March 31, 2021

Susan Beaumont: How to Lead When You Don't Know Where You're Going - April 10

Registration Deadline is April 3.

Virtually join consultant, coach, author and spiritual director Susan Beaumont on April 10, 2021.  Learn how to identify your point of focus during a season of uncertainty, lead with a different lens during this time and how to include discernment in your leadership work.

Annual Conference Registration Update - Opens April 13

The Missouri Annual Conference Sessions team has moved opening MOAC21 Registration to Tuesday, April 13 at 9 a.m. This includes the opening of the hotel reservation system provided to clergy and lay members by Springfield Convention and Visitor’s Bureau (CVB).
 
Conference leadership and the Sessions team is monitoring the updates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), medical professionals and local health departments related to our upcoming events including annual conference scheduled for June 12-13 in Springfield. No decisions have been made regarding whether MOAC21 will be virtual or in-person, although it should be noted that we have been live streaming annual conference for several years now. We anticipate making that decision prior to the April 13 registration opening. Moving registration to April 13 will afford us some more time to work through planning and communication.

Online Early Response Team Training

Deadline to register is April 12

This class will provide you with the Basic information you need about Early Response Teams. Early Response Teams (ERTs) fill a specific need in the days after a disaster to clean out flood-damaged homes, remove debris, place tarps on homes, and otherwise help to prevent further damage, while providing a caring Christian presence. 
 
Basic 
Training for anyone that has not previously attended a training OR it has been longer than 3 yrs since your last training.

• April 23, 3-5:30 p.m.

• April 24, 8:30-11 a.m.

• May 1, 8:30-11 a.m.

Recertification
Anyone whose badge expired in 2020 OR is due to expire any time before May of 2021.

• April 23, 3-5:30 p.m.

• April 24, 8:30-11 a.m. 

Cost: $15 

Grieving Together: How to Build a Supportive Community - April 27

Grief is a tricky topic, but it’s one we don’t have to navigate alone. Offering support is a community effort that can be intentionally fostered. Join Rev. David and Elaine Howlett on April 27 from 6pm-7pm for an introduction to building a supportive community around grief for local church pastors and laity.

Northwest District Lay Servant Class

Title of Class: Lay Servants Lead in Conflict

Summary of Class: Every church deals with conflict, both healthy and unhealthy, and lay servants can be equipped and empowered to help lead through those times of conflict as a time of transformation.

Description and Details:
This class will be offered virtually via Zoom. Please ensure you can attend each class, held each Wednesday in the month of May (5, 12, 19 & 26) from 6:30 – 8:30 PM. Along with reading your book prior to the class, please be prepared for coursework to be assigned.  

This class will be taught by Rev. Melissa Dodd, District Superintendent for the Northwest District. Participants will need the book “The Spirit and Art of Conflict Transformation” by Thomas Porter. It is available through Cokesbury, The Upper Room, and Amazon. Participants are responsible for purchasing the book before class. 

The class can host up to 20 participants, and registration will close on April 25, 2021.

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