025 This two-week course is a transformative event designed for church leaders and members who are facing challenges in growth and impact. It offers strategic insights and practical tools to revitalize struggling churches, emphasizing adaptability and sustainability while respecting traditional ministry methods. Participants will explore modern ministry essentials, from […]
$75
Course Dates: August 11 – 29, 2025 As a clergy member or laity in a leadership position, you know we are to be the church not just in the building, but also in our homes and in our communities. This course will help you develop guidelines that cover administration and finances, as well as procedural guidelines […]
$75
Email jeannemmurray@gmail.com to sign up for the monthly book club meetings.
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AUGUST 11 & 14, 2025 EVENING CLASSES: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, zoom information provided after registration Registration is due by August 1 The mission study offered at Mission u 2025 is: Practicing Hope: Adult Curriculum, by Tabatha Holley 1 zoom class (2 nights) will be offered on August 11 & 14. You will be […]
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1 event,You’re invited to help shape the 2025 Annual Faith & Community Initiatives Conference by sharing your insights on pressing issues for rural faith leaders and communities in North Carolina. Your input will influence the conference’s themes, sessions, and speakers. Choose the session that best fits your schedule from multiple dates in July and August. Your […]
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1 event,Summer is a great time to step back, think deeply about your ministry and dream about new ways to join God’s mission. The Summer Book club gives you three chances to think through new opportunities, along with fellow church leaders and the book authors themselves. So before you head to the beach, grab a book […]
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1 event,You’re invited to help shape the 2025 Annual Faith & Community Initiatives Conference by sharing your insights on pressing issues for rural faith leaders and communities in North Carolina. Your input will influence the conference’s themes, sessions, and speakers. Choose the session that best fits your schedule from multiple dates in July and August. Your […]
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The Beacon district LSM team is pleased to present this course open to all laity. In addition, it meets the UM History requirement for those seeking to become certified lay speakers or certified lay ministers. This course also counts as an “advanced course” for certified lay servants or anyone in need of continuing education to renew their certification.
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3 events,Course Dates: August 18 – 29, 2025 In an era when age diversity in the pews has never been greater, church leaders face a unique challenge: how to effectively preach, teach, and minister across generational lines. From the Greatest Generation (born 1901-1927) to Generation Alpha youth (born 2013-2025), each group brings different expectations, communication styles, and spiritual needs. […]
$75
Course Dates: August 18 – September 12, 2025 Sometimes persons who follow the Christ of the New Testament find it hard to see how the Old Testament fits into their larger faith narrative. However, the Old Testament is vitally important to the Christian faith. This four-week course helps integrate the Old Testament into the arc of Christianity by using the concepts of redemption and covenant. Whether you have been a Christian […]
$80
Course Dates: August 18 – 29, 2025 Do you feel stagnant in your prayer life and long for a more intimate connection with God? By tapping into your creative side—one you may not even have known existed—you can experience the joy of two-way communication with the original Creator and realize that God is a participant in your prayer life rather than a passive receiver. The two-week course will explore […]
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2 events,Join IEI’s Faith & Community Team and RAFI’s Come to the Table Team on Monday, June 16th, to eat lunch and discuss food. The second part of this mini-series will be on “Food & Partnerships,” which will discuss how faith and community partners collaborate for food justice, access, and sustainability. Register Now
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Support and Friendship for Dinner Church Leaders You lead a dinner church, or you want to someday. How do you get started, stay on track, and make sure your table community is becoming a church? Dinner Church is a recovery of the simple, meal-based gatherings of Jesus and the early Church. But even though the […]
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4 events,Sponsored by the United Methodist Creation Justice Movement, the informal, virtual space of the Café facilitates conversation, connection, and community focused on creation care and justice issues. This Workshop will create a space for green teams and conference leaders from across the denomination to investigate and plan for climate solutions in their contexts. EarthKeeper Bill Middlecamp […]
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Join us for a dynamic workshop designed to help pastors and church leaders envision flourishing communities and embrace innovative approaches to ministry through fresh expressions. Through interactive sessions and practical exercises, participants will explore their church’s unique identity, uncover opportunities for community connection, and develop concrete plans for implementing fresh expressions to reach new people. […]
$49
In this webinar The Foundry team will cover the importance of preventive maintenance, record keeping and consistent property management. We will explore property checklists, condition assessments and other tools. Register Now
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2 events,Leadership Forward Lunch & Learn. Join us for Everyday Missionaries: Developing Witnesses for Christ with Rev. Joe Ella Darby! Register Now
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Rebekah Simon-Peter is well known as a speaker, consultant and leader throughout the United Methodist denomination. During this session, Rebekah will share ways that clergy can lead their congregations to not just believe in Jesus, but to believe like Jesus. As Christians, we’ve always been asked to live our faith out loud. While we may feel silenced by the […]
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The Harbor district LSM team is pleased to present this course, open to all laity. Aging and Ministry counts as an advanced course to become a certified lay servant or to renew any LSM certification. All are welcome!
