#1
Name of Lead Presenter
Kit Carlson
Email
pastorkitcarlson@gmail.com
Diocese
Michigan
Parish
All Saints Episcopal Church-East Lansing
Workshop Title
Speaking our Faith: Sacred Conversations as a Launching Pad for Evangelism
Other Workshop Leaders
Just me.
Workshop Description
It's hard for Episcopalians to share their faith, because generally we have not been taught how to speak about our own faith...even to people within our own churches. Sacred conversations can help build the capacity to speak about faith honestly and can start to help people feel more comfortable talking about their faith with people outside their "church circles." This quick plunge into sacred conversations will whet participants' appetites for speaking about faith and encourage them to take a deeper plunge when they get home to their own faith communities.
A brief bio about me: Kit Carlson is rector of All Saints Episcopal Church in East Lansing and author of "Speaking Our Faith: Equipping the Next Generations to Share the Old, Old Story" (Church Publishing 2018). The Speaking Our Faith program has helped hundreds of "God's shy people" become more comfortable talking about their faith.
Name of Lead Presenter
Kit Carlson
pastorkitcarlson@gmail.com
Diocese
Michigan
Parish
All Saints Episcopal Church-East Lansing
Workshop Title
Speaking our Faith: Sacred Conversations as a Launching Pad for Evangelism
Other Workshop Leaders
Just me.
Workshop Description
It's hard for Episcopalians to share their faith, because generally we have not been taught how to speak about our own faith...even to people within our own churches. Sacred conversations can help build the capacity to speak about faith honestly and can start to help people feel more comfortable talking about their faith with people outside their "church circles." This quick plunge into sacred conversations will whet participants' appetites for speaking about faith and encourage them to take a deeper plunge when they get home to their own faith communities.
A brief bio about me: Kit Carlson is rector of All Saints Episcopal Church in East Lansing and author of "Speaking Our Faith: Equipping the Next Generations to Share the Old, Old Story" (Church Publishing 2018). The Speaking Our Faith program has helped hundreds of "God's shy people" become more comfortable talking about their faith.
#2
Name of Lead Presenter
Kathryn Schneider
Email
Kathy@stmargsaretshouse.org
Diocese
Northern Indiana
Parish
Cathedral of St. James
Workshop Title
Creating Community, Changing Lives: How St. Margaret's House created a Ministry of Hospitality for women and children in poverty
Other Workshop Leaders
Kathy Schneider, Exec. Director
Mary Fran Brandenberger, Assoc. Exec. Director
Tamara McGill, Director of Development
Tanika Harris, Director of Guest Services
Workshop Description
In 1990, Deacon Sarah Tracy and small group of parish volunteers created a ministry of hospitality for women and children in poverty. Today, this day center serves an average of 70 women and children a day with basic needs and programs to help people to move forward in the context of a community of care and respect. It is a place where guests, volunteers, staff and donors create a community where all lives are charged in positive ways. St. Margaret's House serves as a national model of what can be created when people come together to help one another.
Name of Lead Presenter
Kathryn Schneider
Kathy@stmargsaretshouse.org
Diocese
Northern Indiana
Parish
Cathedral of St. James
Workshop Title
Creating Community, Changing Lives: How St. Margaret's House created a Ministry of Hospitality for women and children in poverty
Other Workshop Leaders
Kathy Schneider, Exec. Director
Mary Fran Brandenberger, Assoc. Exec. Director
Tamara McGill, Director of Development
Tanika Harris, Director of Guest Services
Workshop Description
In 1990, Deacon Sarah Tracy and small group of parish volunteers created a ministry of hospitality for women and children in poverty. Today, this day center serves an average of 70 women and children a day with basic needs and programs to help people to move forward in the context of a community of care and respect. It is a place where guests, volunteers, staff and donors create a community where all lives are charged in positive ways. St. Margaret's House serves as a national model of what can be created when people come together to help one another.
#3
Name of Lead Presenter
Meghan Western
Email
brftdncr@gmail.com
Diocese
Southern Ohio
Parish
St. James Clintonville
Workshop Title
When the Spirit Says Move
Other Workshop Leaders
tba
Workshop Description
Our spiritual lives have beeen expressed through movement in many cultures for many centuries.
We will discuss and explore prayer and spiritual connection through mindful movement and daily rhythms. Offered by dancer/choreographer and lifelong Episcopalian, Meghan Western. Come prepared to move and engage in creative dialog.
Name of Lead Presenter
Meghan Western
brftdncr@gmail.com
Diocese
Southern Ohio
Parish
St. James Clintonville
Workshop Title
When the Spirit Says Move
Other Workshop Leaders
tba
Workshop Description
Our spiritual lives have beeen expressed through movement in many cultures for many centuries.
We will discuss and explore prayer and spiritual connection through mindful movement and daily rhythms. Offered by dancer/choreographer and lifelong Episcopalian, Meghan Western. Come prepared to move and engage in creative dialog.
#4 - note: the work here is based on Invite, Welcome, Connect info - they edited the name as needed for their context
Name of Lead Presenter
Jordan Trendelman
Email
jetone80@gmail.com
Diocese
Northern Indiana
Parish
St. Alban’s
Workshop Title
OIW How becoming a more Open, Inviting and Welcoming faith community can change the way we evaluate success within membership development.
Other Workshop Leaders
Christina Connelly
Workshop Description
What does it mean to be an Open Inviting and Welcoming Church? We will retrace our parish’s journey through the OIW initiative and how it has effected the culture of our church family. What started as an attempt to foster new membership ultimately resulted in a dialogue that has enriched and prepared our congregation for the uncertainty that we face in tough times. The focus of the workshop will be to provide tools so that other faith communities can challenge themselves to ask the hard questions and embrace the vulnerability that comes with with being open to one another. We will discuss the importance of invitation that starts within the parish walls long before it is extended to the community at large. Finally we will examine how welcoming one another into each others spiritual lives is not just something that is done the first time we meet but is an ongoing aspect of deepening relationship.
Name of Lead Presenter
Jordan Trendelman
jetone80@gmail.com
Diocese
Northern Indiana
Parish
St. Alban’s
Workshop Title
OIW How becoming a more Open, Inviting and Welcoming faith community can change the way we evaluate success within membership development.
Other Workshop Leaders
Christina Connelly
Workshop Description
What does it mean to be an Open Inviting and Welcoming Church? We will retrace our parish’s journey through the OIW initiative and how it has effected the culture of our church family. What started as an attempt to foster new membership ultimately resulted in a dialogue that has enriched and prepared our congregation for the uncertainty that we face in tough times. The focus of the workshop will be to provide tools so that other faith communities can challenge themselves to ask the hard questions and embrace the vulnerability that comes with with being open to one another. We will discuss the importance of invitation that starts within the parish walls long before it is extended to the community at large. Finally we will examine how welcoming one another into each others spiritual lives is not just something that is done the first time we meet but is an ongoing aspect of deepening relationship.
#5
Name of Lead Presenter
Kathleen Crossman
Email
kathleencrossman@gmail.com
Diocese
Chicago
Parish
Calvary Episcopal Batavia
Workshop Title
What Do You Do When Church Is Not Enough
Other Workshop Leaders
Sr. Donna Ruth Hawk-Reinhard
Br. John Brendan Filkins
Sr. Barbara Jean Brown
Sr. Julian Wilson
Sr. Veronica Marcy Dunbar
and possible more including St. Louis, Michigan, Ohio
Workshop Description
How do we address the changing needs of the Church.
