The California Nevada Conference of the United Methodist Church

Events Approved for CEU's and recommended CEU Venues by colleagues

Please note: CEU's approved by the CEU Approval Committee are recognized by the California-Nevada Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. Others may or may not choose to recognize these same CEU's at their own discretion.

Note: The following sites have multiple possibilities for CEU's through conferences, workshops and webinars:

Intercultural Competency

CEU Category:   Intercultural Competency, Professional Competency

Title: Diversity in Family Formation

Dates: October 20, 2009

Location:  Seattle, Washington

Sponsor: American Association of Pastoral Counselors

Brief Description:  Family formation in America in a multi-cultural context

Number of CEU�s: 1

Website:

 

CEU Category:   Intercultural Competency, Professional Competency

Title: Cultural Competency for Clergy

Dates: Various

Location:  Various

Sponsor: Board of Ordained Ministry

Brief Description:

Number of CEU�s: .5

Website:

 

CEU Category: Intercultural Competency

Title:  Hymn Society 2009 Annual Conference

Dates: July 12, 2009

Location: St. Olaf College, Northfield MN

Sponsor: The Hymn Society in the US and Canada

Brief Description: Conference theme:  A Little Child Shall Lead Them

Number of CEU�s: .25

Website:

 

Sexual Ethics for Clergy

CEU Category:  Sexual Ethics for Clergy

Title:   Sexual Ethics: Keeping Congregations Safe

Dates:  January 2010

Location:  Ashland, Oregon

Sponsor:  Karen McClintock

Brief Description:  Sexual ethics training

Number of CEU�s:  .5

Website:

 

CEU Category:  Sexual Ethics for Clergy

Title:   Sexual Issues in Counseling

Dates:  TBD

Location:  TBD

Sponsor:  Karen McClintock

Brief Description:  Pastors gaining confidence in talking about sexual issues ethically

Number of CEU�s:  .5

Website:

 

CEU Category: Sexual Ethics for Clergy

Title: Sacred Trust Boundaries Issues Training

Dates: February 10, 2010; June 2, 2010; September 29, 2010

Location: Sacramento, Kings Beach, Clovis (in that order)

Sponsor: Council on Clergy Development, Board of Ordained Ministry

Brief Description:

  • Are Gifts from parishioners really gifts?
  • Can Pastors be friends with parishioners?
  • What about the $500 check at Christmas from a parishioner? Should pastors accept that?
  • What about going to a doctor who is your parishioner? 

Sexual Ethics Training isn�t just about the obvious. Join your colleagues and explore the many dilemmas pastors, church staff, congregational leaders and parishioners face in their relationship. 

 

Presenters: Elmar de Ocera, Kathy La Point-Collup, and Maggie Mc Naught who have been trained by the Faith Trust Institute to lead: A Sacred Trust: Boundary Issues for Clergy and Spiritual Leaders. The training includes a work book, DVD presentations and discussion

Number of CEU�s: .75 (7.5 hours)

Website: www.cnumc.org/ceu (registration is under CEU Forms)

 

One's Spiritual Formation

CEU Category:   Spiritual Formation, Professional Competency

Title: Before the Cradle, Beyond the Cross

Dates:  July 27-31, 2009

Location:  SFTS

Sponsor: SFTS

Brief Description:  Study of Luke: Advent through Easter

Number of CEU�s: 1.75

Website:

 

CEU Category:   Spiritual Formation, Professional Competency

Title: Death, Humility, Radical Trust

Dates:  July 27-31, 2009

Location:  PSR

Sponsor: PSR

Brief Description:  Death, grief, denial, ethics, behaviors and pastoral care

Number of CEU�s: 2

Website:

 

CEU Category:   Spiritual Formation, Disciple Making

Title: Filipino Bible Study Group

Dates: October 24-25, 2009

Location:  Zephyr Point, Lake Tahoe

Sponsor: Delano UMC

Brief Description:  Serving from the heart; finding your gifts and talents for service

Number of CEU�s: 1

Website:

 

CEU Category:   Spiritual Formation, Self-Care

Title: Intro to Insight Meditation

Dates: September 1, 2009

Location:  Sacramento

Sponsor: Sacramento Insight Meditation

Brief Description: Class on meditation

Number of CEU�s: 1.5

Website:

 

