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Index
April 30-May 1 - Clergy Cluster Gathering
Des Moines
May 20-22 - Spring Clergy Conference with Eric Law
American Martyrs Retreat House, Cedar Falls
May 15 - YMDT Mtg
May 31 - Memorial Day - Diocesan Office Closed
June 4-6 - Clergy Family Camp
Pictured Rocks, Monticello
June 10 - Ways & Means Mtg
4:00 PM; Diocesan House
June 11 - Board of Directors Mtg
June 16-20 - National Cursillo Mtg
June 19 - OWOC Mtg
10:00 AM; St. Mark's, Des Moines
June 20-21 - Anti-Racism Training: Seeing the Face of God in Each Other
St. Timothy's Church, West Des Moines
July 22 - Ways & Means Mtg
4:00 PM; Diocesan House
June 24-26 - Province VI Synod Mtg
Des Moines
June 26 - Deacon's Day with the Bishop
June 27-July 3 - Diocesan Summer Camp for 3rd-12th grades
July 2-3 - Clergy Cluster Gathering
Des Moines
July 5 - Independence Day Holiday - Diocesan Office Closed
July 23 - Board of Directors Mtg
July 23-25 - Summer Ministry School & Retreat
Grinnell College, Grinnell
August 6-7 - Clergy Cluster Gathering
Des Moines
August 7 - YMDT Mtg
August 15 - E-Seminary DEADLINE for enrollment in classes beginning September
August 21 - Day with the Bishop
Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Des Moines
August 27-28 - Clergy Cluster Gathering
Des Moines
September 6 - Labor Day - Diocesan Office Closed
September 9 - Ways & Means Mtg
4:00 PM; Diocesan House
September 10 - Board of Directors Mtg
September 11 - OWOC Mtg
10:00 AM; St. Mark's, Des Moines
October 8-10 - New Beginnings #5
November 20 - Board of Directors Mtg
October 29-30 - 158th Diocesan Convention
Des Moines
November 25-26 - Thanksgiving Holiday - Diocesan Office Closed
December 24-31 - Christmas & New Year's Holiday - Diocesan Office Closed
Mar 5-6, 2010
Des Moines
Apr 30-May 1, 2010
Des Moines
July 2-3, 2010
Des Moines
Aug 6-7, 2010
Des Moines
Aug 27-28, 2010
Des Moines
Des Moines - February 4-5
Living Stones 2010 Workshops
Two ministry workshops are being offered by Living Stones for anyone interested or involved in Ministry Development. They will be held at the Des Moines Marriott Downtown beginning with Thursday evening dinner at 5:00 pm and ending on Friday evening at 8:00 pm. The cost, including four meals, is $130 per person if you register by January 8 (there is a $100 late fee after January 8). Hotel rooms are also available at a discounted rate of $116.48/night.
Baptismal Ministry: An Introduction
This workshop will use the new DVD resource “Wade in the Water” to discuss the underlying theology of Baptismal Ministry and its impact on congregations. Rayford Ray, Missioner in the Diocese of Northern Michigan, will lead this workshop.
More Than Survival: Financial Concerns of Ministry Developers
Many are experiencing in many of our communities the impact of the current “economic downturn.” In this workshop we will address financial concerns brought to the group by its members. In facilitated conversations, we will draw upon the resources and know-how of a skilled financial analysis – Lisa Garcia -- who is also deeply committed to congregational vitality. Fredrica Harris Thompsett – who knows that ‘we are all theologians’ – will assist us all with undergirding our conversations spiritually.
View/download 2010 Living Stones Workshop Registration Form
Cedar Rapids - February 12-13
"Listen to the Heartbeat..." of Mission in Iowa
Experienced, just getting started, or wanting to dip your toes into the possibility of mission in your life? Presenters Ted Gaiser and Judith Jones, Millennium Development Goals Coordinator in the Diocese of Iowa, will lead Mission Heartbeat participants on an enjoyable journey of the theology & meaning as well as the nuts and bolts of participating in mission trips. MORE>>
Fundraiser for Sudan's new Diocese of Nzara and Bishop-elect Samuel Peni's Ministry
Fat Tuesday Pot Luck and Blessing
5:30 PM; St. Timothy's Church, West Des Moines
Bishop Scarfe will be blessing vestments that will be delivered to Sudanese Clergy on Milton Cole's trip to the Sudan for the February 28 installation of Father Samuel Peni as Bishop of the new Diocese of Nzara in the Sudan. All are welcome to attend and to donate to the cause. Contact Sarah Wilson sonobela@gmail.com 319-654-5634.
Des Moines - February 19-20
A Conversation with... Carol Howard Merritt
First United Methodist Church, 1001 Pleasant St., Des Moines
February 19, 2010: 6:00-8:00 PM
& February 20, 2010: 9:30-11:30 AM
$10 registration fee for each event can be paid at the door
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Carol Howard Merritt is a minister in her thirties, who has served congregations in Louisiana and Rhode Island. Currently, she is a pastor at Western Presbyterian Church, an innovative, intergenerational congregation in Washington, D.C. Western is the home of Miriam’s Kitchen, a feeding program that serves a hot, nutritious breakfast to over 200 homeless men and women every weekday morning. Carol has written for several magazines and journals, and is the award-winning author of Tribal Church: Ministering to the Missing Generation (The Alban Institute, 2007). Her next book, Reframing Hope: Vital Ministry in a New Generation, will be out in February. She blogs at TribalChurch.org and co-hosts God Complex Radio, an Internet radio show with Bruce Reyes-Chow, the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA).