What is New Monasticism and/or dispersed religious communities? How does it work with your daily life? How do I discern if God is calling me here? How do not run ahead of God? Putting your desire into action
We had discussed an initial presentation and /or a panel to bring these questions forward and allow audience participation. Depending on the amount of time allowed, we could also do an introduction on Rule of LIfe or support another group that is doing it.
Name of Lead Presenter
Kathleen Crossman
kathleencrossman@gmail.com
Diocese
Chicago
Parish
Calvary Episcopal Batavia
Workshop Title
What Do You Do When Church Is Not Enough
Other Workshop Leaders
Sr. Donna Ruth Hawk-Reinhard
Br. John Brendan Filkins
Sr. Barbara Jean Brown
Sr. Julian Wilson
Sr. Veronica Marcy Dunbar
and possible more including St. Louis, Michigan, Ohio
Workshop Description
How do we address the changing needs of the Church.
What is New Monasticism and/or dispersed religious communities? How does it work with your daily life? How do I discern if God is calling me here? How do not run ahead of God? Putting your desire into action
We had discussed an initial presentation and /or a panel to bring these questions forward and allow audience participation. Depending on the amount of time allowed, we could also do an introduction on Rule of LIfe or support another group that is doing it.
#6
Name of Lead Presenter
Jim Warnock
Email
frjimwarnock@gmail.com
Diocese
Northern Indiana
Parish
Gethsemane Episcopal Church
Workshop Title
Racial Reconciliation in a Small Indiana Town
Other Workshop Leaders
Kresha Warnock
Bill Munn
Workshop Description
This workshop will be based on work we've done in Marion, Indiana. My parish has been involved in reconciliation ministry for about a dozen years. After the election of President Trump, we partnered with an AME church and participated in several rallies and a special showing of the film "Selma." In 2017 we put together a seminar largely for students at two evangelical colleges in Marion. "Love Thy Neighbor," addressed largely to white people, talked about white privilege and asked if we, today, bore responsibility for events in the past.
This led us into further partnerships with an African-American parish near us. We did a second seminar, "Uprooting Racial Injustice," in 2018. We will talk about these seminars, offer people time to participate in some of the discussion exercises we used, and have time for questions and interaction.
Name of Lead Presenter
Jim Warnock
frjimwarnock@gmail.com
Diocese
Northern Indiana
Parish
Gethsemane Episcopal Church
Workshop Title
Racial Reconciliation in a Small Indiana Town
Other Workshop Leaders
Kresha Warnock
Bill Munn
Workshop Description
This workshop will be based on work we've done in Marion, Indiana. My parish has been involved in reconciliation ministry for about a dozen years. After the election of President Trump, we partnered with an AME church and participated in several rallies and a special showing of the film "Selma." In 2017 we put together a seminar largely for students at two evangelical colleges in Marion. "Love Thy Neighbor," addressed largely to white people, talked about white privilege and asked if we, today, bore responsibility for events in the past.
This led us into further partnerships with an African-American parish near us. We did a second seminar, "Uprooting Racial Injustice," in 2018. We will talk about these seminars, offer people time to participate in some of the discussion exercises we used, and have time for questions and interaction.
#7
Name of Lead Presenter
Suzanne Di Piazza
Email
Suzanne@saintclareschurch.org
Diocese
Michigan
Parish
St. Clare of Assisi
Workshop Title
Recruiting and Maintaining Faith Formation teachers
Other Workshop Leaders
just me
Workshop Description
This workshop deals with ways to recruit , train and maintain volunteer teachers. I have been involved in Children/youth ministry for 30 + years, in 5 states and have had great success in this area.
Name of Lead Presenter
Suzanne Di Piazza
Suzanne@saintclareschurch.org
Diocese
Michigan
Parish
St. Clare of Assisi
Workshop Title
Recruiting and Maintaining Faith Formation teachers
Other Workshop Leaders
just me
Workshop Description
This workshop deals with ways to recruit , train and maintain volunteer teachers. I have been involved in Children/youth ministry for 30 + years, in 5 states and have had great success in this area.
#8
WORKSHOP PROPOSAL
The Rev. Paula Engelhorn
Pj-e@live.com
Diocese of Chicago
St, George Episcopal Church in Macomb, IL
THE SUN WHEEL IMAGE OF LIGHT
The workshop is designed to share information about the Sun Wheel as a spiritual way to pray and help reverse the devastating effects of climate change. The Sun Wheel is a formation of stones, which can be made in many different sizes and in many areas. I have built Sun Wheels in different locations throughout the country. Including at Camp Mitchell in Arkansas, The Episcopal Diocese of Arkansas’ camp and retreat center. A power point presentation of Sun Wheels will be presented, I wish to offer this workshop as a service to our earth and as one more way for Episcopalians to help bring about change because of the deepening effects of climate change. I pray I can encourage some people in Province 5 to want to build more of these pray circles of light to help climate change.
WORKSHOP PROPOSAL
The Rev. Paula Engelhorn
Pj-e@live.com
Diocese of Chicago
St, George Episcopal Church in Macomb, IL
THE SUN WHEEL IMAGE OF LIGHT
- Presentation – presenters share information – hopefully including people from different dioceses who do similar programs or their programs have similar theme
The workshop is designed to share information about the Sun Wheel as a spiritual way to pray and help reverse the devastating effects of climate change. The Sun Wheel is a formation of stones, which can be made in many different sizes and in many areas. I have built Sun Wheels in different locations throughout the country. Including at Camp Mitchell in Arkansas, The Episcopal Diocese of Arkansas’ camp and retreat center. A power point presentation of Sun Wheels will be presented, I wish to offer this workshop as a service to our earth and as one more way for Episcopalians to help bring about change because of the deepening effects of climate change. I pray I can encourage some people in Province 5 to want to build more of these pray circles of light to help climate change.
- “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
- 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.)
- Does your committee wish to have any information about my background?
#9
Name of Lead Presenter
Fr Joshua Nelson
Email
stdavidpriest@gmail.com
Diocese
Indiana
Parish
St David's Episcopal Church
Workshop Title
The Parable of the Garden
Other Workshop Leaders
no other leaders
Workshop Description
The Parable of the Garden: How Stewardship of Creation is an act of Evangelism.
Overview of how a tiny parish transformed some empty grass into a creation chapel; welcoming our neighbors in the spirit of Leviticus 19:9-10. We will also explore ways to Go Green within any parish to "make our garden grow."
Unity Garden Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/groups/210693119547043/
Name of Lead Presenter
Fr Joshua Nelson
stdavidpriest@gmail.com
Diocese
Indiana
Parish
St David's Episcopal Church
Workshop Title
The Parable of the Garden
Other Workshop Leaders
no other leaders
Workshop Description
The Parable of the Garden: How Stewardship of Creation is an act of Evangelism.
Overview of how a tiny parish transformed some empty grass into a creation chapel; welcoming our neighbors in the spirit of Leviticus 19:9-10. We will also explore ways to Go Green within any parish to "make our garden grow."
