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Workshops
Workshop Schedule |
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Session I Friday, June 5th |
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F-1 So Why Should My Local Church Care About the UCC? |
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F-2 New Perceptions: Dealing With Change in the Church |
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F-3 Renewal in SCNC UCC’s Small Churches
Gary Roberts, Associate for Church Development & Renewal (View Bio Here) If your church has less than 75 adults, this is your subject. This workshop will help you start to clarify your church’s options, mission objectives, and plan for the future. It will also help acquaint you with the resources available from the Conference and elsewhere that can help you achieve your church’s goals. |
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F-4 Thanks for the School Kits!
Julie Brumana, Church World Services (View Bio Here) The Conference has collected School Kits for Church World Service (CWS), now what? Where do CWS Kits go and what purpose do they serve? From Kentucky to New Orleans, from Haiti to Indonesia, material aid, like the various CWS Kits and Blankets, provide comfort and safety in times of natural and man-made disasters. This is so important, but there is more. CWS Kits and Blankets also supplement the long-term relief and development efforts of our partners around the globe. This workshop will show you how CWS uses material aid in times of crisis and in times of recovery. You will also learn about the immaterial ways that communities are transformed, through building partnerships and organizing local leadership. Photos and stories will be shared, with emphasis on hurricane response and rural cooperatives in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Time will be available for Q&A and discussion. |
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F-5 Thirst: Water Challenges for the 21st Century, A Border Perspective
Dr. Carlos J. Correa Bernier (View Bio here) To successfully address the nation’s water resource problems that are likely to emerge in the next 10–15 years, we must seek lasting solutions that are creative, scientific, economically feasible as well as theological based. Through our workshop we will highlight the central concerns over water supplies and quality and will try to examine some of the immediate answers available to us as one the species that share our fragile planet. |
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F-6 Q & A with Treasurer and Business Manager
Rev. Hal Schultz, CPA & Conference Treasurer and Keith Clark, Conference Business Manager (View Hal's Bio Here) (View Keith's Bio Here) Hal and Keith will be available during this time to answer questions related to the Conference’s finances and budget. Other questions related to local church finances are welcome too. |
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F-7 Q & A with Rev. Dr. John B. Cobb |
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F-8 Journeying Into Spiritual Direction Elsa M. J. Seifert, Sillpoint Art of Spiritual Direction Intern (View Bio Here) An introduction to Spiritual Direction: What on earth is Spiritual Direction? What brings us to search for a Spiritual Director? How do we get started? |
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F-9 Tools To Protect Your Church's Ministry |
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F-10 Faith and Culture In a World of Diversity
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Session II Saturday, June 6th (10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.) |
S-1 Up On The Mountaintop To Pray: Self-Care for Pastors |
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S-3 Ease-ing into Life
Rev. Dr. June Goudey, Pastor, United Church of Christ in Simi Valley (View Bio Here) Ease is the condition of being without discomfort; when we ease into life we learn how to experience freedom from pain, worry, and agitation. This workshop uses InterPlay techniques to offer a calming and playful antidote to daily stresses and guarantees immediate experiences of grace that will ease your life in unique and lasting ways. |
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S-4 Thanks for the School Kits!
Julie Brumana, Church World Services (View Bio Here) The Conference has collected School Kits for Church World Service (CWS), now what? Where do CWS Kits go and what purpose do they serve? From Kentucky to New Orleans, from Haiti to Indonesia, material aid, like the various CWS Kits and Blankets, provide comfort and safety in times of natural and man-made disasters. This is so important, but there is more. CWS Kits and Blankets also supplement the long-term relief and development efforts of our partners around the globe. This workshop will show you how CWS uses material aid in times of crisis and in times of recovery. You will also learn about the immaterial ways that communities are transformed, through building partnerships and organizing local leadership. Photos and stories will be shared, with emphasis on hurricane response and rural cooperatives in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Time will be available for Q&A and discussion. |
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S-5 The Art Of Parables: Reinterpreting the Teaching Stories of Jesus in Word and Scripture
Rev. Charles McCullough, Artist & Author (Learn more here) McCullough will interpret each of the New Testament parables through sculpture, as seeing and approaching the parables visually opens up new levels of understanding. He will take full account of the social, economic, and political context in which the parables were told. |
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S-6 “Going Green”: Helping Churches Become Environmentally Friendly
Rev. John H. Pomeroy, Co-Pastor, Pasadena First Congregational Church, UCC & Cornerstone Fund Western Regional Representative (View Bio Here) This workshop offers a simple resource guide for helping our church become more environmentally sensitive. We will share with one another what works and what doesn't when it comes to changing lights, converting air-conditioning systems, using less water on our church grounds and whole host of other "green" strategies. |
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S-7 Planned Giving: The Gift That Lives On |
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S-8 Journeying Into Spiritual Direction |
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SY-9 Balance (for Youth Only) |
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S-10 Managing Endowments in Hard Times |