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The Contend program is a ministry-discernment program for anyone wrestling with the call to create or lead new prophetic ministries in the California-Pacific Conference. View Flyer as a PDF >> Founded by Rev. Brent Ross and Pastor Molly Lorden, the three-phase program is designed to
Now accepting applications: exclusive online program providing Pastors the opportunity to develop their skills from anywhere There is a sacred trust that allows pastors into the vulnerable moments of life. Precious few people are invited into struggles with addiction, medical diagnoses, tragedy or spiritual crises.
July 17, 2023 연합감리교회 고등교육사역부의 통합임상목회실습센터(Center for Integrative Pastoral Practice, 이하CIPP)가 2021년에 이어, 한국어로 진행하는 온라인 임상목회교육(Clinical Pastoral Education, 이하 CPE) 2023년 기초 과정을 개설했다. 교육 과정은 2023년 9월 8일부터 2024년 1월 31일까지 진행되며, 현재 수강 신청을 받고 있다. 소중한 사람이 중독의 문제를 겪고 있거나 심각한
The Filipino Caucus Foundation will be hosting a fundraiser concert event for the Filipino Caucus’ four core programs: Christmas Institute, Faith Festival, Philippine Fiesta, and Philippine Mission. Date: Saturday, August 12, 2023 (6:30 PM – 8:30 PM PDT)Location: Azusa Pacific University, Upper Turner Hall (901
Facing the Future 2023 Be3: Being, Belonging, Becoming November 14-16, 2023 Atlanta, Georgia The last three years have been a whirlwind for us in so many ways. We have lived through and are still living through a global pandemic and its effects, wrestling with systemic
June 1, 2023 As part of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Justice and Peace pilgrimage, I and four colleagues from the WCC visited some of the Sami Indigenous communities in Norway. Their ancestral lands are mostly situated in four countries: Norway, Sweden, Finland and
March 18, 2021 From 2006 to 2010, I served a cross-racial appointment in Savannah. I was appointed as the first Black pastor of this all-white United Methodist congregation. The church’s parsonage is located in a predominantly white neighborhood near a large city park. One day,
The California-Pacific Conference’s vision: Ending Spiritual and Physical Hunger resonates and inspires the laity and clergy of our area to give, lead, and serve in new and exciting ways. Each week we will share a video from one of our churches that is living into
If you live in Southern California, this opportunity is for you! Dates: Friday, July 14 (Noon) – Saturday, July 15, 2023 (7:30 PM) PDTLocation: Crossroads UMC (2354 North Wilmington Avenue, Compton, CA 90222) Join the Multifaith Initiative to End Mass Incarceration, Crossroads Church in Compton
Just like with everything else, there are more and less honorable ways to learn about another culture. For example, the Church has always been diasporic (we move away into different spaces) and missional (we want to share how we understand God’s movement in and through
