Writing like a development pro can be as easy as using Jeff Brooks' S.U.R.E. method. Give it a try!
A new course is open to clergy and laity in The Oregon-Idaho Conference this fall: Decoding Hebrew. The 12-week online class is being taught by Sheri Konowitz. Students will identify Hebrew consonants and vowels, a variety of words and learn to write Hebrew letters in block and/or script, among other topics. The class starts Sept. 26. Register now.
Portland First UMC recently celebrated 175 years of ministry. With guest preacher, Bishop Cedrick D. Bridgeforth, the church looked back with gratitude at the church that has been a cornerstone of the community, while also leaning into what it might be doing in the future.
Henri Nouwen's classic, "A Spirituality of Fundraising," continues to challenge us all to see fundraising as a form of ministry. In this season of stewardship, we need to be reminded of that now more than ever.
Soul Shop is an ecumenical, faith-based approach to responding to individuals experiencing suicidal ideation. As The Oregon-Idaho Conference continues its call to create ministries that matter in the areas of health and housing, and suicide being a public health crisis, Soul Shop trainings are being offered across the Conference.
Rev. Dr. Scott Allen, an elder in the Oregon-Idaho Conference, is teaching this new lay servant ministries course, which is open to anyone in the Greater Northwest Area to participate.
