Capital
Region Theological Center
Please note, baby care and hygiene kits are urgently needed in
These
are the sights closest to RCA congregations. Email amanning@churchworldservice.org
with questions on other sites.
Canandaigua:
April 19-23, 9-1:00 pm
United Church
N. Main & Gibson,
Contact Mary Lou Havens 585-396-2037
Capital
District: April 13-23, Tu-W-Th-F 8:00-12:00
pm
Union Presbyterian
Church
Contact: Debbie 518-374-4464
Downtown Presbyterian
Church
Contact: Jim Moe 585-325-4000 Ext 12
CMS Regional Office
Contact: Amy Bobbette Manning at 315-458-8535
(Toll free-888-297-2767)
Call ahead to make sure staff is in the office before you start out with your
kits.
United
Contact: Lisa Langdon 315-733-4227
Transforming
Discipleship Brochure
How can we turn churchgoers from casual followers to committed disciples?
Learn how church leadership can provide a foundation to grow and empower faithful and fruitful disciples. Join us for a time with keynote speaker, Rev. Kirsty DePree, RCA Coordinator for Discipleship.Workshops:
The Discipleship Triad. Experience this model of relational based discipleship. Learn from those who are using it in their own congregation.
Consistory Leadership: Learn about your roles as elders and deacons.
The Special Ministry of Visitation. How do we minister to the needs of the sick and elderly?
Praying in Color: Explore this intriguing, active, meditative and playful prayer practice.
Youth Ministry: How to build and sustain an effective youth ministry in your congregation.
Games: Handson experiential games that are a tool for team building, gaining trust and getting into conversation with our church youth.Cost: $10.00 per person, $30.00 maximum per congregation, lunch included Brochures and registration forms will be available to congregations in January.
LEADING
CHURCHES IN GREEN PASTURES:
A conference for church leaders who wish to cultivate creation care in their
churches
Leading Churches in Green Pastures: A retreat for church leaders who wish to
shepherd their churches into an environment of creation care.
May 23 to 25, 2010,
at Fowler Camp and Retreat Center in Speculator, New York
Sponsored by
- Camp Fowler,
- the Episcopal Church,
- the Reformed Church in America,
- and the Regional Synod of Albany (RCA)
This conference will explore how faith informs our stewardship of the earth. We will worship and relax in the beautiful Adirondack Mountains, listening to and learning from both the natural world and other participants.
Workshops will cover topics from gardening to preaching.