May 22, 2024 noon - 2:30 pm ET

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This "refresher" course is for those who have already taken the United Church Introductory course, either online or in a face-to-face setting offered by one of our staff.

In this 2.5-hour course we'll continue to reflect the concept of personal and professional boundaries, and how that can help enhance the ministry we are engaged in. The case studies in this program will focus on finances and gifts, and the ways that our approach to these issues can impact the pastoral relationship. Church leaders are sometimes offered gifts by grateful parishioners; how ought we handle this? Church leaders sometimes find themselves in personal financial difficulty; what resources are available to us? Church leaders are responsible for congregational finances too; how can we ensure that appropriate financial practices are in place so that the ministry of our congregations is enhanced and not jeopardized? We need to be aware of strategies to use these tools in appropriate ways to strengthen God's mission and ministry through us and through our congregations.

Cost

The tuition fee for this course is $29.99. If you are a lay person or a Licensed Lay Worship Leader, please pay this amount.

In some Provinces, employers may not charge employees for mandatory educational programs. Accordingly, if you are Ministry Personnel, you're welcome to adjust the fee to $0 when you check out, if you choose to. If you decide to contribute towards the cost of this program regardless, please accept our thanks!

Waiting List

All of these courses are offered 3-4 times a year. If the program you'd like to take is showing dates in the past, you can still click through to the course description. From here, you'll get the option to go onto a waiting list. We'll notify all those on the waiting list when new dates are posted.