Vancouver All District Clergy and Lay Learning Event: Compassionate Spirituality
2017-03-25 10:00 - 16:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Kelso United Methodist Presbyterian Church, 206 Cowlitz Way, Kelso, WA, United States
Register NOW!!
We are clearly living in anxious times. Our communities are deeply divided and sometimes it’s hard to navigate how we are to move forward as individuals as well as faith communities. Dr. Frank Rogers, author of “The Way of Jesus, Compassion in Practice,” has been invited to help us circumnavigate our way into the future, offering healing and hope in a broken world. Following the way of Jesus, Dr. Rogers offers a way to live compassionately “when our world threatens to consume us, throbbing with boundless discrimination, violence, and greed.”
The Vancouver District invites you to join us as we develop our personal spiritual lives and explore practical ways to be compassionate in a fractured world. It is our belief that Jesus offers us a real solution to the challenges before us. And that solution is to act as God’s heartbeat; pumping grace into whatever community we find ourselves a part. Together we will explore how Jesus teaches us how to be at peace and how we can help heal our anxious world in the months and years to come.
We will also be offering some Nuts & Bolts style trainings in the afternoon:

Finance: Rik Jameson
Trustees: Brant Henshaw
Staff Parish Relations: Rev. David Nieda
Mission–Climate Justice: Myrna Manier & Stephanie Parsons
Discipleship – 30 Days of Glory: Janet Kourey
Practicing Compassion in Anxious Times: Dr. Frank Rogers
Root, Bloom and Grow – Greater NW Church Revitalization Process: Rev. Steve Ross
Relationship-Fueled Transformation: Pacific Northwest with Rachel Neer, Executive Director of Project Transformation: Pacific Northwest

This event welcomes all clergy and lay individuals.
Check-in begins at 9:30 AM.
A simple lunch will be catered and child-care is available.
Please promote this event in your local church bulletin! Click HERE for resources in Word.

Conference Council on Young Adult Ministries
2017-03-25 10:00 - 13:00 | Alton Collins Retreat Center, 32867 OR-211, Eagle Creek, OR, 97022, United States
Conference Room #1

Global Ministries
2017-03-23 08:30 - 15:00 | Alton Collins Retreat Center, 32867 OR-211, Eagle Creek, OR, 97022, United States
Conference Room #2

Planter Interviews
2017-03-22 08:00 - 2017-03-24 17:00 | Alton Collins Retreat Center, 32867 OR-211, Eagle Creek, OR, 97022, United States

SUMYT Retreat
2017-03-17 19:00 - 2017-03-19 12:00 | Camp Indianola, 10635 NE Shore Dr. PO Box 1150, Indianola, WA, 98342, United States
The SUMYT retreat is organized each year by the Seattle United Methodist Youth Team (SUMYT). It is for grades 6-12 and is hosted at Camp Indianola and is open to youth and their adult leaders from across the conference.
More details to come…

Council on Finance and Administration
2017-03-16 15:00 - 20:00 | Alton Collins Retreat Center, 32867 OR-211, Eagle Creek, OR, 97022, United States

Puget Sound Clergy Day Apart
2017-03-15 | Camp Killoqua, 15207 E Lake Goodwin Rd, Stanwood, WA, 98292, United States
Mark your calendar!
On Wednesday, March 15, Puget Sound Clergy are gathering at Camp Killoqua in Stanwood. This will be an excellent opportunity to fellowship and worship with your clergy colleagues, all while surrounded by the nature and beauty of the Pacific Northwest.
Register now!
We are excited to have our own Bill Gibson, Director of Strategic Faith Community Development, as the keynote speaker for the day. You won’t want to miss it!

Threshold Event: Meet Bishop Stanovsky
2017-03-11 08:00 - 17:00 | Meridian United Methodist Church, 240 E. Idaho St., Meridian, OR, 83642, United States
These Threshold Events are an opportunity to meet with our new Greater Northwest Area Bishop, Elaine JW Stanovsky. Click here to read her thoughts on this opportunity.
Save the date(s). More information will be shared as it is available.
Threshold Events for Bishop Stanovsky
Friday, October 14 – Alaska UMC Office (1660 Patterson St) Anchorage at 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 13 – Montavilla UMC in SE Portland, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, January 8 – Olympia First UMC, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, January 21 – Eugene First UMC, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, February 26 – Spokane Valley UMC, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 5 – Edmonds UMC, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 11 – Meridian UMC, Meridian, ID, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 8 – Moses Lake UMC, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Shakin' and Bakin' the WJ Way
2017-03-10 - 2017-03-13 | DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Ontario Airport, 222 North Vineyard Avenue, Ontario, CA, 91764-4431, United States
Western Jurisdiction Disaster Response Academy
Bi-annual Western Jurisdiction Disaster Response Academy will be held on March 10-13, 2017 at the Doubletree by Hilton in Ontario, California.
Participants will have an abundance of fun and informative learning opportunities led by staff from the United Methodist Committee on Relief and others. Stories will be shared from across the Jurisdiction and the ERT, Recovery and Shower trailer for disaster response will be on view. All are invited to this wonderful event.
Click here for more info and to Register Online.

