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For permanent tenants, agreements define responsibilities to provide liability, property and workers compensation insurance. For one-time events, it is a good idea to have a member of the church staff or volunteer walk the property and the area where the event will be held both before and after the event. Prior to the event, the staff member/volunteer should look for any hazards that may lead to an injury and make note of any preexisting damage. After the event, the staff member/volunteer should look for any damage caused by the third party’s use...

https://dev.cciwdisciples.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Protecting-Your-Church.pdf

Is stress getting to you?Let New Church Ministry help! The latest installment in our webinar series will teach you how to overcome burnout.Join us on May 22 at 3:00 PM EST for lessons on:

  • Staff burnout prevention
  • Compassionate leadership
  • How church members can be supportive
  • Identifying what triggers you

Registrants receive a playback video after the episode, so register even if you can’t attend!

http://www.hopepmt.org/new-church-hacks-webinar-series/

Eureka Christian Church seeks a full-time Administrative Assistant to join our team.  This position provides secretarial, financial, and administrative assistance to the ministerial staff, elected officers, and team leaders of the church congregation.  Experience using Microsoft Office and managing accounts payable/receivable is strongly preferred. Resumes may be sent to Jim Wilson at personnel@eurekachristian.org or mailed to 302 S. Main, Eureka, IL  61530 by May 10 or until the position is filled.

mailto:personnel@eurekachristian.org

During the first half of 2018, the Maya Kaqchikel University (UMK) was focused on preparing for a conference on Mayan culture, skills, economy, and thought. This conference, titled “0th Mayan Science and Philosophy Congress” took place over three days, April 6-8, 2018, and included 175 participants. The purpose of this conference was to gather contemporary Mayan practitioners to protect and preserve the ancestral knowledge of the Mayan community. UMK writes, “The Science Congress among our Mayan community...

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https://www.globalministries.org/maya_kaqchikel_university#julyupdate

When Rebecca Anderson attended a Moth storytelling event some ten years ago, she arrived three hours before it was slated to start—and still couldn’t get a seat. “The room was packed with twenty-, thirty-, fortysomethings,” recalled Anderson.

That experience gave the Disciples of Christ pastor an idea. “The evangelist part of me thought, ‘Do we not have a true story to tell in community?’” The former stand-up comic did her booming preacher impression when describing that epiphany. The insight eventually led to Anderson joining with her friend Vince Amlin, a United Church of Christ pastor, in starting a church in which telling stories is central...

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https://www.christiancentury.org/article/features/gilead-church-chicago-storytelling-central-worship