Welcome to the

Rocky Mountain Conference

of the United Church of Christ

Upcoming Training Sessions

In the Rocky Mountain Conference, we recognize that learning is a responsibility that continues throughout a minister’s lifetime. This occurs through education, experience, and exposure. Lifelong Learning is the umbrella term the Committee on Ministry uses to define this process, and it includes Antiracism Training, Healthy Ministry Relationships (Boundary) Training, and Continued Learning. The Post-Authorization (Post-Auth) Team of the Committee on Ministry is responsible for defining requirements and supporting Authorized Ministers in understanding and completing these requirements. If you have already completed a training, please email your certificate to post-auth-reg@rmcucc.org.

** Need a refresher on Standing Requirements? Please read this document.

Upcoming Boundary Training Sessions

Trainings with the New York Conference of the United Church of Christ

Please click here to learn more about other educational opportunities with the New York Conference.

  • October 15th & 22nd, 2025: Please click here to learn more and register.

Trainings with the Damascus Project

Please click here to learn more about the Damascus Project’s many educational offerings. To learn more about specific trainings, please click the links below:

  • September 11th, 2025: Please click here to register.
  • November 13th, 2025: Please click here to register.

Trainings with the Southern New England Conference of the United Church of Christ

Please click this link to learn more about the Southern New England Conference of the UCC.

  • October 23rd, 2025: Please click here to register.

Trainings with Enkei Resolutions

Please click this link to learn more about Enkei Resolutions and Diane Weible. Please click the dates below to register for a specific session:

  • November 3rd and 10th, 2025: Please click this link to register.

Trainings with LeaderWise

Please click this link to learn more about the many programs and workshops offered by LeaderWise. Please click the links below to register for specific sessions:

  • October 21-22nd, 2025: Please click this link to learn more about this Boundary Training.

Trainings with the Southeast Conference of the United Church of Christ

Please click this link to learn more about the Southeast Conference of the UCC. Please click on the dates listed below to sign up for specific trainings:

  • September 13th, 2025: Please click this link to register.

Trainings with Convergence

Please click this link to learn more about Convergence CoLab, which offers a variety of virtual trainings that you can do on your own time, at your own pace. Click the link below to sign up for their current virtual training sessions:

Trainings with the UCC’s Ministerial Excellence, Support & Authorization Team (MESA)

Please click this link to learn more about MESA. Right now, we don’t have any upcoming boundary trainings with MESA listed here, but we’ll add more trainings to this listing if/when MESA announces them.

  • September 4th, 2025: Boundary Training for Ministers in Specialized Settings. This training is open to ministers serving in specialized settings throughout the United Church of Christ. Serving in specialized settings requires particular attention to boundaries within the ministry setting and home church that are challenging and different from those serving as local church pastors. This training will focus on matters that relate specifically to issues that these ministers face, providing opportunities for clergy to reflect on best practices and growth in their practice of ministry. Click here to register.

Trainings for Retired Clergy

Boundary Trainings with the New York Conference of the United Church of Christ

  • October 28th, 2025: Click here to learn more (scroll down to the heading “Retiree BAT 2025”)

Boundary Trainings with the Southeast Conference of the United Church of Christ

Please stay tuned. More SEUCC trainings for retired clergy will be added soon!

Retired Minister Boundary Training with the UCC’s Ministerial Excellence, Support & Authorization Team (MESA)

Upcoming Anti-Racism Training Sessions

Trainings with Convergence

Please click this link to learn more about Convergence CoLab, which offers a variety of virtual trainings that you can do on your own time, at your own pace. Click the link below to sign up for their current virtual training sessions:

Trainings with Enkei Resolutions

Please click this link to learn more about Enkei Resolutions and Diane Weible. Please click the links below to register for a session.

  • September 9th and 11th, 2025: Please click this link to register.

Trainings with the Southern New England Conference of the United Church of Christ

Please click this link to learn more about the SNEUCC’s resources for clergy. You can also click on the links listed below to learn more about specific trainings:

  • September 16-17th, 2025: Please click here to learn more and register.

Nurturing Justice Fall Intensive

Nurturing Justice (nurturingjustice.org), bringing together a diversity of people nationally who are engaged in Sacred and Courageous conversations about race and racism, is offering several opportunities to engage in cross racial education and relationship building this fall and winter. The Nurturing Justice Fall Intensive will satisfy Racial Justice/Anti-Racism Standing Requirements (6 hours) for Authorized Ministers in the Rocky Mountain Conference, UCC. 

This fall, Nurturing Justice invites you to participate in a transformative two-day interactive intensive, each session lasting 3.5 hours. Through real dialogue, participants will delve into intersectional justice issues in America, examining both historical contexts and contemporary challenges. The program focuses on the intersections of racial justice, LGBTQ+ justice, environmental justice, and immigration justice.

Our approach includes an honest evaluation of the church’s role in fostering and sustaining injustices. Together, we will consider both personal and systemic impacts of injustice and explore practical ways to become advocates for a fairer world. The intensive is designed for clergy, lay leaders, church members, staff, and their families and friends.

Participants will engage with a variety of resources—music, films, videos, articles, and book excerpts—to guide and enrich discussion. All are welcome to join. This is a virtual (zoom) offering, you can join from anywhere!

The cost for the intensive is $350.00 per person. There’s no registration form; just email interest to kris@nurturingjustice.org

All times are in Eastern Standard Time (EST):

  • September 12: 5:00 PM – 8:30 PM & September 13: 10:00 AM – 1:30 PM
  • September 26: 5:00 PM – 8:30 PM & September 27: 10:00 AM – 1:30 PM

Payments can be made via Zelle or PayPal to nurturingjusticecollaborative@gmail.com.

Additional Opportunities

For additional trainings, including learning opportunities for MIDs, please see the links below. For more trainings for lay leaders, please visit our lay leader education page.

  • Boundary Awareness for Lay Church Staff: Developed by the historic Massachusetts Conference, this introductory course will equip Faith Formation Leaders with the basics of healthy boundaries. This course will explore specifically the joys and challenges of ministering to and with children. Through reading, conversation, and case studies, participants will create their own guiding principles for ethical behavior in ministry. Note this course expects participants to read several articles and watch a brief video prior to class. Click here to learn more and register.
    • Presenter:  Rev. Gregory Morisse
    • Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, 5:30 – 8:30 pm
    • Online via Zoom
    • Registration closes Sept. 24, 2025 or when all spaces are filled.  
    • Please note:  This program is designed for lay church leaders and does not meet the requirements for authorized ministers.
    • The standard cost of this program is $65. Participants from within the Southern New England Conference UCC pay a discounted rate of $50 made possible through Proportional Giving to Our Church’s Wider Mission, individual donors, and other gifts to the Southern New England Conference.