insideout: What if we focused on abundance?
Revs. William (Bill) Gibson and David Valera have teamed up to produce a new video series called insideout which aims to inspire people to...
2017 Clergy Age Report Shows Decrease in Number of Young Elders
WASHINGTON, DC – The trend of a modest but steady increase in the number of clergy under 35 has stalled, according to the Clergy...
Construction progresses on new dining hall at Lazy F, great time to get involved
Rev. David Valera stopped by Lazy F Camp and Retreat Center to get a report from camp director Dave Burfeind on how construction is going on the new dining hall and plaza. In this video, Burfeind gives us a tour of the site, a timeline for the construction, and a pitch for your involvement in bringing the project home.
Restoring the Sacred Circle with Indigenous People
By Kristina Gonzalez | Director of Leadership Development for an Inclusive Church
The Acts of Repentance that you will find below were offered during the opening...
The Well: Prophetic Speech in Our Public Commons (Video)
Katie Ladd welcomes Seattle’s Queen Anne neighborhood to experience The Well – a place for great conversation in an intimate sharing space.
Today, famed author,...
An Immigration Vigil at #UMCGC
Article by Pam Brokaw | Video by Rev. David Valera
May 13, 2016 | PORTLAND, Ore.
United Methodists were encouraged by Los Angeles Area Bishop Minerva G. Carcaño to...
Resource: A Gift of Music
By Peter Fraser
The following worship songs were written over the last eight years, and were inspired by a need for quality worship songs with...
Valley & Mountain: Celebrating 5 Years Together
Valley & Mountain Fellowship celebrates 5 years of deep listening, social action, and spiritual growth in the heart of southeast Seattle’s Hillman City neighborhood.
What...
VIDEO: PNW Delegates offer extended thoughts on “A Way Forward” and #UMCGC
Video by Rev. David Valera*
May 19, 2016 | Portland, Oregon
On Wednesday, May 18th, delegates to the 2016 United Methodist General Conference received a proposal...
Ronald Commons: Partnering to Bridge the Sacred and the Secular
Ronald United Methodist Church in Shoreline, Wash. partners with Hopelink and Compass Housing Alliance (and many others) to create Ronald Commons - a future...