Park Ridge, Illinois- Feb. 19-20, March 12-13, May 7-8
Led by Susanne Watson Epting, a ministry developer and deacon of 20 years who currently serves a Director of the North American Association for the Diaconate. This course is open to clergy and lay people for academic credit or enrichment. Three continuing education (CEUs) are available. The course is offered in an intensive course format over three weekends. Students prepare assignments before each weekend session and complete their work after the final session. Because some work will be done online, Internet access is required. Dates: February 19-20, March 12-13, and May 7-8. 1 pm - 9 pm on Fridays and 8:30 am to 4:30 pm on Saturdays. Location: St. Mary's Episcopal Church, 306 South Prospect Ave,
Park Ridge, Illinois. In this course, students will consider the history of ministry development in the last four decades, explore the meaning of gifts and call for all of God's people, discover the importance of discernment as a way of life, discuss the church's response to the movement that emphasizes our baptismal vows, and examine the skills we need to recognize and develop gifts for ministry in ourselves and others. To register visit www.seabury.edu or contact Seabury at peggy.pearson@seabury.edu or 847-328-9300 ext. 44.
Dubuque - March 7-9
28th Annual Rural Ministry Conference
This year, the focus will be on the theme of Nurturing Generosity: releasing God’s abundance in a time of perceived scarcity.
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Ames - April 24
9:30 AM - 3:00 PM
This event is open to ALL women in the Diocese/Province. S ponsored by the Iowa Assembly of the Order of the Daughters of the King, the Rev. Al Aiton will lead this event. Contact Dorsey Phelps at 319-338-5639 or dorseyph@aol.com. View/download Registration Form
Quad Cities - April 26-27
Cedar Rapids - April 27-28
Des Moines - April 28-29
2010 Congregational Leadership Series
The 2010 Congregational Leadership Series sponsored by the Center for Renewal at Grandview College brings congregational leaders face-to-face with one of the church’s foremost proponents of simple living. Bob Sitze, author of (NOT) Trying Too Hard: New Basics for Sustainable Congregations (Alban Institute), brings the principles of simplicity to both individuals and congregational life. Sitze engages participants in straight talk about the viability of current lifestyles, congregational models, and styles of leadership. He offers a practical alternative approach: Simplifying the identity and behavior of congregations and their leaders to match their available assets. Using a whimsical, conversational style, Sitze draws together the insights of neurobiology, management theory, and decades of experience in and with congregations.
The seminars will be repeated three times, in three locations across southeastern Iowa. The sessions are designed to engage both paid staff (pastors and program staff) and lay volunteers, especially those who serve on church councils, boards, or vestries. Each session stands independently; together they form a practical approach to congregational leadership in changing and demanding times. View/download Registration Form
Anti-Racism Training - Seeing the Face of God in Each Other
The Province VI Anti-Racism Network will offer the Episcopal training, Seeing the Face of God in Each Other, immediately prior to the Province VI Synod next June in Des Moines. The training will be at St. Timothy's Church in West Des Moines (1020 24th Street, phone 515-225-2020), with lodging available nearby at the Heartland Inn off Interstate Highway 80.
The basic workshop is scheduled from 2:00-8:00 p.m. Sunday, June 20, and 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. June 21. A training of trainers will convene 7:30-9:00 p.m. June 21 and continue from 9:00 to 6:00 June 22 and 23, with closing time congingent on the number of trainers being trained.
A suite of 20 rooms has been reserved in the name of Province VI, Episcopal Church, at the Heartland Inn in West Des Moines, priced at $55/night plus tax if reserved by April 30.
The workshop fees will be $75 for the basic training and $100 for the training of trainers, with early registration discounts available and need-based scholarships when necessary. Registration information will be available soon.
Sacred Practice Leadership Series, Dubuque, IA
A 2-year series for church leaders--laity and clergy--to cultivate prayer, discernment and other sacred practices for your congregation's life and ministry. Six 3-day workshops from April 2009 through November 2010. Co-sponsored by the Center for Renewal, a cooperative ministry of Grand View University in Des Moines, the Southeastern Iowa Synod of the ELCA, and The Alban Institute. the classes will take place at Sinsinawa Mound Center across the river from Dubuque, IA.
The Alban Institute
The Alban Institute is an independent center of learning and leadership development with a focus on congregations. Located in greater Washington, D.C., Alban is a not-for-profit, membership organization that develops and shares knowledge through consulting, publishing, research, and education programs.
http://www.alban.org/index.aspx
DeKoven Center, Racine, WI
Des Moines Area Counseling Center
ELCA Alliance for Faith, Science, & Technology
Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, MA
Kanuga Conferences
From Vestry conferences to youth events to Liturgical Arts, Kanuga-sponsored conferences provide education, renewal and refreshment. They cover a broad range of subjects, one of which is certain to interest you.
http://www.kanuga.org/conferences/index.asp
Sinsinawa Mound Center, Sinsinawa, WI
Sophia Center, Atchison, KS
Trinity Institute, NYC
United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities
The Academy for Vital Christianity of United Theological Seminary, in partnership with the Minnesota Conferences of the United Church of Christ and the United Methodist Church, offers a wide variety of classes designed for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the Christian tradition. The purpose of the academy is to energize and equip people to hear more profoundly the voice of God and to make that voice more audible in our neighborhoods, nation, and world.
http://www.unitedseminary.edu/ce/academy.asp
University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics - Clinical Pastoral Education
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