District News – 10 November 2020

This Week's News

Premier Digital Conference

Saturday 14th November 10am – 4.30pm

The Premier Digital Conference is taking place online this year.
The conference aims to equip the Christian community for online ministry. There are over 30 speakers and helps you to understand how to make online and offline hybrid church work for you. It will also explore the theology of digital as well as offering a chance to learn new skills. Topics for discussion include social media, websites, podcasting, use of WhatsApp, pastoral care online, digital prayer and much more.

To find out more and book your place visit this website: https://www.premierdigital.info/conference .
The District will help pay for you to attend, all we ask is that you share your learning with other people please.
To be reimbursed, please send a copy of your booking confirmation along with your bank details to the District Office. Reimbursement will be by bank transfer.

'Christmas is NOT Cancelled!'

Tuesday 17th November 2020, 7.30 – 9pm

Come and join this webinar, there will be opportunity to find out more about the Methodist Church Christmas Campaign as well as time to share ideas of how we will be telling the Christmas story outside of our church communities this year.

The 'Christmas is not cancelled!' webinar will have 2 key foci:

• "#GodIsWithUs" Christmas Campaign 2020 with Holly Adams
• Sharing and generating ideas
• Leadership styles and skills
• Leading meetings
• Managing volunteers and Encouraging participation
• Team and group dynamics

Register in advance here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUofuGgrjMsGtY7LFyYHa7gVvtaRin7cza9
Bookings will close 72 hours beforehand

Methodist News

God is with us

The Methodist Church Christmas campaign for 2020 #GodIsWithUs seeks to share this good news through twenty-four stories of individuals and their experiences of this extraordinary year. Each day of Advent we will share a testimony from somebody connected to the Methodist Church reflecting on what hope has looked like for them this year and how they have experienced God with them.
There are a number of resources available from Methodist Publishing to help support this. Visit https://www.methodist.org.uk/christmas/ to find out more.

Methodist Property: how to streamline transactions and improve efficiency

The planned date of the "Methodist Property: how to streamline transactions and improve efficiency" training session originally booked for Thursday 12th November 2020 has been postponed until Thursday 4th February 2021. This training session is to be hosted by Capsticks who are one of the firms on the Methodist Church's Panel of Solicitors.
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