"How To Be the Least Anxious Person in the Virtual Room"
Oct
20
10:00 AM10:00

"How To Be the Least Anxious Person in the Virtual Room"

You already know it—you are leading in anxious times. How can you provide leadership in these days in ways that are life-giving for yourself and for others? This webinar will offer some ways to approach leadership in these days. Nowadays you only have to be a little less anxious than those around you to be a better leader and have a better experience of life in these unusual times.

Margaret Marcuson Brief Bio:

Rev. Margaret Marcuson offers a way pastors can bring their best to their ministry without giving it all away, so they can have a greater impact and find more satisfaction. She speaks and writes on church leadership and works with church leaders nationally across denominations as a consultant and coach. Margaret is the author of "Leaders who Last: Sustaining Yourself and Your Ministry", and "Money and Your Ministry: Balance the Books While Keeping Your Balance". An ABC-USA minister, Margaret was the pastor of the FBC of Gardner, Massachusetts, for 13 years. She lives in Portland and is a member of First Baptist Church.

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Sep
28
to Sep 30

Leadership Tune-Up

  • Ross Point Camp & Conference Center - Post Falls, ID (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS
Michael Beck.jpg

This year Michael Beck, pastor of Wildwood United Methodist Church in Florida and author of “Deep Roots, Wild Branches,” will lead us in cultivating what he calls a “blended ecology” of church that has both deep roots and wild branches, harnessing the power of ancient and new, traditional and missional, gathering and going, to effectively lead people into a relationship with Jesus Christ.

Leadership Tune-Up is an annual all Region training event for Mission Northwest pastors and leaders. This gathering seeks to train and encourage pastors and their church leadership in the challenge of shepherding 21st century, mission-focused congregations. Join us as the speakers, workshops, roundtables, informal conversations and worship gatherings all help us lean into important topics of discussion, learning and application.

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Jun
16
1:00 PM13:00

Peninsula LLC

Hey Peninsula LLC. We will have a zoom meeting for May 19th & June 16th meetings. The book "Pastor Paul" by Scott McKnight will be our study. We did the first 100 pages for May, that's chapters 1-4. Plan on the next 100 pages for June. This is a Jesus centered read and is good. I will invite Charles Revis to join us if he has time. Thanks! I will send out the link beforehand. Blessings Ron revron4u@gmail.com

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May
13
10:00 AM10:00

Pastors & Leaders of Mission Northwest Zoom Meeting

Meeting for encouragement, celebration and prayer during the Covid-19 pandemic. Please join leaders across Mission Northwest for our weekly all region meeting to check in with each other. We are all learning how to do ministry in this new context we find ourselves in. We can gain wisdom from each other, pray for one another, and are encouraged as we gather online.

We will meet weekly for the duration of the COVID-19 stay-at-home orders.

Sign up for our E-Newsletters here for a link to connect to this meeting. Contact office@abcnw.org with any questions.

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May
6
10:00 AM10:00

Pastors & Leaders of Mission Northwest Zoom Meeting

Meeting for encouragement, celebration and prayer during the Covid-19 pandemic. Please join leaders across Mission Northwest for our weekly all region meeting to check in with each other. We are all learning how to do ministry in this new context we find ourselves in. We can gain wisdom from each other, pray for one another, and are encouraged as we gather online.

We will meet weekly for the duration of the COVID-19 stay-at-home orders.

Sign up for our E-Newsletters here for a link to connect to this meeting. Contact office@abcnw.org with any questions.

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Apr
29
10:00 AM10:00

Pastors & Leaders of Mission Northwest Zoom Meeting

Meeting for encouragement, celebration and prayer during the Covid-19 pandemic. Please join leaders across Mission Northwest for our weekly all region meeting to check in with each other. We are all learning how to do ministry in this new context we find ourselves in. We can gain wisdom from each other, pray for one another, and are encouraged as we gather online.

We will meet weekly for the duration of the COVID-19 stay-at-home orders.

