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A gathering for ministry personnel in Chinook Winds Regional Council, just prior to the regional AGM! Free of charge, meals included. More information and registration to come in 2025…but mark your calendar now!
Planning week-to-week worship is exhausting. And when worship quality takes a nose-dive, the energy and inspiration you and the congregation need to live fully into your mission diminishes as well. Get ideas and training that will enliven your task of worship design and leadership. Come experience, explore and learn how to offer worship that is meaningful (finds life at the intersection of our life and faith story) and memorable (living beyond the time and place of worship)!
Dr. Marcia McFee is a professor, worship designer, author, preacher and ritual artist. Her first career was in professional theater, music, and dance in major companies that toured the world. She brings all of that, combined with a Master’s in Theology and a PhD in Worship and Ethics to her ministry of designing, leading, and teaching about meaningful and memorable worship for the last 30 years.
Join Pacific Mountain Regional Ministers for workshops on recruitment, emerging models of congregational governance, best practices, Manual roles and responsibilities and more. Come gain some knowledge and skills, build relationships with other lay leaders, and reconnect to why you care about and give your time, energy and commitment to your community of faith!
Friday, April 4, 2025 7:00pm to Sunday, April 6, 2025, 11:00am
Saturday lunch included. Free! Advance registration is required.
IN-PERSON, AT CENTRAL OKANAGAN UNITED CHURCH IN KELOWNA, BC
Decolonization is a Community Act—Whether that work is in oneself or tied to broader institutional change, it must unfold in a circle alongside Indigenous voices, guiding hands, and the community.
This is a land-based 4-day camp that will be held at Camp Fircom on beautiful Gambier Island in Sḵwx̱wú7mesh territory. Participants will engage in a land-based immersive experience led by Sḵwx̱wú7mesh knowledge-holders and land-based practitioners.
March 31st at 3:00pm to April 3rd at 1:00 pm
IN-PERSON, AT CAMP FIRCOM, GAMBIER ISLAND, BC
Escape the winter chill and join your colleagues for a rejuvenating experience that will reconnect you with God, your calling, the earth, and your truest self. Come and be refreshed and empowered, and leave with a personalized plan for your own flourishing and well-being in ministry.
Sunday, February 9 at 2 pm, til Wednesday, February 12 at 2 pm.
IN-PERSON, AT SANCTUM RETREAT CENTRE, CAROLINE, AB
Join Pacific Mountain Regional Ministers for workshops on recruitment, emerging models of congregational governance, best practices, Manual roles and responsibilities and more. Come gain some knowledge and skills, build relationships with other lay leaders, and reconnect to why you care about and give your time, energy and commitment to your community of faith!
Saturday, November 16, 2024
9:00am - 5:00pm, Lunch included.
Free! Advance registration is required.
IN-PERSON, AT 6000 SUSSEX AVENUE, BURNABY BC
This free webinar series is supported by LeaderSHIFT, The United Church of Canada, Pacific Mountain Regional Council, Chinook Winds Regional Council. It’s for church leaders - clergy and lay - to explore ways to encourage, support, and talk about church finances and givings.
ONLINE ONLY, VIA ZOOM.
Retired ministers - you are invited to this five session, online gathering! With Rev. Don Robertson, Author & Retired Clergy and Rev. Michelle Slater, LeaderSHIFT
All five Wednesdays in October 2024: 2, 9, 16, 23,30
10am - 12noon Pacific / 11am-1pm Mountain
Free!
ONLINE ONLY, VIA ZOOM.
Held In-Person in Fort Macleod AB at Trinity United Church
Becoming Affirming – with Affirming Connections
First Third Ministry – with Chris Mah Poy and Pamela Evans
Intercultural Ministry – with Western Intercultural Ministry Network
Community Partnerships – with Joel Den Haan
And More!
Registration via Chinook Winds Pacific Mountain Amilia/SmartRec platform.
Retired ministers - you are invited to this five session, online gathering! With Rev. Don Robertson, Author & Retired Clergy and Rev. Michelle Slater, LeaderSHIFT
All five Wednesdays in October 2024: 2, 9, 16, 23,30
10am - 12noon Pacific / 11am-1pm Mountain
Free!
ONLINE ONLY, VIA ZOOM.
A four-day retreat for United Church ministry personnel of deep rest, renewal, community, prayer, and self-care.
