Wisdom Arts for Dying Led By: Rev. Lynda Elaine Carré, Interfaith End-of-Life Chaplain, Spiritual Care & Healing Arts Fee: $380 (Deposit: $120) March 19- March 22, 2019 Death touches all of us––sometimes from afar, sometimes up close and intimately personal, sometimes through our service in the world. In this unique, experiential Wisdom Arts for Dying …
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Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
Nov. 8-9, 2018 Congregational Care Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is for everyone 16 or older – regardless of prior experience – who wants to be able to provide suicide first aid. Shown by major studies to significantly reduce suicidality, the ASIST model teaches effective intervention skills while helping to build suicide prevention networks in the community. …
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Emotional Intelligence And Conflict Management
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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Ministry With Persons With Mental Illness And Their Families
June 18-21, 2018 Congregational Care This Luther Seminary Intensive course is open to pastors, lay leaders and parents as part of continuing education. This class is made possible by the Steve Luhman Mental Illness Education Fund. Providing congregational and community care with persons who have mental illness manifests itself in a myriad of ways. Effective ministry integrates a …
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Leadership Essentials
June 11-13, 2018 Leadership Rev. Frank Thomas has written, “Leadership is the spiritual process of discerning what one believes (clarity), acting on that belief in the public arena (decisiveness), and standing behind that action despite the varied responses of the people (courage).” Systems thinking reminds us that when one of its parts changes, the whole of the …
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Mini – M.B. A. For Pastors And Church Leaders: Leading And Managing In A Complex Environment At Augsburg University, Minneapolis
June 10-15, 2018 Leadership Today’s pastor is expected to assume myriad leadership responsibilities not anticipated during seminary. In addition to preaching and teaching, pastors are expected to oversee complex budgeting processes, manage personnel, maintain facilities, form strategic and long-range plans for growth and development and promote the church through traditional markets and social networks. By the end …
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Learning In The Presence Of Other Faiths
June 7-9, 2018 Faith Formation This course is a study of the educational issues raised by living in a world of multiple faiths. The course examines the significance of diverse theological understandings for pastoral practice amid pluralism. The course also considers specific examples of interfaith learning, the pastoral challenges of supporting interfaith families and engagement with people who …
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The Spirituality Of Leadership – Leading From Within
May 17-18, 2018 Pastoral Resources For effective pastoral leadership, who you are is more important than what you do or say. Leadership competence is much more than adding some leadership techniques to your bag of tricks. It involves engaging your deeper self and better utilizing this resource that you may not be aware of. It is coming home …
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New Visions For The Long Pastorate
May 14-16, 2018 Pastoral Resources Research conducted by Roy Oswald while a senior consultant with the Alban Institute indicated that there are challenges to remaining effective within a long pastorate. When in one pastorate for more than seven to nine years, some negative dynamics can begin to occur. He discovered that through training, clergy could manage these challenges …
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Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
May 3-4, 2018 Congregational Care Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is for everyone 16 or older – regardless of prior experience – who wants to be able to provide suicide first aid. Shown by major studies to significantly reduce suicidality, the ASIST model teaches effective intervention skills while helping to build suicide prevention networks in the community. …
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