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Sexuality and Spirituality: Keeping Body and Soul Together (Metropolitan Community Churches)

We will ask and attempt to answer the questions: from where did the sex-negative ideas, feelings and beliefs come that have shaped so much of Christianity’s belief and teaching for the past 2,000 years? Was this God’s intention? Is this really what the Bible teaches? Is Jesus responsible for this? Read more

By Metropolitan Community Church, 11 yearsJuly 28, 2015 ago

Religion in Modern Europe (Metropolitan Community Churches)

This on-demand video is open to all! Click here to view now. When you register for the pre-recorded webinars or events, you will be sent a link and password to view the video. This information is intended only for the person registering to view these events and should not be Read more

By Metropolitan Community Church, 11 yearsJuly 28, 2015 ago

Mentoring: Methods of Making Leadership Reproduction a Higher Priority (Metropolitan Community Churches)

Workshop leaders will provide practical tools, techniques and instructions for practicing these concepts in a “ready to take home, try, and share at your local church” manner. Covering a wide array of leadership training materials, Elizabeth “Liz” M. Bisordi and Rev. Dr. Sherry Kennedy will present relevant highlights from John Read more

By Metropolitan Community Church, 11 yearsJuly 28, 2015 ago

Homosexuality and the Bible (Metropolitan Community Churches)

“You will learn everything you need to know to answer your own questions and those of your family and friends. His six conclusions are the best summary of this complex subject I have ever heard. It was Ken’s teaching and preaching that gave me the courage to come out, confront Read more

By Metropolitan Community Church, 11 yearsJuly 28, 2015 ago

A Hidden Wholeness: Living an Undivided Life as a Spiritual Leader (Metropolitan Community Churches)

Participants will learn the ways in which the journey from childhood to adulthood often results in leading a life that is disconnected from our true self or soul. The path to living an undivided life as a leader will be explored through questions and journal exercises which invite participants to Read more

By Metropolitan Community Church, 11 yearsJuly 28, 2015 ago

Good Moves: Entering Well, Leaving Well (Metropolitan Community Churches)

Rev. Washburn presents some of the insights contained in his soon to be published book about ways in which clergy can enter and leave congregations in healthy ways. He also discusses the importance of self-differentiated leadership for pastors, more generally. Included in this webinar are the answers to the Q&A Read more

By Metropolitan Community Church, 11 yearsJuly 28, 2015 ago

Gender: The Cornerstone of Human Sexuality (Metropolitan Community Churches)

In this presentation, we explore what constitutes biological gender, gender role and gender identity. We will look at the extraordinary diversity that exists in aspects of gender previously assumed to be categorical and immutable. We will show how and why confusion about these different aspects of gender continue and how Read more

By Metropolitan Community Church, 11 yearsJuly 28, 2015 ago

Transforming Preaching (United Church of Canada)

Drawing upon the ideas of innovators like Marshall McLuhan, as well as hard-won lessons from experiments in multi-media preaching, this on-demand webinar by with Russ Daye! will try to answer some of these questions – or at least provide insight into how to engage them with hope and skill. Webinar Recording! Read more

By United Church of Canada, 11 yearsJuly 23, 2015 ago

Technology in Worship (United Church of Canada)

There have been major changes in audio-visual systems over the past few years; computers now depend upon digital connections, all of which need to be considered in the design of systems, displays and transmission. Presenter, David Patterson, believes that the church needs to keep up with technology as a tool Read more

By United Church of Canada, 11 yearsJuly 23, 2015 ago

Developing Your Leadership Styles (Metropolitan Community Churches)

Leadership style refers to a leader’s patterns of behavior as a leader and manager. In this webinar Don will present foundations for understanding leadership styles and introduce a clinical paradigm for understanding leadership styles. Participants will be invited to consider how leadership styles of pastors impact and involve lay leaders. Read more

By Metropolitan Community Church, 11 yearsJuly 23, 2015 ago