BSA & UMC Informational Webinar
2022-08-10 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
The Greater Northwest Area treasurers will be hosting an informational webinar on August 10th at 6:30 p.m. PT. Any church that has or is considering hosting a Boy Scout Troop or unit should plan to have at least one church leader attend the webinar. Brant Henshaw (PNW and Alaska Conference Treasurer) and Candace Clarke (OR-ID Conference Treasurer) will be available to answer questions.
During the webinar, the treasurers will be covering updates on the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) settlement, the new Affiliation Agreement and the new Facility Use Agreement, and will attempt to answer questions you may have on moving forward with this area of ministry in your community. They anticipate the webinar to last about an hour and would appreciate questions in advance so we can have the best possible information available for you.
Registration is required.

Basic Lay Servant Ministries Course
2022-08-15 18:00 - 20:00 | https://greaternw.org/event/basic-lay-servant-ministries-course/2022-08-15/
Inclusive Dates: August 15, 18, 22, 25, and 29
Schedule: Mondays and Thursdays 6 to 8 PM PT
Location: Zoom
Offered by: Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference
Instructor: Emilie Kroen
Fee: The cost of the book
Registration Deadline: August 5, 2022
To Register: Email Emilie Kroen at ekroen@yahoo.com, or call or text Emilie at 503-312-4138. Provide your Name, Address, Phone #, and your local church setting.
Book: Lay Servant Ministries Participant’s Book by Sandy Zeigler Jackson and Brian Jackson. Available for purchase via Amazon, Cokesbury and The Upper Room.
Course description: “God calls you to a life of servanthood as a disciple of Jesus Christ. …Lay Servant Ministries is the first step for many laypersons toward their faith journey as they strive for a closer relationship with the Lord,” the authors write in the intro. This course is designed to equip church leaders in The UM Church. It explores personal spiritual gifts, servant leadership, each leader’s role in developing future leaders, the importance of consistent spiritual practices, the core ministries of Leading, Caring, and Communicating, and more.
Participant Requirements: Have the book named above, read the 1st session ahead of the first session, and fully engage in all 5 sessions with audio and video active.

Basic Lay Servant Ministries Course
2022-08-18 18:00 - 20:00 | https://greaternw.org/event/basic-lay-servant-ministries-course/2022-08-18/

Basic Lay Servant Ministries Course
2022-08-22 18:00 - 20:00 | https://greaternw.org/event/basic-lay-servant-ministries-course/2022-08-22/

Nutrition and Healthy Eating on a Budget - Abundant Health Ministries
2022-08-23 18:00 - 19:00 | https://greaternw.org/event/nutrition-and-healthy-eating-on-a-budget-abundant-health-ministries/
Abundant Health Ministries will be hosting a virtual event on Tuesday, August 23, 2022, from 6-7 p.m. PT (5-6 p.m. AKT, 7-8 p.m. MT) on the topic ‘Nutrition and Healthy Eating on a Budget.” The presenter will be Siew Guan Lee, MS, RD, who is an Extension Educator in Family & Consumer Sciences for the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the University of Idaho Extension in Twin Falls County.
Siew Guan Lee will be presenting:

The basics of nutrition and strategies to help you eat well while stretching your food dollar.
How healthy eating is important at every age—and can be done on a budget.
How eating a variety of fruits, vegetables, grains, protein foods, and dairy or fortified soy alternatives is important.
When you are deciding what to eat or drink, she will discuss how to choose options that are full of nutrients and limited in added sugars, saturated fat, and sodium.

To register for the virtual educational event, visit: https://forms.gle/RrM8Ne9pVyENGjLn7
If you have any questions, contact Emilie Kroen at ekroen@yahoo.com.
About Siew Guan Lee
Siew Guan Lee is a family and consumer sciences Extension Educator with the University of Idaho located in Twin Falls, Idaho. She is a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN), and her programs focus on nutrition and health, including diabetes education, senior nutrition, youth development, food security and food access. Siew currently administers the University of Idaho’s Extension Eat Smart Idaho program for the Central District, serving low-income individuals and families in the Magic Valley area. She received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Idaho.