Sign up for our E-Newsletters here for a link to connect to this meeting. Contact office@abcnw.org with any questions.

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Apr
22
10:00 AM10:00

Pastors & Leaders of Mission Northwest Zoom Meeting

Meeting for encouragement, celebration and prayer during the Covid-19 pandemic. Please join leaders across Mission Northwest for our weekly all region meeting to check in with each other. We are all learning how to do ministry in this new context we find ourselves in. We can gain wisdom from each other, pray for one another, and are encouraged as we gather online.

We will meet weekly for the duration of the COVID-19 stay-at-home orders.

Sign up for our E-Newsletters here for a link to connect to this meeting. Contact office@abcnw.org with any questions.

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Feb
28
8:00 AM08:00

"Dirt Matters: Digging Deeper" w/Jim Powell

  • Yakima First Baptist Comunidad Cristiana (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Yakima First Baptist Comunidad Cristiana is hosting this special, in-depth day of training with Jim Powell to dig deeper into the subject of developing healthy church cultures. All Mission Northwest pastors and church leaders are welcome to attend and take advantage of the return of Jim Powell to the Region.

Friday, February 28th - 8:00 am to 9:00 pm

Yakima First Baptist Comunidad Cristiana
112 N Pierce Ave Yakima, WA 98902
To Register Call: 509-248-4434

Cost: $40 per person. (Includes Lunch)
Evening Session is free and open to the public

Jim Powell is the Lead Pastor of Palm West Community Church in Sun City West, Arizona. Previously he was the Lead Pastor of Richwoods Christian Church in Peoria, Illinois for the past 21 years.

Jim is the author of Dirt Matters: The Foundation for a Healthy, Vibrant, and Effective Congregation. He has been featured in Leadership Journal, Christianity Today, Guideposts, Outreach Magazine, and Christian Standard.

SCHEDULE

8:00 am Doors Open

8:00 – 8:30 am Registration – Refreshments & Mingling

8:30 – 8:45 am Worship

8:45 – 9:00 am Prayer & Introductions & Orientation

9:00 – 10:20 am Session 1 - Dirt Matters: Understanding Essentials

10:20 – 10-40 am BREAK

10:40 – 12:00 am Session 2 – Dirt Matters: Dirt and Church

12:00 – 1:00 pm LUNCH

1:00 – 2:15 pm Session 3 – Dirt Matters: Healthy and Unhealthy Cultures

2:15 – 2:30 pm BREAK

2:30 – 4:00 pm Session 4 – Dirt Matters: Digging Deeper (The hard stuff)

4:00 – 6:30 pm DINNER BREAK – (on your own in town with your team)

6:00 pm Doors Open for Evening Session

6:30 – 7:00 pm Worship – Prayer and Opening Remarks

7:00 – 8:15 pm GENERAL SESSION – Jim Powell – Why Culture Matters

8:15 – 9:00 pm Q&A

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Nov
9
9:30 AM09:30

Bozeman FX Vision Day

$25 PER PERSON FOR MISSION NORTHWEST AFFILIATES
$35 PER PERSON GENERAL ADMISSION
ticket includes lunch

REGISTER HERE

Growing from our belief that there is a need for more churches and different forms of the church Mission Northwest has entered into a partnership with Fresh Expressions, USA.

We believe that the Holy Spirit will lead many of our established churches to start churches outside their physical location among people who would never consider attending church on a given Sunday. The Vision Days are designed to introduce our churches to FX and encourage experimenting with a Fresh Expressions form of church. This will be our second Vision Day in the region. The first one was offered in Boise. Come and learn more about Fresh Expressons. Investigate the concept. Bring your most influential leaders. Sign up today!

Here's some additional information about the event:

Vision Days are a great way to discover more about what it means to be involved in starting fresh expressions of church. Over 4,000 people have participated in Vision Days in more than 60 different cities.

