Your Life as Story- May Led By: Beverly Donofrio Fee: $390 (Deposit: $100) May 11- May 13, 2018 Are you stuck, looking for a way in, unable to figure out how to proceed, wondering how to make a cohesive story and a compelling read from the raw material that is your life? To master memoirist …
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Learning from Byzantium Led By: Christine Hales Fee: $580 (Deposit: $100) May 11- May 13, 2018 Beginners and advanced welcome. If you’ve taken class with Christine before and wish to do a different Icon, after registration, email her with your ideas and a photo of what you would like to write. Otherwise, Basic concepts of Icon writing, …
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Say No To Stroke And Alzheimer’s Led By: Dr. Alleyne B. Fraser, MD Fee: $32 (Deposit: $0) April 25, 2018 We all want to live long healthy lives. We want to think clearly into old age. We want to avoid strokes and dementia. But how do we do that? Many people think that brain health …
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Spiritual Writing Led By: Martin Smith Fee: $355 (Deposit: $100) April 24- April 27, 2018 In this practical workshop we will seek to hone the skills needed to write imaginative, focused and accessible short pieces designed to nurture and deepen the spiritual lives of readers. Blogs, articles, columns, social media networks, formation groups, all provide …
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November 5, 2018 Faith Formation Participants will explore how the four key faith practices of caring conversations, devotions, service, rituals and traditions can help bring the proclaimed word home as part of daily faith practices. Pastors and congregational lay leaders will learn how the use of these practices expand the impact of the sermon and enlarge the worship …
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Aug. 27-28, 2018 Leadership Are you stepping into unfamiliar territory where you must supervise others, or have you been supervising others for some time without a clear understanding of what you are doing? Supervision, especially in a faith-based environment, requires learning new skills—probably skills you did not learn during your professional formation. This event provides you with …
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  Aug. 27-29, 2018 Leadership Bridgebuilder is a process developed by Peter Steinke to aid congregations who are feeling stuck and full of strife. Through the consultation process the congregational leadership usually identifies three to five significant issues facing the congregation. These are issues which if unaddressed might stand in the way of the mission and ministry of …
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July 25-27, 2018 Leadership The church is shifting from a time when people gave money out of a sense of duty and obligation. We’ve entered a period in which trust in institutions is low, and individuals value their power to choose where to give, what to click, and whether to attend at all. Yet, Jesus’ warning that …
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July 23-24, 2018 Leadership How do you lead when you don’t know where you are going? When you are stuck between something that has ended and a new thing not yet begun? Welcome to liminality — a state of ambiguity and disorientation that occurs in transitory situations. Neither here nor there, you are caught between established practices …
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July 20, 2018 Leadership This workshop will cover some of the basic strategies and skills for dealing with differences and the conflict it sometimes generates. The skills are designed to help church leaders deal with differences in the congregation and for individuals to more effectively address and resolve conflicts in the family, in the workplace, and even …
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