Location: Online Via Zoom

Vision Statement Webinars
hosted by the Council of Bishops

In the lead up to the 2026 Leadership Gathering, “Emboldened by the Spirit: Imagining a Church Yet to Be,” the Council of Bishops is working with United Methodist Communications to host a series of three webinars open to all United Methodists. These webinars will focus on how the vision statement’s call to “love boldly, serve joyfully, and lead courageously” connects back to the denomination’s mission and Wesleyan theology. The webinars are free, and recordings will be made available publicly. Each will be roughly an hour and a half in length.

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"Love Boldly" Webinar on Theology

This webinar explores the foundations of Wesleyan theology and how they shape United Methodist identity today. Participants will reflect on core theological commitments, shared beliefs, and how theology informs who we are as Wesleyans and as The United Methodist Church.

Jan. 24 - 9 to 10:30 a.m. (central) 

Register to attend

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"Serve Joyfully" Webinar on Missiology

This webinar examines Wesleyan approaches to mission, with attention to mutuality, formation, and decolonial perspectives. Participants will engage how mission is practiced in relationship, shaped by context, and grounded in a call to serve with humility and joy.

Feb. 21 - 9 to 10:30 a.m. (central)

Registration information to come

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"Lead Courageously" Webinar on Ecclesiology

This webinar focuses on Wesleyan understandings of leadership and church life. Participants will explore the connection, shared leadership, and ways the church is reimagining structures and practices to support faithful and courageous leadership in a global context.

March 21 - 9 to 10:30 a.m. (central)

Registration information to come