The Pacific Northwest Conference of The United Methodist Church

Inter-Ethnic Clergy Gathering
2021-06-03 14:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA, United States
BIPOC and immigrant generation pastors are invited for an Inter-Ethnic Clergy Gathering on June 3, Thursday at 2:00 p.m. Our special guest for this event is Bishop Elaine Stanovsky. Also on the agenda are fellowship, celebrations, and an informational segment on legislation and nomination.
For meeting information, please contact Rev. Ferdie Llenado or Kristina Gonzalez.

Clergy Wellness Seminar - Clergy Fitness: Not an Oxymoron!
2021-05-27 13:00 - 15:30 | Zoom Webinar, United States
Have you convinced yourself that clergy life is too unpredictable and demanding to make time for good nutrition and regular exercise? Has pandemic pastoring put you in a self-care rut? Are you interested in realistic strategies for physical wellness in the midst of your professional life as a clergyperson?
Join Erin Baldwin Day, fitness and nutrition coach and licensed local pastor from Anchorage, Alaska for an interactive workshop devoted entirely to smart physical fitness strategies for clergy. You’ll dive into the following topics:
-our emotional and spiritual relationship to food
-how personality impacts our workout habits
-simple nutrition planning & food preparation
-smart eating on the go
-physical fitness in the era of Zoom and smartphones
-boundary-setting for lifelong wellness
Bring your questions, your individual concerns, and your calendar/planner! If there are specific topics you’d like Erin to address as part of the workshop that are not mentioned above, please email her at coach.preach@gmail.com no later than May 09. To register, please click here.
Erin brings a decade of fitness, mobility, and nutrition coaching experience to this workshop. Her current and former clients include college athletes, busy professionals, youth athletes, postpartum moms, and physical therapists. She holds a CrossFit L2 certification, as well as specializations in gymnastics, Olympic weightlifting, mobility, and rehabilitative/therapeutic fitness programming.

Safety Advocate Webinar May 2021
2021-05-04 16:00 - 17:00 | Zoom Webinar, United States
Conference staff will be offering an updated version of the Safety Advocate webinars 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.
To keep our webinar time together to about an hour we do ask that several prerequisites be completed prior to attending the webinar. To serve as a Safety Advocate, you must first pass a national background check, complete the basic abuse “Awareness Training” and “Skillful Screenings” Trainings offered through your church’s Ministry Safe dashboard. (please share the church you’ve done this with or will be doing it with when you RSVP).
Participants will need to review the Conference Safe Sanctuaries Guidelines (Click here for the Guidelines) and also take this short quiz before participating in the webinar. (Click here for the Quiz) Only participants who have completed all of the prerequisites and have RSVP’d will be sent the webinar link.
If you are interested in participating in this webinar, please RSVP prior to May 1st to Teri Tobey (ttobey@pnwumc.org; (253) 732-7479).

2021 Local Church Leadership Trainings - 2 of 2
2021-04-18 14:00 - 16:00 | WA, United States
Join district superintendents and staff of the Alaska and PNW Conferences in the first of two online trainings for local church leaders. Each training will start with a session for everyone on good leadership practices for an inclusive church, followed by break-out groups for specific work areas of church leadership. Held via Zoom on Sunday afternoons from 2-4 p.m., there may be some preparatory work before the trainings for some breakout groups.
Registration is required to receive the zoom invite, but there is no fee. Please forward to the leadership in your church you wish to have attended.
More details about the event are available on the registration page.
REGISTER Today!

