A retreat for church leaders, older youth and young adults!

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.

More information and registration links are here: Decolonization is a Community Act 2026 — LeaderSHIFT UCCan

Save the Date!

February 2-5, 2026

Join clergy colleagues and friends for worship, song, prayer, reflection and discussion together. Come rest and be renewed in body, mind and spirit!

Sanctum Retreat Centre, Caroline AB

Re-kindling Hope, Peace, Joy & Love in Ourselves and the World 

Advent Online Clergy Group 

This four-week Advent online group offers creative worship, fresh Advent insights, and space for reflection in community and on your own. Each session closes with a simple practice to carry into the week, re-kindling Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love in our lives and in the world.

With Janice MacLean, of The Prayer Bench

Free of charge! For more information and to register: Advent Online Clergy Group — LeaderSHIFT UCCan

Friday, October 17 to Sunday, October 19, 2025

McDougall United Church, calgary, AB

Join Chinook Winds staff and guests for workshops on spiritual care teams, community partnerships and property, conflict management, emerging models of congregational governance, M & P best practices, Affirming ministry, First Third ministry, and more. Come gain 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!

In person participation only - This is a free offering. Advance registration is required

Join Pacific Mountain Regional Ministers for workshops on recruitment, emerging models of congregational governance, best practices, Manual roles and responsibilities, communication best practices, 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!

In person only, free of charge, registration required

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.

Registration & Information at Spring Weekend Retreat for Church Boards, Councils and Their Ministry Personnel — LeaderSHIFT UCCan

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

Registration & Information at Decolonization is a Community Act — LeaderSHIFT UCCan

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.

Registration & Information at Chinook Winds Ministry Personnel Retreat — LeaderSHIFT UCCan

IN-PERSON, AT SANCTUM RETREAT CENTRE, CAROLINE, AB

Held In-Person in Fort Macleod AB at Trinity United Church

Rev. Bronwyn Corlett, Rural and New Ministries Coordinator, The United Church of Canada ~ Keynote Presenter

With workshops offering skills specifically designed for a rural context, including:

• 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!

A LeaderSHIFT & Chinook Winds Regional Council Partnership

Registration via Chinook Winds Pacific Mountain Amilia/SmartRec platform.

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.

About your time away

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.

For more information

Connect with Rev. Michelle Slater, Regional Minister: LeaderSHIFT with questions or support in attending this Clergy Rest and Renewal retreat. MSlater@united-church.ca

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.

• Registration & Information at Guatemala: A Tour for Ministry Leaders

IN-PERSON ONLY.

A LeaderSHIFT offering with Growth Animator, Rev. Scott Reynolds

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?

A time of community, discernment, and celebration.

Deep Dive - A Time for Ministry Personnel

• 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

Register Here

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    Close

 Thursday, May 30th

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

Deep Dive - Register Now

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

IN-PERSON ONLY

A powerful offering in partnership with with LeaderSHIFT, the Pacific Mountain Region Council Justice Ministry Network, and Vancouver School of Theology.

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.

• Registration & Information at FirstThirdMinistry.ca

IN-PERSON ONLY