A typical Vision Day lasts 6 hours and provides the perfect opportunity to discover what it means to be the Church in new and creative ways, hear from Fresh Expressions practitioners, learn how to renew existing congregations through fresh expressions of church, and discern what this could mean for our region, community, or neighborhood. There is active discussion as well as opportunity to build networks and relationships among those in your area.

At the Vision Day you will discover:

  • How fresh expressions of church are renewing the church around the world

  • What it means for your church to be Mission-Shaped

  • How to intentionally engage with the community beyond your church walls

  • Tools for starting fresh expressions of church in your area

The Vision Day is ideal for:

  • Anyone interested in renewal within established congregations

  • Those interested in building relationships and serving the communities in which they live or work

  • Those who have real questions about fresh expressions and mission-shaped church

  • Those who have started something new and need some practical help

What’s the schedule?

9.00am Gathering Time – Coffee & Refreshments

9.30am Welcome & Worship

10.00am Session # 1 – Movement: How Fresh Expressions Is Changing the Landscape

10.45am Break

11.00am Session # 2 – Need: Why Fresh Expressions Matter for the Church

12.00pm Lunch Break

12.45pm Session # 3 – Form: Creating Fresh Expressions in Context

2.00pm Break

2.15pm Local Story Interview & Q&A

Session # 4 – Action: How It’s Happening and How You Can Get Involved

2:50pmThe Vision Day is led by the Fresh Expressions team and is carefully planned in partnership with Mission Northwest and First Baptist Church Boise.

3.30pm Closing

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Nov
1
to Nov 2

Ministry Ethics Conference

NOVEMBER 1-2, 2019

Friday: 3:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Saturday: 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM

Offered Onsite in Cle Elum, WA and by Video Conference

Two of the “landmarks” or goals of the churches in the Northwest Region are leadership development and church transformation. One way to address these two goals is to periodically provide a Ministry Ethics Conference for both clergy and lay leaders. This training began in 1994 to address matters of ministerial ethics and to meet the requirements for ordination. 

This training is for all pastors, church leaders, and ministry workers. In addition to meeting a requirement for ordination for pastors, the material covered satisfy church insurance directives that ministry volunteers and staff receive boundaries training. Elected church leaders will also gain insights into how to create healthy ministry boundaries within the congregation.

Four key areas of transformed behavior patterns within the congregation will be presented:

  • sexual boundaries

  • financial integrity

  • electronic communications/social media

  • boundaries of the pastoral role.


In addition to the onsite gathering, the conference will also be offered in its entirety via Zoom (video conferencing). This conference is only held periodically, so don't miss this opportunity!

Cost: $40 – includes all materials and your continuing education certificate (upon completion of conference)

REGISTER

Registration closes October 25, 2019

Contact Us with any questions.

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Leadership Tune-Up
Sep
30
to Oct 2

Leadership Tune-Up

  • Ross Point Camp & Conference Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The culture of a church, more than any other factor, determines its well-being and its success in mission. Church cultures may be of the unhealthy variety: toxic, inward-focused, passive-aggressive, for starters. Or, church cultures may be vibrant, healthy, creative and full of the joy of Jesus Christ. So much depends on the values the church embraces and nurtures. Just as soil needs cultivation to produce healthy growth so do churches. This year’s Leadership Tune-Up will focus on cultivating healthy, Christ-centered church cultures. Plan to join this year’s gathering as the speakers, workshops, roundtables, informal conversations and worship gatherings all help us lean into this important topic of discussion, learning and application. This year's plenary speakers are Jim Powell and Kelly Legg.

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Sep
29
to Sep 30

Leadership Tune-Up Pre-Conference Mental Health First Aid Training

Leadership Tune-Up Pre-Conference Mental Health First Aid Training

Sept 29-30, 2019
Ross Point Camp, Post Falls, ID

Every day the news carries another story about the rising rate of suicides among youth. Drug and alcohol abuse continues to rise. As a church leader do you know how to respond if someone you know seems to be suicidal or showing signs of substance abuse? 

