News from us [link removed] Nov. 19, 2024
Jump Start Tackles Faith and Politics

Just because Election Day has passed doesn’t mean political discussions are done. Jump Start kicked off its fall workshop series with talking faith and politics. Four speakers offered guidance and practical tips for engaging with your community on tricky topics. [link removed] Read more →
Related Resources
[link removed] Jump Start Podcast - Catch the audio versions of these faith and politics presentations
[link removed] Standing Courageous: Church Leadership in Partisan Times - View the recording of a webinar on combatting misinformation and Christian nationalism
[link removed] The Purple Church Initiative – Resources and ideas for bridging the gap from the Western North Carolina Conference
[link removed] Creating Change Together: A Toolkit for Faithful Civic Engagement - From The United Methodist General Board of Church and Society
[link removed] Pastoring in Partisan Times Podcast – Ideas and conversations for pastoring purple in red and blue churches
[link removed] Braver Angels – A secular nonprofit that provides free resources for courageous conversations in everyday life

Giving Tuesday: Textbooks for Mozambique
This Giving Tuesday the [link removed] Mozambique Initiative is partnering with Gileteni Methodist School in Inhambane, Mozambique, to provide textbooks for its 1,450 students. The staff and its students use textbooks that are over 15 years old. The school dreams of providing books in English, French and Portuguese for their students ages 12-18. Giving Tuesday funds will help equip the school library with maps, textbooks, dictionaries and more. [link removed] Learn more and donate →

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Lay Education Courses
Mondays, Beginning Jan.13, 2025 - [link removed] Emotionally Healthy Spirituality
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Tuesdays, Continuing Until Dec. 3 - [link removed] Soul Space Virtual Sessions
Feb. 21-22 - [link removed] Converge Youth Conference
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