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)
UPCOMING EVENTS
15mar01novTable of Grace (in English) 2023 PDT (OEC)(march 15) 12:00 PM - (november 1) 1:00 PM PDT
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Dates: California & Hawaii: Wednesdays, Mar. 15 - Nov. 1, 2023 (12 Noon PDT | 9 AM HST) Guam & Saipan: Thursdays, Mar. 16 - Nov. 2, 2023 (5 AM
Event Details
Dates:
- California & Hawaii: Wednesdays, Mar. 15 – Nov. 1, 2023 (12 Noon PDT | 9 AM HST)
- Guam & Saipan: Thursdays, Mar. 16 – Nov. 2, 2023 (5 AM ChST)
except around Annual Conference and Clergy Convocation 2023:
- California & Hawaii: June 14 – July 12, August 16
- Guam & Saipan: June 15 – July 13, August 17
Location: Zoom (https://zoom.us/j/99192016414?pwd=N0RaZnRoNis2Z2EvMWNubGs4cytGdz09)
“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://zoom.us/j/99192016414?pwd=N0RaZnRoNis2Z2EvMWNubGs4cytGdz09
Meeting ID: 991 9201 6414
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We are in this together. You are not alone.
In Christ,
The Orders Executive Committee
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Dates: California & Hawaii: Tuesdays, August 29 - September 26, 2023 (6 PM - 8 PM PDT | 3 PM
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Dates:
- California & Hawaii: Tuesdays, August 29 – September 26, 2023 (6 PM – 8 PM PDT | 3 PM – 5 PM HST)
- Guam & Saipan: Wednesdays, August 30 – September 27, 2023 (11 AM – 1 PM ChST)
Location: Zoom
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ONLINE NOW
Cost: $15. The purchase of a book is also required.
Registration due: Monday, August 28, 2023
This class is open to participants from all Cal-Pac districts.
About the Class:
- Dancing With Words: As people of faith, storytelling has special meaning. We are people of the story, and we seek to identify and share our stories in nearly everything we do. Dancing With Words provides help for all church leaders to explore storytelling in faith development and acquire basic storytelling skills. They will discover ways storytelling enhances ministry and explore storytelling’s use in sermons and teaching.
- The course is being organized by East District Lay Servant Ministries, and will be taught by Patricia Hogan, former Cal-Pac Conference Director of Lay Servant Ministries.
- Provide your own book: All participants will need a copy of Dancing With Words: Storytelling as Legacy, Culture, and Faith by Ray Buckley (Amazon, Cokesbury).
- 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.
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 Khanh Doan, East District Lay Servant Ministries Director, at iamkdoan@gmail.com.
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Date: Saturday, September 23, 2023 (9 AM - 2:30 PM PDT) Location: Crossroads UMC (2354 N Wilmington Ave, Compton CA 90222)
Event Details
Date: Saturday, September 23, 2023 (9 AM – 2:30 PM PDT)
Location: Crossroads UMC (2354 N Wilmington Ave, Compton CA 90222)
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ONLINE NOW
Cost: $15 per person
Register and pay by: September 18, 2023
IMMIGRATION: “Opening Our Hearts to Welcome Others” – Matthew 25:35
Presenters will include Rev. Jennifer Gutierrez, Executive Director of Clergy and laity United for Economic Justice (CLUE), and Pastor Maria A Rios, from the Semillas de Libertad Program at Baldwin Park UMC.
Mission Offering will be designated to CLUE and Semillas de Libertad.
Payments & donations by check should be payable to “West District UWF” and mailed to Barbara Hartell, WD Treasurer, 6140 Canterbury Dr, Apt 310, Culver City CA 90230.
View event/registration flyer (PDF)
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For questions, contact Tina Pool at trmpool@gmail.com or 310.210.7504.
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Date: Saturday, September 23, 2023 (9:30 AM - 1:30 PM PDT) Location: First UMC of North Hollywood (4832 Tujunga Ave, North Hollywood, CA 91601)
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Date: Saturday, September 23, 2023 (9:30 AM – 1:30 PM PDT)
Location: First UMC of North Hollywood (4832 Tujunga Ave, North Hollywood, CA 91601)
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ONLINE NOW
Cost: $15 per person
Register and pay by: September 18, 2023
At the Annual Celebration of North District Women in Faith, we welcome guest speaker Jackie Campbell, Cal-Pac United Women in Faith President who will be speaking about United Women in Faith’s mission in the community and in the world. We will also approve district budget, executive team, and acknowledge “Quiet Disciples.”
