Congregational Vitality Workshop at the 2026 Biennial Session of the National Convocation
Date: June 12, 2026 1:30 pm – June 12, 2026 3:00 pm (Central)
Location: Hyatt Regency DFW, 2334 N International Pkwy, DFW Airport, TX 75261
Program: Congregational Vitality and Innovation
Voting Rights Workshop at the 2026 Biennial Session of the National Convocation
Date: June 12, 2026 1:30 pm – June 12, 2026 3:00 pm (Central)
Location: Hyatt Regency DFW, 2334 N International Pkwy, DFW Airport, TX 75261
Program: Justice & Advocacy
2026 Association of Professional Chaplains Annual Conference
Date: June 11, 2026 12:00 am – June 13, 2026 12:00 am (Eastern)
Location: New Orleans Marriott
555 Canal Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
555 Canal Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
Organizer: Association of Professional Chaplains
Program: Chaplaincy and Specialized Ministries, Disciples Chaplains
Conversation Café – Community Partnerships: Expanding Congregational Capacity & Relevancy
Date: April 21, 2026 11:30 am – April 21, 2026 12:45 pm (Central)
Location: Online Via Zoom
Program: Black Church Ministries, Congregational Vitality and Innovation
Green Chalice Online Gathering- April 16, 2026 Getting the Garden ready!
Date: April 16, 2026 7:00 pm – April 16, 2026 8:15 pm (Eastern)
Location: Online Via Zoom
Program: Disciples Youth, Green Chalice, Justice & Advocacy
Interim Ministry Basics – Spring 2026
Date: April 13, 2026 7:00 pm – June 8, 2026 9:00 pm (Eastern)
Location: Online Via Zoom
Program: Disciples Interims
Young Adults Disciples Discernment Retreat Vanderbilt March 27-29
Date: March 27, 2026 5:00 pm – March 29, 2026 3:00 pm (Eastern)
Location: Disciples Divinity House at Vanderbuilt
Program: Disciples Young Adults
Black Ministers Retreat – Virginia Beach, VA March 10-12, 2026
Date: March 10, 2026 4:00 pm – March 12, 2026 11:00 am (Eastern)
Location: Virginia Beach, VA
Retreat Hotel: Springhill Suites Ocean Front, Virginia Beach, Virginia
Retreat Hotel: Springhill Suites Ocean Front, Virginia Beach, Virginia
Program: Black Church Ministries, Christian Education & Faith Formation, Congregational Vitality and Innovation
Justice and Creation Fellows Applications Open Jan. 30-March 16, 2026
Location: At ministry sites with applications sent to Rev. Scott Hardin-Nieri.
Organizer: Green Chalice
Program: Green Chalice
Green Chalice Online Gathering- February 12
Date: February 12, 2026 7:00 pm – February 12, 2026 8:15 pm (Eastern)
Location: Online Via Zoom
Program: Disciples Youth, Green Chalice, Justice & Advocacy
Eco Story Circles- Exploring Gratitude and Grief -Spring 2026
Date: February 11, 2026 12:15 pm – March 25, 2026 1:30 pm (Eastern)
Location: Online Via Zoom
Program: Green Chalice
All-Interims Gathering – February 2, 2026
Date: February 2, 2026 6:00 pm – February 2, 2026 7:25 pm (Central)
Location: Online Via Zoom
Program: Disciples Interims
Children Worship Wonder & Welcome Training – Pacific Southwest Region
Date: January 31, 2026 9:00 am – January 31, 2026 5:00 pm (Pacific)
Location: First Christian Church
1130 E Walnut Avenue
Orange, California 92867
(plus Online portions)
1130 E Walnut Avenue
Orange, California 92867
(plus Online portions)
Program: Children Worship, Wonder & Welcome, Families and Children
Family Systems Theory: Connecting the Pieces – Leadership and Systems Wisdom
Date: January 6, 2026 7:00 pm – March 3, 2026 9:00 pm (Eastern)
Location: Online Via Zoom
Program: Disciples Interims
Conversation Café For Congregations
Date: December 16, 2025 11:30 am – December 16, 2025 12:00 pm (Central)
Location: Online Via Zoom
Program: Congregational Vitality and Innovation
Children Worship Wonder & Welcome Training – Kansas Region
Date: November 8, 2025 9:00 am – November 8, 2025 5:00 pm (Central)
Location: First Christian Church
3001 Grand Mere Pkwy
Manhattan, Kansas
(plus Online portions)
3001 Grand Mere Pkwy
Manhattan, Kansas
(plus Online portions)