Unity Garden Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/groups/210693119547043/
#10
Name of Lead Presenter
Debra Bullock
Email
rector@stmarksevanston.org
Diocese
Diocese of Chicago
Parish
St. Mark's Episcopal Church (Evanston, IL)
Workshop Title
Becoming the Story We Tell: How Narrative Learning Theory Can Transform Our Congregations
Other Workshop Leaders
The Rev. Debra K. Bullock, Rector, St. Mark's Episcopal Church (Evanston, IL)
Pending:
The Rev. Canon John W. B. Hill, Presbyter (Diocese of Toronto in the Anglican Church of Canada)
The Rev. Dr. Jay Koyle, Congregational Development Officer (Diocese of Algoma in the Anglican Church of Canada)
Workshop Description
Just as the way we pray shapes the way we believe so too the stories we tell about ourselves shape the way we live out our lives as followers of Jesus. Join us as we explore the way our understanding of what it means to be Church in the world is shaped by our worship and our formation. Participants will learn a bit about narrative learning theory, be introduced to a process called Becoming the Story We Tell, and have an opportunity to reflect together in small groups
Name of Lead Presenter
Debra Bullock
rector@stmarksevanston.org
Diocese
Diocese of Chicago
Parish
St. Mark's Episcopal Church (Evanston, IL)
Workshop Title
Becoming the Story We Tell: How Narrative Learning Theory Can Transform Our Congregations
Other Workshop Leaders
The Rev. Debra K. Bullock, Rector, St. Mark's Episcopal Church (Evanston, IL)
Pending:
The Rev. Canon John W. B. Hill, Presbyter (Diocese of Toronto in the Anglican Church of Canada)
The Rev. Dr. Jay Koyle, Congregational Development Officer (Diocese of Algoma in the Anglican Church of Canada)
Workshop Description
Just as the way we pray shapes the way we believe so too the stories we tell about ourselves shape the way we live out our lives as followers of Jesus. Join us as we explore the way our understanding of what it means to be Church in the world is shaped by our worship and our formation. Participants will learn a bit about narrative learning theory, be introduced to a process called Becoming the Story We Tell, and have an opportunity to reflect together in small groups
#11 - note: lead presenter is the dean of Nashota
Name of Lead Presenter
Garwood Anderson
Email
ganderson@nashotah.edu
Diocese
Milwaukee
Parish
Nashotah House Theological Seminary
Workshop Title
Traditional, Formation, and Depth: Welcoming and engaging Millennials in your parish family
Other Workshop Leaders
Rev. Ryan Pollock, Assisting Evangelist - Diocese of Dallas, Curate for Young Adults - St. Matthew's Cathedral, Dallas.
Workshop Description
“The Millennials” are perhaps the most written-about generation in human history, at least in part because their ways of identifying what matters to them and how they decide to invest their time and energy are so different than the generations that have come before.
Where young adult ministry for the last 40 years focused on a departure from tradition and shying away from inter-generational dialogue, against all odds, Millennials are filling churches and chapels from New York to California not for the rock bands or fresh expressions meant to attract them, but for the quiet experience of centuries-old Compline chanted by candlelight and old-fashioned pot-luck dinners. Searching for authenticity, and longing to truly belong, the older ideas of ministries to young adults and their young families need to shift to meet these desires in the hearts of Millennials.
Hear from an evangelist to young adults and an experienced leader in seminary education as they discuss the roles of tradition, spiritual formation (not just information), and the search for depth as a framework to understand what young adults and their young families are seeking in a parish family, and share ideas for how parishes of any size can welcome this next generation of leaders through authenticity and being really present to one another.
Name of Lead Presenter
Garwood Anderson
ganderson@nashotah.edu
Diocese
Milwaukee
Parish
Nashotah House Theological Seminary
Workshop Title
Traditional, Formation, and Depth: Welcoming and engaging Millennials in your parish family
Other Workshop Leaders
Rev. Ryan Pollock, Assisting Evangelist - Diocese of Dallas, Curate for Young Adults - St. Matthew's Cathedral, Dallas.
Workshop Description
“The Millennials” are perhaps the most written-about generation in human history, at least in part because their ways of identifying what matters to them and how they decide to invest their time and energy are so different than the generations that have come before.
Where young adult ministry for the last 40 years focused on a departure from tradition and shying away from inter-generational dialogue, against all odds, Millennials are filling churches and chapels from New York to California not for the rock bands or fresh expressions meant to attract them, but for the quiet experience of centuries-old Compline chanted by candlelight and old-fashioned pot-luck dinners. Searching for authenticity, and longing to truly belong, the older ideas of ministries to young adults and their young families need to shift to meet these desires in the hearts of Millennials.
Hear from an evangelist to young adults and an experienced leader in seminary education as they discuss the roles of tradition, spiritual formation (not just information), and the search for depth as a framework to understand what young adults and their young families are seeking in a parish family, and share ideas for how parishes of any size can welcome this next generation of leaders through authenticity and being really present to one another.
#12
Name of Lead Presenter
Kathy Vanden Boogaard
Email
kathyvb555@gmail.com
Diocese
Northern Michigan
Parish
Workshop Title
Walking Together: Finding Common Ground Through Racial Reconciliation
Other Workshop Leaders
Arlene Gordanier
Brad Nedeau
Deb Nedeau
Workshop Description
We will be sharing information about the UTO grant initiative written and being implemented in partnership with the Great Lakes Peace Center called Walking Together: Finding Common Ground Through Racial Reconciliation. This is a project that focuses on discussions of our Church history, Listening and Learning sessions with Native American community members, and building positive relationships with our indigenous communities, including developing a traveling exhibit that tells the truth about our Church and dream for a Beloved Community. We will also be sharing a variety of resources that are being utilized to help us build bridges with our Native American neighbors on and off reservations throughout the Upper Peninsula.
Name of Lead Presenter
Kathy Vanden Boogaard
kathyvb555@gmail.com
Diocese
Northern Michigan
Parish
Workshop Title
Walking Together: Finding Common Ground Through Racial Reconciliation
Other Workshop Leaders
Arlene Gordanier
Brad Nedeau
Deb Nedeau
Workshop Description
We will be sharing information about the UTO grant initiative written and being implemented in partnership with the Great Lakes Peace Center called Walking Together: Finding Common Ground Through Racial Reconciliation. This is a project that focuses on discussions of our Church history, Listening and Learning sessions with Native American community members, and building positive relationships with our indigenous communities, including developing a traveling exhibit that tells the truth about our Church and dream for a Beloved Community. We will also be sharing a variety of resources that are being utilized to help us build bridges with our Native American neighbors on and off reservations throughout the Upper Peninsula.
#13
Name of Lead Presenter
Spencer Pugh
Email
spencerpugh@twc.com
Diocese
Southern Ohio
Parish
St Anne West Chester
Workshop Title
Lay Discernment: using back-casting to develop three models
Other Workshop Leaders
To be determined - open to collaboration with other groups
Workshop Description
Presentation on the process that the Commission on Ministry of the Diocese of Southern Ohio used to develop three models for Lay Discernment.
* Background
* Guiding principles
* Visioning
* Back-casting
* Testing three models
* Results to-date
Experience mini-version of Lay Discernment Workshop
Discussion of results / brainstorming new alternatives
Hands-on work with back-casting technique
Time for networking/feedback
Name of Lead Presenter
Spencer Pugh
spencerpugh@twc.com
Diocese
Southern Ohio
Parish
St Anne West Chester
Workshop Title
Lay Discernment: using back-casting to develop three models
Other Workshop Leaders
To be determined - open to collaboration with other groups
Workshop Description
Presentation on the process that the Commission on Ministry of the Diocese of Southern Ohio used to develop three models for Lay Discernment.