Basic Lay Servant Ministries Course
2022-08-25 18:00 - 20:00 | https://greaternw.org/event/basic-lay-servant-ministries-course/2022-08-25/

Basic Lay Servant Ministries Course
2022-08-29 18:00 - 20:00 | https://greaternw.org/event/basic-lay-servant-ministries-course/2022-08-29/

LSM Class: The Method of Our Mission – Polity Course
2022-09-08 18:00 - 20:00, 2022-09-12 18:00 - 20:00, 2022-09-15 18:00 - 20:00, 2022-09-19 18:00 - 20:00, 2022-09-22 18:00 - 20:00 | WA
Course Title: The Method of Our Mission – Polity Course
Inclusive Dates: Sept 8 – 22, 2022
Schedule: Monday & Thursday Nights from 6 to 8 PM PT
Location: Zoom
Offered by: Oregon-Idaho Conference
Instructor: Emilie Kroen. Oregon-Idaho Director of Lay Servant Ministries
Fee: Cost of the Book: $20.99
Registrar: Emilie Kroen, ekroen@yahoo.com; Cell 503.312.4138
Registration information needed: Name, home address, email address, phone #, & your local church
Book: The Method of Our Mission: United Methodist Polity and Organization
Course Description: This accessible book uses a Wesleyan theological frame—connection—to help readers understand United Methodism’s polity and organization as the interrelationship of our beliefs, mission, and practice. The book is organized into four parts—United Methodist beliefs, mission, practice, and organization. Governance practices and organizational structure are framed within a Wesleyan theology of connection.
Contact with Questions: Emilie Kroen, ekroen@yahoo.com; 503.312.4138
Course requirement: Participants must be fully engaged in all 5 zoom sessions with audio and video.

Lay Servant Ministries: The Method of Our Mission - polity course
2022-09-08 18:00 - 20:00, 2022-09-12 18:00 - 20:00, 2022-09-15 18:00 - 20:00, 2022-09-19 18:00 - 20:00, 2022-09-22 18:00 - 20:00 | WA
Course Title: The Method of Our Mission – Polity Course
Inclusive Dates: Sept 8 – 22, 2022
Schedule: Monday & Thursday Nights from 6 to 8 PM PT
Location: Zoom
Offered by: Oregon-Idaho Conference
Instructor: Emilie Kroen. Oregon-Idaho Director of Lay Servant Ministries
Fee: Cost of the Book: $20.99
Registrar: Emilie Kroen, ekroen@yahoo.com; Cell 503.312.4138 By September 1
Registration information needed: Name, home address, email address, phone #, & your local church
Book: The Method of Our Mission: United Methodist Polity and Organization
Course Description:
This accessible book uses a Wesleyan theological frame—connection—to help readers understand United Methodism’s polity and organization as the interrelationship of our beliefs, mission, and practice. The book is organized into four parts—United Methodist beliefs, mission, practice, and organization. Governance practices and organizational structure are framed within a Wesleyan theology of connection.
Contact with Questions: Emilie Kroen, ekroen@yahoo.com; 503.312.4138
Course requirement: Participants must be fully engaged in all 5 zoom sessions with audio and video.

Webinar: Are you prepared for a disaster?
2022-09-27 18:00 - 19:00
Are you prepared for a disaster? September is National Preparedness Month, so there is no better time to learn how you can be personally prepared for natural disasters in the Greater Northwest.
Click here to register today!
Abundant Health Ministries is offering a presentation on the topic on Tuesday, September 27, from 6-7 p.m. PT (5 p.m. AKT/7 p.m. MT). The presentation will discuss:

The natural disasters common in the Greater Northwest and their effects on our communities.
Steps you and your family can take to prepare for such events.
Ways you can help your church and community be prepared.

Presenters for this webinar will include:

Louise Kienzle, OR/ID UMVIM and Interim Disaster Response Coordinator
Cheryl Reagan, PNW UMVIM Coordinator
Ronda Cordill, Western Jurisdiction UMVIM Coordinator

If you have any questions, email Emilie Kroen.

