The Get Started in Messy Church is our foundational training event that is highly recommended for any church planning to start a Messy Church. The training is led by Messy Church USA certified trainers.
The Get Started training is both theoretical and practical. Each team will learn vital tools to strongly begin their local Messy Church. They will discover how the five foundational values and four components are used as building blocks to contextualize their own Messy Church. They will participate in a ‘Mini-Messy Church’ that pulls both the theoretical and practical together. In addition, they will have the opportunity to dialogue with their team about specific challenges and strengths facing their distinctive context.
There are two formats to our Get Started Training. We highly recommend attendance at a regional in-person Get Started training event that is hosted either by a local church or a jurisdictional organization. We also offer a Get Started Online series of three installments several times a year for those churches who are not able to attend an in-person event.
In Person
Get Started in Person
Local Church Sponsored:
We require a minimum of five registered churches (excluding the host church) to hold a Get Started training. Our host church receives free registration for their team to attend the training.
Cost: Individual $125.00,
Team of 2-4 $250.00
$25.00 per person over 4 team members
Jurisdictional Leaders:
Jurisdictional leaders should refer to Messy Pathways, a program specifically designed to contextualize to fit your needs.
Get Started Training Sponsored by Western North Carolina United Methodist Church Conference
This Get Started in Messy Church training is sponsored by the Western North Carolina United Methodist Church Conference who is subsidizing the cost for church teams. Training will be led by certified Messy Church certified Dr. Johannah Myers. The Conference is generously opening the training to churches outside of their conference and denomination.
Date of Training: April 22, 2023
Time: 9 am – 3 pm
Location: Wilkesboro, North Carolina
Name of Church: Church Location to be determined
Cost:
Western North Carolina Conference Individual/Team $20.00
Churches Outside Western North Carolina UMC Conference
Individual: $ 75.00
Team of 2-4 people: $125.00
Additional team members over 4: $10.00 per person
Local Contact:
Church contact: Rev. Luke Edwards
Church contact email: [email protected]
Trainer Contact: Johannah Myers
Trainer Email: [email protected]
Get Started Training in New Jersey
Date of training: April 29, 2023
Time: 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Location: Freehold, New Jersey
Name of Church: St Peter’s Church
Address: 33 Throckmorton Street, Freehold, New Jersey 07728
Lunch Details: Lunch included with Registration
Provided by host church. Please note if you are vegetarian or gluten free. Coffee available at 8:30 am.
Cost:
Episcopal Churches within the New Jersey Diocese
Individual: $ 35.00
Team of 2-4 people: $50.00
Over 4 team members: additional $ 10.00 per person
Scholarships available for New Jersey Diocesan churches: contact Cathy Brackin at [email protected].
Churches outside of the New Jersey Diocese:
Individual: $ 50.00
Team of 2-4 people: $75.00
Over 4 team members: additional $ 10.00 per person
Local Contacts: Cathy Brackin [email protected]
Messy Church USA Contact: Roberta Egli, [email protected]
Special Notes:
Church is Handicap accessible with plenty of on- street parking. Parking also available in lot at back of church.
Online
Get Started Online
Online Getting Started in Messy Church
The Get Started Online Training includes a series of three 90-minute sessions held on consecutive days. The content is unchanged from the in-person training with videos used to experience the Mini Messy Experience.
Get started online events for 2023
- April 2023- 18,19 & 20
- July 2023- Dates TBD
- October 2023-Dates TBD
Get Started Online – April 18-20, 2023
Date of Training: Tuesday – Thursday, April 18,19 & 20
Time: 4 pm- 5:30 pm (Pacific time)
Location: ONLINE ONLY
Cost:
$125.00 individual;
$250.00 per church team of 2-4,
over four team members is additional $25.00 per person.
Trainers:
Johannah Myers, [email protected]
Leyla Wagner, [email protected]