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Next Oasis Webinar:  "Faith Listens: Leading Youth Through Challenging Conversations"

Rosella and CatherineAre you struggling to create meaningful dialogue and understanding across divides? Discover how to make space for listening and learning with young people, even in times of deep division. Unlock the power of listening within diverse groups facing complex and contentious issues. Gain practical skills to lead these essential conversations in a faith context, fostering unity and growth.  Sept. 12, 2024 at 10am (pacific time); 1pm (eastern time).  Learn more and sign up here!

SurveyTake the 2024 Network Salary Survey!

Is your congregation getting ready to talk budget?  The Network's annual salary survey can be a helpful tool as you step in to conversations about compensation packages.  You'll be able to compare congregations by region, size, setting and your salary by experience, education and gender.  Data is your friend!  Take the survey now so you can see the results after it's all been compiled this fall!

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GlobeNew Connect Journal Article: "Volunteers in the New World Order"

When it comes to recruiting, sustaining and supporting adult volunteers, those of us in ministry leadership share a common reality that life has changed in this new world order. I’m not here to convince you of the value of caring, faithful adults who connect in healthy ways with students. We all know this is a key to faith formation, but we seem to be finding it harder to actually build this kind of ministry team...

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