Responding to these challenges Pastor Corey Laughary from Palouse, WA is offering training in Mental Health First Aid. Check out the following for more information…  

What is Mental Health First Aid?

Just as CPR helps you assist an individual having a heart attack, mental health first aid helps you assist someone experiencing a mental health or substance use-related crisis. In the mental health first aid course, you learn risk factors and warning signs for mental health and addiction concerns, strategies for how to help someone in both crisis and non-crisis situations, and where to turn for help.

The cost for this training is subsidized thanks to the generous support of Palouse Federated Church, the Palouse Lions Club, individual donors and a grant from the INNOVIA Foundation's new Life on the Palouse Grant Program.

 

Leadership Tune-Up Pre-Conference Mental Health First Aid Training

September 29-30, 2019

Sunday:  5:30 PM – 8:00 PM (PST)

Monday:  8:00 AM – 12:00 PM (PST)


Ross Point Camp & Conference Center

820 S. Ross Point Rd.

Post Falls, ID. 83854

COST: $75 (CLASS VALUE IS $170+) 
Includes your workbook, as well as dinner Sunday and breakfast Monday.

REGISTER HERE

Registration and lodging for this pre-conference MHFA Training is separate from your registration and lodging for Mission Northwest’s Leadership Tune-Up.


For more information click here: MHFA @ Ross Point – Palouse Federated Church

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Aug
24
8:30 AM08:30

Day of Testimony, Teaching & Dialogue with Dr. Lee Spitzer

Chinese Baptist Church
5801 Beacon Ave S
Seattle, WA
Phone: (206) 725-6363


8:30 AM - Check-in & Coffee
9:00 AM - Gathering Begins
Noon - Light Lunch
1:00 PM - Gathering Concludes

Cost: $15.00

Register HERE

TESTIMONY: Hear Lee Spitzer's miraculous story of conversion as a Jewish person who had never stepped foot in a Christian church.

TEACHING: “The PREVAILING Church: Opportunities for Spirit-filled Witness in Our Post-Christian Age.” In an age where churches face unprecedented challenges to their very existence, how does the Church not only survive but thrive (Matthew 16:18)? How can we ride the waves of massive societal change and offer a positive and Spirit-filled witness to our friends, neighbors and the world? Dr. Lee B. Spitzer will lead participants in a wide-ranging investigation and discussion focusing on 10 vital characteristics of the PREVAILING Church of the 21st century.

DIALOGUE: Dr. Spitzer's forecast regarding the future of ABC-USA, and how we should be responding as individuals, churches and region. Followed by an open time of question and answer with the General Secretary of ABC-USA.

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FX VISION DAY
Mar
16
9:00 AM09:00

FX VISION DAY

$25 PER PERSON FOR MISSION NORTHWEST AFFILIATES
$35 PER PERSON GENERAL ADMISSION
ticket includes lunch

CLICK TO REGISTER

Growing from our belief that there is a need for more churches and different forms of the church Mission Northwest has entered into a partnership with Fresh Expressions, USA.

We believe that the Holy Spirit will lead many of our established churches to start churches outside their physical location among people who would never consider attending church on a given Sunday. The Vision Days are designed to introduce our churches to FX and encourage experimenting with a Fresh Expressions form of church. This will be our second Vision Day in the region. The first one was offered in Boise. Come and learn more about Fresh Expressons. Investigate the concept. Bring your most influential leaders. Sign up today!

Here's some additional information about the event:

Vision Days are a great way to discover more about what it means to be involved in starting fresh expressions of church. Over 4,000 people have participated in Vision Days in more than 60 different cities.

A typical Vision Day lasts 6 hours and provides the perfect opportunity to discover what it means to be the Church in new and creative ways, hear from Fresh Expressions practitioners, learn how to renew existing congregations through fresh expressions of church, and discern what this could mean for our region, community, or neighborhood. There is active discussion as well as opportunity to build networks and relationships among those in your area.

