The Leadership & Discipleship Essential Ministry Team exists to support our faith communities (churches and other groups…) through identifying and transforming Christian disciples into fruitful, Spirit-led leaders. (2014 Journal, I-22)
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Dates: Wednesdays, March 13 - October 30, 2024, Noon PDT (9 AM HST/5 AM Thursdays ChST) except on the following dates (PDT/HST): March 27 (Holy Week) April 24 - May 1
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Dates: Wednesdays, March 13 – October 30, 2024, Noon PDT (9 AM HST/5 AM Thursdays ChST)
except on the following dates (PDT/HST):
- March 27 (Holy Week)
- April 24 – May 1 (General Conference 2020)
- June 12 – July 10 (annual conference & summer break)
Location: Zoom (https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83844619590?pwd=u3WsqKfVPismfA7XaMnQ2KZbctSw1S.1)
“It’s just a meal…with a dose of encouragement and prayer.”
Hey, working clergy! You have a huge job. Few professions require the breadth of expertise that our work demands. Throw in a strange year when we are all learning new skills and creating new pathways for ministry, it can be overwhelming. In our current season of physical distancing, it might feel lonely.
We invite you to a Table of Grace, where in our shared covenant and the divine One who calls us, we will share a meal/snack/coffee/tea, scripture reading, reflection, and prayers. This table doesn’t require a sign-up or commitment from you: you can join us on when you are available or when you just need to know you aren’t alone. You may participate as little or as much as you desire.
We know that many of us are “Zoom’d out” but we hope that you will give it a try, and that the scripture reading, reflection, and prayer time will provide encouragement, support, and a mid-week lift for your soul.
Join Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83844619590?pwd=u3WsqKfVPismfA7XaMnQ2KZbctSw1S.1
Meeting ID: 838 4461 9590
Passcode: 470537
For questions, please contact Cathy Wilson, Cal-Pac Associate Director of BOM and OEC at cwilson@calpacumc.org.
We are in this together. You are not alone.
In Christ,
The Orders Executive Committee
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***Update [3/7/2024]: This class has been rescheduled from Saturday mornings to Thursday evenings in April.*** Dates: four Thursdays, April 4-25, 2024, 5:30 PM
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***Update [3/7/2024]: This class has been rescheduled from Saturday mornings to Thursday evenings in April.***
Dates: four Thursdays, April 4-25, 2024, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM PDT (2:30 PM HST/10:30 AM Fridays ChST)
Location: online (Zoom)
Cost: $75 + the purchase or borrowing of three books is also required.
Registration due: April 2, 2024
This course is open to participants from all Cal-Pac districts. A minimum number of participants is required; if the class is canceled because not enough people register, registrants will be notified by email and those who have paid will be refunded. The maximum number of participants is 24.
Students will study the meaning of our Sacraments, worship and Hymnody in the Wesleyan tradition.
All those seeking certification as a Certified Lay Minister are invited to participate. This course is a required course for those seeking Certified Lay Minister status. For more about Certified Lay Ministry, visit the CLM web page at www.calpacumc.org/clm.
- For Certified Lay Speakers and Certified Lay Servants, this course can be an Advanced LSM Course. The Conference Committee on Lay Servant Ministries has approved this course as satisfying the requirement for Advanced LSM Leading Worship for those seeking Certified Lay Speaker status.
This course is also open to anyone who would like to attend for self-improvement/edification purposes.
- Attendance is required at all sessions for credit, as well as a two-hour assignment beyond the classroom, for a total of 10 hours.
- Instructor is the Rev. Dr. Faith Conklin, a retired elder in the California-Pacific Conference. She has previously served as a District Superintendent and is the Director for the Western Jurisdiction Course of Study. She has taught Worship & Sacraments for over 25 years.
- Materials: Participants should have a copy of the following books via purchase or borrowing from your local church (recommended):
Zoom information will be included in your confirmation email.
- Technical requirements: To participate in Zoom meetings, participants must have a reliable Internet connection, and a laptop, tablet, or smartphone device that can download and install the Zoom app. A web or phone camera and a microphone are highly recommended, although some users may call in via phone if a mic is not available.
For questions, contact CLM Registrar Denise Serino at deeserino@gmail.com.
