Recordings are now available of this three-session series delivering the information clergy need for financial wellness throughout their ministry and as they make preparations for retirement. Visit our event webpage for the links and more details.
Events
Hope Always – A Webinar on Faith and Suicide
How can the church be a force for hope in the face of suicide?
The Center for Leadership Excellence invites you to a webinar on faith and suicide with Matthew Sleeth. Join us and learn practical tools that church and lay leaders can immediately deploy to become part of the solution to our suicide crisis.
Hope Always: How to Be a Force for Life in a Culture of Suicide
Presented by the Center for Leadership Excellence
with Matthew Sleeth
April 14, 10am-11am EST
Want to learn more? Check out this recent article on suicide prevention from Matthew Sleeth that offers guidance for helping a friend or family member who is considering suicide.
UMPIP Webinar Series
Your United Methodist Personal Investment Plan (UMPIP)—A webinar series to help you achieve your retirement goals.
This year Wespath is excited to host a year-long webinar series about UMPIP. Each webinar will provide detailed information that will help you understand how to save for retirement, invest your savings and manage your investments. Your UMPIP can be a key part of a comprehensive financial plan and we are here to help.
- March—United Methodist Personal Investment Plan (UMPIP) overview
- June—a deeper dive into contribution accounts and available funds offered through Wespath
- September—an explanation on how you can manage your accounts
- December—a discussion on how your participation in UMPIP is one piece to your broader financial plan
Webinar attendees will be:
- Empowered with the understanding needed to make retirement saving choices
- Inspired to save as much as you can as a gift to yourself in the future
- Educated as to where to find more information to improve your financial well-being
Please join us throughout the year to better understand how UMPIP can help you achieve your retirement goals.
Bishops Reconsider May 8 Special Session of General Conference
For Immediate Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church met on Monday, March 22, 2021 in an additional meeting to consider pressing matters related to the Council’s work. After much conversation, the bishops reached a decision that in the best interest of the church at this time, they would cancel the Special Session of the General Conference which was set for May 8, 2021.
The bishops announced that they will dedicate their regularly scheduled April meeting to conversation based on results of listening sessions that are occurring and discern a possible need for a new timeline toward General Conference 2020 set for August 29 to September 6, 2022, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
At the April meeting, the bishops will also discuss ways to empower the work at the Jurisdictional and Central Conferences.
“Much has been learned over the past few weeks and the extended timeline will allow for even deeper listening by the bishops at the general church level but also in our residential settings,” said Bishop Cynthia Fierro Harvey, president of the Council. “We are thankful for the collaboration fostered with the Commission on General Conference and especially grateful for the work that had already begun in the planning for the Special Session,” Bishop Harvey added.
United Methodist Bishops Reconsider May 8 Special Session of General Conference
Media Contact: Rev. Dr. Maidstone Mulenga
Director of Communications – Council of Bishops
The United Methodist Church|
mmulenga@umc-cob.org
202-748-5172
www.unitedmethodistbishops.org
How Can the Church Support Those Who Struggle with Mental Health?
The Center for Leadership Excellence invites you to a webinar with Annie Schmidt and Penny Carlo from NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness…
How can the church support those who struggle with mental illness?
In this webinar, the final of our three-part series, we will focus on the church and how congregations can create ministries and inclusive spaces that are welcoming to persons and families living with mental illness. Whether your church has a large budget or a small one, this webinar will offer concrete ways to get involved in supporting those who struggle with mental health.
The Church Responds to Mental Health
Part 3: FaithNet
Presented by the Center for Leadership Excellence
with Annie Schmidt and Penny Carlo
Wednesday, March 24, 11am-12pm
2021 Kaleidoscope – NCC Youth Event!
Hey Middle Schoolers (6th-8th grade), don’t miss out on Kaleidoscope this year, April 16-18th, the deadline to register for this event is March 28th! Space is still available, please check out the NCC Youth website at nccumc.org/youth/events/kaleidoscope for more information and to register.