Come be trained in the recognized Mental Health First Aid course of the Mental Health Commission of Canada, with the added bonus of taking the program with other people of faith and having space to connect this learning to our experience in Christian community! Course leader Dr Julie Clayton is a certified MHFA instructor, a highly skilled counselor, and holds a Master of Divinity, and years of experience as a congregational pastor. This training is especially beneficial for those offering pastoral care, people in front line work, reception, thrift store, food programs, family ministry and beyond.
Our next Online Townhall Conference is scheduled for Wednesday April 29th, from 1 – 2:30 pm. Here is the link to the April 29th Zoom call: https://united-church.zoom.us/j/497880582?pwd=enhPaEZaWHRYMWFYbmNORVFEVThIZz09 Please note that this Townhall is 1pm Pacific Daylight Time. Over the next while, Pacific Mountain Regional Council Executive Minister, Treena Duncan is hosting online Townhall Conferences via Zoom, […]
Gather for this time of inquiry hosted by Rev. Wade Lifton focused on the practice of pastoral care. With a small cohort of ministry personnel attending to pastoral care needs at a time when this care is being extended at the end of a phone or a screen – or via those allowed into health […]
Gather for this time of inquiry hosted by Rev. Karen Verveda, focused on the practice of worship. With a small cohort of ministry personnel leading worship during physical distancing, you will have an opportunity to reflect on what you are collectively noticing, learning, bumping into, and celebrating. This is a time to wonder together about […]
Four days of exceptional focused training, workshops and lectures for those with a heart for faithful children, youth and family ministry at the beautiful Vancouver School of Theology campus
Gather for this time of inquiry hosted by Rev. Rob Shearer, focused on the practice of worship. With a small cohort of ministry personnel leading worship during physical distancing, you will have an opportunity to reflect on what you are collectively noticing, learning, bumping into, and celebrating. This is a time to wonder together about […]
Gather for this time of inquiry hosted by Rev. Karen Verveda, focused on the practice of worship. In conversation with a small cohort of ministry personnel who are leading worship during physical distancing you will have an opportunity to reflect on what you are collectively noticing, learning, bumping into, and celebrating. This is a time […]
DEEPENING SKILLS FOR TRAUMA-ORIENTED MINISTRY PRACTICE COVID-19 is a global traumatic event. This in-depth course will help reorient you for the drastically changed context for ministry and deepen your capacity for pastoral caregiving amidst the trauma of COVID-19. Dr Julie Clayton and Michael Collins will equip you to face the disorientation of this time within your own skin […]
While this time is disorienting, challenging and requires rapid adaptation for all church leaders, it doesn’t stop the essential practice of faith: to pay attention to the life and faith of our community, to the challenges and opportunities of these circumstances, and to the wisdom of our tradition. What is being unveiled for us in […]
Our next Online Townhall Conference is scheduled for Wednesday May 6th, from 1 – 2:30 pm. This week's guest speaker is Murray Pruden. Click here to join the Zoom call. Please note that this Townhall is 1pm Pacific Daylight Time. Over the next while, Pacific Mountain Regional Council Executive Minister, Treena Duncan is hosting online […]
DEEPENING SKILLS FOR TRAUMA-ORIENTED MINISTRY PRACTICE COVID-19 is a global traumatic event. This in-depth course will help reorient you for the drastically changed context for ministry and deepen your capacity for pastoral caregiving amidst the trauma of COVID-19. Dr Julie Clayton and Michael Collins will equip you to face the disorientation of this time within your own skin […]
This event has been postponed as we all work together, faithfully and generously, to flatten the curve of COVID-19 in our Regional Council, and across Canada. Please check with the event organizer for specifics. For ways of being together, while being physically apart, you’re warmly invited to online worship with many communities of faith across […]
While this time is disorienting, challenging and requires rapid adaptation for all church leaders, it doesn’t stop the essential practice of faith: to pay attention to the life and faith of our community, to the challenges and opportunities of these circumstances, and to the wisdom of our tradition. What is being unveiled for us in […]
Our next Online Townhall Conference is scheduled for Wednesday May 13th, from 1 – 2:30 pm. Over the next while, Pacific Mountain Regional Council Executive Minister, Treena Duncan is hosting online Townhall Conferences via Zoom, with President Rev Jay Olson, for all PMRC folk who would like to join for connection with executive leadership, prayer […]
Gather for this time of inquiry hosted by Pastoral Care Minister, Margaret Harper, focused on the practice of pastoral care. In conversation with a small cohort of ministry personnel explore together what you are noticing, appreciating and wondering as you extend pastoral care at the end of a phone or a screen.
Our next Online Townhall Conference is scheduled for Wednesday May 20th, from 1 – 2:30 pm. All are welcome. This week’s Townhall guest is a member of the 8 person COVID-19 Response Team with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau: The Honourable Carla Qualtrough. Carla is from the Office of the MP and in our Townhall Carla, or […]
Gather for this time of inquiry hosted by Pastoral Care Minister, Margaret Harper, focused on the practice of pastoral care. In conversation with a small cohort of ministry personnel explore together what you are noticing, appreciating and wondering as you extend pastoral care at the end of a phone or a screen.
Our next Online Townhall Conference is scheduled for Wednesday May 27th, from 1 – 2:30 pm. You can expect: Update from Treena, who is attending today's the Faith Leaders consult with Dr Bonnie Henry. Treena will share information from that consult, and continue to offer clarity and direction on re-imagining church building openings, and worship […]
This event has been postponed as we all work together, faithfully and generously, to flatten the curve of COVID-19 in our Regional Council, and across Canada. Please check with the event organizer for specifics. For ways of being together, while being physically apart, you’re warmly invited to online worship with many communities of faith across […]
At this week's Townhall gathering, Treena Duncan will welcome (Chinook Winds) High River Ministry's Personnel, David Robertson. David is in full-time pastoral ministry with his life-partner Susan Lukey at High River United Church. He is currently in a year-long practicum with the Neufeld Institute focusing on Developmental Psychology and Attachment Theory as providing context for therapy, and […]
