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| Subject: Conflict Seminar offered again March 06 | |
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Dear Cabinet members:
I will be offering again in March (Tuesdays the
7th, 14th and snow date 21st) the two day seminar:
"Conflict in the Church, Skills and Strategies for
Working Things Out." The flyer is copied below and
attached.
The sessions will be held this time at my church,
Asbury-Crestwood. It will be posted on the
conference program listing starting this week.
I share this with you for two reasons:
1. That you encourage anyone you think might benefit
to attend.
2. That you encourage anyone who might be a
candidate to get involved in the Parish consultants
Network to attend. The ranks of the PCN are very
thin, and this would be a good intro.
3. That a superintendent participate in the in the
event by attending (at a time of your convenience)
for about an hour and half. Jeanette did this last
time, and it was very helpful in grounding the
seminar in the realities of our Conference.
Happy New Year.
Scott Summerville
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Conflict in the
Church: Skills and Strategies for Working Things
Out
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A two
part seminar for clergy and lay persons.
(This is
a repeat of the seminar held October 2005)
When:
Tuesday, March 7 and
(snow
date: Tuesday, March 21)
Where: Asbury-Crestwood
United
(right
off the
Seminar
leader: Rev. Scott Summerville
Scott is
pastor at Asbury UMC in
What to
expect: To be introduced to
ways of assessing specific conflicts.
To explore
strategies for shifting from destructive conflict
to creative encounter.
To learn
about congregational covenants as a way of
promoting improved communication
and
preventing destructive congregational conflict.
To be
introduced to the Just Peace "Circle Process" as a
model for
healing
conversation in the midst of conflict.
To gain
insight into the reasons that church conflicts are
often so painful.
To explore
how you can protect yourself and care for others
in times of conflict.
To be
challenged to commit yourself to ministries of
reconciliation.
Participants
get CEU credit (1/4 unit)
Who may
attend?
Anyone
interested in improving the spirit of
congregations through dealing creatively with
conflict. (If you are currently engaged in
serious conflict, you may find this seminar
useful, but it should not be taken as the
primary resource for work on a current significant
conflict.)
Registration is limited to twenty-two persons.
Cost:
There is a registration fee of $70, payable to The
New York Annual Conference. The registration fee
includes payment for lunch both days. Full payment
is due at the time of registration and is
refundable for those who cannot attend, provided
that cancellation is made at least a day in
advance of the first session.
Food:
Refreshments provided at the opening of each
session, and lunch will be provided both days.
For more
information: contact Rev.Ann Pearson, NYAC
Director of Connectional Ministries (apearson@nyac.com,
914-997-1570 ext 230) or her assistant, Shelly
Mitchell (914-997-1570 ext 238,
smitchell@nyac.com)
or Rev. Scott Summerville (sumvil@aol.com,
914-779-3722.)
Registration form: Conflict in the Church:
Skills and Strategies for Working Things Out
Tuesday,
March 7 and
Name(s)____________________________________________________________________
Church
affiliation
_____________________________________________________________
Address:
____________________________________________________________________
Phone
number
_____________________________________________________________
Email
address: _______________________________________________________________
Registering for _____ (number of
persons) Payment enclosed ($70 per
person) $_______
Mail to: Conflict Seminar
Office of
Connectional Ministries
Conflict Seminar Flyer - (32,768 bytes) MS
Word
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