It takes a village to sustain the hard, holy work of ministry. One neighborhood of the village is a Community of Practice. A Community of Practice is a structured, facilitated, small group for actively serving ministerial colleagues to meet together regularly for mutual support, accountability, and learning. Comprised of 4-5 members plus a trained facilitator, […]
March 31st is International Transgender Day of Visibility - a day to celebrate trans and non-binary people and raise awareness of the discrimination faced by trans people locally and worldwide. Join Ames United Church of Christ on April 2 at 2:00pm for a special service of support, love, and celebration for the transgender and non-binary […]
Join us for the next session of Contemplative Practice! These gatherings will be hosted on Zoom by ACM Rev. Kendy Miller on Monday mornings, February 20th through April 3rd from 8:00-9:00am CT / 7:00-8:00am MT. We’ll be engaging several contemplative practices as we move through Lent, including centering prayer, lectio divina, taize, lovingkindness meditation and […]
Clergy Coffee Hour is a time for clergy in our Conferences to connect and visit online! Clergy Coffee Hour happens weekly on Thursdays at 12:00pm CT / 11:00am MT and lasts for about an hour. Members of our Conference Staff will pop in and visit as they can as well! Instead of Zoom, we are […]