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Leading a Mission Team for the First Time? Let\u2019s Learn From Each Other!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

United Methodist Volunteers In Mission (UMVIM) will be hosting two cohort training opportunities for first-time Mission Team leaders who are leading short-term volunteer mission teams from local churches. Each training will be broken up into four, 90-minute sessions for the following date options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wednesday evenings: March 19, 26, April 2, 9, starting at 7 pm EST<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

or<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday mornings on April 12, 19, 26, and May 3, starting at 10:30 am EST.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Participants must attend all sessions, and any rescheduled trainings will need to be approved by the whole group. Participants are encouraged to download and read the Team Leader Handbook<\/a> before the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This training will focus on theology of mission, the UMC connectional structure, practical advice for leading a team and mission travel, and more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Wednesday cohort will be led by Rev. Dr. Tammy Kuntz and Ray Yarnall, and the Saturday training by Rev. Matt Lacey and Eddie Irwin. Cohorts are open to all, and a minimum of 4 participants and a maximum of 12 participants will be needed for the training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Participants will be sent a Google Classroom link for the training dates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Register for the Wednesday Night Cohort<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Register for the Saturday Morning Cohort<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Questions can be sent to the North Carolina Conference UMVIM Coordinator, Rev. Miles Baker Hunt at umvim@nccumc.org<\/a>, or the leading Jurisdictional Coordinators, Rev. Dr. Tammy Kuntz at\u00a0ncj@umvim.org<\/a>\u00a0or Rev. Matt Lacey at\u00a0matt_lacey@umvim.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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