Both/And: Maximizing Hybrid Worship Experiences For Online and In-Person Audiences
2021-04-17 16:00 - 18:30 | https://www.pnwumc.org/event/both-and-maximizing-hybrid-worship-experiences-for-online-and-in-person-audiences/
Join us for Both/And: Maximizing Hybrid Worship Experiences For Online and In-Person Audiences on Saturday, April 17, 2021 (5-7:30 p.m. MDT • 4-6:30 p.m. PDT • 3-5:30 p.m. AKDT). Worship media consultant and coach Jason Moore will be the trainer for this event. A generous gift to the Regional Media Center is making this opportunity available at no cost to United Methodists across the Greater Northwest Area.
This 2-hour workshop will delve into strategies for how to create powerful transformative worship where no one feels like they’re an afterthought.
It will explore:

Re-imagining worship for both/and
How to create interactive both/and experiences
Bringing at home and in-person audiences together in real-time
Alternative opportunities for online audiences watching in-person livestreams
Repurposing in-person worship for online audiences
Strategies for adapting practices for both/and
Avoiding letting your groove becoming a rut
And more

A full description of this offering is available here: https://regionalmediacenter.org/both-and/

Safety Advocate Webinar March 2021
2021-03-26 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom Webinar, United States
Conference staff will be offering an updated version of the Safety Advocate webinars 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.
To keep our webinar time together to about an hour we do ask that several prerequisites be completed prior to attending the webinar. To serve as a Safety Advocate, you must first pass a national background check, complete the basic abuse “Awareness Training” and “Skillful Screenings” Trainings offered through your church’s Ministry Safe dashboard. (please share the church you’ve done this with or will be doing it with when you RSVP).
Participants will need to review the Conference Safe Sanctuaries Guidelines (Click here for the Guidelines) and also take this short quiz before participating in the webinar. (Click here for the Quiz) Only participants who have completed all of the prerequisites and have RSVP’d will be sent the webinar link.
If you are interested in participating in this webinar, please RSVP prior to March 23rd to Teri Tobey (ttobey@pnwumc.org; (253) 732-7479).

Spring Spiritual Day Apart
2021-03-19 - 2021-03-21 | Zoom
This is a virtual event and will be held on Zoom.

Spring Conference -- United Methodist Women Executive Meeting
2021-03-18 - 2021-03-19 | Zoom

2021 Local Church Leadership Trainings - 1 of 2
2021-03-14 14:00 - 16:00 | WA, United States
Join district superintendents and staff of the Alaska and PNW Conferences in the first of two online trainings for local church leaders. Each training will start with a session for everyone on good leadership practices for an inclusive church, followed by break out groups for specific work areas of church leadership. Held via Zoom on Sunday afternoons from 2-4 p.m., there may be some preparatory work before the trainings for some breakout groups.
Registration is required to receive the zoom invite, but there is no fee. Please forward to the leadership in your church you wish to have attend.
More details about the event are available on the registration page.
REGISTER FOR MARCH 14

Preparing for College and UMC Scholarship Seminar
2021-03-06 13:00 - 15:00 | https://www.pnwumc.org/event/preparing-for-college-and-umc-scholarship-seminar/
Theme: Preparing for College and UMC Scholarship Seminar.
With: Rev. David Martinez, Director of Contextual Leadership Development Division of Ordained Ministry. General Board of Higher Education
For more information about the event please email (cesantos@pnwumc.org): Rev. Cruz Edwin Santos, Director of Hispanic/Latinx Ministry.
Click here to view the flyer in Spanish.

Clergy Wellness Seminar - Let’s Stop Rearranging Chairs on the Titanic: A Collaborative Workshop on Time Management During a Pandemic
2021-03-02 09:00 - 12:00 | Zoom Webinar, United States
As we each navigate leadership in a pandemic, let’s set aside time to reflect on how we manage shifting calendars, family demands, and the complexity of life in this season. Let’s workshop this together! We’ll explore a few limiting beliefs that keep us stuck. Time management isn’t just about rearranging all the things so it fits. It’s an invitation to the holy work of sustainable leadership and love.
This seminar will be presented by Jenny Smith via Zoom. To register, please click here.

