Calendar
June 23 - Jun 27, 2024
2024 Dakotas Licensing School Lake Poinsett, SDDAKOTAS LICENSING SCHOOL 2024 will take place at Lake Poinsett Camp, SD from June 23-27. Please contact the dean Rev. Eric Van Meter for any questions.
June 27, 2024
Fresh Expressions coaching call ZoomMonthly Coaching session are for Fresh Expressions practitioners and their teams. Participants will learn from each other as they process the loving first journey together. Participants will share stories, ideas and get support from others. Michael Beck will facilitate these calls.
July 4, 2024
Happy 4th of July - Office ClosedIn observance of the 4th of July - Dakotas Conference office is closed. Happy 4th of July
July 10, 2024
North Central Jurisdiction Conference | July 10-13 Sioux Falls, South DakotaJuly 11, 2024
North Central Jurisdiction Conference | July 10-13 Sioux Falls, South DakotaJuly 12, 2024
North Central Jurisdiction Conference | July 10-13 Sioux Falls, South DakotaJuly 13, 2024
North Central Jurisdiction Conference | July 10-13 Sioux Falls, South DakotaJuly 16 - Jul 18, 2024
Practical Church Leadership Certificate ProgramThe Practical Church Leadership Certificate Program is offered through Dakota Wesleyan University and begins July 2024 with an in-person gathering (July 16-18 at DWU in Mitchell, S.D.). The PCL is a year-long, graduate level certificate program that is focused on these areas:
July 16, 2024
Scripture Circle Facilitators Cohort ZoomThe six-week Scripture Circle Facilitator training will be on June 11, 18, 25 and July 16, 23, 30, at 10:30-12 p.m. CDT. The purpose of this cohort is to better equip you to lead a group in a scripture circle style. To maximize the learning and experience, have a group of 6 to 15 people, ready to study with you in your real world that you can practice on. This cohort is going to be capped at 11 people.
July 23, 2024
Scripture Circle Facilitators Cohort ZoomThe six-week Scripture Circle Facilitator training will be on June 11, 18, 25 and July 16, 23, 30, at 10:30-12 p.m. CDT. The purpose of this cohort is to better equip you to lead a group in a scripture circle style. To maximize the learning and experience, have a group of 6 to 15 people, ready to study with you in your real world that you can practice on. This cohort is going to be capped at 11 people.
July 25, 2024
Fresh Expressions coaching call ZoomMonthly Coaching session are for Fresh Expressions practitioners and their teams. Participants will learn from each other as they process the loving first journey together. Participants will share stories, ideas and get support from others. Michael Beck will facilitate these calls.
July 28 - Aug 1, 2024
IMPACT Fargo: Taking God Seriously Fargo, North DakotaIMPACT Fargo: Taking God Seriously—Gather with youth from across the Dakotas for a youth mission event in Fargo, ND. As we hear the prophet Micah’s question: what does the Lord require? To do justice, love kindness and walk humbly with our God. We will gather in learning, service and fun to know more about God, ourselves and our places in the world.
July 30, 2024
Scripture Circle Facilitators Cohort ZoomThe six-week Scripture Circle Facilitator training will be on June 11, 18, 25 and July 16, 23, 30, at 10:30-12 p.m. CDT. The purpose of this cohort is to better equip you to lead a group in a scripture circle style. To maximize the learning and experience, have a group of 6 to 15 people, ready to study with you in your real world that you can practice on. This cohort is going to be capped at 11 people.
August 11 - Aug 13, 2024
Clergy Women’s Retreat - 2024 Lake Poinsett2024 Dakotas/Minnesota UMC Clergy Women's Retreat has been scheduled for Sunday, August 4, 2024 - Tuesday, August 6, 2024.
August 17, 2024
UWFaith Webinar - Webinar on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives (MMIR) ZoomThe Dakotas Conference of United Women in Faith presents an webinar exploring the epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives (MMIR) on Saturday, August 17 - 10:00-11:30 am Central, 9:00-10:30 am Mountain. Lily Mendoza, Director of the Red Ribbon Skirt Society, and Lisa Heth, Director of Wiconi Wawokiya, Inc., will share about this important issue of racial justice that plagues our sisters and brothers in the Dakotas and what we, as United Methodists, can do to help. They will be joined by Dakotas Conference representatives Rev. Susan Jennys and Colleen McKirdy. president of the Dakotas UMFaith.
August 26, 2024
Required Quadrennial Clergy Training: Becoming Whole and Holy LeadersAll appointed clergy and assigned laity in pastoral roles will learn how healthy boundaries and ethics move us to wholeness and holiness.
August 27, 2024
Required Quadrennial Clergy Training: Becoming Whole and Holy LeadersAll appointed clergy and assigned laity in pastoral roles will learn how healthy boundaries and ethics move us to wholeness and holiness.
August 27 - Aug 28, 2024
Clergy Leadership Academy - 2024 Pierre First UMCAugust 29, 2024
Fresh Expressions coaching call ZoomMonthly Coaching session are for Fresh Expressions practitioners and their teams. Participants will learn from each other as they process the loving first journey together. Participants will share stories, ideas and get support from others. Michael Beck will facilitate these calls.
September 1, 2024
Investing in Leaders Resource Grant (Educational Debt Reduction)Investing in Leaders Resource Grant (Educational Debt Reduction) The 2024 application of this grant for clergy is now open.
