Some Good News! Deep Dive's Registration Fee is Waived ~ Attend for Free!

Friends!

We want to empower as many clergy to come together before the AGM, and we know every little counts -- so we're waiving Deep Dive's $50 registration fee.

Yes! — Deep Dive is now totally free of charge, with catered on-site dinner and lunch still provided for all who are able to attend.

Click Here to Register Now!

Individual registration is needed so that we can prepare to welcome *you* and any dietary needs you may have.

Rev. Michelle Slater is around for calls or emails should you require more info before confidently jumping into Deep Dive (and the gathering's schedule can be seen in the FB event details, on LeaderSHIFT's website, and just below too).

Hoping this is good news for you, and that we'll get to welcome you on May 29!

Faithfully,
The LeaderSHIFT Team

 
 

Deep Dive - A Time for Ministry Personnel

A LeaderSHIFT offering with United Church of Canada Growth Animator, Rev. Scott Reynolds, and LeaderSHIFT’s Rev. Michelle Slater.

A Time of Community, Discernment, and Celebration

How did you embrace ministry during the pandemic, and what did you learn? What do we want to lament, and what do we want to ask God’s blessings on? How can we support one another in the challenging work of ministry leadership today? All PMRC-United Church ministers are encouraged to arrive to Vancouver BC to the AGM one day early -- to join this Deep Dive gathering! This is dedicated time for you, as ministers, to connect and tend our call to ministry and leadership, here and now, in this time and place, with all that is before you and the church.

Deep Dive Schedule

Wednesday May 29, 2024

1-5pm Community-Building, Context, The Practice of Lament
5pm Dinner (onsite, catered)
6:30pm The Practice of Storytelling
8:30pm Close

Thursday May 20, 2024

9:30am The Practice of Blessing
12pm Close with Lunch (onsite, catered)
1pm AGM Welcome &/Check-In Table Opens
4pm AGM Begins

Contact Rev. Michelle Slater with questions: MSlater@united-church.ca

Register Online: https://app.amilia.com/store/en/chinook-pacific-uccan/shop/programs/98110?subCategoryIds=5136863

Pre-PMRC AGM Gathering for Ministers, with Rev. Scott Reynolds and Rev. Michelle Slater

Clergy friends,

We are thrilled to be offering a gathering for you, in the days immediately prior to the Pacific Mountain Regional Council’s 2024 Annual General Meeting!

Deep Dive - A time for Ministry Personnel pre-PMRC AGM
with Growth Animator Rev. Scott Reynolds and LeaderSHIFT’s Rev. Michelle Slater

May 29-30, 2024

Come to Vancouver BC a day early to explore how we are called to minister and lead in this time and place, post-pandemic. How did you embrace ministry during the pandemic, and what did you learn? What do we want to lament, and what do we want to ask God’s blessings on? How can we support one another in the challenging work of ministry leadership today?

Begins Wed. May 29 at 1 pm, and ends Thursday, May 30 with lunch

Location: St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church, Downtown Vancouver BC.

Cost: $50

Registration coming soon!

Contact Rev. Michelle Slater if any questions, in the meantime: MSlater@united-church.ca

When we say 'Total' We Mean it Literally, and Emphatically: Total Clergy Wellbeing Retreat - You Totally Need To Go.

Friends,

When our team was reflecting on all the stories we have heard over the years from the first Total Clergy Wellbeing cohort, we knew you needed to hear why your colleagues believe you should take this program too.

Total Clergy Wellbeing was a balance of collegial connections (perhaps even more important now that we don't see each other regularly in Presbytery meetings) and excellent, thought-provoking speakers. Recently a colleague enjoying a Sabbatical remarked, "After/during COVID, we all need a Sabbatical.”  While that may not be possible, I suspect we all need soul-tending and opportunities for renewal and replenishment. Total Clergy Well-Being offers just that. The role of the accompanier was a gift, as the person was a trusted colleague and insightful friend who I don't see often enough, facilitating a bit of a breakthrough for me. Looking back, several years later, the most important part of the Total Clergy Wellbeing experience was the balance of substantial program and spacious time with opportunities for individual reflection and collegial connection throughout.

Rev. Dan Chambers

One part of the experience which had lasting positive impact on my ministry and wellbeing was “The care that was taken to provide us with all that we needed and pampered. It reminded us that what we do is noticed and appreciated. The 365 evaluation of who we are and areas for growth was helpful, both in ways that were affirming and challenging.  They are always in the back of my mind. As ones who spend most of our time focusing on others, this program provides a rare opportunity to focus on ourselves; to take time to listen, reflect, relax, and grow as individuals. Because the accompanier was my life partner, it was incredibly helpful that we both experienced this program together. It provided us with insights into who we are as individuals, as a couple and as a clergy couple. Looking back the most important part of the Total Clergy Wellbeing experience was the sense of being cared for by the larger church.

Rev. Ivy Thomas

I started doing yoga at this event in 2016 and I am still doing it all these years later. One of my goals was to increase my physical fitness and to do that intentionally, and the presence of my partner and the supportive structure of the event, really helped me to achieve that goal and stick with it. The biggest things for me regarding this course were: 1. It felt like the LeaderShift team cared about my wellbeing and that the actual institutional church "had my back" which was big in 2015, but is even more meaningful now, "after" the pandemic has changed our lives significantly. 2. Anything that deepens self-awareness and emotional intelligence is going to increase the odds that clergy can function in a healthy way in our ministry contexts. I was really grateful to my partner that he accompanied me. That we could share the experience of this course meant a lot to me. We have had conversations post-event, about his experience, and that has contributed to his growth and self-awareness as well as my own. I see the event as another in a series of "integrating" events that I have engaged in, often thanks to LeaderShift and its excellent offerings. To the extent that I have been open to deepen in awareness, skill and even "content" or "theory" at Total Clergy Wellbeing or similar type of event, I have become a better leader and a more mature human being.

Rev. Cari Copeman-Haynes

There is still time apply to participate in this unique program! Love what is thriving, tend to what is weary, and define ways to support both. There is truly nothing more important right now; please join us. Take this step: Total Clergy Wellbeing.

I’m available to help you get the information you need, to empower your participation - you’re warmly invited to connect with me - by email or the Expression of Interest form on the Total Clergy Wellbeing page (or a call - I have limited hours but do return voice mails).

If you hope to attend this October, 2022, I need to hear from you very soon. Though more than a month away, the fullness of this retreat requires some advance preparation from you, for the facilitators.

Blessings,

Allison

LeaderSHIFT Director