Friday, February 8 (6 pm supper) to Sunday, February10 (1 pm) We find ourselves standing on holy ground each time we accompany a grieving family through a process of creating and offering a Celebration of Life, Funeral, Memorial, or Graveside Service.  This program focuses on assisting …
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  This weekend program will introduce the gentle healing art of Therapeutic Touch which is having a world-wide impact by profoundly enhancing the quality of nurturing care from birth to death. Participants will be learn Therapeutic Touch as developed by Dolores Krieger, PhD, RN and Dora Kunz including its history theory, concepts, basic assumptions and …
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  Start: Apr 24, 2013 @ 12:30 PM End: Apr 28, 2013 @ 12:30 PM Cost: $450.00 includes tuition, accommodation and meals at Five Oaks for both the Hand in Hand program on Understanding Grief and Loss (see program listing below) and the Neos program on Pastoral Care with youth. register for this event Hand …
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  September 11-13, 2013 CLAIMING THE AFTER PASTOR ROLE The After Pastor Seminar is designed to review the emotional dynamics, the behavioral repercussions, the key leadership insights and the range of responses appropriate to the adaptive challenges required of a congregation following the professional misconduct of a pastor. This seminar is open to both interim …
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  TRANSFORMING CONFLICT FROM THE INSIDE OUT: COMPASSIONATE COMMUNICATION IN THE CHURCH 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 participant in the course last year said “I would rate this …
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  June 8, 2013 RENEW: VISIONING AND PLANNING A series of critical conversations for congregational ministry teams hosted by Luther Seminary. Discover participatory tools and strategies for discerning God’s purposes in your congregation and community. Reduced tuition of $39 per person when two or more persons from the same congregation register at the same time. …
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  May 20 – 22, 2013 WELCOMING NEWCOMERS : HOW TO STOP THE REVOLVING DOOR Learn to facilitate newcomer participation in congregations. This will be particularly helpful for leaders frustrated that newcomers remain on the periphery or disappear soon after visiting or becoming members. Learn to discern the differences between the established congregation, which cares …
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  April 5 – May 10, 2013 A THEOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK FOR LEADING CONGREGATIONAL CHANGE (ONLINE COURSE)   This six-week online course will work with a practical theology framework for leading change within a congregational setting. Drawing on various theological and theoretical resources, participants will discover their own approach to leading change, develop their own theology …
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  Claiming the After Pastor Role at Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center, Carefree, Ariz.   February 20 – 22, 2013 CLAIMING THE AFTER PASTOR ROLE AT SPIRIT IN THE DESERT RETREAT CENTER, CAREFREE, ARIZ.   The After Pastor Seminar is designed to review the emotional dynamics, the behavioral repercussions, the key leadership insights and …
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  The Journey Between : Intentional Interim Ministry at Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center, Carefree, Ariz.   This course is designed specifically to present an abbreviated and intense overview of the work of intentional interim ministry with congregations in transition. This overview is intended for trained interim pastors who want a refresher, for judicatory …
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