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Check the Holston online calendar for a full listing of future events.

Congregational Leadership: UM History and Doctrine

June 7-13 Online 1.0 CEUs

Designed for Part-Time Local Pastors, this course will cover the development of The United Methodist Church in America. Topics to be covered include the life and ministry of John and Charles Wesley, how the Methodist Societies in England functioned, early Methodism in America, Methodist and EUB doctrine, and mergers and splits in American Methodism.

Building a Leadership Network to Grow Our Ministry Effectiveness

June 15 Online 0.1 CEUs

One of the most important roles of any leader is to build networks. Whether in the business world or local congregation, the ability to create network connections is of utmost importance to effective leaders. In this session, Dr. Rodney Smothers will discuss these ways that networks impact our ministries along with ways to develop effective networks:

Communication Cool Tools Webinar

June 23 Online 0.1 CEUs

GCFA’s Communications Department has curated a collection of resources that’ll maximize the impact of your ministry’s marketing initiatives - many of them FREE. From content creation and graphic design to data organization and video production, these cool tools will allow you to make the most of your time and energy! Join the award-winning team as they share their expertise and passion for supporting your ministry.

Building with Strengths for Small Congregations

June 29 Online 0.1 CEUs

Small congregations are not miniaturized big congregations. They have different challenges. Fortunately, they also have different strengths–ones that are deeply forming, urgently needed, and generally unavailable in big settings. Teresa Stewart will help you learn how to build with these strengths and stop imitating models that never fit to begin with.

The Non-Anxious Leader: Family Systems Basics

July 5 - August 1 Online 3.0 CEUs

Effective leadership depends on being able to separate your personal anxieties from the issues that affect your church or organization. Learn why understanding your own family of origin is the key to effective leadership, what you can do to grow in this capacity, and the most important characteristic of effective leaders.

Caring With Compassion: First Responders and Their Families

July 10 - August 26 Online 1.0 CEUa

First responders and their families need support and advocates in local communities, and this course is designed to guide clergy as they learn how to provide this encouragement.

From Your Heart to Theirs: Delivering an Effective Sermon

July 10=21 Online 0.1 CEUs

This course is for preachers who have completed the basic preaching course but want to increase their preparation for a variety of situations with a variety of sermon types. It will guide participants in developing a sermon in advance and give them an opportunity to practice it in a group, without the worry of trying it out in front of their congregation for the first time!

A Day w/the Bishop: Black Methodists Matter

July 15 Alcoa, TN 0.5 CEUs

Goals: Worship and Spiritual Renewal Community Building Leadership Development Advocacy and Social Justice Building Bridges of Racial Reconciliation

Leaders: Bishop Debra Wallace-Padgett, Rev. Sharon Bowers, Rev. Dr. Candace Lewis, Rev. Brian Tillman, Rev. Annette Warren and others

Looking Ahead

Bishop’s Trip to the Holy Land

February 21-30 Holy Land 3.0 CEUs

Join Bishop Debra Wallace-Padgett & the Holston Conference on a Holy Land Classic Journey, departing on February 20, 2024. You will see Caesarea by the Sea, Mount Carmel, Megiddo, Nazareth, Sea of Galilee, Tel Dan, Caesarea Philippi, Golan Heights, Bethsaida, Jordan River, Jericho, Qumran, Masada, Dead Sea, Bethlehem, Herodion, Jerusalem, and much more.

Read Bishop Debra Wallace-Padgett’s invitation.

Download full brochure here.

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