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Board
of Discipleship
Destination Discipleship: Mapping the Journey
2005-2008 |  | The Journey Begins at Home in Spiritual Formation |
The ministry emphases of the Board of Discipleship have been to
resource local church laity and clergy through teaching, worship,
spiritual formation and evangelism support and training as they seek to
proclaim the Gospel and serve in the world as disciples of Jesus Christ.
July 17-22, 2005: Together in the Spirit
"Together in the spirit ... for the long haul, questions of call and self-care," sponsored by the Spiritual Formation Task Force of the Board of Discipleship, in cooperation with Mayslake Ministries and the Office of Leadership Development of the Northern Illinois Conference. A conference for clergy and laity that will be held at the Warrenville Cenacle.
July 26-29, 2005: Focus 2005 —
Hand in Hand: Building Community with Children
Nashville. Sponsored by the General Board of Discipleship, Focus '05 is a United Methodist conference held every four years. The purpose is to provide inspiration, knowledge, skill building, resources and networking opportunities for those who minister with children. The certification course "Teaching for Biblical Faith" is being taught in Nashville in conjunction with the confrence through Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary. For updates, visit Focus '05.
Vision Statement
To facilitate an ethos of spiritual formation throughout the annual conference by providing formation opportunities for laity and clergy as individuals and groups.
Local churches are encouraged to invite a
retreat leader to present a program in spiritual formation. The length of the
retreat can be a half day, a full day, a weekend or whatever best suits their
needs.
Possible topics are prayer, healing,
journaling, spiritual direction, forgiveness, praying with the scriptures,
Christian dream interpretation, and the power of the Psalms.
To arrange for a retreat leader, contact the
Rev. Jim Young, chair of the Spiritual Formation Retreat Leaders and a member
of the Northern Illinois Conference Board of Discipleship. Call Jim at
(815) 338-3310.
Chair:
Dr. Cheri Magrini
First UMC at Chicago Temple, 77 W. Washington, Chicago, IL 60602
(312) 236-4548, ext. 1222536 RFD,
Long Grove, IL 60047 /
(847) 550-8482 |
Rich Rubietta
Conference appointed resident evangelist
Abounding Ministries
225 Bluff Ave.
Grayslake, IL 60030
(847) 223-4790
(847) 231-6542 |
Conference staff:
Oscar Carrasco
Director of Connectional Ministries
Jean Bush
Director of Program and Leadership Development
Linda Rhodes
Director of Communications |
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