Join LeaderSHIFT and Pacific Mountain Region’s Ministry Personnel Support Team from October 22-25, 2024 in Naramata, Okanagan Syilx territory.
Caring for our relationship with God, our deepest self and our vocation is one of the most responsible choices we can make as clergy - for our ministry, communities of faith, family and, of course, for ourselves.
We invite you to come centre your spiritual, emotional, physical, and mental health, in worshipful and grounded community. During this 4-day in-person retreat, held at Naramata Centre in the heart of Naramata Village, you will enjoy private accommodation with all meals, snacks, and course materials provided -- supporting your time of learning, reflecting, and rest. Sharing times of worship, music and intentional silence, you'll delight in the beauty of place, finding and making fun -- all in the company of colleagues.
With Rev. Wade Lifton
There is truly nothing more important than this right now. We hope you’ll join us.
Connect with Rev. Michelle Slater, Regional Minister: LeaderSHIFT with questions or support in attending this Clergy Rest and Renewal retreat. MSlater@united-church.ca
Retired ministers - you are invited to this five session, online gathering! With Rev. Don Robertson, Author & Retired Clergy and Rev. Michelle Slater, LeaderSHIFT
All five Wednesdays in October 2024: 2, 9, 16, 23,30
10am - 12noon Pacific / 11am-1pm Mountain
Free!
ONLINE ONLY, VIA ZOOM.
Retired ministers - you are invited to this five session, online gathering! With Rev. Don Robertson, Author & Retired Clergy and Rev. Michelle Slater, LeaderSHIFT
All five Wednesdays in October 2024: 2, 9, 16, 23,30
10am - 12noon Pacific / 11am-1pm Mountain
Free!
ONLINE ONLY, VIA ZOOM.
Retired ministers - you are invited to this five session, online gathering! With Rev. Don Robertson, Author & Retired Clergy and Rev. Michelle Slater, LeaderSHIFT
All five Wednesdays in October 2024: 2, 9, 16, 23,30
10am - 12noon Pacific / 11am-1pm Mountain
Free!
ONLINE ONLY, VIA ZOOM.
This free webinar series is supported by LeaderSHIFT, The United Church of Canada, Pacific Mountain Regional Council, Chinook Winds Regional Council. It’s for church leaders - clery and lay - to explore ways to encourage, support, and talk about church finances and givings.
ONLINE ONLY, VIA ZOOM.
This is your invitation to immerse yourself in a pilgrimage to the Highlands of Guatemala, in the company of other United Church ministry leaders. This trip is an co-offering of Chinook Winds Region, Pacific Mountain Region, and LeaderSHIFT! Travel with Executive Minister, Treena Duncan, and colleagues, and World Pilgrim Global Education guides Doris Kizinna, Julio Conchoy, and friends.
To talk about how this tour is the right choice for you at this time in your ministry, contact Executive Minister, Treena Duncan.
IN-PERSON ONLY.
Come to Vancouver BC a day before the Pacific Mountain Regional Council 6th Annual General Meeting 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?
1pm Wednesday May 29 until 1pm Thursday May 30
Downtown Vancouver at St. Andrew’s-Welsey United Church
$50 FREE! including Wednesday Dinner and Thursday Lunch
Deep Dive Schedule
Wednesday, May 29th
1-5pm Community-Building, Context, The Practice of Lament
5pm Dinner (onsite, catered)
6:30pm The Practice of Storytelling
8:30pm CloseThursday, May 30th
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
IN-PERSON ONLY
This free webinar series is supported by LeaderSHIFT, The United Church of Canada, Pacific Mountain Regional Council, Chinook Winds Regional Council. It’s for church leaders - clery and lay - to explore ways to encourage, support, and talk about church finances and givings.
ONLINE ONLY, VIA ZOOM.
a six week course exploring how our work for justice is rooted in United Church of Canada faith tradition and sacred scripture
ONLINE ONLY, VIA ZOOM.
Learn more about the Theological Banquet, and be equipped to lead your community of faith in worship and learning with this valuable resource.
To hear more about this opportunity with LeaderSHIFT, please contact Rev. Michelle Slater.
a six week course exploring how our work for justice is rooted in United Church of Canada faith tradition and sacred scripture
ONLINE ONLY, VIA ZOOM.
Held at the Epiphany Chapel, on the Vancouver School of Theology UBC campus, empower yourself to engage key learnings, work, and action in a Christian community of other children and family ministry leaders who are working for an anti-racist church.