Registration will begin at 8:30 AM. Morning snack and lunch are included.
Payments & donations by check should be payable to “North District United Women in Faith” and mailed to Alva Mayo, Registrar/Treasurer, 2380 Vista Laguna Terrace, Pasadena CA 91103.
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For questions, contact Amybeth Lake at amybeth_l@yahoo.com
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07oct11:30 AMLaity Fall Retreat 2023 - CA (Laity Council)11:30 AM PDT
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Date: Saturday, October 7, 2023 (11:30 AM - 3 PM PDT) Location: Glendale First UMC (134 N. Kenwood Street, Glendale,
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Date: Saturday, October 7, 2023 (11:30 AM – 3 PM PDT)
Location: Glendale First UMC (134 N. Kenwood Street, Glendale, CA 91206)
RSVP to Diane at dlokgin@gmail.com
Cost: free
RSVP due: Saturday, September 30, 2023
All are invited!
Come and join the laity council for lunch and a day of sharing and networking as we come together to “Build Better Bridges” – connections matter!
Lunch will be provided and a District Gathering will follow the luncheon.
RSVP to Diane at dlokgin@gmail.com
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Dates: California: Thursdays, October 26 - November 16, 2023 (5:30 PM – 7:30 PM PDT|PST) Hawaii: Thursdays, October 26 - November 2
Event Details
Dates:
- California: Thursdays, October 26 – November 16, 2023 (5:30 PM – 7:30 PM PDT|PST)
- Hawaii: Thursdays, October 26 – November 2 (2:30 PM – 4:30 PM HST) & November 9-16, 2023 (3:30 PM – 5:30 PM HST)
- Guam & Saipan: Fridays, October 27 – November 3 (10:30 AM – 12:30 PM ChST) & November 10-17, 2023 (11:30 AM – 1:30 PM ChST)
Location: online (Zoom)
Cost: $75. The purchase or borrowing of a book is also required.
Registration due: October 23, 2023
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.
This course focuses on building Christian leaders both theologically and practically from a Wesleyan perspective.
- Attendance is required at all sessions for credit, as well as a two-hour assignment beyond the classroom, for a total of 10 hours.
- 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.
- This course is also open to anyone who would like to attend for self-improvement/edification purposes.
- 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.
- Instructor is Rev. John Farley, Assistant to the Bishop. He is an active elder in full connection and has previously served as a District Superintendent, Cabinet Dean, and senior pastor in the local church.
- Materials: Participants should have a copy of Living Your Strengths: Discover Your God Given Talents and Inspire Your Community by Albert L. Winsemann, Donald O. Clifton, and Curt Liesveld. The book is available in from Amazon or Cokesbury.
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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THE LATEST
RESOURCES
01. CURRENT RESOURCES
- Lead Your Church: Cal-Pac Local Church & Clergy Resource Page
- Lay Leadership Academy
- SPRC Training (PDF)
- UM Discipleship Ministries: Worship Planning
- UM Discipleship Ministries: Equipping Leaders
- Guide within Ministry with LGBTQ+ Youth
Grants/Scholarships:
- UMHEF Scholarships (Deadline: Mar. 1, 2022)
- Hispanic/Latino Ministries: 2021 SAI/UMC Scholarship Program (Deadline: Apr. 10, 2021)
- Seminary: contact Cathy Wilson (cwilson@calpacumc.org) with the Conference Board of Ordained Ministry
02. RELATED MINISTRIES
Sub-Groups:
- Board of Camping, Outdoor and Retreat Ministries
- Campus Ministry
- Children’s & Family Ministries
- Young People
- Lay Servant Ministries
Related:
- Native American Ministries, Committee (CONAM)
- Hispanic/Latino Ministries
- Pacific Islanders Committee
- Strengthening the Black Church
- UM Asian American Language Ministry
- UM Korean Ministry Plan
- Justice & Compassion EMT:
- New Ministries EMT
- Board of Ordained Ministry
- UM General Board of Higher Education & Ministry (GBHEM)
- UMC Discipleship
03. 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@