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Dates: California: Mondays, April 8, 15, 22, 29, May 6, 2024, 6:00 - 8:00 PM (PDT) Hawai`i: Mondays, April 8,
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Dates:
- California: Mondays, April 8, 15, 22, 29, May 6, 2024, 6:00 – 8:00 PM (PDT)
- Hawai`i: Mondays, April 8, 15, 22, 29, May 6, 2024, 3:00 – 5:00 PM (HST)
- Guam & Saipan: Tuesdays, April 9, 16, 23, 30, May 7, 2024, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM (ChST)
Location: online (Zoom)
Cost: $15 and the purchase of a book is also required.
Register by: Friday, April 5, 2024
This class is open to participants from all Cal-Pac districts. This class is sponsored by East District Lay Servant Ministries.
- This is one of the six classes required to become a Certified Lay Speaker. All those seeking certification as a Certified Lay Servant or Certified Lay Speaker are invited to attend, as well as those who are seeking to learn more about themselves.
This advanced course offers practical guidelines for avoiding common pitfalls of public prayer. Prayer is something we learn; it is something that can be taught. For many, however, the only teaching about prayer they ever receive is modeled in Sunday worship.
This course may challenge some of your assumptions, test some of your preconceived ideas, stretch your thinking and enrich your prayer life. It will, at the very least, present you with an opportunity to grow in the discipline of leading public prayer.
- Attendance is required at all sessions for credit.
- The instructor is Rev. Martin Finau Jr., pastor at Temple City First UMC.
- All those seeking certification as a Certified Lay Servant are invited to attend.
- The BASIC class and one Advanced Class is required to successfully apply for Certified Lay Servant status.
- If you have taken the Basic Lay Servant Class within the last three years, taking this advanced class will qualify you as a Certified Lay Servant.
- If you want to continue on to being a Certified Lay SPEAKER, you will need to take the following advanced classes: Preaching, Leading or Planning Worship, Discovering Your Spiritual Gifts, Leading Prayer, UM Heritage or History and UM Polity. To learn more about Lay Servant Ministries, click here.
- Provide your own book: Shaping the Prayers of the People: The Art of Intercession by Samuel Wells and Abigail Kocher (Amazon, Cokesbury)
Zoom information will be sent to you later by the instructor.
- Technical requirements: To participate in Zoom meetings, participants must have a reliable Internet connection, and a laptop, tablet, or smartphone device that can download and install the Zoom app. A web or phone camera and a microphone are highly recommended, although some users may call in via phone if a mic is not available.
For questions, contact Khanh Doan, East District Lay Servant Ministries Director, at iamkdoan@gmail.com.
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Dates: California: Wednesdays, April 10, 17, 24, May 1, 8, 2024, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (PDT) Hawai`i: Wednesdays, April
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Dates:
- California: Wednesdays, April 10, 17, 24, May 1, 8, 2024, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM (PDT)
- Hawai`i: Wednesdays, April 10, 17, 24, May 1, 8, 2024, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM (HST)
- Guam & Saipan: Thursdays, April 11, 18, 25, May 2, 9, 2024, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM (ChST)
Location: online (Zoom)
Cost: $15 and you must acquire your own book (see below)
Register by: Monday, April 8, 2024
This class is open to participants from all Cal-Pac districts (limited to 24 participants), in an online format. This class is sponsored by East District Lay Servant Ministries.
This advanced course is designed to help you understand, identify, and begin using your special God-given abilities.
This is one of the six classes required to become a Certified Lay Speaker. All those seeking certification as a Certified Lay Servant or a Certified Lay Speaker are invited to attend, as well as those who are seeking to learn more about themselves.
- Attendance is required at all sessions for credit.
- The instructor is Pat Hogan, former Conference Director of Lay Servant Ministries.
- All those seeking certification as a Certified Lay Servant are invited to attend.
- The BASIC class and one Advanced Class is required to successfully apply for Certified Lay Servant status.
- If you have taken the Basic Lay Servant Class within the last three years, taking this advanced class will qualify you as a Certified Lay Servant.
- If you want to continue on to being a Certified Lay SPEAKER, you will need to take the following advanced classes: Preaching, Leading or Planning Worship, Discovering Your Spiritual Gifts, Leading Prayer, UM Heritage or History and UM Polity. To learn more about Lay Servant Ministries, click here.
