SWA Clergy Support Check-in Association Minister Lorraine  Ceniceros:

Schedule a phone call, meeting, or preaching engagement, click here: https://calendly.com/support_with_lorraine

Clergy Support and Check-In

Zoom Office Hours
Wednesday
December 23 – 1:00-2:30

Join meeting through Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84821180978
Meeting ID: 848 2118 0978

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Videos of Andrew Warner’s Webinars Available

Treasurers and Financial Secretaries video

Stewardship Chairs and Teams video

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GRANTS AVAILABLE!
Conference Creation Care Team is offering grants of up to $1,000 to WI Conference congregations that are planning initiatives to deepen their love of Creation and positively change their relationship with the environment.
For more information and to submit a grant application, go to wcucc.org/creationcare. Contact Lisa Hart with questions.

Here is the complete article

 

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Borrow “God’s Doors Are Open to All”

Created to remind us to boldly stand in Solidarity with LGBTQ & Orlando, Florida communities to represent our Open and Affirming congregations and to encourage us all to let love be stronger than hate.
Click here for more information.

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Interested in Visiting Palestine and Israel?
Rev. Nick Utphall will be leading an eleven day trip to the Holy Land in November.
For more information click here.

 

 

 

 

 

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Communities of Practice Groups for Clergy and Christian Educators
More information

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Communities of Practice for  Christian Education Faith Formation
More information

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Thinking about retirement or already retired?

The Conference has started a Facebook Group to discuss the many issues involved in transitioning to retirement.
It is open to all Authorized Clergy and any denomination. More information.

 

Lay Leaders take note!

Are you a lay leader for a congregation which has called or is calling a pastor who will be serving in that for the first time?

New resources are being developed to help with the transition from seminary to a first call in ministry. Members of the SW Association that are working on this are: Rev. Mark Yurs, Rev. Leslie Schenk, Dave Pearson and Rev. Joanne Thomson.

 

New Process for Licensed Ministry

The Southwest Association, along with the three other Associations in the Wisconsin Conference, has adopted a new process for licensed ministry. Both the Conference Commission on Church and Ministry and our national MESA (Ministerial Excellence, Support, and Authorization) team have developed a new framework for understanding licensed ministry.  We encourage you to take a look at www.ucc.org/ministers to learn more about the changes affecting the authorization of ministry in the United Church of Christ.