Workshops & Training
Workshops and Training
Toward our goal of promoting healthier, more vital, and sustainable congregations, the Presbytery of Genesee Valley offers learning expereinces to encourage, resource, and empower ministry, pastoral, and congregational leaders in their ministries. In addition to the one-day March event other learning days are periodically offered throughout the year on a variety of subjects such as fellowship, mission, Christian education, etc.
Congregational Learning Courses
The Presbytery, via the Tools and Training Working Group, offers a series of Congregational Learning Courses for members and clergy. Basic courses for elder/deacon training and congregational finance best practices are conducted annually as well as special-topic workshops to enhance the health, vitality, and sustainability of congregations and leaders in the Presbytery.
Congregational Learning Day 2025
Saturday, March 1, 9 a.m. TO 1 p.m.
ONLINE via Zoom video conferencing
Offering Workshops and Worship
For New and Experienced Church Leaders and Church Members
See 2025 Schedule, Workshop Descriptions, & Registration here
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Get Workshop recordings from previous CLDs here
Recommend a Course
If you have topics that you would like to explore or an area of expertise to share with others please complete this form and send to the Tools and Training Working Group convener, Mindy Shaffer.
MEASURING MISSION:
ACTIVATING AN OUTCOMES-BASED MISSIONAL CONGREGATION
This workshop introduces a year-long workshop series about best practices for congregational mission. The series has been successfully used by congregations seeking tools to assess their current missional efficacy & efficiency, congregations that want to re-engage members in social mission, and congregations willing to consider a one-year commitment to a mission study process.
The workshops address New Testament principles of congregational mission, dynamic mission factors (identity, vitality, process, motivation, context), a five-step continuum for how to assess a congregation’s current mission projects, beginning with toxic charity.
More on Measuring Mission
SEXUAL MISCONDUCT PREVENTION TRAINING PROGRAM
a mandatory PGV educational training program designed to continue our collective learning and growth in understanding and living into healthy relational boundaries –approved by the PGV July 2023
THREE-PART PROGRAM for PGV MEMBERS
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- Sexual Misconduct Prevention Policy Training
- Boundaries Awareness Part 1
- Boundaries Awareness Part 2
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(This training does not include the New York mandatory workplace sexual harassment prevention training as required by all non-profit employers. Each session is required to have its own workplace sexual harassment prevention policy as well as its own sexual misconduct policy, child and youth protection policy and an anti-racism policy.)
GET FULL INFORMATION ON THE PROGRAM, REQUIREMENTS & TRAINING DATES … Including policies and covenant agreement
NYS SEXUAL HARASSMENT PREVENTION TRAINING
Beginning in October 2018, all non-profit Employers, including churches, must adopt a sexual harassment prevention policy and provide annual training that meets or exceeds New York State law’s minimum standards. At the minimum, each church employee must receive training on an annual basis and must be completed by the end of the calendar year. Each church Session determines their own requirement of who must take the annual training.
Get details for 2023 Promoting a Safe Environment: Employee Sexual Harassment Training – New York course.
For more information access: NYS Combating Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
ECUMENICAL ADVOCACY DAYS (EAD)
Ecumenical Advocacy Days is a movement of the ecumenical Christian community, and its recognized partners and allies, grounded in biblical witness and our shared traditions of justice, peace and the integrity of creation. Its goal, through worship, theological reflection and opportunities for learning and witness, is to strengthen our Christian voice and to mobilize for advocacy on a wide variety of U.S. domestic and international policy issues.
2024 Ecumenical Advocacy Days–March 18-19
Check EAD website for additional training opportunities.
