Welcome to our resource hub tailored for churches seeking to engage with vital issues of our time. From fostering creation care to promoting social justice initiatives, we offers a series of resources designed to empower and equip your church to make meaningful impacts in their communities and beyond.
CAL-PAC LEARNING LABS
The Cal-Pac Learning Lab is a series of webinars designed to equip clergy and lay leaders with the essential skills and knowledge needed to sustain and grow their ministries. Each session provides practical, actionable insights tailored to the real-world challenges churches face. Join us this spring to gain the tools and strategies that will help your congregation flourish.
THEMED SERVICE RESOURCES
Use these resources to support your church’s series aligning to conference themes of nourish or flourish.
Nourish
The link will take you to a Dropbox where you can see the video and image resources provided. You can download these files to your own computer for use in your church like a sermon series.
Flourish
The link will take you to a Dropbox where you can see the video and image resources provided. You can download these files to your own computer for use in your church like a sermon series.
TOOLKITS
Explore our worship planning toolkits, complete with theological grounding, relevant hymns, Bible passages, and activities for all ages.
LENT
Introducing a Lenten series for 2025: #JesusTrending!
Designed with Cal-Pac churches at our worship design workshop in August 2024, Jason Moore and your Connectional Ministries team are happy to share this resource for your 2025 Lenten journey.
2025 Lent Toolkit
DOWNLOAD TOOLKITCREATION CARE
These toolkits are designed to give you and your church resources for a service centered on creation care, and include suggested orders of service, hymns, prayers, and activities for all ages.
Creation Care Toolkit
DOWNLOAD 2025 TOOLKITCreation Care Toolkit
DOWNLOAD 2024 TOOLKITSOCIAL JUSTICE
This toolkit provides resources and guidance for integrating themes of equality, compassion, and activism into worship. As Christians, we are committed to work for social justice. If you are looking for ways to resource your passion for social justice, then this toolkit is designed to help you.
Social Justice Toolkit
DOWNLOAD TOOLKITLGBTQIA+
This toolkit focuses on LGBTQIA+ inclusion, offering support and materials to ensure that all individuals feel welcomed and affirmed within our congregations. Throughout the Bible we see God present in the struggle for liberation. This is our call as Christians, to welcome ALL into our lives, our families, our communities, and our churches.
LGBTQIA+ Toolkit
DOWNLOAD TOOLKITADVENT
Join your Connectional Ministries team on a journey through Advent. 2024’s theme is Bridging Divides: An Advent of reconciliation, renewal, and unity. Each week’s worship resources include scriptures, candle liturgy, call to worship, and prayers.
2024 Advent Toolkit
DOWNLOAD TOOLKITLEARNING LAB REPLAYS
Click to watch each recording and view any supporting materials.
Recording: Discerning Your Call to Ministry: For Future Clergy and Lay Leaders
Below is the recording of this session and related resources.Explore our other Cal-Pac Learning Lab sessions at this link. RESOURCES: RECORDING: Answer to one of the questions in the Q&A: Candidates over the age of 72 may enter or continue in the candidacy process to pursue appointment in retired local pastor status (2020/2024 Book of Discipline, […]
Preparing for AC2025: Cal-Pac Learning Labs
In May, our Learning Lab series will turn to preparing you for our Annual Conference Session for 2025. We will host four sessions: MAY 5 | 6:30-8 PM PDT | Introduction to MeetingPulse This week, we’ll introduce you to our new meeting application that we’ll use for our sessions, bringing our hybrid experience and voting […]
Cal-Pac Learning Labs: Spring 2025 Sessions
The Cal-Pac Learning Lab is back! Join us in March and April as we continue our series of webinars designed to equip clergy and lay leaders with the essential skills and knowledge needed to sustain and grow their ministries. Each session provides practical, actionable insights tailored to the real-world challenges churches face. SPRING SESSIONS | Recordings […]
Cal-Pac Learning Labs: Winter 2025 Sessions
The Cal-Pac Learning Lab is back for 2025! Join us in January for support with your 2024 Statistics and to explore new Lenten resources. Check back soon for sessions in February and beyond. The Cal-Pac Learning Lab is a series of webinars designed to equip clergy and lay leaders with the essential skills and knowledge […]
VIDEO RESOURCES
Click to watch or download these videos and use them in your local church.