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@ This will be an online Team Leader Training Refresher course via Zoom meeting. This is for Team Leaders who may have led teams in the past, or taken the training previously, and are seeking updated information and a “refresher” before leading an UMVIM team. Thought this is an UMVIM Southeast Jurisdiction event, it is […]
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5 events,Course Dates: August 25 – September 19, 2025 The Old Testament story of the rebuilding of the temple in the books of Ezra, Nehemiah, Haggai, and Zachariah offers a story of hope and promise during a difficult time for the Jews in Jerusalem. It is a story of promise–promise of God to His people that […]
$65
Course Dates: August 25 – September 5, 2025 We have a unique and vital role to play in suicide prevention but many of us face the same quandary, which is how to work with someone who is suicidal. Many different perspectives on suicide contribute to some confusion which is why we need help knowing how […]
$85
Course Dates: August 25 – September 5, 2025 This course is for people who want to examine examples of Jesus’ use of spiritual gifts in the Synoptic gospels. The two-week course explores scripture to discover how Jesus used various spiritual gifts in his ministry, with an opportunity in the second week to investigate the learner’s […]
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Dates: August 25 – October 6, 2025Time: Mondays at 11 a.m., CDT/12 noon, EDT (except for Labor Day)Cost: $150 (Scholarships available) A six-week guided workshop for leaders already using AI tools who are ready to deepen their understanding and implement AI ministry frameworks. Includes: Slack community and optional CEU credit Advanced prompting and persona creation Writing ministry-specific AI […]
$150
Are you passionate about reaching those outside the traditional church setting? Fresh Expressions offers not just a vision for how to engage people in new and different ways, but also a set of markers that guide this adventure. We call these markers the Fresh Expression Journey and these guideposts have shown the way for thousands […]
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This session is for everyone, no matter the size of your church or whether you’ve attended previous communications webinars by Kevin Slimp. In this session, Kevin will move beyond the information shared in his first session and look deeper at ways to effectively communicate to the church and outside the walls of the church. Kevin […]
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3 events,Faith Talks are monthly conversations with United Women in Faith hosted by Jennifer R. Farmer, Spotlight PR.Each conversation explores themes and resources that empower us to put faith, hope and love into action.
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Are you interested in learning more about United Methodist missionaries? Do you wonder what day-to-day life is like in mission? #STILLINMISSION is a monthly Zoom event where you can hear first-hand experience from missionaries about their call to mission and the communities they serve. Join us to see how missionaries share God’s love in partnership with communities […]
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@ Bluestem Conservation Cemetery actively focuses on community, conservation, and cemetery. Located 10 miles north of Hillsborough on 87 acres, Bluestem is the state’s largest green burial cemetery, renewing historic burial practices. Presenters will focus on the ecological, conservation, and climate impacts of this innovative project and how Bluestem connects to community and faith. Jeff […]
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In this online seminar, pastor and author Rosario Picardo will show how the 12 Steps offer more than a path to recovery; they offer a powerful model for following Jesus. Teaching from his new book A Fighting Chance in 40 Days: 12 Steps to a New Life in Jesus, Dr. Picardo will explore how faith-based recovery […]
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