- Provide your own book: All participants will need a copy of For the Common Good, Discovering and Using Your Spiritual Gifts by Christine Harman (Amazon, Cokesbury).
Zoom information will be sent to you later by the instructor.
- Technical requirements: To participate in Zoom meetings, participants must have a reliable Internet connection, and a laptop, tablet, or smartphone device that can download and install the Zoom app. A web or phone camera and a microphone are highly recommended, although some users may call in via phone if a mic is not available.
For questions, contact Khanh Doan, East District Lay Servant Ministries Director, at iamkdoan@gmail.com.
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Dates: 5 Mondays, April 15 - May 13, 2024, 6:30 PM PDT (3:30 PM HST/11:30 AM Tuesdays ChST) Location: online (Zoom)
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Dates: 5 Mondays, April 15 – May 13, 2024, 6:30 PM PDT (3:30 PM HST/11:30 AM Tuesdays ChST)
Location: online (Zoom)
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ONLINE NOW
Cost: $39/person, $79 up to 4 persons from the same church
- To pay online through the SOUMC website, go to: https://tithe.ly/give?c=1309144 and select the “Lay Servant Course” Fund Designation.
This series is sponsored by North District Lay Servant Ministries in Cal-Pac and open to participants from anyone in the Western Jurisdiction.
AI is more ubiquitous and available than most imagine. The question isn’t if you will use AI in your ministry work but how. The instructors are Kenny Jahng and Jason Moore.
- Attendance is required at all sessions for credit. All those seeking certification as a Certified Lay Servant are invited to attend. The BASIC class and one Advanced Class is required to successfully apply for Certified Lay Servant status. This is one of the six classes required to become a Certified Lay Speaker. Other required advanced courses, in addition to the BASIC class for Certified Lay Speaker certification are Preaching, Leading or Planning Worship, Discovering Your Spiritual Gifts, United Methodist Heritage or United Methodist History, and United Methodist Polity.
- About Certified Lay Servant (CLS) status: After you take the Basic Lay Servant Class, you have 3 years to take an advanced class to qualify you as a Certified Lay Servant. If you want to continue on to being a Certified Lay Speaker, you will need to take the following advanced classes: Discovering Your Spiritual Gifts, Leading Prayer, Planning Worship or Leading Worship, United Methodist Heritage, United Methodist Polity and Preaching. For more information about Lay Servant Ministries, click here.
- Download PDF Guide “Unlock the Power of AI” by Kenny Jahng. Once registered, you will be sent a link to download the PDF Guide.
- Topics:
- Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
- What is ChatGPT & How do you use it
- 4 Benefits of ChatGPT/AI Tools for Church Leaders
- Practical & Sample Use Cases
- Best Practices & Best Prompts
- Ethical Considerations for Church Leaders
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- Technical requirements: To participate in Zoom meetings, participants must have a reliable Internet connection, and a laptop, tablet, or smartphone device that can download and install the Zoom app. A web or phone camera and a microphone are highly recommended, although some users may call in via phone if a mic is not available.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ONLINE NOW
For questions, contact Jean at soumc@sbcglobal.net or 818.789.0351.
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20apr10:00 AM3:00 PMWork Party @ Camp Cedar Glen 2024 (Camp & Retreat)10:00 AM - 3:00 PM PDT
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Date: Saturday, April 20, 2024, 10 AM - 3 PM PDT Location: Camp Cedar Glen (743 Farmer Rd,
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Date: Saturday, April 20, 2024, 10 AM – 3 PM PDT
Location: Camp Cedar Glen (743 Farmer Rd, Julian, CA 92036)
RSVP via email to Caitlyn Anderson at canderson@calpacumc.org
Earn money towards camp!
All ages and skill levels are needed to help get Camp Cedar Glen ready for summer! Participants will earn funds for camp tuition for themselves or a camper of their choosing.
RSVP via email to Caitlyn Anderson at canderson@calpacumc.org
For more information, contact Caitlyn Anderson at canderson@calpacumc.org
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Dates: three Wednesdays, April 24 - May 8, 2024, 7 PM PDT (4 PM HST/Noon Thursdays, ChST) Location: online (Zoom)
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Dates: three Wednesdays, April 24 – May 8, 2024, 7 PM PDT (4 PM HST/Noon Thursdays, ChST)
Location: online (Zoom)
Cost: $25 for LSM credit; $15 for no LSM credit. The purchase of a book is also required.
