Southwest Conference UCC - About the Conference

Conference staff provides support to local churches

The Conference Minister and staff provide support to local congregations and clergy. They also lead and direct ministries related to the current mission emphases of the Southwest Conference:

	Church development and growth
	Youth, young adult programs, camping and outdoor activities
	Connection and communication
	Advocacy for the United Church of Christ as UCC areas of concern
	Programs to strengthen local churches

Tasks of the Southwest Conference

Ministries to clergy and churches:

	Assist congregations to find a new pastor or interim leadership
	Offer crisis response and conflict management to pastors and churches
	Support clergy renewal through continuing education and pastoral care
	Celebrate ordinations, anniversaries, installations, and building dedications
	Offer consultations and workshops on stewardship, Christian education, evangelism, and long-range planning
	Start new churches, nurture them and renew existing congregations with support ministries and leadership subsidies

Empowerment for ministry and mission:

	Work through the Board of Directors and the seven committees to set policies and develop ministries in mission emphases voted by church delegates to the annual meeting
	Support campus ministries at six different institutions in the three-state area
	Participate in the Arizona Ecumenical Council and the New Mexico Conference of Churches
	Encourage local congregations doing hands-on mission
	Provide for future leadership of the church through support for Pacific School of Religion, our covenant partner in theological education, and our In-Care Students in seminary
	Enable national and world ministries through support for Our Church's Wider Mission

Youth, young adult and camping ministries:

	Sponsor summer youth camping program and "Sow the Seed" scholarships
	Train camp directors and staff
	Provide leadership and youth advisor training events
	Organize yearly retreats for junior and senior high youth
	Offer youth and young adult ministry networking and resourcing for local churches
	Send youth and young adults to national and regional youth events
	Encourage youth leadership through Conference Youth Council

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Southwest Conference of the United Church of Christ	Serving Arizona, New Mexico & El Paso, Texas
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