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Mission Encounter, VAUMC Conference Center, 10330 Staples Mill Rd, Glen Allen, VA 23060. July 26-28, 2024. Registrations requesting a hotel room due by June 24. Theme: "Welcome Home". Mission Encounter is a Bible-based education program that offers an opportunity for hands-on mission. Participants are invited to dig deeper into what it means to live in the Kingdom of God and how this helps us to develop practices for building and existing in healthier communities. 1 CEU. In-person and online Registration: vaumc.org/ME
ShareChurch, a ministry of Resurrection. 13720 Roe Ave, Leawood, KS or Online (Hybrid event). Onward: Leadership Institute 2024. September 25-27, 2024. This conference is designed to equip church leaders & their teams with the skills and abilities they need to lead their congregations and communities with renewed confidence, reinforced faithfulness, and creative ideas! Over the past 25 years, nearly 30,000 church leaders have participated in Leadership Institute and left feeling inspired and equipped to lead their churches. This year’s theme is “Onward,” as we focus on moving forward with hope & excitement after a time of division. Questions? Contact Megan Cullum at sharechurchconferences@cor.org or Learn More…
Study Leave for Ministry Professionals. Duke Divinity School. 407 Chapel Dr., Durham, NC 27708. September to November of 2024. Find time to read, reflect, research, or just relax with Study Leave for Ministry Professionals. Over the span of five to seven days, participants immerse themselves in learning and renewal through self-directed study, worship, and prayer on the campus of Duke University. Learn more: https://divinity.duke.edu/programs/study-leave
Convocation and Pastors’ School. Duke Divinity School. 407 Chapel Dr., Durham, NC 27708. October 14 & 15, 2024. Please save the dates of October 14 & 15, 2024 for the 2024 Convocation and Pastors’ School at Duke Divinity School. This year’s theme is Pulpits in Many Places: Embodying Christ in the World inspired by Acts 1: 8. Our plenary speakers will be Bishop Gregory V. Palmer, Resident Bishop of the West Ohio Annual Conference and member of Duke University’s Board of Trustees, artist and Duke Divinity alumnae Lanecia Rouse, and Duke Divinity School Professor Bishop Will Willimon. The evening of October 14, Kate Bowler will host a live session of her Everything Happens podcast. Her guest this year will be Coach Mike Krzyzewski. In addition, we will have an inspiring selection of seminars. We hope you will save the date and join us for Convocation & Pastors’ School. Learn more: https://divinity.duke.edu/programs/cps
Connect students to campus ministries
As high school seniors graduate this season, you can help connect those planning to attend college with a ministry home away from home. The Virginia Annual Conference supports 13 campus ministries and 4 United Methodist colleges/universities across Virginia. Our chaplains and campus ministers are excited to connect with students from your congregation as they head off to school.
Please take a moment to provide us with contact information for every student who will be enrolled in a college or university this fall (Para. 232 and 256.3d in the Book of Discipline). Our VAUMC campus ministers and chaplains reach out to incoming students over the summer, and welcome freshmen as they arrive on campus in the fall. You can find the form to submit information here.
Here's a video featuring our campus ministries, and more information about contacting our ministries is available here.
Please contact Dwayne Stinson (dwaynestinson@vaumc.org) if you have questions or would like to learn more about connecting with a campus ministry.
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