July 12-13, 2019
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Keynote Speaker:
The Rev. Michael Michie
Episcopal Church Staff Officer for Church Planting Infrastructure
Focusing on Mission Enterprise Zones: how to revitalize your ministries
Purpose of the BPG:
Workshops:
The Rev. Michael Michie
Episcopal Church Staff Officer for Church Planting Infrastructure
Focusing on Mission Enterprise Zones: how to revitalize your ministries
Purpose of the BPG:
- learn about ministries around the Province / Church
- share your knowledge with others
- support each other in new initiatives
Workshops:
- YOUR passion in ministry - Tell us about that! (Workshop Proposals being accepted until Feb. 10 - see below for more details!
- Children's ministry provided as part of the program (bring your children!)
- Tracks for all of the imaginable ideas: communication, education, formation, administration, care for creation, evangelism, liturgy & music, spirituality, storytelling
- And, hopefully, tracks of things that we haven't yet imagined - What are YOU do that is great?
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Call for Workshops
Have an interesting ministry? Passionate about serving God in a unique way? Faced a challenge and have ideas for others?
Each workshop will be 90 minutes. The design team intentionally scheduled A LONG time in order to complete the following:
If you have a specific idea, please submit a proposal.
If you have an idea, or a few ideas, and are wondering how you might best contribute your gifts, contact Heather.
Please prepare your proposal and submit via this form.
A note to workshop leaders:
We are thrilled to be able to offer this opportunity to the whole Province at a very low cost! To help us, we are relying on people being willing to come and share their ideas in exchange for the following:
- Our undying gratitude
- The opportunity to meet a variety of wonderful and inspiring people from across the Province
- A "pre-event" opportunity only available to workshop leaders, the Province V Executive Board, and the Bishops
Each workshop will be 90 minutes. The design team intentionally scheduled A LONG time in order to complete the following:
- Presentation – presenters share information – hopefully including people from different dioceses who do similar programs or their programs have similar themes
- “practice” / play – participants can try out the ideas / concepts / program
- NETWORKING – people have ample time to meet other people in the room, getting to know people, and sharing contact information
- This can be framed by the leader (“everyone who was interested in talking more about X, go over there” and “everyone who is interested in Y, go to the other area…”) or can be open (“we invite you to connect with others in this room that said things that you’d like to know more about”)
- Action plan – participants create a plan to continue and expand the conversation in the future. Zoom web-conversations or mailing lists or facebook pages. (The Provincial Coordinator is available to help with the future networking.)
If you have a specific idea, please submit a proposal.
If you have an idea, or a few ideas, and are wondering how you might best contribute your gifts, contact Heather.
Please prepare your proposal and submit via this form.
A note to workshop leaders:
We are thrilled to be able to offer this opportunity to the whole Province at a very low cost! To help us, we are relying on people being willing to come and share their ideas in exchange for the following:
- Our undying gratitude
- The opportunity to meet a variety of wonderful and inspiring people from across the Province
- A "pre-event" opportunity only available to workshop leaders, the Province V Executive Board, and the Bishops
Timeline and Event Schedule
February 10 - Workshop proposals due
March 1 - Registration opens, housing options will be announced
May 15 - Registration is still available, late fee applies
July 11, evening - Workshop leaders, Executive Board, Bishops
pre-event with Mike Miche
July 12
9:30 am - registration and refreshments
10 am - welcome and Keynote Speaker
12 pm - lunch
1 pm - workshop #1
3 pm - workshop #2
5 pm - Afternoon wrap-up with Keynote Speaker, evening prayer
Dinner and Open Space offerings
July 13
8 am - continental breakfast
9 am - Eucharist
10:30 - workshop #3
12:30 - lunch
1:30 - closing session with Keynote Speaker, closing prayer
3 pm - Safe travels, everyone!
March 1 - Registration opens, housing options will be announced
May 15 - Registration is still available, late fee applies
July 11, evening - Workshop leaders, Executive Board, Bishops
pre-event with Mike Miche
July 12
9:30 am - registration and refreshments
10 am - welcome and Keynote Speaker
12 pm - lunch
1 pm - workshop #1
3 pm - workshop #2
5 pm - Afternoon wrap-up with Keynote Speaker, evening prayer
Dinner and Open Space offerings
July 13
8 am - continental breakfast
9 am - Eucharist
10:30 - workshop #3
12:30 - lunch
1:30 - closing session with Keynote Speaker, closing prayer
3 pm - Safe travels, everyone!