Program: Children Worship, Wonder & Welcome, Families and Children
Children Worship Wonder & Welcome Training – Kentucky Region
Date: November 8, 2025 9:00 am – November 8, 2025 5:00 pm (Eastern)
Location: First Christian Church
1030 College Drive
Madisonville, Kentucky
(plus Online portions)
1030 College Drive
Madisonville, Kentucky
(plus Online portions)
Program: Children Worship, Wonder & Welcome, Families and Children
Adulting 101: Things Nobody Taught Me About Money Part 1
Date: November 5, 2025 7:00 pm – November 5, 2025 8:00 pm (Eastern)
Location: Online Via Zoom
Program: Disciples Young Adults, Disciples Youth
Conversation Café For Congregations
Date: October 21, 2025 11:30 am – October 21, 2025 12:30 pm (Central)
Location: Online Via Zoom
Program: Congregational Vitality and Innovation
The Inaugural Foundations Conference
Date: October 18, 2025 1:00 pm – October 18, 2025 5:00 pm (Central)
Location: Online Via Zoom
Program: Disciples Young Adults, Disciples Youth
Eco Story Circles- Exploring Gratitude and Grief
Date: October 6, 2025 12:30 pm – November 17, 2025 1:45 pm (Eastern)
Location: Online Via Zoom
Program: Green Chalice
Green Chalice Online Gathering- Oct. 2, 2025
Date: October 2, 2025 7:00 pm – October 2, 2025 8:30 pm (Eastern)
Location: Online Via Zoom
Program: Disciples Young Adults, Disciples Youth, Green Chalice, Justice & Advocacy
Christian/Ecumenical Climate Ambassador Training
Date: September 27, 2025 11:30 am – September 27, 2025 2:30 pm (Eastern)
Location: Online Via Zoom
Program: Green Chalice
Oreon E. Scott Clergy Conference Sept. 16-19, 2025 Christmount Conference Center
Date: September 16, 2025 4:00 pm – September 19, 2025 10:00 am (Eastern)
Location: Christmount Christian Assembly, Black Mountain, NC
Program: Green Chalice, Justice & Advocacy
Follow-Up Discussion: “God So Loved the World” Global Justice Event
Date: September 7, 2025 7:00 pm – September 7, 2025 8:00 pm (Eastern)
Location: Online Via Zoom
Organizer: Event Organized by Sekinah Hamlin and Brian Frederick-Gray
Program: Justice & Advocacy
Follow-Up Discussion: “God So Loved the World” Global Justice Event
Date: September 4, 2025 7:00 pm – September 4, 2025 8:00 pm (Eastern)
Location: Online Via Zoom
Organizer: Event Organized by Sekinah Hamlin and Brian Frederick-Gray
Program: Justice & Advocacy
Extreme Heat: Community Needs and Faithful responses- Green Chalice Event
Date: September 3, 2025 1:00 pm – September 3, 2025 2:00 pm (Eastern)
Location: Online Via Zoom
Program: Green Chalice
Disciples Chaplains Annual Reporting Period
Date: September 1, 2025 12:00 am – December 1, 2025 12:00 am (Eastern)
Organizer: Disciples Chaplains
Program: Disciples Chaplains
Moral Mondays Memphis
Date: July 14, 2025 12:00 pm – July 14, 2025 1:30 pm (Central)
Location: Civic Center Plaza
125 N. Main Street
Memphis, TN 38103
125 N. Main Street
Memphis, TN 38103
Organizer: Repairers of the Breach, Disciples Home Missions, Obra Hispana, and Week of Compassion
Program: Justice & Advocacy
Blooming to Plant: Youth Pastors and Volunteers Pre-Assembly Conference
Date: July 11, 2025 12:30 pm – July 11, 2025 5:30 pm (Eastern)
Location: Lindenwood Christian Church
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
CLB Test Event
Date: June 30, 2025 12:00 pm – June 30, 2025 12:30 pm (Eastern)
Location: Online Via Zoom
Left on Read: Navigating Ghosting & Breadcrumbing in Modern Dating
Date: June 25, 2025 7:00 pm – June 25, 2025 8:00 pm (Eastern)
Location: Online Via Zoom
Program: Disciples Young Adults
What is the Silver Chalice Ministry? A Resolution.
Date: June 25, 2025 11:00 am – June 25, 2025 12:00 pm (Central)
Location: Online Via Zoom
Organizer: Older Adult Ministries
Program: Silver Chalice
2025 Association of Professional Chaplains Annual Conference
Date: June 12, 2025 12:00 am – June 15, 2025 12:00 am (Eastern)
Location: Online Via Zoom
Organizer: Association of Professional Chaplains
Program: Disciples Chaplains
Building Community through Storytelling.
