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SUMMARY:Multiplying Ministries
DESCRIPTION:Wesley Homes East Room
URL:https://www.pnwumc.org/event/multiplying-ministries-2-2018-01-09/
LOCATION:Alton Collins Retreat Center\, 32867 OR-211\, Eagle Creek\, OR\, 97022\, United States
CATEGORIES:Annual Conference,Meetings,Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Patrick Ferguson":MAILTO:pferguson@greaternw.org
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SUMMARY:Multiplying Ministries
DESCRIPTION:Conference Room #1
URL:https://www.pnwumc.org/event/multiplying-ministries-2/2018-01-09/
LOCATION:The Pacific Northwest Conference of the United Methodist Church\, 816 S 216th St\, Des Moines\, WA\, 98198\, United States
CATEGORIES:Annual Conference,Meetings,Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Patrick Ferguson":MAILTO:pferguson@greaternw.org
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SUMMARY:Trauma Stewardship Institute
DESCRIPTION:How to Navigate Amidst Overwhelming Times\nWhether because of trauma\, crises\, or really\, really hard days.\nPlease join us for a day of raising awareness of trauma\, vicarious trauma\, and systematic oppression. This event will be a foundational training and will address how we’re being impacted by current and past overwhelm\, crises\, toll\, or trauma and establish concrete means for how to keep on keeping on both individually and collectively. Participants from all professional disciplines and life circumstances are welcome to attend. \nCEUs OFFERED for: Psychologists • Social Workers • Marriage & Family Therapists Nurses • Licensed Mental Health Counselors • Licensed Professional Counselors \nClick here for Event Flyer \nLaura van Dernoot Lipsky will offer a compelling mix of personal insight\, cutting-edge research\, personal stories\, and countless New Yorker cartoons to help us understand the cumulative toll of being exposed to suffering over time and gain the skills needed to reconcile it. Participants from all professional disciplines and life circumstances are welcome to attend. If you have any questions\, please email us at events@traumastewardship.com. \nWith Gratitude\,\nThe Trauma Stewardship Institute | www.traumastewardship.com \nCost: $70 for those referred by the United Methodist Church\nPlease click on the link below and be sure to enter the promo code SPECIAL-UMC when selecting your ticket type to receive the special partner rate. \nClick here for more information or to register for our Tacoma Institute
URL:https://www.pnwumc.org/event/trauma-stewardship-institute/
LOCATION:Hotel Murano\, 1329 Broadway\, Tacoma\, WA\, 98402\, United States
CATEGORIES:Clergy,Laity,Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180116T120000
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SUMMARY:Safety Advocate Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Conference staff will be offering another webinar for individuals who are interested in becoming a Safety Advocate for their church\, or in getting re-certified for this important role. Safety Advocates are responsible for promoting and maintaining Safe Church policies and for providing an avenue for vulnerable persons to voice a concern or problem. \nRSVP’s will be accepted via email to Teri Tobey until January 12th at 9 A.M.\, please include the name of your local church in your RSVP email. Only those who complete all four of the prerequisites will be sent the webinar login instructions on January 16th. \nTo keep our webinar under an hour the following prerequisites must be completed byJanuary 12th at 9 A.M.: \n\nNational background check (available through your local church)\nComplete the MinistrySafe abuse awareness video training.. (available through your local church\, online videos taking about an hour)\nParticipants will need to review the Conference Safe Sanctuaries Guidelines (Click here for the Guidelines)\nTake this Google quiz (Click here for the Quiz)
URL:https://www.pnwumc.org/event/safety-advocate-webinar-9/
LOCATION:Zoom Webinar\, United States
CATEGORIES:Children's Ministry,Online Training,Training,Young People's Ministry,Youth
ORGANIZER;CN="Teri Tobey":MAILTO:teri@pnwumc.org
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SUMMARY:CONNECTING NEIGHBORS
DESCRIPTION:This emergency preparedness training through UMCOR has three areas of focus – personal and home readiness\, church readiness\, and readiness to serve your neighbors in case of an emergency. This workshop is being taught by Wendy Riddle and Becky Platt. \nLunch will be provided. \nClick here to RSVP or get more information.
