Normalizing Next Cohort

Posted: September 19 2022 at 12:34 PM

Rev. Olu Brown

A Normalizing Next™ Cohort is a six-month group of clergy meeting together once each month in person or virtually to focus on subjects from the cohort curriculum: Normalizing Next™: A Post-COVID-19 Resource for Church Leaders.

Join cohort leader, Olu Brown, and guest presenters for this amazing journey of exploration and innovation.

As the world has shifted, so should our leadership and ministry to meet an ever-changing landscape. To meet this challenge, recognizing and normalizing this next is paramount to the health and future of the Church.

If you're interested contact Rev. Martin Lee for an application, Email.

For more information, download the flyer.

News & Announcements

All News Upcoming Events

Welcome new NIC Events Coordinator

Please help us welcome Brianna (Bri) Wadlington to the NIC staff as the new Events Coordinator/ Administrative Assistant. She officially began on Sept. 19.

Joyful youth fall retreat

Over 65 youth and adult youth leaders came together the weekend of Sept. 23 - 25 for a fall youth retreat in Lake Geneva. The retreat theme was JOY (Jesus, Others, and You) with a focus on joy in fel…

Laity Sunday

This year’s Laity Sunday falls on Oct. 16. The theme is RISE UP! - and Reveal God’s grace (2 Tim 1:8-12). Under the call to Rise Up, laity in the current quadrennium will continue to echo the invitation of this pa…

2022 North Central Jurisidictional Conference

DYK: All about bishops

This fall, the United Methodist Church will elect new bishops. In the past, bishops were elected following a General Conference and assigned to their Episcopal Areas on September 1 of that same year. Due…