5/11/2019 1 Comment #52 - Sharing Faith StoriesFriday 3-4:30 pm
Presenter: Katie Forsyth, Eastern & Western Michigan Workshop Description To prepare for the work of evangelism, participants will practice crafting and sharing their stories of faith with one another. We'll walk out the door ready to tell the world, "why Jesus?". Katie Forsyth is Canon for Evangelism and Networking for the Dioceses of Eastern and Western Michigan where she works to get folks talking with one another and with their wider communities. She lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan and works in Grand Rapids, Saginaw, and from her car.
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Saturday, 10:30 am - 12 noon
Presenters David Simmons, Episcopal Diocesan Ecumenical and Interfaith Officers & St. Matthias, Waukesha, WI Vanessa E. B. Clark, Rector, St. James, Painesville, Ohio & Province V Representative to EDEIO Workshop Description The Episcopal Church General Convention first authorized dialogue with the Methodist Church in 1953. The 79th General Convention in 2018, Resolution A041 stated we "...receive with gratitude the proposal 'A Gift to the World, Co-Laborers for the Healing of Brokenness,'… encourages all Episcopalians to utilize the many resources available to understand the substance of this dialogue and its goal of full communion…and encourages and supports prayerful consideration by all Episcopalians during the coming triennium of this significant step forward in response to our Lord’s fervent wish “that all may be one.” We invite you to learn more about the proposal. Presenter: Jason Fout, Bexley Seabury Seminary Federation Workshop Description We’ve all heard the news: the Episcopal Church in the US has shrunk by 24% over the last decade, and our prospects look dim. Many reasons for this decline are offered: growing secularity, the rise of the “nones”, changing attitudes towards religion and religious observance, the encounter with other religions. But inevitable decline is not the only story to be told for Anglicanism in the developed world. Since 1990, the Diocese of London in the Church of England has grown by around 70%. This has come about through a combination of dynamic local parish programs, strategic planning for planting and renewing churches, and an inspiring vision set forth by the diocese. All of this has taken place in the midst of one of the most diverse, vibrant, cosmopolitan, multi-faith and secularized urban centers in the world. How has this come about? And what may be learned from London’s methods for our own context? Join Jason Fout for an introduction to the many facets of the mission and evangelism taking place in the Diocese of London. Friday 1-2:30 pm
Presenters Jeff Butcher, The Brotherhood of Saint Andrew, National Office, Louisville KY Karl Colder, former DEA Special Agent in Chargeand Brotherhood of St. Andrew Waring Webb, Brother Andrew Ted Main, Brother Andrew Workshop Description First Responders are called upon to engage in critical situations because they have the skills and tools to effectively address the needs of people in crisis. People who are impacted by substance use disorder, both users and those they know and love, often feel isolated, lack meaning in their lives, are unable to effect meaningful change on their own, experience despair, and feel inadequate to overcome the overwhelming nature of substance use disorder. The Church is uniquely poised to be on the front-lines of responders to this crisis because we offer inclusion into a supportive and nurturing community, the reminder that we are all created in the image of a loving God, and the promise that Jesus brings healing to every one of us. As a church community we can provide effective resources for addiction and recovery along with the hope that comes from our faith that God’s love and efficacy is available to everyone. This workshop will briefly cover how the crisis evolved; why the church serves as a first response in the crisis, and how the church can use its platform to effect change in the opioid crisis. 5/11/2019 0 Comments #56 - Love is a verbPresenter: Terri C. Pilarski, Chist Church, Dearborn, MI The Rev. Terri C. Pilarski, M.Div., LMSW-C has been a parish priest for nineteen years and holds a dual degree, Masters of Divinity from Seabury-Western and a Masters of Social from Loyola Graduate School of Social Work, with an emphasis on Murry Bowen's Family Systems theory for congregations. She is a trained Spiritual Director, and has several credentials in intercultural competency. Her goal is to have as fun as possible in life and ministry, being willing to do the necessary good hard work to be healthy and whole, following the way of Jesus. Workshop Description Love is a verb: If we believe that Jesus leads the way toward living life as God intends by loving God, loving self, and loving others, how might we do that effectively? St. Paul in the letter to the church in Corinth describes living a life of love as a growth in maturity. Then in the fourth chapter of his letter to the Ephesians, Paul describes the characteristics of healthy, mature human love and interaction. Presiding Bishop Michael Curry has called us to walk in the way of love as part of the Jesus Movement. How do we grow as mature Christians, becoming transformed and whole as Jesus models? This workshop will lean into work by Brene Brown, Faithwalking (Faithwalking.us) and Bowen's Family Systems Theory (without being theoretical) with the aim to help people become more effective leaders. Open to lay and ordained leaders. 