Opposing White Christian Nationalism and the Midterm Elections
2022-11-06 16:00 - 18:00 | Rainier Arts Center, 3515 S Alaska St, Seattle, 98118, United States
Valley and Mountain Fellowship is hosting a dialogue on November 6 at 4 pm about White Christian Nationalism and the Midterm Elections between Rev. Dr. Obery Hendricks, author of “Christians Against Christianity: How Right-Wing Evangelicals Are Destroying Our Nation and Our Faith” and Dr. Anthea Butler, author of “White Evangelical Racism: The Politics of Morality in America.” The dialogue will be moderated by Rev. Dr. Edward Donalson, III, author, “#BlackLivesMatter: Toward an Intersectional Theology,” and will be available in-person and online.
The event will be livestreamed on the Valley and Mountain YouTube page.
Click here to learn more about this event and to RSVP on Facebook.

GNW Area Laity Leadership Training 2023
2023-03-18 10:00 - 12:00 | https://greaternw.org/event/gnw-area-laity-leadership-training-2023/
On Saturday, March 18, from 10 a.m. to noon PST via Zoom, staff from across the GNW Area will offer training for local church leaders in the areas of SPRC, Trustees, Finance, and Administrative Board.
The trainings will cover basic responsibilities and best practices, as well as dive deeper into human resources issues, using property and assets for ministry, the single board model, and managing conflict.
Click here for more information and to register for this training.

Northwest Leadership Institute - 2023
2023-04-26 - 2023-04-27 | Cathedral of the Rockies, Downtown Campus 717 N. 11th St., Boise, ID, 83702, United States
Details

It’s a new day and leadership has never been more challenging, exciting and frustrating. What does the post-pandemic church look like? How will we lean into new opportunities? Where are we headed in this challenging time? What will the ministry look like on the other side? Come to Boise and join our three newest Bishops in the Western Jurisdiction for a time of dreaming, visioning, and strategizing as we write the next chapter together.
The Northwest Leadership Institute’s goals are to gather leaders to think, dream, worship and connect as we together find the path forward. Plan now to be present for this historic exciting time.
We have many options for you to be present. You can be present in-person or you can opt-in to be present online and skip the travel. We will work to make both experiences positive.
I am excited to join you in April for this amazing time.
“You were born for such a time as this.” Esther 4:14
Grace and peace.
Rev Dr. Duane A Anders (He, Him, His)
Cathedral of the Rockies, Boise FUMC
Click here to learn more and register.

Bishop Cedrick Bridgeforth's Installation and GNW Opening Session
2023-05-20 15:00 - 17:00 | Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 9161 Cinema Dr, Juneau, AK, 99801, United States
This event will be livestreamed – in-person participation will be by invitation only due to limited church capacity.
Click here to learn more.

GNW Closing Session
2023-06-15 18:00 - 19:30 | https://greaternw.org/event/gnw-closing-2023/
A shared closing session for the Greater Northwest Area’s 2023 season of conferencing will be held on the evening of June 15 at 5 pm AK, 6 pm PT, 7 pm MT. The abbreviated online session will include reports from the conference secretaries, worship, and will be presided over by Bishop Cedrick Bridgeforth.

Institutional Equity Cohort – Zoom Kickoff
2023-10-26 15:00 - 17:00 | https://greaternw.org/event/institutional-equity-cohort-zoom-kickoff/
The date for the Zoom kickoff of Equity Cohort gatherings for individuals within the Alaska, Oregon-Idaho, and Pacific Northwest Annual Conferences leadership structures.

Housing God's Beloved: A hybrid in-person and online training Nov. 4
2023-11-04 09:00 - 17:30 | Parkrose UMC, 11111 NE Knott St, Portland, OR, 97220, United States
NEW! Information about the breakout sessions and presenters!
LEARN MORE about the keynote speakers for this great event!
Take a look at the agenda for Nov. 4 Housing God’s Beloved event!
RESOURCES to consider when Housing God’s Beloved

Churches and ministry settings in the Greater Northwest Area are invited to participate in a one-day hybrid training “Housing God’s Beloved” on Nov. 4, at Parkrose UMC in Portland from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. PT or online. Guest speakers include Bishop Cedrick Bridgeforth, Revs. Julia Nielsen and Shalom Agtarap along with Kelly Marciales and Nicki Hellenkamp. Breakout sessions will cover everything from navigating the development process on faith land to acting intentionally toward transformation and countering “NIMBY-ism.” Read the information above.
This event is one response to Bishop Cedrick Bridgeforth’s call to travel the M.I.L.E. through “Ministry that Matters” when it comes to housing and health. The event will focus on how churches and ministry settings can be advocates for housing all of God’s beloved siblings and more.