IN-PERSON ONLY
a six week course exploring how our work for justice is rooted in United Church of Canada faith tradition and sacred scripture
ONLINE ONLY, VIA ZOOM.
Though billed ‘Chinook Winds’ offering, all are welcome to join Thursday’s Book Study with Rev. Karen Medland, Regional Minister Pastoral Relations for Chinook Winds Regional Council.
Join Chinook Winds’s Regional Minister, Rev. Dr. Karen Medland to read and discuss, “Canoeing the Mountains: Christian Leadership in Uncharted Territory” by Tod Bolsinger.
Thursday mornings, 10-11:30am Mountain / 9-10:30am Pacific
Beginning Feb 15, 2024, until March 21, 2024
Register at this link: form.jotform.com/240156023895254
ONLINE ONLY, VIA ZOOM.
a six week course exploring how our work for justice is rooted in United Church of Canada faith tradition and sacred scripture
ONLINE ONLY, VIA ZOOM.
Though billed ‘Chinook Winds’ offering, all are welcome to join Thursday’s Book Study with Rev. Karen Medland, Regional Minister Pastoral Relations for Chinook Winds Regional Council.
Join Chinook Winds’s Regional Minister, Rev. Dr. Karen Medland to read and discuss, “Canoeing the Mountains: Christian Leadership in Uncharted Territory” by Tod Bolsinger.
Thursday mornings, 10-11:30am Mountain / 9-10:30am Pacific
Beginning Feb 15, 2024, until March 21, 2024
Register at this link: form.jotform.com/240156023895254
ONLINE ONLY, VIA ZOOM.
Though billed ‘Chinook Winds’ offering, all are welcome to join Thursday’s Book Study with Rev. Karen Medland, Regional Minister Pastoral Relations for Chinook Winds Regional Council.
Join Chinook Winds’s Regional Minister, Rev. Dr. Karen Medland to read and discuss, “Canoeing the Mountains: Christian Leadership in Uncharted Territory” by Tod Bolsinger.
Thursday mornings, 10-11:30am Mountain / 9-10:30am Pacific
Beginning Feb 15, 2024, until March 21, 2024
Register at this link: form.jotform.com/240156023895254
ONLINE ONLY, VIA ZOOM.
a six week course exploring how our work for justice is rooted in United Church of Canada faith tradition and sacred scripture
ONLINE ONLY, VIA ZOOM.
Though billed ‘Chinook Winds’ offering, all are welcome to join Thursday’s Book Study with Rev. Karen Medland, Regional Minister Pastoral Relations for Chinook Winds Regional Council.
Join Chinook Winds’s Regional Minister, Rev. Dr. Karen Medland to read and discuss, “Canoeing the Mountains: Christian Leadership in Uncharted Territory” by Tod Bolsinger.
Thursday mornings, 10-11:30am Mountain / 9-10:30am Pacific
Beginning Feb 15, 2024, until March 21, 2024
Register at this link: form.jotform.com/240156023895254
ONLINE ONLY, VIA ZOOM.
Though billed ‘Chinook Winds’ offering, all are welcome to join Thursday’s Book Study with Rev. Karen Medland, Regional Minister Pastoral Relations for Chinook Winds Regional Council.
Join Chinook Winds’s Regional Minister, Rev. Dr. Karen Medland to read and discuss, “Canoeing the Mountains: Christian Leadership in Uncharted Territory” by Tod Bolsinger.
Thursday mornings, 10-11:30am Mountain / 9-10:30am Pacific
Beginning Feb 15, 2024, until March 21, 2024
Register at this link: form.jotform.com/240156023895254
ONLINE ONLY, VIA ZOOM.
a six week course exploring how our work for justice is rooted in United Church of Canada faith tradition and sacred scripture
ONLINE ONLY, VIA ZOOM.
Though billed ‘Chinook Winds’ offering, all are welcome to join Thursday’s Book Study with Rev. Karen Medland, Regional Minister Pastoral Relations for Chinook Winds Regional Council.
Join Chinook Winds’s Regional Minister, Rev. Dr. Karen Medland to read and discuss, “Canoeing the Mountains: Christian Leadership in Uncharted Territory” by Tod Bolsinger.
Thursday mornings, 10-11:30am Mountain / 9-10:30am Pacific
Beginning Feb 15, 2024, until March 21, 2024
Register at this link: form.jotform.com/240156023895254
ONLINE ONLY, VIA ZOOM.
Register Now!
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