CEU Category:   Spiritual Formation

Title: Mystery in a Nutshell: Spiritual Leaders� Conference

Dates: August 17-20, 2009

Location:  Detroit, Michigan

Sponsor: GBOD, Upper Room, GBHEM

Brief Description: Deepening experience of God�s presence as we live as leaders in the UMC

Number of CEU�s: 1.5

Website:

 

CEU Category:   Disciple Making, Professional Competency, Spiritual Formation

Title: 15th Annual District Training Leadership Day

Dates: March 6, 2010

Location:  South Reno UMC

Sponsor: Nevada Sierra District

Brief Description: 5 Practices of Fruitful Congregations

Number of CEU�s: .5

Website:

 

CEU Category:  Spiritual Formation, Self-Care, Professional Competency, Career Assessment

Title:  Courage to Lead

Dates:  September 28-30, 2009; February 22-24, 2010; May17-19, 2010;  August 30- September 1, 2010; October 18-20, 2010

Location:  San Rafael

Sponsor:  Center for Courage and Renewal

Brief Description:  5 retreats in 13 months rediscovering passion for ministry

Number of CEU�s:  1 unit per retreat

Website:

 

CEU Category: Spiritual Formation

Title: The Benedictine Way

Dates:

Location:

Sponsor:

Brief Description:

Number of CEU�s: .5

Website:

 

CEU Category: Spiritual Formation

Title: Shasta District Retreat 2009

Dates:

Location:

Sponsor:

Brief Description:

Number of CEU�s: .25 (2.5 hours)

Website:

 

CEU Category: Spiritual Formation

Title: We are the Refiner's Gold

Dates: August 31 � September 3, 2009

Location:  Monte Toyon

Sponsor: RIM, Board of Ordained Ministry, California-Nevada Annual Conference

Brief Description: Transformational Leadership and Core Gifts

Number of CEU�s: .75

Website:

 

CEU Category: Spiritual Formation, Self-Care and Personal Growth

Title:  The Enneagram: A Process of Spiritual Awakening

Dates: July 10-12, 2009

Location: Auburn, Ca

Sponsor: Sisters of Mercy of the Americas

Brief Description: The Enneagram, a spiritual system to awaken to our God�centered life

Number of CEU�s: 1

Website:

 

 

CEU Category: Professional Competency, Disciple Making, Personal Spiritual Formation

Title: Worship Workship with Marcia McFee

Dates: October 2009

Location:

Sponsor:

Brief Description:

Number of CEU�s: 2 (20 hours)

Website:

 

Disciple Making

CEU Category:   Spiritual Formation, Disciple Making

Title: Filipino Bible Study Group

Dates: October 24-25, 2009

Location:  Zephyr Point, Lake Tahoe

Sponsor: Delano UMC

Brief Description:  Serving from the heart; finding your gifts and talents for service

Number of CEU�s: 1

Website:

 

CEU Category:   Disciple Making, Professional Competency

Title: Fall Learning Event

Dates: October 9-10, 2009

Location:  Wesley UMC, Fresno

Sponsor: Fresno DCOM

Brief Description:  Ministry with Post Moderns/Leading Change

Number of CEU�s: 1

Website:

 

CEU Category:   Disciple Making, Self-Care

Title: Where is God when I�m Hurting

Dates: September 26, 2009

Location:  North Park Community Church, Fresno

Sponsor: Confident Kids

Brief Description:  High Stress kids

Number of CEU�s: .5

Website:

 

CEU Category:   Disciple Making, Professional Competency, Spiritual Formation

Title: 15th Annual District Training Leadership Day

Dates: March 6, 2010

Location:  South Reno UMC

Sponsor: Nevada Sierra District

Brief Description: 5 Practices of Fruitful Congregations

Number of CEU�s: .5,

Website:

 

CEU Category:  Disciple Making

Title:  Simple Church Seminar

Dates:  February 2, 2010

Location:  San Ramon Valley UMC

Sponsor:  Church Vitality Committee

Brief Description:  The process of making disciple making

Number of CEU�s:  .5

Website:

 

CEU Category: Disciple Making, Professional Competency

Title: Evangelical Renewal Fellowship Retreat

Dates: September 15-17, 2009

Location: Redwood Christian Park

Sponsor: Evangelical Renewal Fellowship

Brief Description: How to be an effective pastor

Number of CEU�s: 1

Website:

 

CEU Category: Disciple Making, Self-Care and Personal Growth

Title:  Hymn Society 2009 Annual Conference

Dates: July 12, 2009

Location: St. Olaf College, Northfield MN

Sponsor: The Hymn Society in the US and Canada

Brief Description: Conference theme:  A Little Child Shall Lead Them

Number of CEU�s: 1

Website:

