Oh no! It’s almost Advent and I need to get inspired quickly. Wil Cantrell, popular speaker, author and United Methodist pastor, will join us on November 2 to discuss ideas to help as you make preparations to preach during Advent 2023. Wil’s books include:
Participants receive a certificate for 1-hour CEU following the online class. This session is for everyone, no matter the size of your church or whether you’ve attended previous communications webinars by Kevin Slimp. If you’ve attended Kevin’s earlier webinar, then this webinar is for you! It’s even for folks who haven’t attended the original session. […]
Small congregations are not miniaturized big congregations. They have different challenges. Fortunately, they also have different strengths–ones that are deeply forming, urgently needed, and generally unavailable in big settings. Learn how to build with these strengths and stop imitating models that never fit to begin with. Join Teresa Stewart, author of The Small Church Advantage […]
This webinar is specifically for small church leaders. Just about everyone in United Methodist circles knows of Kay Kotan and Blake Bradford from their 2021 book, Mission Possible. In 2023, Kay and Blake released a new book, Mission Possible for the Small Church, focused on helping small church clergy and leaders understand the mission of the small church and […]
Will we ever attract youth and young adults again? Will we ever live and minister in ways that affect the community around us? In this webinar, Rebekah Simon-Peter, author of Dream Like Jesus, discusses the three “s’s” needed for churches to grow. Rebekah will discuss the urgency for churches to be spiritual, social, and of […]
Giving something up for Lent is commonplace, and some of us might wish it could be preaching itself during this heaviest season of the year. Together we’ll consider anew the challenges and opportunities of preaching during the Lenten season. Maybe this year, when we proclaim Jesus’ resurrection, it can be true for us and our […]
When it comes to church ministry, one of the most important factors is leadership development. Ministry leaders growing themselves as leaders, AND ministry leaders who are growing new leaders. Like discipleship, leadership development in a congregation must be intentional and ongoing. This webinar is based on the book Church Ecology: Creating a Leadership Development Pathway for […]
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 […]
Charles Maynard is a lot of things to a lot of people. No matter how you know Charles, you know that you will be informed and entertained as he uses his skills as both a pastor and a professional storyteller. You will leave with resources, insight, and a few story ideas to take back for […]
Join Charles Maynard, author of A Storyteller Looks at the Gospel of John, as he shares his thoughts on how to bring the Gospel of John to life during their sermons. Maynard believes a good story doesn’t have to be explained. During this session, he will offer insights on sharing the Gospel of John and […]
Along with Stephen Handy, Michael Bowie, Jr. is author of the upcoming book, Doing Ministry in Innovative Ways: Casting our nets on the right side of the boat. As the nation continues to navigate through various disruptions, it’s critical that we are willing to do ministry in uncertain, uncommon and unconformable manner. If you expect to […]
Small congregations have powerful worship strengths. This webinar is our second webinar from Teresa J Stewart, author of The Small Church Advantage. This webinar dives deep into some specific skills and examples for offering lavish small setting worship. Bring two pens. You’ll need them! Teresa Stewart is host of smallchurch.org and author of The Small Church Advantage.
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