At the Vision Day you will discover:

  • How fresh expressions of church are renewing the church around the world

  • What it means for your church to be Mission-Shaped

  • How to intentionally engage with the community beyond your church walls

  • Tools for starting fresh expressions of church in your area

The Vision Day is ideal for:

  • Anyone interested in renewal within established congregations

  • Those interested in building relationships and serving the communities in which they live or work

  • Those who have real questions about fresh expressions and mission-shaped church

  • Those who have started something new and need some practical help

What’s the schedule?

9.00am Gathering Time – Coffee & Refreshments

9.30am Welcome & Worship

10.00am Session # 1 – Movement: How Fresh Expressions Is Changing the Landscape

10.45am Break

11.00am Session # 2 – Need: Why Fresh Expressions Matter for the Church

12.00pm Lunch Break

12.45pm Session # 3 – Form: Creating Fresh Expressions in Context

2.00pm Break

2.15pm Local Story Interview & Q&A

Session # 4 – Action: How It’s Happening and How You Can Get Involved

2:50pmThe Vision Day is led by the Fresh Expressions team and is carefully planned in partnership with Mission Northwest and First Baptist Church Boise.

3.30pm Closing

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Dec
15
2:00 PM14:00

Sarah Nash's Commissioning Service

Your Invited to attend Sarah Nash’s Commissioning Service December 15, 2018 at 2:00 PM. The service will also be streaming on Facebook LIVE and later on Youtube for people to watch/attend virtually. If you plan to attend at Olympia First Baptist Church, please be sure to RSVP for the reception after.

Here is a small update and request for prayer from Sarah:

I have been building my Mission Partnership Network (MPN) of financial partners and prayer partners for the past year and a half. Thanks to the generosity of some churches within Mission Northwest, other ABCUSA churches, and individuals, I am currently at 92% of my recurring pledges! I'm praying my percentage will continue to increase and that I will have reached my goal of 100% by the end of the year. I hope to begin my ministry with at-risk children and women in Santa Cruz, Bolivia in the first part of the new year! :) Please pray for me as I wrap of up my life here in the States and begin life in Bolivia. Also, pray that the rest of my funding will come in so I can begin the ministry that God has called me to in Bolivia. Thank you!

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Dec
6
1:00 PM13:00

Women's Leadership Community

A video conference gathering for women leaders:

If you are a woman who is called to ministry in our Mission Northwest region, we would love to have you join us on this journey! We desire to bring women in ministry from our region together, develop a spirit of friendship and support, and provide encouragement and leadership growth as we seek to live out our call and bring glory to God.

Join Sue Cutter for a Zoom video conference gathering for women leaders. You may connect on your computer or phone with or without video.

Contact Sue to learn more: sqcutter@aol.com

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Nov
3
9:30 AM09:30

Vision Day Boise Fresh Expressions

First Baptist Church Boise
607 N 13th Street, Boise Id 83702

A Vision Day is a one-day training event that provides an opportunity to discover what it means to be the Church in new and creative ways, hear from Fresh Expressions practitioners, learn how to renew existing congregations through fresh expressions of church, and discern what this could mean for your region, community or neighborhood. There is active discussion as well as opportunity to build networks and relationships among those in your area.

REGISTER TODAY

FreshExpressionUS.org/event/VisionDayBoise

$25/person for Mission Northwest Affiliates
$35/person General Admission

ticket includes lunch

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Nov
1
1:00 PM13:00

Women's Leadership Community

Join Sue Cutter for a Zoom video conference gathering. You may connect on your phone if you prefer. Instructions to connect are given below. Contact Sue to learn more: sqcutter@aol.com

Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://zoom.us/j/154271035

Or iPhone one-tap : US: +16699006833,,154271035# or +16468769923,,154271035#

Or Telephone: Dial (for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): US: +1 669 900 6833 or +1 646 876 9923

Meeting ID: 154 271 035

International numbers available: https://zoom.us/u/abTSclKFrc

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