* Background
* Guiding principles
* Visioning
* Back-casting
* Testing three models
* Results to-date
Experience mini-version of Lay Discernment Workshop
Discussion of results / brainstorming new alternatives
Hands-on work with back-casting technique
Time for networking/feedback
#14
Name of Lead Presenter
Adrienne Dillon
Email
lemmonsdillon@sbcglobal.net
Diocese
MO
Parish
All Saints and Ascension
Workshop Title
Dismantling Racism in Dioceses and Congregations
Other Workshop Leaders
Tony Corey
Workshop Description
The Diocese of Missouri would like to share resources for understanding and confronting institutional racism. We will give participants an opportunity to experience interactive exercises and reflections from our two-day training as well as activities from congregational events. We will also discuss how to build anti-racism program at the diocesan or congregational level.
Name of Lead Presenter
Adrienne Dillon
lemmonsdillon@sbcglobal.net
Diocese
MO
Parish
All Saints and Ascension
Workshop Title
Dismantling Racism in Dioceses and Congregations
Other Workshop Leaders
Tony Corey
Workshop Description
The Diocese of Missouri would like to share resources for understanding and confronting institutional racism. We will give participants an opportunity to experience interactive exercises and reflections from our two-day training as well as activities from congregational events. We will also discuss how to build anti-racism program at the diocesan or congregational level.
#15
Name of Lead Presenter
Sean Meade
Email
Sean@seanbuilt.com
Diocese
IN
Parish
Holy Family Angola Indiana
Workshop Title
Creating a Wind Ensemble to strentan Music during worship
Other Workshop Leaders
The Reverend Tom Adamson
Workshop Description
Churches of 60 or larger could have 2-3 adult musicians thrilled to play during church services and or events. Taking those 2-3 adults and having them mentor youth Musicians and creating ensembles and or a Wind Ensemble with Strings to help improve the music options during services and events at the church. The larger the church the higher the odds you will have and be able to sustain a wind ensemble at your church. Things to do to entice the youth and adults to stay in the group.
Name of Lead Presenter
Sean Meade
Sean@seanbuilt.com
Diocese
IN
Parish
Holy Family Angola Indiana
Workshop Title
Creating a Wind Ensemble to strentan Music during worship
Other Workshop Leaders
The Reverend Tom Adamson
Workshop Description
Churches of 60 or larger could have 2-3 adult musicians thrilled to play during church services and or events. Taking those 2-3 adults and having them mentor youth Musicians and creating ensembles and or a Wind Ensemble with Strings to help improve the music options during services and events at the church. The larger the church the higher the odds you will have and be able to sustain a wind ensemble at your church. Things to do to entice the youth and adults to stay in the group.
#16
Name of Lead Presenter
Nurya Parish
Email
nurya@plainsongfarm.com
Diocese
Western Michigan
Parish
Workshop Title
Growing Disciples by Tending Creation
Other Workshop Leaders
none at this time
Workshop Description
"The earth is the Lord's," Psalm 24 reads. "All things came into being through Christ," the apostle John wrote. And yet often we act as if growing disciples happens in the basement through planned programs and tending Creation is an optional extra for those who are inclined.
At Plainsong Farm, we're developing programs and processes that grow disciples and tend Creation at the same time. We're sure we aren't alone - others throughout our province are engaged in similar efforts. Come to learn more about our ministries (including the heirloom wheat program we received from Honoré Farm and Mill which now provides communion bread to multiple churches). Come and reflect on Scripture and how our journey as disciples means engaging the hard truths of climate change. Come, remember your baptism, and begin again as a servant of Christ through whom all things were made, and in whom all things cohere and have the hope of healing.
This workshop includes Bible study. a presentation by the Rev. Nurya Love Parish about the ministries of Plainsong Farm, sharing of your own stories of care of Creation, and regional networking for mutual learning and support.
Name of Lead Presenter
Nurya Parish
nurya@plainsongfarm.com
Diocese
Western Michigan
Parish
Workshop Title
Growing Disciples by Tending Creation
Other Workshop Leaders
none at this time
Workshop Description
"The earth is the Lord's," Psalm 24 reads. "All things came into being through Christ," the apostle John wrote. And yet often we act as if growing disciples happens in the basement through planned programs and tending Creation is an optional extra for those who are inclined.
At Plainsong Farm, we're developing programs and processes that grow disciples and tend Creation at the same time. We're sure we aren't alone - others throughout our province are engaged in similar efforts. Come to learn more about our ministries (including the heirloom wheat program we received from Honoré Farm and Mill which now provides communion bread to multiple churches). Come and reflect on Scripture and how our journey as disciples means engaging the hard truths of climate change. Come, remember your baptism, and begin again as a servant of Christ through whom all things were made, and in whom all things cohere and have the hope of healing.
This workshop includes Bible study. a presentation by the Rev. Nurya Love Parish about the ministries of Plainsong Farm, sharing of your own stories of care of Creation, and regional networking for mutual learning and support.
#17 and #18 - I have been working with them directly to work out how to frame this. They requested two in a row (which we can accommodate on Friday). I asked that they clarify part 1 and 2 so that people may choose to attend both, or may choose to come to 1 and not the other.
Name of Lead Presenter
Tamara Plummer
Email
tplummer@episcopalrelief.org
Diocese
Episcopal Relief & Development
Parish
Workshop Title
Working together for lasting change: An asset based approach to community development
Other Workshop Leaders
N/A
Workshop Description
Episcopal Relief & Development is a faith based relief and development organization that works together with communities through its Episcopal and Anglican partners to create lasting change. We work with communities across the globe as they utilize their gifts to respond to human need. This workshop will practical resources of this asset based approach so that you can work with you church and neighbors to live into the dream God has for your community.
Part 1. This would be the same description as I uploaded to the site, but adding:
This will be one part to a two part series. In Part 1, we will specifically look at the basics of Asset Based Community Development and how it fits into the work of Episcopal Relief & Development. Part 2 will allow you more time and space to build a plan and practice some asset based practices that you can use in your congregation.
Part 2.
Episcopal Relief & Development works with Episcopal communities across the United State and the world to build more resilient communities through an asset based community development (ABCD) model. During our first section, we covered the basics of ABCD. In this second part, we will get even more practical by building strategies on how to take this work back to your congregation and strategies for implementing this approach. We will also specifically connect this asset based approach to our work in the US Disaster Program, where we use this methodology to support communities as they recover from, prepare for and respond to disasters.
Name of Lead Presenter
Tamara Plummer
tplummer@episcopalrelief.org
Diocese
Episcopal Relief & Development
Parish
Workshop Title
Working together for lasting change: An asset based approach to community development
Other Workshop Leaders
N/A
Workshop Description
Episcopal Relief & Development is a faith based relief and development organization that works together with communities through its Episcopal and Anglican partners to create lasting change. We work with communities across the globe as they utilize their gifts to respond to human need. This workshop will practical resources of this asset based approach so that you can work with you church and neighbors to live into the dream God has for your community.
Part 1. This would be the same description as I uploaded to the site, but adding:
This will be one part to a two part series. In Part 1, we will specifically look at the basics of Asset Based Community Development and how it fits into the work of Episcopal Relief & Development. Part 2 will allow you more time and space to build a plan and practice some asset based practices that you can use in your congregation.