 

CEU Category: Disciple Making, Professional Competency

Title:  Evangelism in the Small Rural Church

Dates: September 12, 2009

Location: Dos Palos, Ca

Sponsor: Fresno District

Brief Description: Evangelism in the small rural church

Number of CEU�s: .5

Website:

 

CEU Category: Disciple Making, Professional competency, Career Assessment and Life Planning

Title: School of Congregational Development

Dates: July 29-August 2, 2010

Location: Nashville, Tennessee

Sponsor: General Board of Global Ministries

Brief Description: Tracks, Intensives, and workshops for New Start Pastors, Revitalizing Pastors and Judicatory Leadership

Number of CEU�s: 4

Website: http://new.gbgm-umc.org/about/us/ecg/events/school/

 

CEU Category: Disciple Making, Professional Competency

Title: Clergy Call 2009: Moving From Acceptance to Advocacy

Dates: May 2009

Location: Washington DC

Sponsor: Human Rights Campaign

Brief Description: Training Pastors and Spiritual Leaders to Advocate for GBLT Concerns

Number of CEU�s: .5

Website: www.hrc.org

 

CEU Category: Professional Competency, Disciple Making, Personal Spiritual Formation

Title: Worship Workship with Marcia McFee

Dates: October 2009

Location:

Sponsor:

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Number of CEU�s: 2 (20 hours)

Website:

 

CEU Category: Disciple Making

Title: Out of the Cocoon: Preparing for Transformation

Dates: November 17-19, 2009

Location: Zephyr Point Conference Center

Sponsor: Orders of Elders, Deacons, Associate Members and Local Pastors

Brief Description:

Number of CEU�s: 1 (10 hours)

Website:

Gathering of the Orders Registration

California-Nevada Annual Conference

P.O. Box 980250

West Sacramento, CA 95798

email Susan Smith@ sgraces@sbcglobal.net

 

 

Professional Competency Development

CEU Category:    Professional Competency

Title: Applying Family Systems in Leadership

Dates:  Monthly

Location:  Lake Merritt UMC, Oakland

Sponsor: Cross Roads Counseling

Brief Description:  Leadership via application systems thinking

Number of CEU�s:

Website:

 

CEU Category: Spiritual Formation, Professional Competency

Title: Before the Cradle, Beyond the Cross

Dates:  July 27-31, 2009

Location:  SFTS

Sponsor: SFTS

Brief Description:  Study of Luke: Advent through Easter

Number of CEU�s: 1.75

Website:

 

CEU Category:   Spiritual Formation, Professional Competency

Title: Death, Humility, Radical Trust

Dates:  July 27-31, 2009

Location:  PSR

Sponsor: PSR

Brief Description:  Death, grief, denial, ethics, behaviors and pastoral care

Number of CEU�s: 2

Website:

 

CEU Category: Intercultural Competency, Professional Competency

Title: Diversity in Family Formation

Dates: October 20, 2009

Location:  Seattle, Washington

Sponsor: American Association of Pastoral Counselors

Brief Description:  Family formation in America in a multi-cultural context

Number of CEU�s: 1

Website:

 

CEU Category:   Disciple Making, Professional Competency

Title: Fall Learning Event

Dates: October 9-10, 2009

Location:  Wesley UMC, Fresno

Sponsor: Fresno DCOM

Brief Description:  Ministry with Post Moderns/Leading Change

Number of CEU�s: 1

Website:

 

CEU Category:   Intercultural Competency, Professional Competency

Title: Cultural Competency for Clergy

Dates: Various

Location:  Various

Sponsor: Board of Ordained Ministry

Brief Description:

Number of CEU�s: .5

Website:

 

CEU Category:   Disciple Making, Professional Competency, Spiritual Formation

Title: 15th Annual District Training Leadership Day

Dates: March 6, 2010

Location:  South Reno UMC

Sponsor: Nevada Sierra District

Brief Description: 5 Practices of Fruitful Congregations

Number of CEU�s: .5

Website:

 

CEU Category:  Professional Competency

Title:   Leading Weddings

Dates:  

Location:  Iliff

Sponsor:  Iliff<, /SPAN>

Brief Description:  Aspects of leading weddings

Number of CEU�s:  1

Website:

 

