Webinars

Webinars are presented live, typically last 60-90 minutes, and require a computer, internet access, and computer speakers or a telephone. Webinar attendees enrolled in the Medical Plan are awarded 25 Call to Health points.

Disability Benefits: A Safety Net for Both Members and Employers

Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026 (VIRTUAL)
2-3 p.m. ET
Registration opens July 13, 2026.

Disability benefits create financial security by safeguarding members’ income during illness or injury while enabling employers to maintain stability, continuity, and responsible stewardship.

Join Board of Pensions presenters Beth Rutkowski, Assistant Director, Income Security, Keenan Rodgers, Church Consultant, along with moderator Jacqueline Boersema, Certified Financial Planner and Director, Financial Education, as they explore how disability coverage provides vital support when it is needed most.

In this webinar, you’ll learn:

• How disability benefits support members and employers
• What Board of Pensions benefits coverage continues during periods of temporary disability
• How special features of the Medical Plan, such as care navigation through Quantum Health and mental well-being support through Spring Health, can support employees during periods of disability
• How coverage extends to not only physical illness, but mental health conditions and maternity leave as well
• When and how to apply for disability benefits — so critical steps aren’t missed

This webinar goes beyond the basics to explore how these benefits support both employees and employers across churches and affiliate organizations — so the people who care for others are supported in their own work and well-being.

Restorative Conversations III: Setting Healthy Boundaries

Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026 (VIRTUAL)
2-3:30 p.m. ET
Registration opens Aug. 10, 2026.

In this third session of our four-part Restorative Conversations series, participants will explore balancing personal boundaries with receptivity to apology, reconciliation, and growth. This gathering invites us to consider what receptivity looks like after hurt or harm has occurred and how we can discern what is needed for healing without abandoning self-protection. Through reflection and practical insight, participants will be encouraged to honor their own limits while being attentive to opportunities for reconciliation and growth.

This session will offer a thoughtful space to examine how boundaries can serve not as barriers to healing and restoration, but as support for honest, healthy conversations. We will also provide information about how eligible plan members* might continue this work by engaging the coaching and therapy resources available through the Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) by Spring Health.

*Employees can use EAP services if they are enrolled in the PPO, EPO, or HDHP medical option or have EAP access without medical coverage (for example, through the Covenant Package).

Restorative Conversations IV: Forgiveness and Healing

Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026 (VIRTUAL)
2-3:30 p.m. ET
Registration opens Oct. 12, 2026.

As we conclude our Restorative Conversations series, we will explore the importance of self-awareness and self-care on our journey towards forgiveness and letting go.

Through dialogue and guided reflection, participants are invited to explore forgiveness not as a demand, but as a deeply personal healing practice that supports mental clarity, emotional release, and physical well-being. This final session of our series will affirm that forgiveness is not about excusing harm, but about honoring our pain, clarifying our needs, and choosing healing on our own terms. Participants will leave with greater self-awareness, language for expressing their needs, and tools to navigate forgiveness as a path to wholeness.

We will also provide information about how eligible plan members* might continue this work by engaging the coaching and therapy resources available through the Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) by Spring Health.

*Employees can use EAP services if they are enrolled in the PPO, EPO, or HDHP medical option or have EAP access without medical coverage (for example, through the Covenant Package).

Available recordings

Whenever possible, we record our live webinars and Well-Being Wednesdays to make them available as stand-alone courses on the Board of Pensions’ e-learning site. Some of the recordings available for replay include:

• Inside the Medical Plan: How It Works and Why It Matters
• Men’s Health: Breaking Through the Silence
• Mind Matters: Choosing the Support that Fits You
• Restorative Conversations I: Creating Space for Healing
• Restorative Conversations II: Engaging Healthy Conversations
• Retirement Income for Life: The Defined Benefit Pension Plan of the PC(USA)
• Riding Out the Storms of Life
• Tax Essentials 2026: Simplified and Informed
• A Woman's Worth: Compensation and Empowerment
• Women and Money: Claiming Your Financial Future series
  
• Your Healthcare GPS: Real Stories of Care Navigation in Action
• 은퇴 계획 (Planning for Retirement)
• 건강 프로그램와 보조 프로그램 이해 및 활용 (Understanding the Board’s Health Programs)
• 혜택 이해하기: 사망, 장애 및 생명 보험과 혁신적인 사역 지원 (Death, Disability & Life Plans, Innovative Ministry)

Access recordings Members and employers can access Board of Pensions e-learning content, including recordings of past webinars, through the Lifelong Learning site. View instructions on how to log in to your e-learning account or create an account if you don’t already have one.

Questions?

Email the Education team if you have questions about the Lifelong Learning webinars. You will typically receive a response within 48 hours.