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These
workshops will answer questions, equip, encourage and focus
on specific topics that encourage laity to step out in faith
and serve! Persons who currently serve or have been
elected to serve in related ministry areas for the coming
year are encouraged to attend and bring members of their
team.
To
download a brochure and registration form click on the
photo.
Workshops
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1.
Staff/Pastor Parish Relations - led Rev In-Sook Hwang
This workshop is for all who are serving on the Staff/Pastor
Parish Relations Committee. We will review the
resource "Expectations of Pastoral Leadership".
2.
What Would Jesus Do If He Had Gray Hair and Arthritis? -
led by Rev
Mike Smith
We will
focus on the peculiar challenges and opportunities of being
a Disciple of Jesus Christ as we get older. The
workshop will include astonishing demographic data and a
radical call to resurrection for those congregations
composed mostly of retired members.
3.
Ministering to Our Children and Youth - led by Jennifer
Metenyi
Whether
your ministry to children and youth involves less than 10,
over 100 or somewhere in between, there are key elements
that help both kids and families engage and connect with
each other and with God. During this workshop we'll
explore the keys to every child's heart and how they can
permeate your ministry to children and youth.
4.
Community Outreach - led by
Brent and Joanne Beezly
Learn how your
church, big or small, can make an impact in your community
by reaching out to those in need.
5.
Liberia - Our Connection - led by Rev Paige Roberts
Come and
learn more about the partnership between the district, the
conference and the United Methodist Churches in Liberia.
Hear first hand stories of the struggles and needs our
United Methodist congregations in Liberia are experiencing
following years of civil war.
6. Providing
Effective Leadership in Times of Conflict - led by Rev
Larry &
Teresa Gilbert
Objectives for this workshop include understanding systems
and what causes conflict within a system, identifying
various levels of conflict and how to work effectively with
each, and learning how anxiety intensifies conflict when not
appropriately directed.
7.
Evangelism - led by Rev Mike Crawford
Why are
so few mainline churches evangelistically effective? What
can your church do to change that trend? This workshop is
designed to help your church discover how to be more
effective in reaching the people in your community.
8. Enhancing Your Spiritual Life - led by
Pastor Sally Swaim and Pastor Matt
Filicsky
How's your life? Are you growing gracefully in Christ?
We will look at old and new ways to gracefully grow in
Christ through mission, study and daily life. We will
also examine the Wesleyan tradition, the means of grace, and
discern how these practices can enrich our lives as
disciples of Christ.
To download the brochure/registration form
click
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