Join lay leaders from across the PNW for an afternoon of collaboration on May 17th, 10-2 pm.
District Superintendents Kathleen Weber and Daniel Miranda welcome you and your church teams to this remarkable opportunity to exchange ideas, foster connections, and engage in meaningful collaboration through Zoom breakout rooms.
At this hybrid event, Crest to Coast District participants will meet in person at Kelso UMPC, and participants from the Inland, Puget Sound, and Seven Rivers Districts will join virtually via Zoom.
Our theme this year is LOVE THY NEIGHBOR. The Greater Northwest Area’s INNOVATION AND VITALITY TEAM will be leading us throughout the day, in worship, plenary session, conversations and workshops revolving around the three key practices that we believe are present in every vital congregation. These practices are namely, INCLUSION, INNOVATION and MULTIPLICATION.
We have picked the theme, LOVE THY NEIGHBOR to celebrate what God is already doing in our faith communities in the ways we are loving and engaging our neighbors as well as to spark further our imagination towards what is still possible about God’s trans-formative work in our neighborhoods. To this end, four workshops will be offered, namely: Faith-based Community Organizing, Asset Based Community Development, Intercultural Competency, and Intentional Multiplication.
The Early-bird registration is $20 per person until March 15 and $30 per person thereafter.($30 at the door) There are scholarships available for those who cannot otherwise afford to attend. To request a scholarship, please contact Hollie, hswanson@pnwumc.org or (206) 870-6814.
Childcare Available, be sure to fill out information on your registration!
Laity are frequently invited to lead prayer in worship and other settings. The primary objective for this course is to enable laity to effectively prepare and lead various prayer forms. All laity of the conference are welcome.
Sacramental Theology and Worship will help students gain a deeper theological understanding and meaning of worship – it’s form and liturgy and hymnology. An overview of the theology of baptism and communion in the United Methodist tradition will also be covered.