Idaho Legislative Event -- Part 3
2021-02-21 18:00 - 19:15 | Zoom

Washington Interfaith Advocacy Day
2021-02-11 | Zoom

Stepping Into Allyship
2021-02-09 18:00 - 20:00 | https://www.pnwumc.org/event/stepping-into-allyship/
Edmonds United Methodist Church is hosting an online workshop entitled “Stepping in Allyship” with facilitator Courtney Wooten on Tuesday, February 9. The workshop explores the four cornerstones of becoming a competent and reliable ally by breaking down examples of effective and ineffective allyship. To learn more and register, visit the Edmonds UMC website.

Women In Ministry Cyber Retreat
2021-02-08 09:30 - 15:30
Let’s get together – ya, ya, ya!
A FREE Cyber Retreat for Sisters in Ministry
“If I ever miss the sharing that happens when women get together, it is like a hole in my heart that can’t be filled with anything else. Like missing the twin from whom I was separated at birth, and realizing there is something missing. SISTERS! It’s important to have a time to share with one another!”
– A PNW clergy sister
This year, even though we can’t meet in-person, we can meet on Zoom, and do the special sharing that we have done each year at the Women in Ministry Retreat. We’ll miss the special beauty and delicious meals at Rainbow Lodge. We’ll miss the late-night catching up with one or two sisters, hiking in the woods, playing board games, and sharing worship times. But, we don’t have to miss all of it!
Here’s an opportunity to check in with one another on zoom. To discover our DNA as sisters in ministry. To share the blessings and frustrations, the heartbreak and joy of being in ministry as a woman appointed in the PNW Conference of United Methodist Church.
Like Hayley Mills in The Parent Trap (the first one) we can discover ourselves again in the stories of others. So, “Let’s get together – ya, ya, ya!” just for that!
Schedule:

9:00 AM – anyone who has a “side meeting” they want to schedule and facilitate, come early to work out time(s)
9:30-11:30 AM – THE BIG ZOOM with everyone attending! Beginning with worship, and going directly into the “how is it with your soul/what’s happening in your life” check-ins.
11:30 AM-2:00 PM – Break for… rest, lunch, checking email, nap… OR breakout groups who want to talk about particular topics: upcoming General conference issues, political climate, etc.
2:00 PM – back to the BIG ZOOM to finish the check-ins, with a short worship at the end.
3:30 PM – “Goodbye, it was good to get together (ya, ya, ya)” to the large group – other groups may want to stay on for more side discussions.

SIDE GROUP PLANNERS/FACILITATOR TYPES: Anyone wanting to offer one of those side groups/discussion gatherings in the break or after the ending, please let Rev. Karla Fredericksen know of the topics ASAP – pastorumc@rainierconnect.com
After you RSVP, you will receive an automatic confirmation which will include a Zoom link to use for this gathering.
RSVP Today!

Idaho Legislative Event Part 2
2021-02-07 18:00 - 19:15 | Zoom
This event will be held virtually on Zoom.

Eastern Washington Legislative Conference
2021-01-30 09:00 - 13:00
This event will be held virtually on Zoom

Conference Wide UMW Leadership Development Days
2021-01-28 - 2021-01-30 | Zoom Webinar, United States
This event will be done virtually on Zoom.

Clergy Wellness Seminar - Stress and Resiliency
2021-01-07 13:00 - 15:00 | Zoom Webinar, United States
Are you feeling stressed out, discouraged, and in need of ideas on building coping strategies? The stress of clergy life is all too familiar, and this past year with coronavirus changing everything about how we do ministry has made it worse than ever. In this workshop, we will explore the common sources of stress and how it can lead to feelings of depression and potentially burnout unless we adopt better coping mechanisms. These coping mechanisms are the central building blocks of developing resiliency over the long haul.
This seminar will be presented by Denise McGuiness via Zoom. To register, please click here.

