KAIROS COURSES August 3-7, 2015          Transforming Conflict from the Inside Out: Compassionate Communication in the Church Congregational Care In this intensive workshop, participants will learn the skills of compassionate communication (also called nonviolent communication) as means of connecting to God, self, and others in the midst of interpersonal conflict. A past participant in the course said …
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KAIROS COURSES July 29-31, 2015                 Rethinking Confirmation: Signs of Life in Times of Change Confirmation The church’s call to help young Christians grow as disciples of Jesus Christ does not change, but our cultural and social realities do. These shifts require us to rethink some of our inherited strategies and practices for nurturing faith. (e.g., …
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KAIROS COURSES July 13-15, 2015                   New Visions for the Long Pastorate Leadership Research conducted by Roy Oswald while a senior consultant with the Alban Institute indicated that there are some real challenges to remaining effective within a long pastorate. When in one pastorate for more than seven to nine years, some negative dynamics can begin …
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KAIROS COURSES July 8-9, 2015      Job, the Cross and the Question of Suffering Congregational Care This course will enhance participant’s pastoral care skills by using the book of Job as a lens through which to view loss and pastoral responses to loss. Team-taught by a biblical scholar and pastoral care practitioner and teacher, this course …
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  Luther Seminary KAIROS COURSES   March 16-20, 2015                 Foundations of Faith Community Nursing: Preparation Course Parish Nursing Christ’s ministry was always holistic. Christ treated the whole person—physically, emotionally and spiritually. As healthcare becomes more complex, people experience difficulty understanding the services that are available. The church and health care leaders developed a partnership to assist …
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  February 27, 2015                  PREPARE/ENRICH Certification Workshop Congregational Care   This workshop is designed to help public Christian leaders learn to administer PREPARE/ENRICH for premarital and married couples. PREPARE/ENRICH is a customized online assessment tool that identifies each couple’s unique strength and growth areas. The workshop results in your certification as a trained facilitator for …
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  June 8, 2015 – June 12, 2015 Optional early arrival: June 7 How do you make your parish a safe haven when disaster strikes? How do you prepare yourself for the psychological impacts on your parish? How do you lead your parish to forgive? How do you teach forgiveness in a society focused on …
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  Nov 20 – Nov 22, 2015 Fri 7:00 PM – Sun 1:00 PM $450.00 This is an opportunity to practice your skills in the formal DPC mediation process with particular attention paid to transforming conflicts you are familiar with or have been involved in. We will also explore the use of informal mediative behaviours …
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  Nov 6 – Nov 7, 2015 Fri 7:00 PM – Sat 4:00 PM $250.00 This program is intended for those offering care and/or outreach to seniors (e.g. pastoral care providers, elders, community visitor programs, nursing home staff, VON). Time will be spent in sharing experiences, in learning first-hand (via video-recorded “first voice” interviews) about the …
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  May 29 – May 31, 2015 Fri 7:00 PM – Sun 1:00 PM $360.00 “The instructors’ approach, calmness, attitudes brought a real sense of community to the group as well as the actual information and techniques.” “I found the leadership and general plan to be extremely well thought out, the other participants very warm …
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