5/11/2019 0 Comments #57 - Claiming My VoicePresenter: Terri C. Pilarski, Christ Church, Dearborn, MI The Rev. Terri C. Pilarski, M.Div., LMSW-C has been a parish priest for nineteen years and holds a dual degree, Masters of Divinity from Seabury-Western and a Masters of Social from Loyola Graduate School of Social Work, with an emphasis on Murry Bowen's Family Systems theory for congregations. She is a trained Spiritual Director, and has several credentials in intercultural competency. Her goal is to have as fun as possible in life and ministry, being willing to do the necessary good hard work to be healthy and whole, following the way of Jesus. Workshop Description Claiming My Voice: living a truly authentic life as an ordained woman, living fully into one's call while navigating an often hostile world: Open to women clergy only this workshop will invite us to talk about the challenges of being an ordained female priest or deacon (or bishop) and how we can become more effective in our call by learning to claim our voices in authentic ways, which leads to less anxiety and more effective leadership and the potential for others to really hear us. Utilizing aspects of Bowen's Family Systems Theory (without being theoretical) as well as Faithwalking, Brene Brown, and others. 5/11/2019 0 Comments #58 - Music with Sandra MontesFriday 1-2:30 pm
Presenter: Sandra Montes Spend time learning from our "Big Provincial Gathering" musicians! Sandra T. Montes has spent many years developing original bilingual resources for her church, school and others and has volunteered and worked in the Episcopal Church since she was welcomed in 1986. Sandra serves as a musician, translator, speaker, consultant and writer. Her passions include discipleship, stewardship, evangelism and social justice. She earned her doctorate in education in 2016 and is a full-time freelance consultant and musician. A workshop and lab opportunity to learn from Sandra – an expert in a variety of liturgical music and helping people engage in worship with music. 5/11/2019 0 Comments #59 – From God to the GospelPresenter: Rafeal McDaniel Master Rafeal D. McDaniel holds a Bachelor of Science in Vocal Music from Central Michigan University where he studied vocal music . Some of his first musical experience started at the age of 8 in piano lessons, then later in grade school letting his gifts flourish ; in the choral, and instrumental music programs of Flushing Community Schools. His stage experience include appearances in the Opera Workshop at Central Michigan University, Playing Marco in Puccini’s Gianni Scihicci, and Frank in Strauss’s II Die Fledermaus, also singing in several Galas, Clinics, and performances. Master McDaniel has performed with the many community theatres and has been the Musial Director for over 30 productions. Rafeal is Currently the Music Teacher at Freeman Elementary School where he has 360 students that he services twice weekly. Mr. McDaniels is on the Staff at St Paul's Episcopal Church as Gospel Choir director. This group is one of his many joys, and he loves working closely with them in the Flint Parish. He is currently doing graduate work at University of Michigan. This workshop will spend time doing a comparison on the styles of music from The Hymnal 1982 and LEVAS, discovering how they are the same liturgy, but written in different styles! Using both helps highlight the diversity in the Anglican Communion. 5/11/2019 1 Comment #60 - A new model of clergy staffFriday, 1-2:30 pm
Presenters Aaron Gerlach Jan Smith Wood Margaret D'Anieri Workshop Description As clergy serving in three distinct small city/county seat parishes in “flyover land” between Cleveland and Toledo, three of us began to imagine what it might look like to function in ways parallel to the clergy staff of a large parish. Over the past four years, we’ve taken on several projects, defined what we can and cannot do together, and most of all, served as accountability and support for one another. In this workshop, we’ll recount the ways we have worked together, our successes and failures, and invite you to consider new models of clergy collegiality. Come talk with us about how to build connections and networks because it’s so easy to become isolated. Saturday 10:30 am - 12 noon
Presenters Aaron Gerlach Jan Smith Wood Margaret D'Anieri Workshop Description As clergy who have been working together for a few years, we chose to take on the idea of re-imagining the season between All Saints and Christmas best described as an extended Advent or liturgy for “a season of yearning”. We’ll talk about the process of taking retreat time together, about what we each brought to this project, and how we hope to continue in the work of liturgical re-imagination that is both orthodox and distinctly seasonal. |
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