- To pay online through the SOUMC website, go to: https://tithe.ly/give?c=1309144 and select the “Lay Servant Course” Fund Designation.
This 3-week class is open to participants from all Cal-Pac districts. All are welcome!
This course will provide participants with a better understanding of a holistic approach to participation in God’s mission to the world and equip lay servants for more effective missional engagement in their communities and beyond.
About the Class:
- Provide your own book: All participants will need a copy of A Mission Journey: A Handbook for Volunteers (available at The Upper Room).
- Attendance is required at all sessions for credit. All those seeking certification as a Certified Lay Servant are invited to attend.
- About Certified Lay Servant (CLS) and Certified Lay Speaker status: All those seeking certification as a Certified Lay Servant are invited to attend. The BASIC class and one Advanced Class is required to successfully apply for Certified Lay Servant status. If you have taken the Basic Lay Servant Class within the last three years, taking this advanced class will qualify you as a Certified Lay Servant. If you want to continue on to being a Certified Lay SPEAKER, you will need to take the following advanced classes: Preaching, Leading or Planning Worship, Discovering Your Spiritual Gifts, Leading Prayer, United Methodist Heritage or History, United Methodist Polity, and GOD’s Mission… Our Journey. For more information about Lay Servant Ministries, click here.
- Your required participation in the “A Day of Hope” outreach will serve as 4 hours of the 10 contact hours needed for this Advanced LSM Course.
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- Technical requirements: To participate in Zoom meetings, participants must have a reliable Internet connection, and a laptop, tablet, or smartphone device that can download and install the Zoom app. A web or phone camera and a microphone are highly recommended, although some users may call in via phone if a mic is not available.
For questions, contact Jean at soumc@sbcglobal.net or 818.789.0351.
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27apr10:30 AM3:30 PM"A Day of Hope" Mission Service Project @Hope Gardens10:30 AM - 3:30 PM PDT
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Date: Saturday, April 27, 2024, 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM PDT Location: Union Rescue Mission Hope Gardens (12249
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Date: Saturday, April 27, 2024, 10:30 AM – 3:30 PM PDT
Location: Union Rescue Mission Hope Gardens (12249 Lopez Canyon Rd, Sylmar, CA 91342)
Cost: $29 (including T-shirt, lunch, certificate, & pin)
This event is sponsored and hosted by Cal-Pac Lay Servant Ministries, Cal-Pac Camping & Retreat Ministries, Cal-Pac Urban Kids Camp, Sherman Oaks UMC, Knollwood UMC, and Crenshaw UMC.
“A Day of Hope” @ Hope Gardens is a one-day Mission-Service Project focused on fun, fellowship, outreach, encouragement, and hope in the North District. It is a partnership event between UM churches and Ministries committed to making a difference in our communities and a effort to prepare the young people at Hope Gardens for their summer camp season and future lives.
Hope Gardens is a beautiful residential ministries in the foothills of Sylmar, CA, created by Union Rescue Mission to serve women and their children who have been impacted by domestic violence and homelessness.
Ways to serve:
- Have fun as you get to know the families at Hope Gardens and folks from other UM churches. (Just practice the Ministry of Presence.)
- Play challenge & group building games like archery, low ropes course, laser tag, gaga ball pit, play in the jump house, nerf tournament, face painting, giant jenge & connect four games. (Play!)
- Camp Wrightwood staff and Cal-Pac Camp & Retreat Ministries staff will bring and run a gigantic inflatable obstacle course for everyone.
- We will have a Silent Dance Party! (Dance!)
- We will have a Worship, a DJ, and top notch Youth/Young Adult speakers to encourage and challenge all the young people present to reach for their dreams and renew their hope.
- Share your testimonies/stories or be a part of our joint church praise team. (Share)
- We will have face painting and a cool craft opportunity to commemorate this outreach.
- We will enjoy a pizza lunch and treats like cotton candy machine, fresh popped popcorn, shaved ice. (Break bread together.)
Who can participate:
- everyone of any age who would like to take part (but there is a brief safety screening process)
- Youth, Young People, & Young Adults
- people with a heart for service
- people wanting to make a difference
- people passionate about offering hope
What you will receive by registering for this event:
- a Cal-Pac North District Mission Service Project Outreach T-shirt
- a feeling that you’re making a difference knowing you are serving and encouraging those less fortunate than yourself
- a Certificate of Participation and community service credit
- a lot of fun!
