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What We Offer
CONGREGATIONAL HEALTH AND VITALITY
- Worship creativity and revitalization
- Stewardship and Generosity Development
- Missional Governance Restructuring – Rewriting Bylaws and Constitutions
- Church vision and mission, purpose and calling
- Conflict resolution
- Youth Ministry
- Congregational assessments and evaluations of ministry
- Exploring possibilities for your church’s future
- Resurrection churches/Church closures
- New church starts
- Celebrations: Installations, ordinations, church anniversary celebrations
- Communities of practice (small groups) for lay leaders
- Drop ins for lay people to connect and share with conference staff
CHURCH TRANSITIONS AND INTERIMS
- Search and Call process
- When your pastor resigns or retires
- Ministerial profiles, settled and Interim
- Local church profiles
- Call agreements
- Interim, transitional and pulpit supply issues
- Church collaboration and merger
AUTHORIZATION AND COMMITTEE ON MINISTRY
- Member in Discernment process
- Ministerial Authorizations and Endorsements – dual standing, privilege of call, etc.
- Clergy professional development including boundary trainings
- Clergy learning opportunities and leadership development
- Clergy pastoral care with communities of practice
- Clergy Compensation guidelines
- Clergy Fitness reviews
PROPHETIC JUSTICE
- Open and Affirming
- Wise for Mental Health
- Creation Justice
- REDI – Racial Equity Diversity and Inclusion
- Join the Movement UCC
GRANT MINISTRY
- Church development and vitality grant
- Lifelong learning and continuing education
- Scholarships for youth and children
- Justice advocacy grants
- Creating multifaith community ministries
DISASTER RESPONSE MINSITRIES
- All things related to disaster ministries
- When your church needs help concerning a disaster
- If you feel the call to serve on the disaster response team
The Florida Conference United Church of Christ is a community of congregations around Florida that partner in covenant to engage in the ministry of Jesus Christ to be the Church in the 21st century. In the power of the Holy Spirit, the congregations of the Florida Conference UCC join together to be a prophetic voice of the Good News of God’s love for all and to work for peace and justice for all.