Northwest Leadership Institute
2017-03-09 - 2017-03-10 | Cathedral of the Rockies, 717 N. 11th St., Boise, ID, 83702, United States
Registration is now open!
Sign-up today and enjoy early bird pricing – available through January 31st.

Safety Advocate Webinar
2017-03-08 16:00 - 17:00 | Alton Collins Retreat Center, 32867 OR-211, Eagle Creek, OR, 97022, United States
To serve as a Safety Advocate, you must first pass a national background check, and complete the basic abuse awareness training offered through Ministry Safe in addition to this component (please share the church you’ve done this with when you RSVP).
We are currently offering a webinar on March 8 from 4-5 pm.
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)

Annual Conference Session Planning Meeting
2017-03-08 13:00 - 15:00 | Alton Collins Retreat Center, 32867 OR-211, Eagle Creek, OR, 97022, United States

Board of Ordained Ministry Interviews
2017-03-07 - 2017-03-11 | Dumas Bay Center, 3200 SW Dash Point Rd, Federal Way, WA, 98023, United States
These dates include the work of the Provisional and Full Membership teams, and also interviews with candidates. Please refer to your team leads or invitation for more details on when you need to be present.

Threshold Event: Meet Bishop Stanovsky
2017-03-05 14:00 - 16:00 | Edmonds United Methodist Church, 828 Caspers Street, Edmonds, WA, 98020, United States

Exploring New Ways of Walking With One Another in Uncertain Times
2017-03-04 10:30 - 15:00 | Moses Lake United Methodist Church, 746 S Ironwood Drive, Moses Lake, WA, 98837, United States
In a reality where immigrants are threatened with deportation, Muslims with registration, and any stranger may be harassed as a danger, Jesus calls us to love our neighbors. A lot of discussion about “sanctuary” is being expressed and shared. As Church, we need to consider what “sanctuary” means, what it looks like, and how we may be able to offer it to those in need. Exploring other responses to these needs may help our communities to be safe places.
You are invited to pray, study, and propose ways that we, as Church, can:

Be Hospitable,
Offer Sanctuary,
and Love One Another.

Please come with your experiences, questions, worries, and ideas.
“Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters. Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it. Continue to remember those in prison as if you were there with them in prison, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.” – Hebrews 13: 1-3
Please prayerfully consider this opportunity for sharing time about an important aspect of our current culture—invite others and bring a team from your church!
REGISTER NOW!
A light soup lunch will be provided. Donations accepted.

Board of Pensions
2017-03-04 09:00 - 15:00 | Alton Collins Retreat Center, 32867 OR-211, Eagle Creek, OR, 97022, United States
Conference Room #1.

Connectional Table
2017-03-03 15:00 - 20:00 | Alton Collins Retreat Center, 32867 OR-211, Eagle Creek, OR, 97022, United States
Conference Room 1

Multiplying Ministries
2017-03-02 09:30 - 15:30 | Alton Collins Retreat Center, 32867 OR-211, Eagle Creek, OR, 97022, United States
Conference Room #1
Multiplying Ministries is a new invitational pilot program designed to foster a unique space of creative engagement, collaborative conversations, and a “think tank” environment.

Greater NW Area Cabinet
2017-02-28 10:00 - 2017-03-03 14:00 | Alton Collins Retreat Center, 32867 OR-211, Eagle Creek, OR, 97022, United States
Conference Rooms #1, 2, 3

Vancouver - District Committee on Ministry
2017-02-27 08:00 - 17:00 | Alton Collins Retreat Center, 32867 OR-211, Eagle Creek, OR, 97022, United States

Threshold Event: Meet Bishop Stanovsky
2017-02-26 14:00 - 16:00 | Spokane Valley United Methodist Church, 115 N Raymond Rd, Spokane Valley, WA, 99206, United States