CEU Category:  Professional Competency

Title: Healing the Wounded Congregation

Dates:  2010

Location:  Sacramento, Redding

Sponsor:  Karen McClintock

Brief Description:  Healing wounded congregations

Number of CEU�s: .5

Website:

 

CEU Category: Professional Competency

Title:  The First Christmas

Dates: December 18-20, 2009

Location:  St. Paul�s Episcopal

Sponsor:  St. Paul�s Episcopal

Brief Description:  What the Gospels really teach about Jesus� birth

Number of CEU�s: .5

Website:

 

CEU Category:  Spiritual Formation, Self-Care, Professional Competency, Career Assessment

Title:  Courage to Lead

Dates:  September 28-30, 2009; February 22-24, 2010; May17-19, 2010;  August 30- September 1, 2010; October 18-20, 2010

Location:  San Rafael

Sponsor:  Center for Courage and Renewal

Brief Description:  5 retreats in 13 months rediscovering passion for ministry

Number of CEU�s:  1 unit per retreat

Website:

 

CEU Category: Disciple Making, Professional Competency

Title: Evangelical Renewal Fellowship Retreat

Dates: September 15-17, 2009

Location: Redwood Christian Park

Sponsor: Evangelical Renewal Fellowship

Brief Description: How to be an effective pastor

Number of CEU�s: 1

Website:

 

CEU Category: Professional Competency

Title: Mandated Child Abuse Reporting and symptoms of child abuse

Dates: September 26, 2009

Location:  Tracy, Ca

Sponsor: Valley Community Counseling Services

Brief Description: Training on mandatory reporting and recognition of child abuse

Number of CEU�s: 1

Website:

 

 

CEU Category: Professional Competency

Title: Understanding the Impact of Addiction and Supporting Recovery

Dates: September 30, 2009

Location: San Ramon Valley UMC

Sponsor: SPSARV of GBGM and NACoA

Brief Description:

Number of CEU�s: .5

Website:

 

CEU Category: Disciple Making, Professional Competency

Title:  Evangelism in the Small Rural Church

Dates: September 12, 2009

Location: Dos Palos, Ca

Sponsor: Fresno District

Brief Description: Evangelism in the small rural church

Number of CEU�s: .5

Website:

 

CEU Category: Disciple Making, Professional Competency

Title: Clergy Call 2009: Moving From Acceptance to Advocacy

Dates: May 2009

Location: Washington DC

Sponsor: Human Rights Campaign

Brief Description: Training Pastors and Spiritual Leaders to Advocate for GBLT Concerns

Number of CEU�s: .5

Website: www.hrc.org

 

CEU Category: Professional Competency

Title:  Unlocking the Power of People

Dates: August 7-13, 2009

Location: Los Altos, Ca

Sponsor: Pacific Institute of Community Organizing

Brief Description: National leadership training for community organizing

Number of CEU�s: 4

Website:

 

CEU Category: Disciple Making, Professional Competency, Career Assessment and Life Planning

Title: School of Congregational Development

Dates: July 29-August 2, 2010

Location: Nashville, Tennessee

Sponsor: General Board of Global Ministries

Brief Description: Tracks, Intensives, and workshops for New Start Pastors, Revitalizing Pastors and Judicatory Leadership

Number of CEU�s: 4

Website: http://new.gbgm-umc.org/about/us/ecg/events/school/

 

CEU Category: Professional Comptency and Self Care/Personal Growth

Title: Mendocino Workshop and Alturas Kiln

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Number of CEU�s: 2  (20 hours)

Website:

 

CEU Category: Professional Competency

Title: Musikgarden Training

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Number of CEU�s: .75 (7.5 hours)

Website:

 

 

CEU Category: Professional Competency

Title: Leadership Summit

Dates: August 2009 and beyond

Location: satellite venues around the conference

Sponsor: Willow Creek

Brief Description:

Number of CEU�s: 1.5

Website:

 

CEU Category: Professional Competency

Title: Zephyr Point Handbell Conference

Dates: July 2009

Location: Zephyr Point on Lake Tahoe

Sponsor:

Brief Description:

Number of CEU�s: .75 (7.5 hours)

Website:

 

CEU Category: Professional Competency

Title: Zephyr Point Choral Director�s Conference

Dates: July 2009

Location: Zephyr Point on Lake Tahoe

Sponsor:

Brief Description:

Number of CEU�s: .75 (7.5 hours)

Website:

 