We are honored to have tremendous sponsors for this event!
Faith Foundation Northwest is excited to sponsor the Housing God’s Beloved event! The Foundation provides competitively-priced term loans, as well as bridge loans for predevelopment of affordable housing projects. Discounted interest rates are available to churches that have held investment accounts at the Foundation for more than a year. Email julia@faith.foundation for more information.

Boise Valley Habitat for Humanity works in partnership with God and our community to provide decent, affordable homes and to promote responsible homeownership for people in need. Boise Valley Habitat for Humanity is one of over 2,000 affiliates of Habitat for Humanity International. We are a nonprofit, ecumenical, Christian housing organization committed to helping hard-working Idaho families construct and finance a home of their own. Volunteers, donors and sponsors all work in support of families who invest hundreds of Partnership Hours in preparation for successful homeownership. Learn more on the Boise Valley HFH website.

Using A.I. Tools in the Church
2023-11-06 15:30 - 18:00 | https://greaternw.org/event/using-a-i-tools-in-the-church/
About this Training
Wondering what A.I. is all about and how it can be used in the church?
Are you a little nervous about what is and isn’t legal?
Just not sure that A.I. is for you?
Those questions and more will be answered in the Using A.I. Tools in the Church webinar, offered on Monday, November 6, 2023 (4:30 p.m. MT • 3:30 p.m. PT • 2:30 p.m. AKT). The training will last approximately 2.5 hours. Amazon bestselling author and consultant Jason Moore will guide a conversation about what A.I. is and which tools are most useful for various aspects of ministry and will demonstrate how to use them. Best of all, most A.I. tools are free to use or are very affordable. Regardless of your church size, budget, and worship style, this A.I. primer will be helpful for you.
CLICK HERE to register today!
Who can participate in this training?
United Methodist laity and clergy attending and serving the churches and ministries of the Alaska, Oregon-Idaho and Pacific Northwest Conferences are invited to register for this training. Thanks to a generous donor, this training is being offered to leaders across the Greater Northwest Area for free.
Please make plans to register no later than November 5 at Noon PT. Do you have a conflict? Registrants will receive access to a training recording that will be accessible for 60 days after the training, so be sure to register.
About our Trainer
Known for his pioneering work in collaborative worship design and guest readiness, Jason Moore has devoted the last two-plus decades to resource development, training, and coaching & consulting that works for local churches of all sizes, styles and means.
Moore runs Midnight Oil Productions and co-founded Lumicon Digital Productions in Dallas. He also served as a graphic and animation artist at the Ginghamsburg United Methodist Church in Ohio. An expert in digital ministry, Jason is a sought-after speaker and trainer.
Questions?
Email Patrick Scriven, Director of Communications for the Pacific Northwest Conference of The United Methodist Church, if you have any questions about this training or the registration process. His email address is pscriven@pnwumc.org.

Institutional Equity Cohort
2023-11-30 09:00 - 17:00 | Fairwood United Methodist Church, 15255 SE Fairwood Blvd., Renton, WA, 98058, United States
The date for one of six in-person Equity Cohort gatherings for individuals within the Oregon-Idaho and Pacific Northwest Annual Conferences leadership structures.

Congregation Equity Cohort - Zoom Kickoff
2023-12-05 18:00 - 20:00 | https://greaternw.org/event/congregation-equity-cohort-zoom-kickoff/
The date for the Zoom kickoff of Equity Cohort gatherings for Congregational Leaders within the Oregon-Idaho and Pacific Northwest Annual Conferences.

Institutional Equity Cohort
2024-01-05 09:00 - 17:00 | Grotto Retreat Center, 8840 NE Skidmore St, Portland, OR, 97220, United States

Congregational Equity Cohort
2024-01-06 09:00 - 17:00 | Grotto Retreat Center, 8840 NE Skidmore St, Portland, OR, 97220, United States
The date for one of six in-person Equity Cohort gatherings for Congregational Leaders within the Oregon-Idaho and Pacific Northwest Annual Conferences.
