Location: Online

The NIC Office of Congregational Development is offering free webinars available to all.

All of these one-hour gatherings are at 11 a.m.
All meetings share the same Zoom link.

Access the Zoom meeting link

They will be recorded if you can’t watch it live.
You can view the past recordings here.

Reach out to Rev. Christian Coon with any questions.

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Future Teachings:

• Feb. 25: Overview of Mission Insite
  Emily Reece of ACS Technologies will give an overview of a powerful (and free to NIC churches!) tool called Mission Insite, that helps you to learn more about your community.

• March 11: What is a One Board? 
  Dr. Jaye Johnson, Superintendent for Congregational Excellence and New Communities of Faith in the Iowa Conference, will share information about how a church can explore the One Board governance model.

• April 1: Doing Ministry in a Purple Church
  Rev. Beth Crissman, District Superintendent in the Western North Carolina Conference and one of the creators of the Purple Church Initiative, will share about the resources for churches that have members from both sides of the political aisle.

Past Teachings:

• Jan. 21: Ideas for reaching out to your community for the Lenten and Easter season.
  Watch the recording here.
• Feb. 4: Connecting With Young Adults
  Rev. Kristopher Sledge, founding pastor of The Journey Church in Harrisburg, PA, and co-author of the new book, Followers Under 40: The Journey Away from Church for Millennials, Gen Z and Gen Alpha will share ideas for connecting with young Adults.
  Watch the recording here.
  Download the Powerpoint presentation.
• Feb. 18: Creating Creative Worship
  Rev. Megan Smick of Oregon UMC will share how one small church is using creative worship to grow. Explore how fun, fellowship, and participatory activities can be used in a worship service to enhance impact and engage people with each other and God.
  Watch the recording here.

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