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January 2019
A Time for Sharing: Stitching Challenge
Calling all Midwest District crafters! DS Margie Crawford has challenged each church to make prayer shawls, lap blankets, chemo hats or port pillows for those who are undergoing treatment for cancer, long term illness, and for those who may be in a hospice facility. Simple patterns are available. This challenge begins now and will continue through Good Friday.
Find out more »Central Bay District Clergy Retreat
January 23-24, 2019 Bay Shore Camp Find out more>>>
Find out more »Faith Space 4 Systems Thinking
Faith Space 4 Systems Thinking 3 4 90 –3 virtual weeklies, 90-minutes each– are periodic experiential learning events building on the co-influential nature of relationships. Healthy relationships are rooted in mutual affirming and challenging each person to be her or his best self more often. The cost is only a $5.00 registration fee for each session. June 20th, 27th, 2018 (the June 13 session has been cancelled) – Wednesdays, 8:30-10:00 pm – ‘Presence and Functioning’ September 5 – October 10,… Continue Reading Faith Space 4 Systems Thinking
Find out more »United Methodism 101 for Children’s Ministry Leaders – Zoom Webinar
Curious about United Methodist theology and beliefs? Want to know more about the meaning of Baptism and Communion? What about God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit? Or sin and forgiveness? If you are a children's ministry leader and want to deepen your own faith, join us for an online Zoom webinar on Thursday, January 24th at 11:00am. Register at https://goo.gl/forms/xaqfkL4xatveB3Ij1.
Find out more »Youth Mental Health First Aid Training – Trinity UMC, Grand Rapids
Calling all people who work with youth! Pastors/Children & Youth Ministers Social Workers Parents Family & Community members Youth Mental Health First Aid is primarily designed for adults who regularly interact with young people. The course introduces common mental healthy challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. Topics covered include anxiety, depression, substance use, disorders in which psychosis may occur, disruptive behavior… Continue Reading Youth Mental Health First Aid Training – Trinity UMC, Grand Rapids
Find out more »Midwest District Lay Servant Classes: Winter 2019
Registration is now CLOSED for these classes. Winter Lay Servant Classes now forming! Saturdays, January 12 and 26 from 9am to 3pm at Cedar Springs UMC. The fee is $25 per person and includes materials and lunch on both dates. Registration deadline is December 28.
Find out more »Protection Policy Training – Carleton UMC
Join us on Saturday, January 26 from 9:00am-12:00pm at Carleton UMC (11435 Grafton Rd, Carleton, MI 48117) for Protection Policy Training. We will provide light snacks, and childcare upon request. RSVP here by Thursday, January 10th
Find out more »Central Bay District LSM Classes
Rediscovering our Spiritual Gifts – Pigeon/Salem Pigeon-Salem UMC will host the Lay Servant Ministry course Rediscovering our Spiritual Gifts on January 26thand February 2nd from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., using the text Each One a Minister: Using God’s Gifts for Ministry, by William J. Carter. Through a study of Ephesians, the author engages the reader in discovering the meaning of church, ministry, and gifts from the early church up to the present. Following the Bible study, participants will learn how God gives practical… Continue Reading Central Bay District LSM Classes
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Lay Servants Tell Stories – Elkton January 20, 27, February 3 and 10, 2:00-4:30 p.m. Registration deadline is January 13, 2019. Contact Deborah Sturm with questions: (989) 453-2316, sturmstrum@gmail.com Read more >>>
Find out more »Super Sunday 2019
This event is specifically designed to help equip your church's current and future leaders for service in and through the body of Christ.
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