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As I begin this Monday Briefing for the California-Pacific Conference on the worldwide pandemic, let me remind you of the “Stockdale Paradox” made popular by leadership guru, Jim Collins. This paradox is about Admiral James Stockdale who was shot down over Vietnam during the war and held for 8 years as prisoner of war by […]
MARCHA and the National Plan for Hispanic/Latino Ministries (NPHLM), with the cooperation of, United Methodist Communications (UMCOM), General Commission on Religion and Race (GCORR) and Discipleship Ministries (GBOD), have created a webpage in Spanish with information to assist Hispanic/Latino congregations in the process of applying for the aid that the CARES Act provides. The Ministry […]
Right now, there is a tremendous opportunity for the California-Pacific Conference as a whole to be in ministry with the homeless through the use of our empty church facilities, halls, retreat centers, parking lots, commercial kitchens, staffing, and underutilized parsonages or vacant properties. Cal-Pac Connectional Ministries has been in ongoing conversation with the Los Angeles […]
With the COVID-19 infection spreading, it is bound to affect more and more of us. Whereas, in its early stages we were somewhat insulated from knowing people who were directly infected, that has changed dramatically. A number of our California-Pacific Conference laity from local churches and even some of our clergy have come down with […]
** UPDATE (5/13/2020): The Board of Ordained Ministry Leadership has heard from several candidates and advocates of candidates concerned that our CPE requirement will prevent them from applying for commissioning this October because so many CPE programs are shut down. Therefore, the Board Executive Committee voted that the Board of Ordained Ministry will NOT require […]
Update: This notification includes a new PPP loan application tool added under Small Business Loans section, clarification added to Board of Pensions letter, and a notice to Employee form added to Expanded Unemployment. Perhaps a silver lining in our situation with COVID-19 Coronavirus is how the Connectional nature of our United Methodist Church is once […]