URL:https://www.pnwumc.org/event/connecting-neighbors/
LOCATION:Bremerton United Methodist Church\, 1150 Marine Dr\, Bremerton\, WA\, 98312\, United States
CATEGORIES:Annual Conference,Emergency Preparedness,Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180127T090000
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SUMMARY:Seattle-Tacoma District Gathering
DESCRIPTION:TOWARDS A NEW URBAN STRATEGY\nWith Keynoter Jason Byassee \nRev. Dr. Jason Byassee\nJason Byassee is a Professor of Biblical Hermeneutics at Vancouver School of Theology. Previously\, he was senior pastor of Boone United Methodist Church in the Western North Carolina Conference. He serves as a contributing editor to Christian Century\, and is the author of Trinity: The God We Don’t Know\, The Gifts of the Small Church\, Reading Augustine: A Guide to Confessions\, An Introduction to the Sayings of the Desert Fathers\, and Praise Seeking Understanding: Reading the Psalms with Augustine.  (Eerdmans\, 2007). He has also co-authored the upcoming Faithful and Fractured with Dr. Rae Jean Proeschold-Bell.  Dr. Byassee will also meet with SPRC’s to talk about this book about clergy mental health.\n\nOther workshops will include an SPRC training\, and sessions on Urban Discipleship\, Urban Strategies for Families\, Community Organizing\, Contemplative Prayer\, Earth Justice\, and Interfaith Partnerships.  Pastor John Helmiere will also give a teaching on Table Turning Theology. Lunch from Panera will be provided.\nRegistration Fee: $20 \nRegister on Eventbrite HERE \n  \nSeattle-Tacoma District Gathering Schedule\nTOWARDS A NEW URBAN STRATEGY\nJanuary 27\, 2018  9:00 AM-3:30 PM\nKent UMC\n\n\n8 AM                     Registration\n\n\n\n9 AM                     Worship\n                              Keynote:  Jason Byassee\n\n10:45 AM              Break\n\n11 AM                   Practicum:  John Helmiere – Table Turning Theology & Practice\n\n12 PM                   LUNCH\n\n\n\n1 PM                     Workshops\n\nUrban Discipleship — Nathan Hollifield (Fircrest & Create Commons)\n\n\nUrban Strategy for Families — Angelina Goldwell & Chris Knight (Olympia First)\n\nThe main takeaways we hope people will have are:\n\nFamily ministry happens in community with the whole church and the larger community\nAny strategy for families must be multifaceted and require consistent investment (not necessarily financial but time investment) of a whole team.\nAny strategies implement for family ministry must be contextually appropriate and be driven by the people who show up (aka stop planning for imaginary people\, build on the assets you already have).\nTo form lifelong disciples youth and families must be empowered to direct their faith journey with the support of church programs.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIntro to Community Organizing — Joey Ager (Church Council Greater Seattle)\n\nBetween the Second World War and today\, participation in civic institutions\, including churches\, has decreased 80% in American society. This represents a cataclysmic reversal of our social fabric that leaves most members of our neighborhoods isolated\, unknown and under pressure. This trend\, alongside the rise of massive income inequality and the suburbanization of poverty\, has turned the field of ministry of most of our churches upside down.\nWho is my neighbor? What are their concerns? What does it mean to love them? What does the future of our congregations look like in the context of this changed social reality?\nWe will spend time together during this workshop discussing an approach to these questions rooted in the methodology of faith-based community organizing.\n\n\n\n\nInterfaith Partnerships  — Nancy Ferree-Clark & Sandy Shinbo (Federal Way)\n\nLearn how the members of Federal Way UMC have built interfaith relationships with nearby faith communities through shared activities such as service projects\, an interfaith women’s reading group\, and visiting each other’s worship services.\n\n\n\n\nSPRC – with Jason Byassee  with Tacoma DS Cara Scriven\n\nFrom his book “Faithful and Fractured”\n\n\n\nAn overview:  Clergy suffer from certain health issues at a rate higher than the general population. Why are pastors in such poor health? And what can be done to help them step into the abundant life God desires for them? \nAlthough anecdotal observations about poor clergy health abound\, concrete data from multiple sources supporting this claim hasn’t been made accessible–until now. Duke’s Clergy Health Initiative (CHI)\, a major\, decade-long research project\, provides a true picture of the clergy health crisis over time and demonstrates that improving the health of pastors is possible. Bringing together the best in social science and medical research\, this book quantifies the poor health of clergy with theological engagement. Although the study focused on United Methodist ministers\, the authors interpret CHI’s groundbreaking data for a broad ecumenical readership. In addition to physical health\, the book examines mental health and spiritual well-being\, and suggests that increasing positive mental health may prevent future physical and mental health problems for clergy. Concrete suggestions tailored to clergy are woven throughout the book. \n\nCreating Contemplative Community — Andy Lang\n\nAs many of us experience disillusionment in the Church yet feel called by tradition\, social networks\, and our own personal histories to remain a part of it\, there is a need for transformative change. In this workshop\, we’ll explore how to move beyond disillusionment using contemplative practices and how to create and foster authentic community within our own contexts. Participants will walk away with concrete examples of how to start a contemplative community\, as well as access to further resources\, training opportunities\, and coaching.\n\n\n\n\nWorking Towards Earth Justice — Jessie Dye (Senior Campaign Strategist of Earth Ministry)\n\nWill share how faith communities have been part of the Alliance for Jobs and Clean Energy and how local churches can be involved in the just transition toward sustainable energy resources.\n\n\n\n2:45 PM                Organizing a New District            Cara & Rich\n\n3:30 PM                Blessing\n  \nQuestions? Please email seadist@pnwumc.org
URL:https://www.pnwumc.org/event/seattle-tacoma-district-gathering/
LOCATION:Kent United Methodist Church\, 11010 248th St. SE\, Kent\, WA\, 98030\, United States
CATEGORIES:Clergy,District,Education,Laity,Local Church,Meetings,SeaTac,Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Rhondalei Gabuat":MAILTO:rgabuat@pnwumc.org
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