Part 2.
Episcopal Relief & Development works with Episcopal communities across the United State and the world to build more resilient communities through an asset based community development (ABCD) model. During our first section, we covered the basics of ABCD. In this second part, we will get even more practical by building strategies on how to take this work back to your congregation and strategies for implementing this approach. We will also specifically connect this asset based approach to our work in the US Disaster Program, where we use this methodology to support communities as they recover from, prepare for and respond to disasters.
#19, 20, 21 - I have met and worked with Sally in other contexts. She was also at Synod this year. She understands that we won't be covering any of her expenses, but then asked if she could do 3 to justify coming the distance. (She lives in SC now...)
Sally O'Brien
Workshop #A
Be a Leader who Creates Leaders
Participate in exercises to hone your skills in leadership of small groups. A smorgasbord of approaches to quell the conflict, keep the group focused, and facilitate group process.
Workshop #B
Process for Worship Community Discernment of the Call and Will to Adapt
The highlights of a process that you can use to lead a worship community through the choices about their future. Overview of elements that help members hear their call and determine their will to adapt to a changed condition or environment.
Workshop #C
Roundtable for Diocesan Leaders Best Practices for Worship Community Transformation
Share your knowledge and learn from your colleagues.
Sally O'Brien
Workshop #A
Be a Leader who Creates Leaders
Participate in exercises to hone your skills in leadership of small groups. A smorgasbord of approaches to quell the conflict, keep the group focused, and facilitate group process.
Workshop #B
Process for Worship Community Discernment of the Call and Will to Adapt
The highlights of a process that you can use to lead a worship community through the choices about their future. Overview of elements that help members hear their call and determine their will to adapt to a changed condition or environment.
Workshop #C
Roundtable for Diocesan Leaders Best Practices for Worship Community Transformation
Share your knowledge and learn from your colleagues.
- Share your thoughts and experience about strategies for diocesan decision making about worship community support, intervention, and transformation.
- Share your best hands-on processesto help congregations
- hear the call and the will to transform
- partner with others for impact
- connect to their neighborhood
- move from unsustainable to sustainable
#22, 23, 24 - Dave and Mike are working together to create a track that addresses "lay led parishes" - clergy are few and far between in their contexts and they are part of lay teams that keep their parishes going.
Name of Lead Presenter
Dave Penniman
Email
dpenniman@gmail.com
Diocese
Western Michigan
Parish
Church of the Nativity, Boyne City
Workshop Title
Growing the Parish in a Resort Community
Other Workshop Leaders
Michael Nichols, Calvary Episcopal Church, Hillman, Michigan (Diocese of Eastern Michigan)
Workshop Description
Resorters, tourists, and year-round residents have differing spiritual needs. This workshop will feature a round-table discussion on these different populations and how the local parish can serve them.
Name of Lead Presenter
Dave Penniman
dpenniman@gmail.com
Diocese
Western Michigan
Parish
Church of the Nativity, Boyne City
Workshop Title
Growing the Parish in a Resort Community
Other Workshop Leaders
Michael Nichols, Calvary Episcopal Church, Hillman, Michigan (Diocese of Eastern Michigan)
Workshop Description
Resorters, tourists, and year-round residents have differing spiritual needs. This workshop will feature a round-table discussion on these different populations and how the local parish can serve them.
#23
Name of Lead Presenter
Dave Penniman
Email
dpenniman@gmail.com
Diocese
Western Michigan
Parish
Church of the Nativity, Boyne City
Workshop Title
Planning and Leading Lay-led Worship
Other Workshop Leaders
Michael Nichols, Calvary Episcopal Church, Hillman, Michigan (Diocese of Eastern Michigan)
Workshop Description
Sunday morning is coming and there is no priest available. What are some effective and helpful ways to plan and lead a Sunday service for your parish? This workshop will explore options for preparing a service of Morning Prayer appropriate to Sunday mornings. Participants are urged to bring their own copies of the Book of Common Prayer.
Name of Lead Presenter
Dave Penniman
dpenniman@gmail.com
Diocese
Western Michigan
Parish
Church of the Nativity, Boyne City
Workshop Title
Planning and Leading Lay-led Worship
Other Workshop Leaders
Michael Nichols, Calvary Episcopal Church, Hillman, Michigan (Diocese of Eastern Michigan)
Workshop Description
Sunday morning is coming and there is no priest available. What are some effective and helpful ways to plan and lead a Sunday service for your parish? This workshop will explore options for preparing a service of Morning Prayer appropriate to Sunday mornings. Participants are urged to bring their own copies of the Book of Common Prayer.
#24
Name of Lead Presenter
Dave Penniman
Email
dpenniman@gmail.com
Diocese
Western Michigan
Parish
Church of the Nativity, Boyne City
Workshop Title
Yes, You Can Preach – for Lay Preachers
Other Workshop Leaders
Michael Nichols, Calvary Episcopal Church, Hillman, Michigan (Diocese of Eastern Michigan)
Workshop Description
There is nothing magical about preaching an effective sermon, nor do you need a special talent. This workshop will present some guidance and helpful considerations for you – yes, you - to prepare and deliver a sermon.
Name of Lead Presenter
Dave Penniman
dpenniman@gmail.com
Diocese
Western Michigan
Parish
Church of the Nativity, Boyne City
Workshop Title
Yes, You Can Preach – for Lay Preachers
Other Workshop Leaders
Michael Nichols, Calvary Episcopal Church, Hillman, Michigan (Diocese of Eastern Michigan)
Workshop Description
There is nothing magical about preaching an effective sermon, nor do you need a special talent. This workshop will present some guidance and helpful considerations for you – yes, you - to prepare and deliver a sermon.
#25 - Joan Amati from the Prov V Exec Board would like to do a workshop on holy knitting.
Name of Lead Presenter
Name of Lead Presenter
#26 - Note that this is OH and Indy together
Name of Lead Presenter
Kate Gillooly
Email
kjgillooly@gmail.com
Diocese
Ohio
Parish
Workshop Title
God is in the Neighborhood
Other Workshop Leaders
Brendan O'Sullivan-Hale, Canon to the Ordinary for Administration and Evangelism - Diocese of Indianapolis;
Michelle Killin-Keith, Coordinator of Family, Children, and Youth Ministries, St. Peter's Lakewood - Diocese of Ohio
Workshop Description
If we believe God is active in the world around us, we may want to get outside our church buildings to meet Christ in our neighbors. It can be as simple as walking through a neighborhood looking for signs of God, or as complex as joining with other agencies to create change in our community.Join members of diocesan leadership teams from Indianapolis and Ohio as they reflect on their experiences in training congregations in the Faithful Innovation Initiative (developed by the Rev. Dr. Dwight Zscheile and Luther Seminary), an experiential approach to missional thinking, experimentation, and action-reflection learning.
