September 23 – 24 / The W. Don McClure Lectures in World Mission and Evangelism / Vinoth Ramachandra

   The J. Hubert Henderson Conference (1213-32) Honoring Thomas F. Torrance: Reflections on Church and Ministry   David Fergusson, Professor of Divinity, Principal of New College, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland; Kathryn Tanner, Professor of Systematic Theology, Yale Divinity School, New Haven, Conn.; and Iain R. Torrance, President of Princeton Theological Seminary and Professor of …
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  Redeeming Conflict (1213-29) A Broadcast Program M. Craig Barnes, Robert Meneilly Professor of Leadership and Ministry, PTS, and Pastor of Shadyside Presbyterian Church Every leader of a congregation eventually enters into conflict. None of us enjoy this, but the Bible does not present conflict as something to be avoided. In fact, Jesus started most …
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  Building a Caring Church: Skills for Effective Communication with Active and Non-Active Members (Session 2) (1213-40)  Clarejean Haury, Pastor, First United Presbyterian Church, Houston, Pa., and Susan Vande Kappelle, PC(USA) Pastor and Trained Interim Minister This is Session 2 of a two-part “working” seminar aimed at enhancing your skills to intentionally listen, visit, and care …
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  Building a Caring Church: Skills for Effective Communication with Active and Non-Active Members (Session 2) (1213-40)  Clarejean Haury, Pastor, First United Presbyterian Church, Houston, Pa., and Susan Vande Kappelle, PC(USA) Pastor and Trained Interim Minister This is Session 2 of a two-part “working” seminar aimed at enhancing your skills to intentionally listen, visit, and care …
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  Building a Caring Church: Skills for Effective Communication with Active and Non-Active Members (Session 1) (1213-39)  Clarejean Haury, Pastor, First United Presbyterian Church, Houston, Pa., and Susan Vande Kappelle, PC(USA) Pastor and Trained Interim Minister This two-session “working” seminar will enhance your skills to intentionally listen, visit, and care for prospective, active and inactive members. …
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  Online Learning Continuing Education offers a few online courses annually. Each course consists of weekly interaction with the instructor and others in the course. Normally, the courses cover eight weeks and require approximately three to five hours online each week, plus readings. A maximum of 20 can register for each course. The minimum is …
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   February 28 – March 2, 2013 Hotly contested and widely misunderstood, manifest in every time and place, the power of nonviolence is an emerging world paradigm that is both a way of being in the world and a practical strategy for transformative social change. [In a time of ecological and social crisis, nonviolence is …
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  2013 Annual Conference: Learning Without Borders March 8-10, 2013 at Spirit in the Desert Conference Center near Phoenix, AZ Including a cultural immersion experience across the Mexican border Featuring Eric H. F. Law, an ordained Episcopalian priest, is founder and director of the Kaleidoscope institute, established to develop competent leadership in a diverse, changing …
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    Vital Church Planting Conference 2013   Pleanary Speaker: Bishop Graham Cray Team Leader for Fresh Expressions UK   Toronto: Thursday, January  31 to Saturday February 2, 2013 Edmonton: Tuesday, February 5 to Thursday, February 7, 2013