- growing your network of friends as you get to know Hope Garden families and your fellow UM friends from other church fellowships
- a Mission-Service gift pin to commemorate your service
Attn: Lay Servants! 
- Your required participation in this outreach will serve as 4 hours of the 10 contact hours needed for the new Advanced LSM Course “GOD’s Mission… Our Journey.”
How your church or organization help further:
- Besides your presence, we are encouraging churches to donate camping supplies to help the young people at Hope Gardens to be prepared for upcoming summer camp experiences. Here is a sample list of what you might donate:
- medium/large-size duffle bags
- sleeping bags
- flashlights & batteries
- hypo-allergenic sunscreen lotion
- bug repellant spray
- aluminum water bottles
- pool towels, hand towels, wash cloths
- gift card to a sporting goods store, Wal-Mart
- travel Bibles
- You can give an extra monetary gift for this event and camping supplies for the Hope Garden’s young people:
- Click the following link and select the “Hope Gardens Gift” option: https://tithe.ly/give?c=1309144
- Call Jean Castro at Sherman Oaks UMC with your debit/credit card info at 818.789.0351
- Mail a check to 14401 Dickens St, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423 – payable to “SOUMC” with “Hope Gardens Gift” in the memo
Join us!
For questions, contact:
- email or call Jean Castro, Registrar at Sherman Oaks UMC, at 818.789.0351 or soumc@sbcglobal.net
- email or text Feni Obi, SOUMC Outreach Area Team Leader, at 818.277.5228 or feniobi@aol.com
- email or text Pastor Garth Gilliam at 818.429.8843 or garthgilliam@gmail.com
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Date: Saturday, April 27, 2024, 1 PM - 3:30 PM PDT Location: St. Alban's Episcopal Church patio (580 Hilgard Ave, Los
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Date: Saturday, April 27, 2024, 1 PM – 3:30 PM PDT
Location: St. Alban’s Episcopal Church patio (580 Hilgard Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90024)
- limited free parking behind the church
REFRESH with us and spend a delightful afternoon at 580 Café!
“Let’s Grow Together”
- Enjoy dance, poetry, and musical performances by our 580 community.
- Art Auction showcasing the creativity of our students, past and present!
- Take a tour of our community reflection garden.
Your generous donation is greatly appreciated. Event sponsorships are available!
’24 Roots and Wings Honorees:
- Robert Bailey, MS ’75
- Carla Bailey, BA ’69, MA ’72
- Domenica Castillo, BA ’14 (Executive Director, Museum of Social Justice of LA UM Urban Foundation)
This year our Roots and Wings honorees highlight three incredible people who are part of our legacy of leadership, compassion, courage, and commitment to building beloved community. Each has offered their gifts, graces, and talents to sustain the work and ministry of 580 Café (Wesley Foundation Serving UCLA) from their collegiate days and into their professional lives. Please join us to celebrate their stories and continue their legacy of activism, faith and leadership.
Become a REFRESH Sponsor!
- Individual/Family: $100 +
- Church/Community: $250 +
- Corporate: $500 +
Send donation & sponsorship checks payable to 580 Cafe, 10497 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90024
or give online via PayPal HERE.
Learn more about 580 Cafe HERE.
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Dates: 5 Thursdays, May 2-30, 2024, 8:30 PM - 10:30 PM PDT (5:30 PM HST/1:30 PM Fridays ChST) Location: online (Zoom)
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Dates: 5 Thursdays, May 2-30, 2024, 8:30 PM – 10:30 PM PDT (5:30 PM HST/1:30 PM Fridays ChST)
Location: online (Zoom)
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ONLINE NOW
Cost: $15 and you must provide your own book (see below)
Register by: Sunday, April 30, 2024
This course sponsored by Hawai`i District Lay Servant Ministries and is open to participants from all Cal-Pac districts. The class size will max at 25 participants and registration will close if that number is reached.
This an advance course introduced at the Association of Conference Director of Lay Servant Ministries (ACDLSM) in January 2022. The author of the textbook is Bishop Kenneth Carder who also wrote “Living Our Beliefs” the text for the Heritage course.
