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SUMMARY:Church Growth
DESCRIPTION:Church Growth: National Generational Trends & Your Ministry Priorities\nTuesday\, May 19\, 2026\n12:00 – 3:00 PM\nNational Presbyterian Church\n4101 Nebraska Avenue NW\nWashington\, DC  20016 \nLearn current trends among generations of church goers\, and goers not in churches\, from the 2025 American Beliefs Study. Our speakers include Emily Reece specializing in MissionInsite with ACS Technologies and Rev. Emily Labrecque\, Senior Minister of Westmoreland Congregational United Church of Christ in Bethesda\, MD. \nEach registrant will receive their own MissionInsite report for their congregation. \nCost: $25/person or $60/church team (3 or more)\n(includes program & lunch) \nRegistration is closed. \nEmily Reece is a lay person with three decades of ministry. Emily serves as an advanced expert on MissionInsite with ACS Technologies. She draws from her experience at the local church\, judicatory\, and denominational levels to assist congregational leaders with practical strategies to connect with their communities. Having used MissionInsite in various roles since 2009\, Reece enjoys “helping translate numbers into neighbors” through her work with multiple denominations. \nRev. Emily Labrecque is Senior Minister of Westmoreland Congregational United Church of Christ in Bethesda. She previously served as Missioner for Parish Renewal Initiatives for the Episcopal Diocese of Washington\, where she coordinated and managed two Lilly Endowment–funded initiatives focused on congregational vitality. In that role\, she partnered with congregations to interpret and apply MissionInsite data\, helping leaders understand how they can become “better neighbors to their neighbors.” Her ministry experience includes parish ministry\, university campus ministry\, and hospital chaplaincy\, informing her work in adaptive leadership and congregational renewal. \nThis event is subsidized by NCP Unified Mission Budget\, thanks to the contributions of NCP congregations.
URL:https://thepresbytery.org/event/church-growth/
LOCATION:National Presbyterian Church\, 4101 Nebraska Ave NW\,\, Washington\, DC\, 20016\, United States
CATEGORIES:NCP
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SUMMARY:*POSTPONED*NCP Leadership Training 2026
DESCRIPTION:****POSTPONED*** due to weather conditions. An email to those registered will be coming soon \nNCP Leadership Training 9:00 AM -1:30 PM\nPolicy Training from 1:45 PM-3:45 PM\nSaturday\, January 31\, 2026\n(with lunch – suggested donation of $10 to offset costs)\nNational Presbyterian Church\n4101 Nebraska Ave NW\nWashington\, DC 20016 \nFor elders\, deacons and congregational leadership \nNCP Leadership Training\n9:00 AM             Arrival\n9:30 AM             Welcome\n9:45-11:00 AM   Workshop 1 (see offerings below)\n11:00-11:15 AM  Break\n11:15-12:30 PM  Workshop 2 (see offerings below\n12:30-1:30 PM   Lunch\, Bible Study\, Closing with Song & Prayer \n1:45-3:45 PM     Policy Training \nWorkshops offered during Workshop 1 (Choose ONE) AND Workshop 2 (Choose ONE) \n\n\n\nChange and Conflict 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.\n*Change* – Property and Finance Roundtable – Come with questions about property & financial aspects of your church. It’s a time for Q&A.\nLay Led Worship – Learn how we can support\, lead and facilitate a time of worship.\nPolity and Ruling Elder 101 – Learn the basics of governance in the congregation and leave equipped with tools to help your church stay focused and faithful.\nMarketing 101 with MissionInsite – “Marketing Your Church” as a follow-up to Elder Lou Durden’s sermon from September’s presbytery meeting\n\n\n\nPolicy Training 1:45-3:45 PM \nTwo options for Policy Training (Choose ONE) \n\n\n\n\n\nBoundary Training (for ruling elders\, deacons & congregational leadership) – around child sexual abuse prevention training and sexual misconduct.\n*This does NOT satisfy the Healthy Boundaries Training as mandated for clergy. Look for a separate training in February 2026.*\nAntiracism – Guidance on creating an antiracism policy\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://thepresbytery.org/event/leadership-training-2026/
LOCATION:National Presbyterian Church\, 4101 Nebraska Ave NW\,\, Washington\, DC\, 20016\, United States
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