Safety Advocate Webinar December
2020-12-14 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom Webinar, United States
Conference staff will be offering an updated version of the Safety Advocate webinars 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.
To keep our webinar time together to about an hour we do ask that several prerequisites be completed prior to attending the webinar. To serve as a Safety Advocate, you must first pass a national background check, complete the basic abuse “Awareness Training” and “Skillful Screenings” Trainings offered through your church’s Ministry Safe dashboard. (please share the church you’ve done this with or will be doing it with when you RSVP).
Participants will need to review the Conference Safe Sanctuaries Guidelines (Click here for the Guidelines) and also take this short quiz before participating in the webinar. (Click here for the Quiz) Only participants who have completed all of the prerequisites and have RSVP’d will be sent the webinar link.
If you are interested in participating in this webinar, please RSVP prior to December 10th to Teri Tobey (ttobey@pnwumc.org; (253) 732-7479).

Safety Advocate Webinar November
2020-11-19 15:00 - 16:00 | Zoom Webinar, United States
Conference staff will be offering an updated version of the Safety Advocate webinars 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.
To keep our webinar time together to about an hour we do ask that several prerequisites be completed prior to attending the webinar. To serve as a Safety Advocate, you must first pass a national background check, complete the basic abuse “Awareness Training” and “Skillful Screenings” Trainings offered through your church’s Ministry Safe dashboard. (please share the church you’ve done this with or will be doing it with when you RSVP).
Participants will need to review the Conference Safe Sanctuaries Guidelines (Click here for the Guidelines) and also take this short quiz before participating in the webinar. (Click here for the Quiz) Only participants who have completed all of the prerequisites and have RSVP’d will be sent the webinar link.
If you are interested in participating in this webinar, please RSVP prior to November 16th to Teri Tobey (ttobey@pnwumc.org; (253) 732-7479).

Safety Advocate Webinar October
2020-10-30 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom Webinar, United States
Conference staff will be offering an updated version of the Safety Advocate webinars 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.
To keep our webinar time together to about an hour we do ask that several prerequisites be completed prior to attending the webinar. To serve as a Safety Advocate, you must first pass a national background check, complete the basic abuse “Awareness Training” and “Skillful Screenings” Trainings offered through your church’s Ministry Safe dashboard. (please share the church you’ve done this with or will be doing it with when you RSVP).
Participants will need to review the Conference Safe Sanctuaries Guidelines (Click here for the Guidelines) and also take this short quiz before participating in the webinar. (Click here for the Quiz) Only participants who have completed all of the prerequisites and have RSVP’d will be sent the webinar link.
If you are interested in participating in this webinar, please RSVP prior to October 28 to Teri Tobey (ttobey@pnwumc.org; (253) 732-7479).

Escuela de Curso de Estudio Satélite de la Jurisdicción Occidental
2020-10-26 - 2020-12-11 | ONLINE through SMU, TX
La Escuela de Curso de Estudio (ECE) ofrecerá en español para pastores locales de tiempo parcial ubicados en la Jurisdicción Occidental. Pastores locales de tiempo parcial de otras jurisdicciones también pueden inscribirse en este curso.
Participantes en los cursos satélites deben ser pastores locales de tiempo parcial.
The COSS for part-time local pastors of the Western Jurisdiction will offer the next course online, October 26 to December 11, 2020.
La escuela del Curso de Estudio en español ofrecerá su próximo curso en línea en Octubre 26 – Diciembre 11, 2020.
Course 223 Worship and Sacraments.
Curso 223 Adoración y Sacramentos.
Deadline to enroll will be August 26, 2020.
Fecha límite para registrarse será Agosto 26, 2020.
Please follow this link for more information.
Por favor sigan este enlace para más información acerca del COSS.