Name of Lead Presenter
Kate Gillooly
kjgillooly@gmail.com
Diocese
Ohio
Parish
Workshop Title
God is in the Neighborhood
Other Workshop Leaders
Brendan O'Sullivan-Hale, Canon to the Ordinary for Administration and Evangelism - Diocese of Indianapolis;
Michelle Killin-Keith, Coordinator of Family, Children, and Youth Ministries, St. Peter's Lakewood - Diocese of Ohio
Workshop Description
If we believe God is active in the world around us, we may want to get outside our church buildings to meet Christ in our neighbors. It can be as simple as walking through a neighborhood looking for signs of God, or as complex as joining with other agencies to create change in our community.Join members of diocesan leadership teams from Indianapolis and Ohio as they reflect on their experiences in training congregations in the Faithful Innovation Initiative (developed by the Rev. Dr. Dwight Zscheile and Luther Seminary), an experiential approach to missional thinking, experimentation, and action-reflection learning.
#27
Diane Shalda
dshalda@ameritech.net
Dear Heather,
I am the co chair of the Antiracism Commission( ARC) of the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago. Some of the members of the Commission are very interested in presenting a workshop. We understand that deadline for submitting a proposal is February 10. However, the Commission does not have its monthly meeting until February 12th. We need the Commission’s approval in oder to present. That being said, here is a very rough draft of the proposal:
1. Acknowledge the key role that Bishop Lee plays in advancing our Antiracism work along with our developing tools to interrupt the traditional decision methodologies that perpetrate power and privilege.
2. The development of a study guide to use with congregations based on the Diocesan Final Report of the Legacy of Slavery Taskforce.The creation of a task force was to examine on the complicity of the Diocese of Chicago and its predecessor, the Diocese of Illinois, in: a. "the institution of slavery; b. in the subsequent history of segregation and discrimination; and c. the current practices of segregation and discrimination; and c. the current practices of segregation and discrimination.”
3. The development of our Spanish language curriculum and our development of our congregational model.
Diane Shalda
dshalda@ameritech.net
Dear Heather,
I am the co chair of the Antiracism Commission( ARC) of the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago. Some of the members of the Commission are very interested in presenting a workshop. We understand that deadline for submitting a proposal is February 10. However, the Commission does not have its monthly meeting until February 12th. We need the Commission’s approval in oder to present. That being said, here is a very rough draft of the proposal:
1. Acknowledge the key role that Bishop Lee plays in advancing our Antiracism work along with our developing tools to interrupt the traditional decision methodologies that perpetrate power and privilege.
2. The development of a study guide to use with congregations based on the Diocesan Final Report of the Legacy of Slavery Taskforce.The creation of a task force was to examine on the complicity of the Diocese of Chicago and its predecessor, the Diocese of Illinois, in: a. "the institution of slavery; b. in the subsequent history of segregation and discrimination; and c. the current practices of segregation and discrimination; and c. the current practices of segregation and discrimination.”
3. The development of our Spanish language curriculum and our development of our congregational model.
#28
Name of Lead Presenter
Kate Gillooly
Email
kjgillooly@gmail.com
Diocese
Ohio
Parish
St. Luke's, Cleveland
Workshop Title
I'm called too!
Other Workshop Leaders
none
Workshop Description
Through baptism everyone is called to ministry. Come hear stories of call to lay ministry and consider how God might be calling you! These stories of call were gathered as part of Kate's doctoral thesis, and are presented in a dramatic sermon. An accompanying study guide provides options for further exploration of discernment, institutional support, and sustainability. Together we'll discuss how the church can help people listen for God, and share their gifts for the building up of the Body of Christ, and for the healing of the world.
Name of Lead Presenter
Kate Gillooly
kjgillooly@gmail.com
Diocese
Ohio
Parish
St. Luke's, Cleveland
Workshop Title
I'm called too!
Other Workshop Leaders
none
Workshop Description
Through baptism everyone is called to ministry. Come hear stories of call to lay ministry and consider how God might be calling you! These stories of call were gathered as part of Kate's doctoral thesis, and are presented in a dramatic sermon. An accompanying study guide provides options for further exploration of discernment, institutional support, and sustainability. Together we'll discuss how the church can help people listen for God, and share their gifts for the building up of the Body of Christ, and for the healing of the world.
#29
Women's Ministries: Calling attention to tough issues of our time
Diocesan Women's Ministries and ECW groups gather together to talk about some of the key issues of our time and how we work together to address them. Learn about how different groups are addressing domestic violence, human trafficking, opioid addiction, prison ministry and re-entry programs, education and medical care of youth and mothers, and inter-faith ministry with women.
We can respond - and we're stronger together! It is the UN Committee on the Status of Women initiatives that we try to follow with advocacy and Diocesan work and if possible linking with other commissions inside and outside of the Episcopal Church. Come learn how to strengthen your responses to your community's largest needs.
Women's Ministries: Calling attention to tough issues of our time
Diocesan Women's Ministries and ECW groups gather together to talk about some of the key issues of our time and how we work together to address them. Learn about how different groups are addressing domestic violence, human trafficking, opioid addiction, prison ministry and re-entry programs, education and medical care of youth and mothers, and inter-faith ministry with women.
We can respond - and we're stronger together! It is the UN Committee on the Status of Women initiatives that we try to follow with advocacy and Diocesan work and if possible linking with other commissions inside and outside of the Episcopal Church. Come learn how to strengthen your responses to your community's largest needs.
#30
John Lewis - Seminary of the Southwest
opportunities for long distance theological and pastoral education and formation through Seminary of the Southwest.
John Lewis - Seminary of the Southwest
opportunities for long distance theological and pastoral education and formation through Seminary of the Southwest.
#31
Name of Lead Presenter
Marcia Ledford
Email
madremarcia313@gmail.com
Diocese
Michigan
Parish
Workshop Title
The Role of Progressive Christian Voices in the Public Square
Other Workshop Leaders
TBD
Workshop Description
Parishioners worry that by participating in public advocacy and protests against government actions jeopardize a church's tax exempt-(501 (c) (3) status. This isn't the case, and there is a lot we can do to create a more just society.
The Rev. Dr. Marcia Ledford, Esq., priest and attorney, will give an overview of our Christian responsibility to advocate, with and for, those suffering on the margins. The First Amendments rights of expression guarantee our protection to speak and act.
Participants will work on public theology case studies from our province to find possible public actions. Attendees are welcome to submit an issue, or case studies will be provided. Let's brainstorm and publicly work for justice!
Name of Lead Presenter
Marcia Ledford
madremarcia313@gmail.com
Diocese
Michigan
Parish
Workshop Title
The Role of Progressive Christian Voices in the Public Square
Other Workshop Leaders
TBD
Workshop Description
Parishioners worry that by participating in public advocacy and protests against government actions jeopardize a church's tax exempt-(501 (c) (3) status. This isn't the case, and there is a lot we can do to create a more just society.
The Rev. Dr. Marcia Ledford, Esq., priest and attorney, will give an overview of our Christian responsibility to advocate, with and for, those suffering on the margins. The First Amendments rights of expression guarantee our protection to speak and act.
Participants will work on public theology case studies from our province to find possible public actions. Attendees are welcome to submit an issue, or case studies will be provided. Let's brainstorm and publicly work for justice!
#32
Name of Lead Presenter
Maryfran Crist
Email
maryfrancrist64@gmail.com
Diocese
Province V
Parish
n/a
Workshop Title
From stage coach to Kindle
Other Workshop Leaders
Andrea Heckner
Cai Amrstrong
Workshop Description
This is an inter-generational workshop from preschool to all ages of adults. Combine a some history of book sent to the West (ie Indiana, Illinois Michigan) etc to present MOP
Miles of Pennies which funds can fund kindle downloads to all forms of the written word. Everyone is encouraged to bring their pennies to BPG to see if we can collect at mile of pennies - that 84, 480. Everyone will leave with ideas to raise funds, ideas for grants, and their own coloring book to take home.
