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SUMMARY:Q&A Opportunity to prepare for the Special Session
DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, December 2\, from 6:30-8 p.m. PT\, lay and clergy members of the Alaska\, Oregon-Idaho and Pacific Northwest Conferences are invited to bring questions they may have after reviewing the materials for the Special Session on December 5\, 2024. Other interested United Methodists from the Greater Northwest Area are also welcome to attend. \nPlease register for this meeting (CLICK HERE) to receive a link to join this question-and-answer session. Members of the Pacific Northwest Conference can find the legislation for consideration\, along with support materials\, on the Special Session Resource Page. \nFor members of the PNW Conference\, this will serve as our Focus Session\, allowing voting members to receive the budget well in advance of voting on it so we can honor conference rules. \nDuring the meeting\, panelists will be present to help answer questions about the Ministry Priorities proposal and each conference budget. To make the best use of our time\, please review the materials your conference is providing before you formulate and ask questions. We will be utilizing Zoom’s Q&A feature to answer as many questions as possible.
URL:https://www.pnwumc.org/event/qa-opportunity-to-prepare-for-the-special-session/
LOCATION:WA
CATEGORIES:Annual Conference
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SUMMARY:Practicing Equity\, an Intercultural Skill
DESCRIPTION:How might you practice Equity as appointed or assigned leaders of the United Methodist Church? We will address this question in an all-day\, in-person workshop offered in three different locations around the Pacific Northwest Conference. Ordained clergy\, local licensed pastors\, and lay persons assigned from across the GNW Area are invited to attend. This full-day workshop (9 am to 5 pm) will fulfill the intercultural competency requirement for leaders under assignment or appointment in the PNW Conference for the quadrennium ending on December 31\, 2024. Kristina Gonzalez\, Executive Director for Innovation and Vitality\, and Equity Colleagues will facilitate. There is no charge for this training event. Registration is required at this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WXNS839 \nIf you are unsure whether you have fulfilled your PNW intercultural competency requirement for the current quadrennium\, please contact Stephanie Franklin\, Board of Ordained Ministry Administrator\, at sfranklin@pnwumc.org. If you have questions about this event\, please contact Patrick Ferguson\, Program Coordinator\, at pferguson@greaternw.org. \nThis training is being offered on three occasions this fall: \n\n\nNovember 7\, Spokane\, WA: Spokane Valley United Methodist Church\nNovember 13\, Seattle\, WA: Blaine Memorial United Methodist Church\nDecember 4\, Vancouver\, WA: Vancouver Heights United Methodist Church
URL:https://www.pnwumc.org/event/practicing-equity-an-intercultural-skill-2/
LOCATION:Vancouver Heights UMC\, 5701 Macarthur Blvd\, Vancouver\, WA\, 98661\, United States
CATEGORIES:Board of Ordained Ministry,Clergy,Education,Training
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SUMMARY:Special Called Session
DESCRIPTION:Bishop Cedrick Bridgeforth has called for a special online session of the Pacific Northwest Annual Conference on Thursday\, December 5\, 2024\, beginning at 6 p.m. PT via Zoom. \nIt is expected to last approximately two hours and will be held concurrently with special online sessions of the Alaska and Oregon-Idaho Conferences. \nThe bishop is calling this special session to consider the following items: \n\nEach conference will vote on the ministry priorities of the annual conference\nEach conference will vote on the ministry priorities of the GNW Area\nEach conference will vote on its conference budget\nThe PNW Conference will also vote to affirm a final nomination slate of board and agency members\n\nRegistration for the special session will be sent by email on or before November 1\, 2024. For more information\, please visit the special session webpage.
URL:https://www.pnwumc.org/event/special-called-session/
LOCATION:https://www.pnwumc.org/event/special-called-session/
CATEGORIES:Annual Conference
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SUMMARY:Archives & History Work Party
DESCRIPTION:A meeting and work opportunity for members of the PNW Conference Committee on Archives and History will take place at the The Bridge UMC in Tacoma\, WA\, on December 6\, 2024 from 10-3 p.m.
URL:https://www.pnwumc.org/event/archives-history-work-party/
LOCATION:The Bridge\, 5601 S. Puget Sound\, Tacoma\, WA\, 98409\, United States
CATEGORIES:Archives & History,Meetings
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ORGANIZER;CN="Pam Osborne":MAILTO:archives@pnwumc.org
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