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January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month. The California-Pacific Conference Abolition Task Force encourages our churches to hold cyber safety and awareness training and is willing to help pay for its cost. For more information, please view this flyer. The Task Force is also sharing
Pending court approval of a settlement agreement in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case, United Methodists have agreed to contribute $30 million to a $3 billion Survivor Trust Fund that will receive contributions from the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), insurance companies and
On behalf of the Appointed Cabinet and Senior Leadership of the annual conference, I am writing to express our deep concern about the surge of COVID-19 and Omicron cases that we are witnessing. The National Geographic has put this in stark terms: “Year three of
“NORMALIZING NEXT“ is intended to be an on-going resource for pastors and leaders who don’t want to give up on the “call” to do ministry and to do it effectively, even in the midst of crisis. It is open to anyone who is in need of
The new year offers new opportunities to assess your finances, find areas in need of improvement and create an action plan to boost your financial wellness. Join us for the EY webinar, “Build greater financial wellness in the year ahead.” This interactive, 30-minute session covers
Following the success of the Digital Church Planting Training Path 1 and Discipleship Ministries will be continuing the conversations in their webinar series Digital Fresh Expressions this January. The team’s hope is to equip “digital missionaries” who are using technology for outreach ministries that connect with neighbors
The official day of Human Relations Day Sunday 2022 is January 16, 2022. All are encouraged to celebrate this Sunday on any Sunday throughout the year. Human Relations Day (Sunday before the national observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday) is one of six churchwide
As we prepare to light the Christ candle in a few days and remember the birth of Jesus, as light of the world, there are two important notices that require your attention: Boy Scouts of America and COVID Protocols for Worship. I am deeply grateful for your vigilance
United Methodist CommunicationsDecember 21, 2021 United Methodist leaders have reached a settlement in the matter of the Boy Scouts of America’s (BSA) pending bankruptcy proceedings. Upon final court approval, the settlement would absolve any claims of sexual abuse that may have occurred in congregation-sponsored Scouting
My friend clams up each time I mention pastoral ministry. In the three years since she left her job as a pastor for work in higher ed, she hasn’t talked about the entrenched sexism and racism that eventually caused her to leave ministry. It’s too