Name of Lead Presenter
Maryfran Crist
maryfrancrist64@gmail.com
Diocese
Province V
Parish
n/a
Workshop Title
From stage coach to Kindle
Other Workshop Leaders
Andrea Heckner
Cai Amrstrong
Workshop Description
This is an inter-generational workshop from preschool to all ages of adults. Combine a some history of book sent to the West (ie Indiana, Illinois Michigan) etc to present MOP
Miles of Pennies which funds can fund kindle downloads to all forms of the written word. Everyone is encouraged to bring their pennies to BPG to see if we can collect at mile of pennies - that 84, 480. Everyone will leave with ideas to raise funds, ideas for grants, and their own coloring book to take home.
#33
Name of Lead Presenter
Andrea Heckner
Email
mjcrist@CRTelco.com
Diocese
Province V
Parish
n/a
Workshop Title
Reading and access to the written word essential for all Beloved Communities
Other Workshop Leaders
Maryfran Crist CPC Province V rep.
Cai Armstrong CPC President
Workshop Description
Explore with Andrea the benefits of ministry of the written word. Learn how this ministry is a justice issue as well as outreach and in reach. Join is designing programs for all ages as well as all age groups.
Goal is to raise awareness of impact of low literacy, lack of access to written materials
To understand that these issues have economic, social justice, isolation as well as health ramifications
Learn ways the church can respond both within the congregation and the community
In a Beloved Community needs can not be ignored but we are called to find ways to be advocates for change and hope.
Name of Lead Presenter
Andrea Heckner
mjcrist@CRTelco.com
Diocese
Province V
Parish
n/a
Workshop Title
Reading and access to the written word essential for all Beloved Communities
Other Workshop Leaders
Maryfran Crist CPC Province V rep.
Cai Armstrong CPC President
Workshop Description
Explore with Andrea the benefits of ministry of the written word. Learn how this ministry is a justice issue as well as outreach and in reach. Join is designing programs for all ages as well as all age groups.
Goal is to raise awareness of impact of low literacy, lack of access to written materials
To understand that these issues have economic, social justice, isolation as well as health ramifications
Learn ways the church can respond both within the congregation and the community
In a Beloved Community needs can not be ignored but we are called to find ways to be advocates for change and hope.
#34 - One of the recipients of a grant from Mike Michie's office
Name of Lead Presenter
Teresa M. Wakeen Priest Missioner
Email
teresamwakeen@gmail.com
Diocese
Michigan
Parish
The Church at Crossroads - Episcopal, Detroit, MI
Workshop Title
God's Mission has a Church
Other Workshop Leaders
Self; possibly others from The Church at Crossroads will be able to attend but this is TBD.
Workshop Description
We all love the Church and while God does too, the mission of God is always guiding the Church, into the world where God is already abundantly planting. Church planting is about joining into the people and places where God's action is already happening. What then is our job? Told in the context of a three year church plant, The Church at Crossroads- Episcopal, Detroit, the workshop will explore ideas of God's calling and our listening; deeply considering mission and vision; listening and discerning new understandings for the shape of ministry; going through "doldrums," embracing others widely, waiting on the Spirit, keeping faith and other topics. Come join the discussion, see what and where God is guiding you and those who would join with you. Find and follow God into the world. Rejoice and be Glad!
Name of Lead Presenter
Teresa M. Wakeen Priest Missioner
teresamwakeen@gmail.com
Diocese
Michigan
Parish
The Church at Crossroads - Episcopal, Detroit, MI
Workshop Title
God's Mission has a Church
Other Workshop Leaders
Self; possibly others from The Church at Crossroads will be able to attend but this is TBD.
Workshop Description
We all love the Church and while God does too, the mission of God is always guiding the Church, into the world where God is already abundantly planting. Church planting is about joining into the people and places where God's action is already happening. What then is our job? Told in the context of a three year church plant, The Church at Crossroads- Episcopal, Detroit, the workshop will explore ideas of God's calling and our listening; deeply considering mission and vision; listening and discerning new understandings for the shape of ministry; going through "doldrums," embracing others widely, waiting on the Spirit, keeping faith and other topics. Come join the discussion, see what and where God is guiding you and those who would join with you. Find and follow God into the world. Rejoice and be Glad!
#35
Sharon Ely Pearson
Church Publishing Inc
Bread for the Journey
A well-known religious educator, Thomas Groome, has described the purpose of Christian religious education as “leading people out into the kingdom of God.” Jesus showed us the way – he taught about it and led people into it. Modeling Jesus’ teaching, we understand the goal of education in the church is not just producing bigger and better programs; it is not just increasing knowledge; it is not just “getting people involved.” We are called to lead people out into the kingdom of God. Come… share… learn… simple ways to transform your Christian education and formation ministries that support, nurture, and feed all who are on a journey of faith toward the Kingdom.
Sharon Ely Pearson
Church Publishing Inc
Bread for the Journey
A well-known religious educator, Thomas Groome, has described the purpose of Christian religious education as “leading people out into the kingdom of God.” Jesus showed us the way – he taught about it and led people into it. Modeling Jesus’ teaching, we understand the goal of education in the church is not just producing bigger and better programs; it is not just increasing knowledge; it is not just “getting people involved.” We are called to lead people out into the kingdom of God. Come… share… learn… simple ways to transform your Christian education and formation ministries that support, nurture, and feed all who are on a journey of faith toward the Kingdom.
#36
Sharon Ely Pearson
Church Publishing Inc
Confirmation as Baptismal Renewal not Exit Strategy
It has been estimated that at least 50% of those confirmed drop out of active church membership. Reviewing the history of confirmation and the faith development of adolescents, as well as their cognitive, emotional and physical growth stages, can perhaps inform our understanding of how we can develop a better model of youth preparation. Hear the findings of The Confirmation Projectand how our churches can tap into the data, moving from a “rite of passage” to a piece of one’s lifelong faith journey. Share your best practices and struggles as we talk about a strategy to tap into confirmation as a new opportunity to engage youth (and their parents).
Sharon Ely Pearson
Church Publishing Inc
Confirmation as Baptismal Renewal not Exit Strategy
It has been estimated that at least 50% of those confirmed drop out of active church membership. Reviewing the history of confirmation and the faith development of adolescents, as well as their cognitive, emotional and physical growth stages, can perhaps inform our understanding of how we can develop a better model of youth preparation. Hear the findings of The Confirmation Projectand how our churches can tap into the data, moving from a “rite of passage” to a piece of one’s lifelong faith journey. Share your best practices and struggles as we talk about a strategy to tap into confirmation as a new opportunity to engage youth (and their parents).
#37
Church Pension Group
Listening time for Lay Employees
Church Pension Group
Listening time for Lay Employees
#38
Name of Lead Presenter
Leah Wiste
Email
director@miipl.org
Diocese
NA
Parish
Michigan Interfaith Power & Light
Workshop Title
Caring for Creation through Sustainability and Advocacy
Other Workshop Leaders
Representatives from the Episcopal Diocese of Northern Michigan and St. Peter's Episcopal Church (Detroit)
Workshop Description
This workshop is about the different ways congregations and people of faith can respond to some of the most pressing issues of our time: climate change and environmental degradation. It will look at how and why one Detroit congregation installed rooftop solar and the ways that members of one Episcopal Diocese are advocating for change.