Date: April 30, 2025 11:00 am – April 30, 2025 12:00 pm (Central)
Location: Online Via Zoom
Organizer: Silver Chalice Team
Program: Silver Chalice
Black Ministers Retreat 2025
Date: March 11, 2025 12:00 am – March 13, 2025 12:00 am (Eastern)
Location: Charleston, SC
Organizer: Disciples Home Missions
Program: Christian Education & Faith Formation, Congregational Vitality and Innovation
Eco Story Circle Series: Exploring gratitude and grief in these times
Date: March 6, 2025 12:00 pm – April 17, 2025 1:15 pm (Eastern)
Location: Online Via Zoom
Program: Green Chalice
2025 Older Adults DO Meditate Webinar Series – Week 4
Date: February 26, 2025 11:00 am – February 26, 2025 11:30 am (Central)
Location: Online Via Zoom
Organizer: Older Adult Ministries
Program: Silver Chalice
Disciples Justice Ministries Immigration Webinar
Date: February 25, 2025 3:00 pm – February 25, 2025 4:30 pm (Eastern)
Location: Online Via Zoom
Organizer: The Disciples Justice Ministries Working Group
Program: Disciples Men, Disciples Women's Ministries, Disciples Youth, Green Chalice, Justice & Advocacy
Green Chalice Online Gathering
Date: February 20, 2025 7:00 pm – February 20, 2025 8:00 pm (Eastern)
Location: Online Via Zoom
Program: Green Chalice
2025 Older Adults DO Meditate Webinar Series – Week 3
Date: February 19, 2025 11:00 am – February 19, 2025 11:30 am (Central)
Location: Online Via Zoom
Organizer: Older Adult Ministries
Program: Silver Chalice
2025 Older Adults DO Meditate Webinar Series – Week 2
Date: February 12, 2025 11:00 am – February 12, 2025 11:30 am (Central)
Location: Online Via Zoom
Organizer: Older Adult Ministries
Program: Silver Chalice
2025 Older Adults DO Meditate Webinar Series – Week 1
Date: February 5, 2025 11:00 am – February 5, 2025 11:30 am (Central)
Location: Online Via Zoom
Organizer: Older Adult Ministries
Program: Silver Chalice
Children Worship and Wonder Online Storytelling Training
Date: January 31, 2025 6:00 pm – February 1, 2025 12:00 pm (Central)
Location: Online Via Zoom
Program: Children Worship, Wonder & Welcome
CW&W Storytelling Training in Albuquerque, NM
Date: January 24, 2025 6:00 pm – January 25, 2025 5:00 pm (Mountain)
Location: Albuquerque, MN
Program: Children Worship, Wonder & Welcome
Family Systems Theory course – 2025
Date: January 14, 2025 7:00 pm – March 4, 2025 7:00 pm (Eastern)
Location: Online Via Zoom
Program: Disciples Interims
Funding for Good: Community Collaboration and Grant Writing
Date: November 21, 2024 8:00 pm – November 21, 2024 9:30 pm (Eastern)
Location: Online Via Zoom
Program: Green Chalice
How to Get to Joy: Honoring Loss During the Holidays
Date: November 20, 2024 11:00 pm – November 20, 2024 12:00 pm (Central)
Location: Online Via Zoom
Organizer: Rev. Lina Eddy and Kimberly Weir
Program: Silver Chalice
Thursdays in Black Summit Day 2
Date: November 20, 2024 1:00 pm – November 20, 2024 2:30 pm (Eastern)
Location: Online Via Zoom
Organizer: Disciples and UCC Thursdays in Black Team
Program: Christian Education & Faith Formation, Disciples Men, Disciples Women's Ministries, Justice & Advocacy
Ecumenical Climate Ambassador Training
Date: November 16, 2024 11:30 am – November 16, 2024 3:30 pm (Eastern)
Location: Online Via Zoom
Organizer: Blessed Tomorrow
Program: Green Chalice, Justice & Advocacy
Thursdays in Black Summit Day 1
Date: November 13, 2024 1:00 pm – November 13, 2024 2:30 pm (Eastern)
Location: Online Via Zoom
Organizer: Disciples and UCC Thursdays in Black Team
Program: Christian Education & Faith Formation, Disciples Men, Disciples Women's Ministries, Justice & Advocacy
Children Worship and Wonder Virtual Training
Date: November 11, 2024 6:00 pm – November 12, 2024 12:00 pm (Central)
Location: Online Via Zoom
Program: Children Worship, Wonder & Welcome
Your Congregation CAN Do Older Adult Ministry
Date: October 2, 2024 11:00 am – October 2, 2024 12:00 pm (Central)
Location: Online Via Zoom
Organizer: Abby Coles-Johnson and Rev. Lois Kelley
Program: Silver Chalice
CW&W Storytelling Training – Norman, OK
Date: September 30, 2024 5:00 pm – September 30, 2024 7:00 pm (Mountain)
Location: Norman, OK
Program: Children Worship, Wonder & Welcome
August Multi-Day Retreat
Date: August 26, 2024 10:00 am – August 27, 2024 5:00 pm (Eastern)
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Rebuilding Community Post-Pandemic: Healing Lessons from Nature
Date: July 24, 2024 11:00 am – July 24, 2024 12:00 pm (Central)
Location: Online Via Zoom
Organizer: Jan Aerie and Rev. Teresa Spear
Program: Silver Chalice
Black Ministers Retreat 2024
Date: March 12, 2024 5:00 pm – March 14, 2024 5:00 pm (Central)
Location: Marriott St. Louis Grand
800 Washington Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63101, US
800 Washington Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63101, US
Organizer: DHM
