Unity of Greenville
Friday, July 22 and Saturday, July 23, 2022
Our annual leadership trainings are a perfect opportunity for learning and fellowship for board members, lay leaders, youth directors, music directors and Licensed Teachers as well as Unity ministers.
Location
This year we are gratefully hosted in person by Unity Church of Greenville.
Unity Church of Greenville
207 E. Belvue Road, Taylors, SC 29687
Office: 864-292-6499
Rev James: 864-593-4008
https://www.unitychurchofgreenville.org/
Lodging
These hotels are recommended. Click the blue links to visit the hotels’ website.
- Holiday Inn Express (5 minutes from Unity Greenville)
- LaQuinta Inn (15 minutes from Unity Greenville)
- Hampton Inn (15 minutes from Unity Greenville)
Friday Evening
6:00 – 6:45pm: Arrival and Meet & Greet
Enjoy refreshments – take a relaxing stroll around the pond or visit with friends.
7:00 – 9:00pm: Inspirational Program
We start with an inspirational service designed to uplift and encourage everyone involved with sacred service in our Unity communities. Enjoy an evening of music, meditation, story telling and much more. Get ready to be inspired! Presented by Rev James and Leah King, Rev Mike Davis, Rev Robin Volker and Rev Beth Head.
Saturday Morning Workshops
Session 1 @9:00 AM
Board Training with Rev Beth Head
What Does Every Board Member Need to Know?
What are my obligations? What documents do I need to have and understand? How as a board member can I be sued? How does the board protect itself?
Session 2
Church Finance with Rev Robin Volker
Spirit is our Source
We are the stewards of the flow of God’s Good in and through our spiritual centers. In this workshop, we will expand our faculty of wisdom as we look at these topics: The Role of Treasurer, The Role of the Finance Team, Best Financial Practices, Easy Steps for Budget Preparation, How to Hold the High Watch Regarding Financial Matters.
Anyone serving in church leadership or on the Board of Trustees will benefit from this comprehensive workshop.
Lunch Break: 12:00 – 1:15
Lunch is provided by UMMAS on grounds at Unity of Greenville.
Saturday Afternoon Workshops
Session 3 @1:15 PM
How to Talk Good with Rev Mike Davis
Public Speaking for People Who Don’t Do Public Speaking
Are you a board member, platform leader or prayer chaplain? Are you sometimes called upon to speak from the platform or in meetings, even though you’re not a professional presenter?
Not everyone has spent a lifetime developing the skills and techniques involved in public speaking, but they are absolutely learnable. In this workshop, we’all work and practice together to build confidence, effectiveness and clarity in our communications.
Just think about how it would move all our churches forward if every single person who spoke stepped up their game by even a little bit. Let’s do this!
Session 4
Ethics with Rev Beth Head
What is an Ethics Violation?
Let’s be clear: what is an ethics violation? What happens when someone is charged with an ethics violation? We will discuss some common ways that people err into ethics violations. This applies to every credentialed leader, ministries/churches and the ministry/church leadership.
About the Presenters
Rev. Beth Head is an ordained Unity Minister, graduating from the Unity School of Religious Studies, Unity Village, MO. On February 28, 2019, she retired as minister of Unity of Melbourne in Melbourne, FL, where she served 20 years. She currently serves the Southeast Region Unity Ministries as Regional Representative and Church Consultant. She hosts a meeting for churches on Wednesday morning on zoom. She does board training and consults with churches with various churches.
Before ministry, Beth was a CPA.
Beth was the Chief Financial Officer of the Triangle Community Foundation and before that the Controller of the Anchorage Daily News. Beth lives in Melbourne with her husband Gerald and they enjoy traveling. Beth loves reading, playing cards and chocolate.
Rev Robin Volker is an ordained Unity minister. She has served as senior minister in churches in Ohio and Georgia. Currently, she serves as guest speaker, teacher, spiritual coach, and mentor. Robin also serves as Treasurer on the Board of Trustees for the Southeast Unity Region.
Rev Mike Davis is a life-long musician, life-long learner, and life-long lover of God and people.
In a wondrous example of Divine appointment, he heard the call to ministry just as Unity Church of the Mountains was searching for a minister. As Ministry Coordinator, Mike leads with a servant’s heart and a sense of humor. He is currently following the Special Dispensation path toward ordination.
Mike is committed to our community’s spiritual growth and joyful enfoldment. Mike currently serves as Vice President of UMMAS.