This course will help lay servant ministers understand dementia from a spiritual standpoint and become more comfortable ministering with all people especially those affected by this and similar conditions. Together we will learn about dementia, see people with dementia as disciples of Jesus and discover how to relate to them in a helpful manner. The five sessions will cover:
Session 1: Dementia as a Medical and Theological Challenge (and an Opportunity)
Session 2: We Are More than Our Capacities
Session 3: Incarnation and the Ministry of Presence
Session 4: Dementia, Discipleship, and Grief
Session 5: Toward a Dementia-Friendly Church (to really be the church)
- All those seeking certification as a Certified Lay Servant or Certified Lay Speaker are invited to attend, as well as those who are seeking to learn more about themselves.
- About Certified Lay Servant (CLS) and Certified Lay Speaker status: All those seeking certification as a Certified Lay Servant are invited to attend. The BASIC class and one Advanced Class is required to successfully apply for Certified Lay Servant status. If you have taken the Basic Lay Servant Class within the last three years, taking this advanced class will qualify you as a Certified Lay Servant. If you want to continue on to being a Certified Lay SPEAKER, you will need to take the following advanced classes: Preaching, Leading or Planning Worship, Discovering Your Spiritual Gifts, Leading Prayer, United Methodist Heritage or History, and United Methodist Polity. For more information about Lay Servant Ministries, click here.
- Attendance is required at all sessions for credit.
- The instructor is Winnie Ching, Hawai`i District Lay Servant Ministries Director.
- Provide your own book: All participants will need a copy of “Ministry with the Forgotten, Dementia through a Spiritual Lens” by Kenneth L. Carder (Amazon, Cokesbury). Be sure to get the participant version and not the leader guide.
Zoom information will be sent to you later by the instructor.
- Technical requirements: To participate in Zoom meetings, participants must have a reliable Internet connection, and a laptop, tablet, or smartphone device that can download and install the Zoom app. A web or phone camera and a microphone are highly recommended, although some users may call in via phone if a mic is not available.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ONLINE NOW
For questions, contact Winnie Ching, Hawai`i District Lay Servant Ministries Director, at wingin322@yahoo.com.
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11may9:00 AM6:00 PMDistrict Conferences 20249:00 AM - 6:00 PM PDT
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Date: Saturday, May 11, 2024 North District: 9 AM PDT South District: 9 AM PDT East District: 1 PM PDT West District: 1 PM PDT
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Date: Saturday, May 11, 2024
- North District: 9 AM PDT
- South District: 9 AM PDT
- East District: 1 PM PDT
- West District: 1 PM PDT
- Hawai`i District: 1 PM HST (9 AM Sunday ChST) | 4 PM PDT
Please check your registration confirmation emails and visit each district page for District Conference materials closer to the event date.
To register, click here.
For more information and materials, visit www.calpacumc.org/ac2024.
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11may10:00 AM3:00 PMWorkday @ Camp Wrightwood - May 2024 (Camp & Retreat)10:00 AM - 3:00 PM PDT
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Date: Saturday, May 11, 2024, 10 AM - 3 PM PDT Location: Camp Wrightwood (1401 Linnett Rd, Wrightwood, CA 92397) CLICK HERE
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Date: Saturday, May 11, 2024, 10 AM – 3 PM PDT
Location: Camp Wrightwood (1401 Linnett Rd, Wrightwood, CA 92397)
Workdays are a great way for families and youth groups to earn money for Summer camp. The price of summer camps keeps going up with the rise of inflation. To help keep the cost down for our families, Camp Wrightwood offers Workdays that help reduce the cost of camp.
How it works:
If a child comes with a youth group or a camp friend, they can earn $60 towards their camp fees.
If a child and a parent come to the workday, they can earn $120. This is the max one camper can earn per workday.
Typical tasks may include:
- Trail Clearing
- Program Room Reset
- Organizing
- Pool Maintenance
- Painting
- cleaning
- etc.*
*Stationary and non-labor-intensive activities are available.
Learn more at https://www.campwrightwood.org/summer-camp-2023.
For questions, contact Caitlyn Anderson at canderson@calpacumc.org.
