NCP Leadership Training 2027

NCP Leadership Training 
Saturday, January 23, 2027 | 9:00 AM -1:30 PM
(snow date Saturday, February 20, 2027)
with IN-PERSON Presbytery Meeting beginning at 2:00 PM 
United Korean Presbyterian Church | 7009 Wilson Lane, Bethesda, MD  20817

For teaching elders, ruling elders, deacons and congregational leadership

NCP Leadership Training
9:00 AM             Arrival
9:30 AM             Welcome
9:45-11:00 AM   Workshop 1 (see offerings below)
11:00-11:15 AM  Break
11:15-12:30 PM  Workshop 2 (see offerings below)
12:30-1:30 PM   Lunch, Reflections, and Closing with Song & Prayer
Lunch will be graciously provided by the congregation of United Korean Presbyterian Church.

FOR RULING ELDERS, DEACONS, and CONGREGATIONAL LEADERSHIP
Workshops offered during Workshop 1 AND Workshop 2 (Choose TWO)

• • Change Management – Change is inevitable and our responses can be driven more out of anxiety and fear. Mange these realities into practices that enable our congregations to thrive and grow. Come away with helpful tools you can use right away. With the Committee on Ministry’s Ministry Relations Team (MRT)
  • From Sunday to Monday: Planning Worship That Shapes Everyday Life – How might our worship gatherings intentionally form our congregations for the ways they live, work, and serve Monday through Saturday in Washington, DC? Together, we’ll explore practical ways to incorporate the rhythms, challenges, and vocations of everyday life into worship planning, helping people see how their faith takes shape in their workplaces, neighborhoods, communities, and beyond. With Rev. Katie Roelofs, Ordained Minister of Word and Sacrament in the Reformed Church of America
  • Polity and Church Business 101 – Learn the basics of governance in the congregations and leave equipped with tools to help your church stay focused and faithful. Come with questions! With Rev. John Molina-Moore and Heather Deacon
  • Everyday Evangelism – Has evangelism fallen off the radar at your church?  Does mentioning the “E”-word make your people squirm?  Why does sharing the good news sometimes make others feel so bad? Join Pastors Brian McCollum (Sargent Memorial) and Don Meeks (Greenwich) as they talk about everyday approaches to sharing the gospel of Jesus at their churches.  Workshop format includes brief presentations, pair and share, with ample Q&A.
  • Why shall a congregation have Protection Policies and Anti-Racism Policies? One reason is that PCUSA expects this of all our councils. So how do you start? Join this beginner framing of what is needed and asked of now of Sessions and Presbyteries pertaining to required Policies of the PCUSA, G-3.0106 With Rev. Tara Spuhler McCabe and the NCP Dismantling Racism Team

FOR TEACHING ELDERS AND CRES
This Workshop will be from 9:45 AM – 12:30 PM.

• • Preachers’ Lab: Eastertide Edition with Rev. Dr. Frances Taylor Gench – Dr. Gench will cover the John passages of Eastertide 2027.

Presbytery Meeting 2:00 PM

Venue: Private: United Korean Presbyterian Church