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SUMMARY:Future of Faith: The Courage to Be Church
DESCRIPTION:As mainline Protestant membership continues to decline\, many churches have resigned themselves to an inevitable death. Despite this fatalistic temptation\, this conversation aims to reinvigorate congregations through a reclamation of the rich theological and practical tools found within our liberal Protestant history through a contemporary lens. Our conversation partner invites us to courageously hear the call to confront our precarity with hope rather than fear\, inviting our communities to consider the power of faithful discipleship amid an uncertain future. \n  \nPanelists include:  \nDelaney Beh\nRev. ellie hutchison \nDelaney Beh (they/them) is a recent MDiv graduate of the University of Chicago Divinity School and a Member in Discernment in the Indiana-Kentucky Conference. Growing up in both Catholic and evangelical churches\, Delaney’s sense of call at the age of 17 quickly led them into the affirming embrace of the United Church of Christ. After serving UCC congregations in Indiana\, Colorado\, and Illinois\, they became increasingly struck by how the fear of decline often prevented churches from fully embracing their role as the hands and feet of Christ. These experiences inspired Delaney to write “The Courage to Be Church: Renewing Liberal Protestant Discipleship in an Age of Uncertainty\,” the master’s thesis that serves as the foundation for this conversation. Delaney hopes this research reflects the kind of ministry they strive to embody—one that meets an uncertain future not with anxious control but with surrender to the Spirit’s still-speaking voice.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/future-of-faith-the-courage-to-be-church/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Faith INFO,Programmatic Priorities - Leadership Development,Programmatic Priorities - Reshaping the Narrative,Programmatic Priorities - Spiritual Formation,Programmatic Priorities - Strengthening the Church
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SUMMARY:Community Safety Training Series
DESCRIPTION:How can congregations build an ecology of community safety that is rooted in care\, investing in each other\, believing in each other\, and trusting each other and the rhythms and cycles around/within us? What community safety practices can we engage in now that also help us build the world we long for? Our experienced trainers will expand on our “Ecology of Community Safety” guide to offer practical skills\, psycho-social care practices\, planning tools\, and analysis of current conditions\, all towards practicing new ways of creating safety within our own congregational contexts. \nThis series is hosted by the United Church of Christ’s Love of Church FaithINFO team\, and is open to all faith traditions.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/community-safety-training-series/2024-09-30/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Faith INFO
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240923T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240923T210000
DTSTAMP:20260924T140225
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SUMMARY:Community Safety Training Series
DESCRIPTION:How can congregations build an ecology of community safety that is rooted in care\, investing in each other\, believing in each other\, and trusting each other and the rhythms and cycles around/within us? What community safety practices can we engage in now that also help us build the world we long for? Our experienced trainers will expand on our “Ecology of Community Safety” guide to offer practical skills\, psycho-social care practices\, planning tools\, and analysis of current conditions\, all towards practicing new ways of creating safety within our own congregational contexts. \nThis series is hosted by the United Church of Christ’s Love of Church FaithINFO team\, and is open to all faith traditions.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/community-safety-training-series/2024-09-23/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Faith INFO
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240819T200000
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SUMMARY:Community Safety Training Series
DESCRIPTION:How can congregations build an ecology of community safety that is rooted in care\, investing in each other\, believing in each other\, and trusting each other and the rhythms and cycles around/within us? What community safety practices can we engage in now that also help us build the world we long for? Our experienced trainers will expand on our “Ecology of Community Safety” guide to offer practical skills\, psycho-social care practices\, planning tools\, and analysis of current conditions\, all towards practicing new ways of creating safety within our own congregational contexts. \nThis series is hosted by the United Church of Christ’s Love of Church FaithINFO team\, and is open to all faith traditions.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/community-safety-training-series/2024-08-19/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Faith INFO
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SUMMARY:Virtual National Gathering of UCC Rural/Small Town Churches and Ministries
DESCRIPTION:The Virtual National Gathering of UCC Rural/Small Town Churches and Ministries: \nGathering Dates: February 9-11\, 2023 (Thursday\, Friday\, & Saturday*\n*On Saturday\, encourage congregations to gather together in church\, potluck style and\nparticipate in joint communion across the denomination.) \nTime: 4:00 – 7:00 pm EST \nTheme: Nourishing the Seeds of Faith (Isaiah 55:10-11) \nContact: Rev Roberto Ochoa\, UCC Minister for Ethnic Inclusion\, Rural and Small Churches – ochoar@ucc.org \nIn the Fall of 2019\, UCC General Minister/President Rev John Dorhauer received a letter from a UCC pastor in a rural setting disappointed in the lack of congregational and pastoral presence during General Synod.  The pastor felt that rural congregations and ministers felt isolated and disconnected from the national setting. \nJohn responded by referring the letter to Rev Dr Chris Davies\, Team Leader of Faith INFO and requested Rev Roberto Ochoa\, who was responsible for congregational support and resources for Faith INFO contact the pastor. \nThat contact led to the beginning of a movement to reach out to rural identified congregations and all those interested in rural ministries. \nIn December 2020\, Rev Roberto was paired with Rev Dr Bonnie Bates\, Penn Northeast Conference Minister to present a workshop about the state of the UCC rural/small town churches in the denomination for the virtual AM 21 Conference. \nTopics relevant to the rural church settings were explored in several UCC Thursdays for the Soul webinar series hosted by Roberto. \nDuring the virtual General Synod of 2021\, a workshop was presented by Roberto\, Bonnie\, and Rev Dr Marc Stewart\, CM Montana/No Wyoming.  It resulted in the creation of the Coalition for UCC Rural Ministries for all those interested in rural ministries from every setting of the UCC.  The Coalition has met monthly since 2021 and has been hosted by Bonnie Bates and Roberto Ochoa for the purposes of listening and collaborating with best practices for the rural local church and pastoral leadership. \nA special report by CARDD on WHERE OUR UCC CONGREGATIONS CALL HOME: RURAL\, TOWN\, SUBURBAN\, AND URBAN CONGREGATIONS researched and authored by Roberto Ochoa found that over 60% of UCC congregations were in communities with less than 25\,000.  https://www.ucc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2022.vfw_.pdf  (p 55-57) \nTwo primary goals of the Coalition for UCC Rural Ministries has been to have a national gathering of UCC rural churches and pastoral leaders and to organize for recognition by the National Setting of the UCC.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/virtual-national-gathering-of-ucc-rural-small-town-churches-and-ministries/2023-02-09/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Faith INFO,Justice and Local Church Ministries
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