Join Vital Conversations Every Wednesday!

Join Rev. Jeff Rainwater and other Mountain Sky Conference leadership on a Vital Conversations Zoom call every Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. MDT as we explore what discipleship can look like in these changing times and into the future. (we are moving to once a week starting Sept. 16, 2020).

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All clergy and laity are invited to join! Zoom call-in information will be provided to those who register online.

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Upcoming Vital Conversations:

Wed. Dec. 23 - On Holiday - No Vital Conversations 
Wed. Dec. 30 - On Holiday - No Vital Conversations
Wed. Jan. 6 - Spiritual Self-Care for Religious Leaders
Wed. Jan. 13 - Why Numbers Matter: A Conversation with Conference Statistician Rev. Dr. Dennis Shaw 
Wed. Jan. 20 - Ministry of the Laity

Previous Vital Conversations: 

Watch previous episodes on Youtube

• Aug. 19 - MissionInsite Inspiration with guest Rev. Tiffany Keith
• Aug. 5 - Ministering Children with Rev. Dr. Leanne Hadley
• July 22 -  The Challenges and Opportunities for Sacred Music in the COVID-19 era 
• July 8 - Microagressions with Mountain Sky Conference's Rev. Bich Thy (Betty) Nguyen and Courtney VonLindern
• June 24: Tom Bandy of Thriving Church Consulting LLC
• June 10: Sustainability and Entrepreneurship with Mark DeVries
• June 3: Communication Strategies with Rev. Chris Heckert 
• May 27 - Church Size Theory
• May 20 - How to Ask: Fundraising and Financial Support in Post COVID-19 with Rev. Dr. Thomas Wolfe and Rev. Tom Barlow.
• May 13 - Transitions in COVID-19 with Rev. Dr. Bob Kaylor.
• May 6- Disaster Response with Mountain Sky Conference's Emergency Response Team.
• April 29 - We explore the topic of "re-launching" Congregational Vitality with guest Path 1 at Discipleship Ministries.
• April 22 - Joe Primo, the CEO of Good Grief and a leading voice on grief, mourning and building resilience in children, families, and communities in the face of loss and adversity.
• April 15 - Vital Conversations will air on Mountain Sky Conference's Facebook LIVE with Danny Colella, Facebook LIVE Marketing Expert, Coach, and  Consultant.
• April 8 - Discipleship - the Rev. Jeff Campbell, Executive Director of Strategic Programming at Discipleship Ministries.
• April 1 - Finances.  Kristi Kinnison - Mountain Sky UM Foundation and Michaela Murray-Nolan - Director of Development, Stewardship Foundation, Greater New Jersey Annual Conference (postponed to a later date due to technical difficulties). 
• March 25 - Pastoral Care; Recovery Groups. Ryan Canaday - FREE
• March 18 - Online Worship. Trey Wince - Ministry Architects. Jeremy Scott - Johnstown UMC and Foundry Consulting 

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