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SUMMARY:Church Security Webinar
DESCRIPTION:The Great Lakes Conference is offering a 90-minute webinar featuring four approaches to church security from different sized churches in different locations. The webinar will be September 17. The zoom room will open at 6:30 p.m. for those who want to meet their colleagues from other churches. The speakers will begin at 7:00 p.m. and they are: Pastor Jay Fast from Harbert Community Church\, a town and country church\, in southwest Michigan\, Pastor Mike Rice from Faith Covenant Church in Farmington Hills\, MI\, a suburb of Detroit\, and Jerry Ricks\, Director of Logistics for Life Church Southfield\, near Detroit. Rob Hall\, Vice President of Real Estate Services for National Covenant Properties has included resources in the resource list that will be provided to those who sign up for webinar. After the three presentations\, Pastor Peg Cichon will moderate the panel. \nPlease email Jani Gustafson to sign up – jani@greatlakes.cc
URL:https://greatlakes.cc/event/church-security-webinar/
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SUMMARY:GLC Pastor-Spouse Fall Retreat 2026
DESCRIPTION:Register by Mail: Click here to download the Brochure\, and mail the registration form with your payment. \nRegister Online: https://www.covchurchgiving.com/p-123-fall-ministers-retreat.aspx \nRequest a Scholarship: https://tinyurl.com/glcmaretreat \nOur fall retreat this year is October 5-7 at Maumee Bay Lodge\, 1750 State Park Road\, #2\, Oregon\, OH 43616 \nThis year’s retreat will be led by a team from the Ministry Rooted Pastors. They exist to help pastors\, church leaders\, and their spouses be rooted in the love of God for the flourishing of the church and the healing of our broken world. Leading our retreat from Rooted Pastors include Pam Pangborn\, Kevin Butcher\, William Mack\, and Matt Ness. Our worship leader from Rooted Pastors will be David Simmons. For more information on their ministry\, go to rootedpastors.org. \nLearning to walk and not faint is centered upon Isaiah 40:28-31 and focuses on nurturing resilience in pastoral ministry in life. What it means to truly hope in the Lord while renewing our strength\, and continuing to walk\, even when weary and faint\, will be the focus of our time together. We will also explore the importance of being rooted in the love of God\, and how that impacts our relationships with others. Bring your spouse and join us for this time of encouragement and renewal.\nThis retreat will be a balance of worship\, teachings\, and reflective time with Jesus. \nWe look forward to seeing you there! \n– The GLCMA Officers
URL:https://greatlakes.cc/event/glc-pastor-spouse-fall-retreat-2026/
LOCATION:Maumee Bay Lodge and Conference Center\, 1750 State Park Rd #2\, Oregon\, OH\, 43616
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SUMMARY:Exploring Your Call
DESCRIPTION:Save the Date for Exploring Your Call – March 5-7\, 2027 \nThe research is in – The most effective way to develop new pastors\, lay leaders\, chaplains\, missionaries\, and spiritual directors is for you to prayerfully ask the Lord to give you the gift of identifying and mentoring people. In the next couple months will you pray and talk to people whom you think are called and gifted? \nThe Exploring Call Retreat is a space to slow down\, listen\, reflect\, and explore God’s unique call on your life—whether in a church\, nonprofit\, camp\, the marketplace\, or somewhere in between. This is for anyone post-high school and beyond\, both men and women who are curious about vocational ministry in all its forms. \nThe Great Lakes Conference is planning an Exploring Your Call retreat on March 5 -7\, 2027 at Portage Lake Bible Camp for those interested in pastoral and lay ministry. Participants will have an opportunity to slow down and discern whether God is calling to ministry in one of its many forms. It will be an opportunity to clarify the next steps and to build a support system to help on the journey. For more information\, contact Peg Kohring Cichon at margaretkcichon@gmail.com\, 616-510-1221.
URL:https://greatlakes.cc/event/exploring-your-call/
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SUMMARY:GLC Annual Celebration 2027
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URL:https://greatlakes.cc/event/glc-annual-celebration-2027/
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SUMMARY:Unite 2027
DESCRIPTION:University of Nebraska\, Lincoln\, NE \nClick Here for Info & Registration \nUnite is the triennial youth conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church — a formative gathering that invites students into deeper faith\, shared life\, and God’s work in the world. Rooted in Scripture and shaped by the life of the church\, Unite creates space for teaching\, prayer\, service\, and joy. Students are called not only to belong — but to be sent.
URL:https://greatlakes.cc/event/unite-2027/
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