Upcoming District Events
Find a list of upcoming NoVa District events below.
Events are open to all unless they are designated CLERGY ONLY.
If you are looking for our Master Calendar which contains Virginia Conference and Local Church events, you can find that here.
CliftonStrengths® Discovery: Your Unique Strengths
Tuesday, October 3
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
For Clergy Only
Identify what you do best AND improve teamwork among your staff and key leaders. Attend the CliftonStrengths® Discovery: Your Unique Strengths course Tuesday, October 3.
Understanding your natural talents is just the beginning of the strengths discovery journey. This half-day course will take you beyond a foundational awareness of your strengths to help you identify ways to intentionally invest in your innate talents and the talents of your team. Spots are limited.
Leaders Are the Key to Church Vitality
Thursday, October 3
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
It’s that time again, time to meet with the Nominations and Leadership Development team to discern a list of leaders to present for election at Charge Conference. This is important work that sometimes gets relegated to “filling slots.”
Your Nominations and Leadership Development team is invited to a “Leaders Are the Key to Church Vitality” workshop on Thursday, October 3, 7-8:30 where your nominations and leadership development team will learn some important details about the work of this committee and pick up some tips to help them find the right people for the right positions.
Church Communicators Group
October 18 (Third Wednesdays)
1:00 PM
Our Church Communicators Group meets monthly in a hybrid format in order to have conversation about church communications and support one another.
This fall we will be reading MetaChurch: How to Use Digital Ministry to Reach People and Make Disciples by Dave Adamson.
Using A.I. Tools for Worship and Beyond
October 25 from 10 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Aldersgate UMC in Alexandria
Wondering how A.I. can help you take a worship series to the next level? How about how to create a follow-up bible study or other discipleship opportunities?
From ideation to sharpening your content; script and image generation, and even video production – A.I. can assist you in creating deep meaningful worship and discipleship. In this daylong workshop, author/coach Jason Moore will expose you to the most useful A.I. tools, show you how to use them, and will demonstrate how to create a worship series from scratch along with branding material.
We’ll explore the why, how, and what of A.I. in this “over the shoulder” style interactive workshop. Cost: $25 for the first attendee, and $20 for additional attendees.
District Conference
Saturday, November 4
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED
District Conference will be on Saturday, November 4 at St. Matthew’s UMC. We will also have a virtual option.
As part of District Conference, we are responsible for electing 100 at-large members to represent the Northern Virginia District at Annual Conference in June. We NEED you to nominate individuals from your congregation to be on the ballot to fill this important role. You can find the Nomination form (to be filled out by the nominee) HERE.
Church Communicators Group
November 15 (Third Wednesdays)
1:00 PM
Our Church Communicators Group meets monthly in a hybrid format in order to have conversation about church communications and support one another.
This fall we will be reading MetaChurch: How to Use Digital Ministry to Reach People and Make Disciples by Dave Adamson.
Church Leader Training
November 29, 30
December 5, 6, 7
The Northern Virginia District will hold Simplified Accountable Structure, SPRC, Finance, Trustee, and Lay Leader training sessions via ZOOM in early December.
Training sessions will give important information and will allow those who serve in similar roles across the district to have the opportunity to connect with one another.
NoVa District Training Day
Saturday, January 20, 2024
We are excited to announce the 2024 NoVa District Training Day.
We will welcome Rev. Matt Miofsky, author of Let Go: Leaning Into the Future Without Fear to the Northern Virginia District.
This year we will focus on “The E Word” as we all continue to work to make disciples for the transformation of the world. We are excited to lean into sessions and conversation about evangelism in different ministry contexts.
This will be a HYBRID event with opportunities in person, online, and as teams.
Registration will open in November!
Clergy Meeting
February 7, 2024
For Clergy Only
Brian McLaren will be the speaker for our February Clergy Meeting.
This meeting will be virtual.
Registration will open soon.
“How understanding your church’s love language can lead to vitality”
Saturday, February 17. 2024
Featuring Michael Beck
Registration & Details to come!
Seminary for a Day
March 14, 2024
For Clergy Only
Rev. Dr. Andrew Root will be in Northern Virginia this March as our speaker for Seminary for A Day.
Registration will open soon.