Roots of Injustice, Seeds of Change: Working Toward Right Relationships with Native People
2020-10-25 16:00 - 18:00
Sunday, October 25, 4 – 6 pm
Online, free, and open to the public
Registration: https://bellevue.churchcenter.com/registrations
Join us for this unique, experiential workshop tracing the historic roots and ongoing impacts of the ‘Doctrine of Discovery’, the 15th-century justification for European subjugation of non-Christian peoples. Our goal is to raise our level of knowledge and concern about these impacts, recognize them in ourselves and our institutions, and explore how we can begin to take actions toward right relationship with Native peoples. The Toward Right Relationship Project offers this workshop in response to calls from Indigenous leaders at the United Nations and the World Council of Churches..
Presented by First United Methodist Church, Bellevue with Friends Peace Teams, established by Quakers in 1993, a Spirit-led organization working to develop long-term relationships with communities in conflict around the world to create programs for peacebuilding, healing, and reconciliation.

For Such a Time as This: A virtual forum on race, faith, and the future of the Church
2020-10-20 18:30 - 19:30
Seattle Pacific Seminary presents a virtual forum–“For Such a Time as This: A Forum on Race, Faith, and Future of the Church.” This forum will be moderated by Seattle Pacific Seminary Associate Dean Rev. Derick Harris and will feature a panel made up of seminary faculty members Dr. David Leong and Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil and United Methodist pastor Rev. Elizabeth Ingram Schindler and Presbyterian Church (USA) pastor Rev. Dr. Scott Dudley. The forum will be held on October 20 from 6:30-7:30 pm Pacific time. Given all that’s going on in our society, especially regarding race but also including the coronavirus and the impending national election, the topic of this forum is extremely timely. Attendance is free, but you need to register online, using the following link.
https://spu.edu/academics/seattle-pacific-seminary/news-archive/seminary-news/2020/for-such-a-time

Conference Annual Meeting -- United Methodist Women
2020-10-16 - 2020-10-17 | Bothell United Methodist Church, 18515 92nd Ave NE, Bothell, 98011, United States
Meeting times not available at the time of posting.

Conference United Methodist Women Executive Meeting
2020-10-15 - 2020-10-16 | Bothell United Methodist Church, 18515 92nd Ave NE, Bothell, 98011, United States

Lay Servant Ministries Advanced Course - Rediscovering Our Spiritual Gifts
2020-10-06 10:00 - 12:00, 2020-09-29 10:00 - 12:00 | Zoom Webinar, United States
An Advanced Lay Servant Ministries Course on Rediscovering Our Spiritual Gifts will be offered on Zoom on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. – Noon Pacific time, starting on September 15th. The final session of the four week class will take place on October 6 and is being taught by Emilie Kroen who also serves as Associate Conference Lay Leader in the Oregon-Idaho Conference.
Course Goals:
•To learn about spiritual gifts
•To work at identifying your own gifts
•To answer God’s call to serve—in an area where you can be capable and happy
Using STRIDE – Spiritual Gifts, Talents, Resources, Individuality, Dreams, and Experiences
The course is free but participants will need to find or purchase a copy of “Spirit Gifts” Participant’s Workbook by Patricia D. Brown (978-0-687-00858-2 • $8.99) which is available for purchase at Cokesbury.com and other online retailers.
To register, email (ekroen@yahoo.com) or call (503-312-4138) Emilie Kroen, prepared to provide your Name, Address, Phone Number, and your local church setting as you do.
*Each participate must have the book , read it, and fully participate in all 4 sessions.

Residence in Ministry 2020
2020-10-04 15:00 - 2020-10-06 17:00 | Dumas Bay Center, 3200 SW Dash Point Rd, Federal Way, WA, 98023, United States
Residence in Ministry in 2020 is for those who have been commissioned as Provisional Members at A.C. 2020 or 2019 in any of the PNW, OR/ID or AK Conferences.
Our Fall Gathering will be at Dumas Bay Retreat Center in Federal Way Washington on Oct. 4-6, 2020. We gather at 3pm–begin at 3:30pm. Contact: Rev. Heather Seman (PNW/AK) heather@cdaumc.org or Rev. Jules Nielsen (OR/ID) julialouisenielsen@gmail.com
