first time mission team leader training co-hort

July 23, 30, August 6, 13, 2025

Trainees will need to attend each Wednesday night session [4 sessions total] at 7pm East/6pm Central

This is a reoccuring cohort for first time Mission Team leaders, who are leading short-term volunteer mission teams from local churches. This training will be broken up into 4 ninety minute sessions on the following Wednesday evenings: 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. Each session will be led by 2 UMVIM Jurisidictional Coordinators. Minimum of 4 participants and maximum of 12 participants will be needed for the training.

If you have questions, contact Rev. Matt Lacey, at matt_lacey@umvim.org

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