*SPECIAL EVENT!* Navigating Landscapes of Faith - This Coming Monday!

 

Hello LeaderSHIFT Friends,

I would love you to join me in just a few days, if you're able to!

The Very Rev. Gary Paterson will be in conversation with 2018 McGeachy scholar and author Janet Gear this coming Monday - and this remarkable event could not come at a better time, when so many of us are asking the very question: what are we called to do?

I think you've done some work with Janet in the past, or engaged with her book or research. For me, revisiting familiar topics and sitting in community do so offers something new and different and remarkable every time I say yes to the opportunity. I know that if you can make it, listening to and talking with Gary and Janet will be rich with blessings for you! I'm excited for our LeaderSHIFT network to be connected with the United Church of Canada Foundation with this event, too. 

If you're not able to attend yourself, would you please share this post today (because, Monday) to a colleague who you feel may be interested? The event is free, and the invitation is warm and wide.

Let me know if you decide to come so that I can look for you on Monday night! Register here.

Blessings,
Michelle

Navigating Landscapes of Faith: Diving Deep with Rev. Janet Gear
Hosted by The Very Rev. Dr. Gary Paterson


Monday November 6, 2023
6:30 - 8:00pm
Oakridge United Church Sanctuary
305 41 AVE W, Vancouver, BC V5Y 2S5

 

A Retreat for Those Yes! No! Maybe?! Calls

Beloved!

Are you feeling a nudge...a pull...a push...into leadership in the church?

Has someone in your circle encouraged you to consider ministry leadership?

What does "a minister" do, anyway, and how (and why!) would I become one?

All followers of Jesus are called to live lives of intention and faithfulness to the kin-dom of God. And, within that call, some are called to formal, paid accountable ministry leadership in the United Church. If you are pondering some of these questions, and have a yearning to love and serve the world God loves, come join us for a weekend retreat of spiritual practices of discernment and practical information.

 

Yes! No! Maybe?! Discerning A Call to Ministry Retreat 

November 17-19, 2023 at FCJ ~ An Oasis In The Heart of Calgary

Come and explore where and how God may be calling YOU, to offer your gifts to the world!

Blessings,

Michelle

Calling you to High River, Alberta

 

Hello Friends,

Greetings at this midpoint of the summer! I hope you are experiencing some deep Sabbath rest and renewal. 

This is a special invitation, for you who are doing ministry in a rural context.

Like many of us, you and your community of faith may be feeling uncertain about what the future holds for the church in general, and your congregations in particular. And, being the church in rural contexts brings it’s own unique joys, challenges, and rewards.

LeaderShift and Chinook Winds Region are excited to offer our first (annual? maybe!) Rural Ministry Conference with the theme, “Breaking In & Breaking Out!”

Where and how is the Holy Spirit breaking into our lives, like at that first Pentecost? And where and how is that same Spirit calling us to break out (of our buildings, our assumptions, our comfort, our ways of doing things) to be the church in our communities in a new way?

The Rev Jenny Carter will be our keynote speaker, and we’ve got a great lineup of workshop leaders ready and eager to share their learnings, helpful practices, and new skills that will enhance your practice of ministry in a rural context.

We’ll have two opportunities to learn in workshops together, along with keynote presentations, delicious meals, meaningful worship and music, and the warmth of being together. Then, we’ll celebrate together in worship on Sunday morning with High River United Church – including elements of worship that we will be creating over the course of our time together.

 Come and join others engaged in rural ministry, lay leaders and ministry personnel, to be inspired, encouraged, and equipped to offer ministry that responds to your context!

Hope to see you in High River!

Michelle