First-time Mission Leader Co-Hort Trainings
The cohort opportunities are for first time Mission Team leaders, who are leading short-term volunteer mission teams from local churches. There are two options for the training. It will be broken up into 4 ninety minute sessions for the following date options:
Wednesday evenings: March 19, 26, April 2, 9, 2025, starting at 6pm Central time/7pm Eastern
or
Saturday mornings on April 12, 19, 26, and May 3rd, starting at 9:30am Central time/10:30am Eastern.
Participants must attend all trainings, and any schedule trainings will need to be approved by the whole group.
Participants are encouraged to download and read the Team Leader Handbook at umvim.org/handbookdownload before the event.
This training will focus on theology of mission, the UMC connectional structure, practical advice for leading a team and mission travel.
This will be led by Tammy Kuntz and Ray Yarnall, and is open to all. Minimum of 4 participants and maximum of 12 participants will be needed for the training.
If you have questions, contact Rev. Tammy Kuntz at ncj@umvim.org
Participants will be sent a Google Classroom link for the training dates.
