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SUMMARY:Mid-Career Check-In: What’s Working\, What’s Not\, and What Needs to Change Now
DESCRIPTION:Mid-career leaders often navigate the most complex intersections of ministry and life: family responsibilities\, congregational demands\, aging parents\, debt\, and long-term planning pressures. This season requires strategic recalibration. A mid-career check-in helps clergy regain clarity\, adjust course with intention\, and ensure that their leadership today does not compromise their wellbeing or their retirement security tomorrow. \nWhat it addresses: Insights for recalibrating ministry\, money\, and life priorities\, including preparing for retirement. \nThis session is suitable for: Mid-career clergy & lay employees ages 45+. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHost: Rev. Krista Betz\, Interim Director\, United Church Board for Ministerial Assistance\nFeatured Guest: Rev. Dr. Michael L. Sloan \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this interactive discussion\, glean from the Rev. Dr. Michael Sloan as he shares insights and practices to support mid-career professionals in reassessing what’s sustainable—financially\, vocationally\, and personally. \nTopics Include:\n\n\nMid‑career pressures\nCompeting life demands\nRecalibration indicators\n\nParticipants will\n\n\nName core stressors\nAssess energy drains\nClarify next steps
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/mid-career-check-in-whats-working/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Because of Ministry—Financial Security and Self-Care Sustain the Call
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SUMMARY:Building a Life of Impact: Investing Your Values Through Sustainable and Faith-Aligned Retirement Strategies
DESCRIPTION:Clergy and lay leaders increasingly seek alignment between their faith commitments and their financial decisions. Sustainable investing offers a powerful way to live out values such as justice\, stewardship\, and care for creation while preparing for retirement. By understanding how their retirement assets can contribute to positive change\, ministry professionals gain tools to shape a more just and resilient world—now and in their future years of service. \nWhat it addresses: Sustainable investing\, ESG\, and justice-oriented retirement planning. \nThis session is suitable for: Younger clergy and lay workers\, justice‑minded leaders\, and mid‑career ministry professionals. \nHost: Rev. Dr. Paul L. Ramsey\, Director of Church Relations & Philanthropy \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeatured Guests: Lan Cai\, Chief Investment Officer; PBUCC Investment Team \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin Lan Cai\, Chief Investment Officer\, and members of her investment team\, as they introduce sustainable and faith-aligned investing as a way to integrate financial preparation with theological commitments.\n\n\n\nTopics Include:\n\nSustainable investing basics\nFaith‑aligned decisions\nImpact and returns\n\nParticipants will:\n\n\nUnderstand ESG principles\nAlign values with investments\nUnderstand investing impact
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/building-your-values-through-sustainable-investing/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Because of Ministry—Financial Security and Self-Care Sustain the Call
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260805T150000
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SUMMARY:Navigating Ministry in an Era of Change: Leadership\, Resilience\, and Adaptive Skills
DESCRIPTION:Retirement readiness is a cornerstone of adaptive\, sustainable leadership. In a ministry landscape defined by shifting expectations\, multi-vocational realities\, and increasing demands\, leaders who plan for long-term financial and vocational wellbeing are better equipped to serve with clarity\, confidence\, and resilience. Preparing for the future isn’t just a financial task—it’s a leadership discipline that supports emotional\, spiritual\, and organizational stability. \nWhat it addresses: Positions financial wellbeing as a driver of long-term leadership strength \nThis session is suitable for: Early‑career and mid‑career clergy discerning how to lead with longevity in a rapidly evolving church environment. \nHost: Maria Seidel\, Senior Associate\, Ministerial Assistance\nFeatured Guests: Rev. Becky Sausser and Rev. Kendall Moore \nFinancial wellbeing is a driver of long-term leadership strength. Join this insightful discussion about retirement readiness and financial planning as core leadership competencies in times of change. \nTopics Include: \n\nAdaptive leadership demands\nFinancial insecurity impacts\nLeadership longevity planning\n\nParticipants will: \n\nLink finance and leadership\nReframe retirement planning\nLead with confidence
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/navigating-ministry-in-an-era-of-change-leadership-resilience-and-adaptive-skills/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Because of Ministry—Financial Security and Self-Care Sustain the Call
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SUMMARY:Money\, Ministry\, and Meaning: Financial Wellness as an Act of Pastoral Self-care
DESCRIPTION:Financial wellbeing is inseparable from pastoral wellbeing. When clergy build healthier relationships with money\, they reduce stress\, expand capacity for spiritual leadership\, and strengthen their ability to serve without fear or scarcity. Retirement readiness becomes an act of stewardship—of self\, vocation\, and community—reframing financial planning as an essential component of sustainable ministry. \nWhat it addresses: Seeing financial planning as an essential pastoral wellbeing practice. \nThis session is best suitable for: Early career and mid-career ministry professionals. \nHost: Rev. Dr. Paul L. Ramsey\, Director of Church Relations & Philanthropy\nFeatured Guest: Shannon Doyle\, Program Director for Partnerships and Financial Education\, LSS Financial Choice \nLearn how to have a better relationship with money and to reframe your financial planning approach as a spiritual and vocational practice that supports sustainable ministry. \nTopics Include: \n\nMoney and meaning\nScarcity and burnout\nStewardship and wellbeing\n\nParticipants will: \n\nRecognize money scripts\nReframe financial care as self-care\nRelate to money better
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/money-ministry-and-meaning-financial-wellness/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Because of Ministry—Financial Security and Self-Care Sustain the Call
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SUMMARY:Employer-Focused Workshop: Building Healthy\, Sustainable Ministries Through Better Benefits Education
DESCRIPTION:Employers play a pivotal role in shaping the long-term wellbeing of clergy and staff. Effective benefits education\, transparent compensation practices\, and proactive support for retirement readiness contribute directly to healthier ministries\, stronger employee retention\, and more sustainable leadership pipelines. When employers champion financial and vocational wellbeing\, the entire church ecosystem becomes stronger\, more stable\, and better equipped for the future. \nWhat it addresses: How employer decisions shape long-term clergy wellness and retention. \nThis session is suitable for: Conference staff\, Human Resource administrators\, church councils\, and treasurers. \nHost: Walter A. Reyes\, Chief Operating Officer\nFeatured Guest: Stephanie Serratelli\, Program and Benefits Manager \nJoin Stephanie Serratelli as she guides employer organizations in understanding how benefits education and compensation practices directly influence clergy and/or caregiver wellbeing and retention. \nTopics Include: \n\nBenefits education impact\nCompensation transparency\nWorkforce sustainability\n\nParticipants will: \n\nSee benefits as a retention tool\nImprove education trust\nStrengthen employee communication
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/employer-focused-workshop-building-healthy-sustainable-ministries-through-better-benefits-education/
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CATEGORIES:Because of Ministry—Financial Security and Self-Care Sustain the Call
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