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Dates: Tuesdays, May 14 - June 11, 2024, 6 PM - 8 PM PDT (3 PM HST/11 AM Wednesdays ChST) Location: online (Zoom)
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Dates: Tuesdays, May 14 – June 11, 2024, 6 PM – 8 PM PDT (3 PM HST/11 AM Wednesdays ChST)
Location: online (Zoom)
Cost: $20 + provide your own book (see below)
This class is open to participants from all Cal-Pac & Cal-Nev districts and others. To view the 2024 Tongan LSM Course series schedule, click here.
Prerequisite: Basic LSM
How do we walk with people experiencing pain, grief, and loss? As people of faith committed to wholeness and healing, we are called to a ministry of compassion and care. This course helps build foundational knowledge and skills to engage in this vital ministry of the church. This course can be counted toward recertification.
- All those seeking certification as a Certified Lay Servant are invited to attend. To learn more about Lay Servant Ministries, click here.
- Attendance is required at all sessions for credit.
- Provide your own book: Basic Course Participant’s Book by Sandy Jackson and Brian Jackson
You will receive the Zoom link in your registration confirmation.
- Technical requirements: To participate in Zoom meetings, participants must have a reliable Internet connection, and a laptop, tablet, or smartphone device that can download and install the Zoom app. A web or phone camera and a microphone are highly recommended, although some users may call in via phone if a mic is not available.
If you have any questions, please email Kalesita Faasisila (kalesita.f@cnumc.org).
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Date: Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 11 AM - 1 PM PDT (8 AM HST/4 AM Thursday ChST) Location: online (Zoom)
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Date: Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 11 AM – 1 PM PDT (8 AM HST/4 AM Thursday ChST)
Location: online (Zoom)
Cost: free
Register by: May 10, 2024
This event is for those discerning a call to certification, licensing, or ordained ministry (not for certified lay ministry).
The Orientation to Ministry (OTM) provides a space for those who are discerning a call to leadership within or through The United Methodist Church to learn about the distinctions between ordination, licensing, and certification for ministry, as well as to meet others who are also beginning this journey in our Conference.
This year, you can expect to share in a time of devotion, meet other candidates for ministry and key members of Board of Ordained Ministry (BOM), learn more about “calling” and how to identify your unique call within a UM framework, as well as to interact with a panel of ministers serving in the roles of Elder, Deacon, Licensed Local Pastor, and Lay Ministry.
If you’re just getting started, we’ll help you identify what steps to take first in your process.
Zoom link will be sent out the day before the event to registered candidates.
- Technical requirements: To participate in Zoom meetings, participants must have a reliable Internet connection, and a laptop, tablet, or smartphone device that can download and install the Zoom app. A web or phone camera and a microphone are highly recommended, although some users may call in via phone if a mic is not available.
For questions, please contact:
- Rev. Darin Arntson, Board of Ordained Ministry Vocational Discernment Coordinator (darin@stmarksumcsd.org) or
- Cathy Wilson, Associate Director to the Board of Ordained Ministry & Orders Executive Committee (cwilson@calpacumc.org).
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Dates: four Thursdays, May 16 - June 6, 2024, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM PDT (2:30 PM HST/10:30 AM Fridays ChST) Location: online
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Dates: four Thursdays, May 16 – June 6, 2024, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM PDT (2:30 PM HST/10:30 AM Fridays ChST)
Location: online (Zoom)
Cost: $75 + the purchase of a book is also required.
Registration due: Monday, May 13, 2024
This course is open to participants from all Cal-Pac districts. A minimum number of participants is required; if the class is canceled because not enough people register, registrants will be notified by email and those who have paid will be refunded. The maximum number of participants is 24.
The purpose of this course is to explore the definition, models and paths of discipleship to help participants become deeper disciples of Jesus and equip them to cultivate disciples within the local church and beyond.
All those seeking certification as a Certified Lay Minister are invited to participate. This course is a required course for those seeking Certified Lay Minister status. For more about Certified Lay Ministry, visit the CLM web page at www.calpacumc.org/clm.
- For Certified Lay Speakers and Certified Lay Servants, this course can be an Advanced LSM Course, but it is not one of the six required courses for Certified Lay Speaker.
This course is also open to anyone who would like to attend for self-improvement/edification purposes.
- Attendance is required at all sessions for credit, as well as a two-hour assignment beyond the classroom, for a total of 10 hours.
- Instructors are Dr. Erin Hawkins, Executive Director of Cal-Pac Connectional Ministries, and Denise Serino, attorney and CLM Registrar.
