by Sam Duenckel | Oct 16, 2026 | Ministry Toolbox, News, Virginia News
If you manage your church’s Facebook page, you may have seen a notice that your account will soon be limited to two link posts per month. A link post is a post that includes a link to something outside of Facebook, like your church website or an online giving...
by Sam Duenckel | Oct 13, 2026 | Ministry Toolbox, News, Virginia News
More and more, individuals’ emails are the targets of spoofing, scams, attempted takeovers, and more. Clergy and laity emails in the Virginia Conference are no strangers to these dangers, as such attempts are becoming much more commonplace and frequent. The...
by Sam Duenckel | Oct 6, 2026 | Ministry Toolbox, News, Virginia News
Every October, churches across the connection pause to say thank you to the clergy who walk alongside them week in and week out. October is observed as Pastor Appreciation Month (also called Clergy Appreciation Month), with the second Sunday of the month set aside as...
by Sam Duenckel | Sep 29, 2026 | News, Virginia News
Open Enrollment for Benefit Plan Elections 2027 will begin on Monday, October 5th and end on Friday, October 30th.Open Enrollment is the annual period when all benefits eligible Virginia Conference active clergy, pre-Medicare eligible retired clergy, and lay employees...
by Sam Duenckel | Sep 29, 2026 | News, Virginia News
Thank you to everyone who responded to the AI & Ministry Survey at Annual Conference this year. This report summarizes what the Virginia Annual Conference AI Task Force learned from those responses, both the excitement and the concerns. The task force has already...