Name of Lead Presenter
Leah Wiste
director@miipl.org
Diocese
NA
Parish
Michigan Interfaith Power & Light
Workshop Title
Caring for Creation through Sustainability and Advocacy
Other Workshop Leaders
Representatives from the Episcopal Diocese of Northern Michigan and St. Peter's Episcopal Church (Detroit)
Workshop Description
This workshop is about the different ways congregations and people of faith can respond to some of the most pressing issues of our time: climate change and environmental degradation. It will look at how and why one Detroit congregation installed rooftop solar and the ways that members of one Episcopal Diocese are advocating for change.
#39
Beth Scriven, Lizzie Anderson Kostin
help people be welcoming to young adults in churches.
Beth Scriven, Lizzie Anderson Kostin
help people be welcoming to young adults in churches.
#40
Kathy Mank
ECW / Women's Ministries
We could try to create an interactive workshop lasting 90 minutes – learning through game formats seems to work with some groups to keep them engaged. Human trafficking is one of the areas our Diocesan Women’s Ministries addressed in 2013 when Theresa Flores spoke at Procter Center – Ms. Flores was at the SuperBowl with the SOAP campaign. We have addressed homelessness from the perspective of domestic violence, opioid addiction, prison ministry and re-entry programs, education and medical care of youth and mothers, and inter-faith ministry with women. It is the UN Committee on the Status of Women initiatives that we try to follow with advocacy and Diocesan work and if possible linking with other commissions inside and outside of the Episcopal Church.
Kathy Mank
ECW / Women's Ministries
We could try to create an interactive workshop lasting 90 minutes – learning through game formats seems to work with some groups to keep them engaged. Human trafficking is one of the areas our Diocesan Women’s Ministries addressed in 2013 when Theresa Flores spoke at Procter Center – Ms. Flores was at the SuperBowl with the SOAP campaign. We have addressed homelessness from the perspective of domestic violence, opioid addiction, prison ministry and re-entry programs, education and medical care of youth and mothers, and inter-faith ministry with women. It is the UN Committee on the Status of Women initiatives that we try to follow with advocacy and Diocesan work and if possible linking with other commissions inside and outside of the Episcopal Church.
#41
Name of Lead Presenter
Courtney Reid
Email
creid@episcopalchicago.org
Diocese
Chicago
Parish
Workshop Title
Fierce Conversations for the Future Church
Other Workshop Leaders
N/A
Workshop Description
Do you ever wish for conversations that are more authentic, more productive, and lead to desired outcomes. Come learn more about tools and strategies to have conversations that can make a difference in your church, your community, your career, and your life.
Name of Lead Presenter
Courtney Reid
creid@episcopalchicago.org
Diocese
Chicago
Parish
Workshop Title
Fierce Conversations for the Future Church
Other Workshop Leaders
N/A
Workshop Description
Do you ever wish for conversations that are more authentic, more productive, and lead to desired outcomes. Come learn more about tools and strategies to have conversations that can make a difference in your church, your community, your career, and your life.
#42
Beth Scriven
Help! There's a school in my backyard!
Is there an institution of higher learning in your church's backyard, neighborhood, or town? Have you peeked out the church window at the students walking down the street and thought to yourself "someone should probably do some campus ministry kind of thing"? Wondering where and how to start?
Wonder no more! In this workshop, (The Rev.) Beth Scriven (Provincial Coordinator for Young Adult and Campus Ministries and chaplain at two universities in St. Louis) and Person X (appropriately credentialed) will share what's worked for others and help you figure out what might work for you. Participants will identify what's unique about their own context and what they have to offer college students, and discover how they might take the first steps toward a thriving parish-based campus ministry of their own.
Beth Scriven
Help! There's a school in my backyard!
Is there an institution of higher learning in your church's backyard, neighborhood, or town? Have you peeked out the church window at the students walking down the street and thought to yourself "someone should probably do some campus ministry kind of thing"? Wondering where and how to start?
Wonder no more! In this workshop, (The Rev.) Beth Scriven (Provincial Coordinator for Young Adult and Campus Ministries and chaplain at two universities in St. Louis) and Person X (appropriately credentialed) will share what's worked for others and help you figure out what might work for you. Participants will identify what's unique about their own context and what they have to offer college students, and discover how they might take the first steps toward a thriving parish-based campus ministry of their own.
#43
Jim Mathes - VTS
I would be happy to lead a work if it is desire. Having created a diocesan school for ministry in San Diego and now working in a residential seminary, I may inhabit a intersectional place that could be fruitful. I would be very comfortable presenting something of our process of development and implementation. I would then want to spring board to brainstorm about how seminaries, dioceses, provincial structures (I also served as president of Prov. VIII), and local programs can work deeply together.
Jim Mathes - VTS
I would be happy to lead a work if it is desire. Having created a diocesan school for ministry in San Diego and now working in a residential seminary, I may inhabit a intersectional place that could be fruitful. I would be very comfortable presenting something of our process of development and implementation. I would then want to spring board to brainstorm about how seminaries, dioceses, provincial structures (I also served as president of Prov. VIII), and local programs can work deeply together.
#44
Name of Lead Presenter
The Reverend Canon Meredith Hunt
Email
hunt4merry@icloud.com
Diocese
Diocese of Western Michigan
Parish
Grace, Traverse City, MI
Workshop Title
Standing Up to Death: Healing Prayer in the Parish and Beyond
Other Workshop Leaders
TBD
Workshop Description
We live in a world where we are surrounded by suffering and by the powers of death. This workshop will explore the role of healing prayer in the church as a ministry of the Body of Christ, in the context of our call as baptized Christians to stand up to those powers. Included will be both theological reflection on the Christian history and understanding of healing as well as practical considerations and experience.
Name of Lead Presenter
The Reverend Canon Meredith Hunt
hunt4merry@icloud.com
Diocese
Diocese of Western Michigan
Parish
Grace, Traverse City, MI
Workshop Title
Standing Up to Death: Healing Prayer in the Parish and Beyond
Other Workshop Leaders
TBD
Workshop Description
We live in a world where we are surrounded by suffering and by the powers of death. This workshop will explore the role of healing prayer in the church as a ministry of the Body of Christ, in the context of our call as baptized Christians to stand up to those powers. Included will be both theological reflection on the Christian history and understanding of healing as well as practical considerations and experience.
#45
Name of Lead Presenter
V. Rev'd Steven Peay, PhD
Email
Steven.Peay@ASCathedral.org
Diocese
Milwaukee
Parish
All Saints' Cathedral
Workshop Title
eat This Book: Lectio Divina and Sermon Preparation
Other Workshop Leaders
none
Workshop Description
An exploration of the ancient spiritual practice of LECTIO DIVINA and how that practice can inform our preaching.
Name of Lead Presenter
V. Rev'd Steven Peay, PhD
Steven.Peay@ASCathedral.org
Diocese
Milwaukee
Parish
All Saints' Cathedral
Workshop Title
eat This Book: Lectio Divina and Sermon Preparation
Other Workshop Leaders
none
Workshop Description
An exploration of the ancient spiritual practice of LECTIO DIVINA and how that practice can inform our preaching.
All of the above workshops in a .pdf.
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