CEU Category: Professional Competency, Disciple Making, Personal Spiritual Formation

Title: Worship Workship with Marcia McFee

Dates: October 2009

Location:

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Brief Description:

Number of CEU�s: 2 (20 hours)

Website:

 

CEU Category: Professional Competency

Title: Church Planting Workshop

Dates: August 15, 2009

Location:

Sponsor: Valley Faith UMC

Brief Description:

Number of CEU�s: .5 (5 hours)

Website:

 

Career Assessment and Life Planning

CEU Category:  Spiritual Formation, Self-Care, Professional Competency, Career Assessment

Title:  Courage to Lead

Dates:  September 28-30, 2009; February 22-24, 2010; May17-19, 2010;  August 30- September 1, 2010; October 18-20, 2010

Location:  San Rafael

Sponsor:  Center for Courage and Renewal

Brief Description:  5 retreats in 13 months rediscovering passion for ministry

Number of CEU�s:  1 unit per retreat

Website:

 

CEU Category: Disciple Making, Professional Competency, Career Assessment and Life Planning

Title: School of Congregational Development

Dates: July 29-August 2, 2010

Location: Nashville, Tennessee

Sponsor: General Board of Global Ministries

Brief Description: Tracks, Intensives, and workshops for New Start Pastors, Revitalizing Pastors and Judicatory Leadership

Number of CEU�s: 4

Website: http://new.gbgm-umc.org/about/us/ecg/events/school/

 

CEU Category: Career Assessment, Self-Care and Personal Growth

Title:  Women in Pain Conference, 2nd Annual CME Conference

Dates: September 18, 2009

Location: Los Angeles, Ca

Sponsor: Healthy African American Families� Drew University

Brief Description: Building Bridges to optimum health for women in pain, gender matters

Number of CEU�s: .75

Website:

 

Self-Care and Personal Growth

CEU Category:   Disciple Making, Self-Care

Title: Where is God when I�m Hurting

Dates: September 26, 2009

Location:  North Park Community Church, Fresno

Sponsor: Confident Kids

Brief Description:  High Stress kids

Number of CEU�s: .5

Website:

 

CEU Category:   Spiritual Formation, Self-Care

Title: Intro to Insight Meditation

Dates: September 1, 2009

Location:  Sacramento

Sponsor: Sacramento Insight Meditation

Brief Description: Class on meditation

Number of CEU�s: 1.5

Website:

 

CEU Category: Self-Care

Title: Compassion Fatigue 5

Dates: November 7, 2009

Location:  Grass Valley

Sponsor:  Grass Valley

Brief Description:  Dealing constructively with compassion fatigue

Number of CEU�s: .5

Website:

 

Category:  Spiritual Formation, Self-Care, Professional Competency, Career Assessment

Title:  Courage to Lead

Dates:  September 28-30, 2009; February 22-24, 2010; May17-19, 2010;  August 30- September 1, 2010; October 18-20, 2010

Location:  San Rafael

Sponsor:  Center for Courage and Renewal

Brief Description:  5 retreats in 13 months rediscovering passion for ministry

Number of CEU�s:  1 unit per retreat

Website:

 

CEU Category: Disciple Making, Self-Care and Personal Growth

Title:  Hymn Society 2009 Annual Conference

Dates: July 12, 2009

Location: St. Olaf College, Northfield MN

Sponsor: The Hymn Society in the US and Canada

Brief Description: Conference theme:  A Little Child Shall Lead Them

Number of CEU�s: 1

Website:

 

CEU Category: Spiritual Formation, Self-Care and Personal Growth

Title:  The Enneagram: A Process of Spiritual Awakening

Dates: July 10-12, 2009

Location: Auburn, Ca

Sponsor: Sisters of Mercy of the Americas

Brief Description: The Enneagram, a spiritual system to awaken to our God�centered life

Number of CEU�s: 1

Website:

 

CEU Category: Career Assessment, Self-Care and Personal Growth

Title:  Women in Pain Conference, 2nd Annual CME Conference

Dates: September 18, 2009

Location: Los Angeles, Ca

Sponsor: Healthy African American Families� Drew University

Brief Description: Building Bridges to optimum health for women in pain, gender matters

Number of CEU�s: .75

Website:

 

CEU Category: Professional Comptency and Self Care/Personal Growth

Title: Mendocino Workshop and Alturas Kiln

Dates:

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Number of CEU�s: 2  (20 hours)

Website: