PENNSYLVANIA SOUTHEAST CONFERENCE

Church leaders: whether your church is getting ready to call a new pastor, make a change to your current pastor’s agreement, or you’re anticipating a retirement in the coming years, this workshop is for you. You’ll learn about the various elements found in our standard PSEC call agreement, the process we use to create the […]

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Lay Leadership Support Group Via Zoom! A Lay Leadership Support Group exists that is OPEN to ALL Lay Leaders,  not just Consistory members! The group gathers once a month on Zoom – so please join them at their next meeting November 30th at 10:00 am.    They have found it to be a great place to form new […]

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Quiet Days are designed to open new avenues of communing with God, and to provide an opportunity for sharing faith journeys and stories. They allow for Sabbath time and renewal in the midst of our busy world. There is no formal registration, but a minimum donation of $5 is requested on Quiet Day. Each participant […]

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Epiphany Book Club from the Zachariah Walker Racial Justice Initiative! Facilitated by: Rev. Cean James and Rev. Dr. Steve Ohnsman Afro-Christian Convention: The Fifth Stream of the United Church of Christ, Yvonne V. Delk ed. Requirements: Purchase of the book and pre-registration AND read through the book's introduction. Link to book on Pilgrim Press. Laypersons […]

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Boundaries in Ministry:  Tools from Congregatinal Systems Theory Using his training as a "Healthy Congregations (https://www.healthycongregations.com/) facilitator, Rev. Kevin McLemore will cover basic congregational systems and their application for pastors navigating increasingly anxious congregations. A mixture of basic systems theory, videos and discussion will be used during the 2.5 hr. training. Two sessions to choose […]

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Lay Leadership Support Group Via Zoom! A Lay Leadership Support Group exists that is OPEN to ALL Lay Leaders,  not just Consistory members! The group gathers the fourth Saturday of every month via Zoom from 10:00 - 11:00 am!       They have found it to be a great place to form new friendships, to gain […]

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Join with your fellow church administrators as we look at sharing ideas, issues and resolutions on our day to day work. Hosted by Brea Rarick and Sue Creswell from the PSEC office. If you have a topic request, please email Susan at susan@psec.org . For your free registration, click here.