- Materials: Participants should have a copy of Discipleship in the New Expedition by Phil Maynard (Cokesbury, Amazon).
Zoom information will be sent to you closer to the start date.
- Technical requirements: To participate in Zoom meetings, participants must have a reliable Internet connection, and a laptop, tablet, or smartphone device that can download and install the Zoom app. A web or phone camera and a microphone are highly recommended, although some users may call in via phone if a mic is not available.
For questions, contact CLM Registrar Denise Serino at deeserino@gmail.com.
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08jun10:00 AM3:00 PMWorkday @ Camp Wrightwood - June 2024 (Camp & Retreat)10:00 AM - 3:00 PM PDT
Event Details
Date: Saturday, June 8, 2024, 10 AM - 3 PM PDT Location: Camp Wrightwood (1401 Linnett Rd, Wrightwood, CA 92397) CLICK HERE
Event Details
Date: Saturday, June 8, 2024, 10 AM – 3 PM PDT
Location: Camp Wrightwood (1401 Linnett Rd, Wrightwood, CA 92397)
Workdays are a great way for families and youth groups to earn money for Summer camp. The price of summer camps keeps going up with the rise of inflation. To help keep the cost down for our families, Camp Wrightwood offers Workdays that help reduce the cost of camp.
How it works:
If a child comes with a youth group or a camp friend, they can earn $60 towards their camp fees.
If a child and a parent come to the workday, they can earn $120. This is the max one camper can earn per workday.
Typical tasks may include:
- Trail Clearing
- Program Room Reset
- Organizing
- Pool Maintenance
- Painting
- cleaning
- etc.*
*Stationary and non-labor-intensive activities are available.
Learn more at https://www.campwrightwood.org/summer-camp-2023.
For questions, contact Caitlyn Anderson at canderson@calpacumc.org.
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09jun6:00 PMAC2024: Pre-Conference Briefing6:00 PM PDT
Event Details
Dates: Sunday, June 9, 2024, 6 PM PDT (3 PM HST/11 AM Monday ChST) Location: online (Zoom Webinar) CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR DISTRICT/ANNUAL CONFERENCE NOW >>
Event Details
Dates: Sunday, June 9, 2024, 6 PM PDT (3 PM HST/11 AM Monday ChST)
Location: online (Zoom Webinar)
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR DISTRICT/ANNUAL CONFERENCE NOW >>
Ending Spiritual & Physical Hunger: Flourish!
RSVP for this event during District Conference/Annual Conference registration to get the Zoom Webinar link.
Learn more at www.calpacumc.org/ac2024.
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Sessions Task Force
12junAll Day15AC2024: The 40th Annual Session of the California-Pacific Conference(All Day) PDT
Event Details
Dates: California & Hawai`i: June 12-15, 2024 Guam & Saipan: June 13-16, 2024 Location: TBD (North District) Ending Spiritual & Physical Hunger: Flourish! more info TBD
Event Details
Dates:
- California & Hawai`i: June 12-15, 2024
- Guam & Saipan: June 13-16, 2024
Location: TBD (North District)
Ending Spiritual & Physical Hunger: Flourish!
more info TBD
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Sessions Task Force
RESOURCES
01. CURRENT RESOURCES
- 2023 Advent Calendar:
- Lay Leadership Academy
- SPRC Training (PDF)
- Lectionary Worship Guide (UM Discipleship Ministries)
- Lead Your Church: Cal-Pac Local Church & Clergy Resource Page
UMC:
03. RELATED MINISTRIES
- Native American Ministries, Committee (CONAM)
- Hispanic/Latino Ministries
- Korean Ministry Council
- Pacific Islanders Committee
- Strengthening the Black Church
- Justice & Compassion EMT:
- New Ministries EMT
- UMC General Board of Higher Education & Ministry (GBHEM)
- UMC Discipleship
- UMC Asian American Language Ministry
- UMC Korean Ministry Plan
04. CONTACT
Rev. Allison Mark
Co-Chair, Leadership & Discipleship EMT
Rev. Melinda Teter Dodge
Co-Chair, Leadership & Discipleship EMT
Rev. Kenneth Suhr
Director of Leadership and Congregational Vitality
Nancy Perez-Barceló
Administrative Assistant
626.568.7357 | nbarcelo@