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SUMMARY:Worship Workshops: “small bites\, BIG FLAVOR”
DESCRIPTION:As a layperson\, do you find yourself responsible for leading worship? Do you need help with worship resources? Would you like to learn skills to enhance worship leadership in your small church? If so\, these worship workshops are for you! \nThe Pacific Northwest (PNW) Conference has invited Dr. Marcia McFee to lead three workshops over the next several months to empower laity to become more effective in worship planning and leading. Bitesize mindset and skillset lessons will be taught\, which can add flavor to your worship. Resources for each liturgical season will also be shared. \n\nAugust 16-18\, 2024 – Advent / Christmas / Epiphany – held in (and live-streamed from) Spokane Valley UMC\, Spokane Valley\, WA\nJanuary 10-12\, 2025 – Lent / Holy Week / Easter – held in (and live-streamed from) First UMC\, Olympia\, WA\nMay 2-4\, 2025 – Ordinary Time – held in (and live-streamed from) Wesley UMC\, Yakima\, WA\nAn orientation will be held on Wednesday\, July 31st at 9 a.m. PT\, a recording of which will also be available\n\nWhile these workshops are offered with laypersons in mind\, pastors of small churches are especially invited to attend with their laity. Pastors of larger churches are welcome but strongly encouraged to see this event as an opportunity to equip and train laity as partners in worship design. \nClick here to review the schedule for these workshops. \nParticipants from the Alaska\, Oregon-Idaho\, and PNW Conferences will have free access to all three workshops\, both in person and online. For more information and to register\, please use the following link based on the conference your local church is in. \n\nAlaska Conference Registration\nOregon-Idaho Conference Registration\nPacific Northwest Conference Registration\n\nFor those attending in person\, a nominal fee is required to cover the costs of meals and other host church expenses. A separate (simple) registration (for each event) is required so we can prepare for your needs. Registration for in-person hospitality at the August event is available here. Others will become available closer to the workshop dates. \nScholarships are available for Lay-Led Congregations and churches served by a CLM in the PNW Conference to cover this expense and support travel and housing during each workshop. Please contact your District Superintendent (PNW) for scholarship support. \nIf you have questions\, please contact Sheila Miranda at smiranda@pnwumc.org
URL:https://www.pnwumc.org/event/worship-workshops-small-bites-big-flavor/
LOCATION:Spokane Valley United Methodist Church\, 115 N Raymond Rd\, Spokane Valley\, WA\, 99206\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Greater NW Area,Holidays,Laity,Online Training,Training
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SUMMARY:Roots & Wings - Puget Sound District Training
DESCRIPTION:The Puget Sound Missional District is excited to bring back our event focused on leadership training for our laity! Because our district is geographically spread out\, we are hosting this event in three different locations on three different Saturdays. Come to the one that is closest to you or the date that works best for your calendar. There will be overlap in what workshops are offered on each day\, but you’re welcome to come to more than one event. Although this event is geared toward laity\, interested clergy may also attend. \nAugust 17 – Stanwood UMC\nSeptember 14 – Sequim Trinity UMC\nOctober 12 – Issaquah Faith UMC \n\nSome of the workshops being planned include: \n\nIndigenous Neighbor Engagement\nSolar Energy Projects\nServing the Unhoused/Volunteer Engagement\nGood Neighboring Experiment\nDisaster Preparedness/Response\nPlanned Giving/Endowments\nMessy Church\nEnvironmental Advocacy\nLay Servant Ministries/Certified Lay Ministries\n\nTo register\, click here.
URL:https://www.pnwumc.org/event/roots-wings-puget-sound-district-training-3/
LOCATION:Stanwood UMC\, 27128 102nd Dr\, Stanwood\, WA\, 98292\, United States
CATEGORIES:District,Laity,Puget Sound,Training
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SUMMARY:Cancelled: Author Sarah Augustine @ Wesley UMC in Yakima
DESCRIPTION:This event has been postponed due to extenuating circumstances. The church is working on rescheduling at a future date. \nWesley United Methodist Church in Yakima\, Washington\, and the Wesley United Women in Faith invite you to learn from author Sarah Augustine on Saturday\, August 24 at 1 p.m. PT. Sarah Augustine is founder and cochair of the Coalition to Dismantle the Doctrine of Discovery and executive director of the Dispute Resolution Center of Yakima and Kittitas Counties. Augustine\, who is Pueblo (Tewa)\, has published two books – The Land is Not Empty and So We & Our Children May Live\, written for Sojourners\, The Mennonite\, and other publications\, and she is an adjunct professor at Heritage University. She and her husband\, Dan Peplow\, and their son live in the Yakima Valley of Washington. \nAdmission is free and the doors open at 12:30 p.m. \nClick here to download a flier to share.
URL:https://www.pnwumc.org/event/author-sarah-augustine-wesley-umc-in-yakima/
LOCATION:Yakima: Wesley UMC\, 14 North 48th Avenue\, Yakima\, WA\, 98908\, United States
CATEGORIES:Local Church,United Women in Faith
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ORGANIZER;CN="Shane Moore":MAILTO:shane.moore@wesleyofyakima.org
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SUMMARY:Online CLM Orientation for Clergy
DESCRIPTION:The Desert Southwest Conference is inviting all clergy to join them in an “ABC’s of CLMs” session on Thursday\, Aug. 29\, 3-4 p.m. PT. You will hear from clergy persons who are in team ministry with Certified Lay Ministers (CLMs)\, learn about the application/accountability process for a CLM\, and “why” there should be a CLM at every church. \nWhile some of the process pieces may differ from conference to conference\, our PNW Conference Director of Lay Servant Ministry John Townsend recommends that clergy attend this event\, expecting that it will be a helpful and informative event. \nClick here to join this orientation on Zoom. \nFor event information\, contact Kathy Jewell at kpjewell7676@gmail.com.
URL:https://www.pnwumc.org/event/online-clm-orientation-for-clergy/
LOCATION:WA
CATEGORIES:Certified Lay Minister,Laity,Training
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