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FIRST MONDAY
May, 2010
First Monday is a monthly mailing to Church Professionals and committee members in The Miami Presbytery from the Presbytery Staff including information of events and news of interest as submitted by appropriate Presbytery entities. Publication of such information does not imply presbytery endorsement of the views and opinions expressed or implied. This month we have included: 1. The Prayer List
2. The May Calendar
3. Tom’s Thoughts on Credibility 4. Presbytery News – What’s Happening Around The Presbytery. Reminder to all presbytery committee members: The “committee year” is changing, and with new members and chairs, the calendar may not be as accurate as I would like. If the date and time you were given by the committee chair differs from what I have, go with what the chair told you. Also, note that with a few chairs still in transition, I may not have gotten the word for a meeting. If there are any questions concerning a meeting that is not listed, contact the committee chair. Thank you for your understanding through this time of change.
Submissions must be in by the 25th of the month or the last working day prior in order to be placed in the packet. Email submissions to Tom Oxley at the Presbytery, [email protected].
MIAMI PRESBYTERY PRAYER LIST
May, 2010
2 May First Presbyterian Church located at 2910 Central Avenue, Middletown; Pastor Tim Doty.
9 May Westminster Presbyterian Church located at 325 West Ash Street, Piqua; Pastor Kazy Blocher Hinds.
16 May Slifers Presbyterian Church located at 2999 South Clayton Road, Farmersville. Pastor Karel Hanhart.
23 May Huntsville Presbyterian Church, 6490 Fruit Street,
Huntsville; Pastor Karen Cassedy.
30 May The Presbyterian Church located at 23 South Front Street,
Hamilton; Pastor John Lewis.
6 June Northminster Presbyterian Church located at 400 Villa Road, Springfield; Pastor Dwight McCormick.
The Presbytery committee or group we ask you to pray for: For the month of May, please keep the Committee on Nominations in your prayers. Thank you.
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How’s Your Credibility?
I’d been at Fort Hood, Texas for little more than 6 months when I was sent for an interview to become a General
Officer’s driver at 2nd Armored Division Headquarters. Somehow, I got the job, and for the next six months drove
jeep and sedan for Brigadier General Warner S. Goodwin, Junior. I can’t forget the sign that General Goodwin had
on his desk. It simply asked, “How’s Your Credibility?” General Goodwin was the assistant division commander for
support, and oversaw all the maintenance, medical, artillery and aviation assets for the division. As a young
soldier, I really didn’t understand the question. Surely, with the ranks he was dealing with every day, he didn’t
need to ask a question like that! I thought all commanders were above reproach, that an officer’s “word was his
bond”. This was several years after the My Lai problem in Vietnam and all the bad publicity the military got, along
with all the training we got to try to prevent that sort of atrocity from ever happening again. To believe in my
chain of command, to follow them into combat without stopping to question them, I had to believe they had the
best interest of the country, the Army, and the soldiers they were charged with leading in their hearts and minds.
Why would anyone need to question their credibility? (My memory is a bit hazy as to whether I actually knew
what that meant at the time, too.)
I’m much more mature now. In March, I hit that point at which the State of Ohio considers me eligible for senior
citizen discounts. And while I still don’t have any diplomas on my walls, I consider that I’m at least a person of
average intelligence. We don’t come through this much life and not learn something if we have kept our eyes and
our minds open. I used to consider myself uneducated, but a better phrase is self‐educated. With my interests in
history, I have probably given myself considerably more education in the specifics of that interest than I might
have gotten in four years of formal education. I’ll never get to be a rocket scientist, or sort out quantum physics,
but I can sit and discuss many moments in the history of the world with some degree of accuracy. Enough at least
to be given a chance to teach military history to students at the Army Chaplain School for a few years before I
retired.
Today, we must ask ourselves, how is our credibility. How do people see us? Are we trustworthy? Do we live in a
way that we hold as an example of the life our Lord wants us to live? The old, naïve person that I used to be years
ago would have assumed that working with leaders in the church would never see this question asked. Of course,
trust should be a given for people in that position. But the truth is not that easy. Too many people who were
entrusted with the care of congregations have been exposed by the harsh light of reality to be less than
trustworthy. Too many who have been trusted to take care of church funds, or facilities, property, especially those
entrusted to take care of our youth, have fallen short of the trust they were given. Examples are seen daily on the
evening news.
So, today, I ask you. Pastor, deacon, elder, educator, youth leader, trustee, musician, or members out of the pew:
How is your credibility? If it takes you more than a few seconds to answer this, maybe it’s time for a personal
audit of your credibility. Better to do a self review now than to have the question answered for you by others after
it’s too late to sort things out. Are you living the life Christ has called you to?
Prayerfully hoping you find the answer to be Yes,
Tom
First Monday Job Corner: Drop us a line if there is a job opening you need to fill at your church (and please let us know if you want it continued in future months). Greenville First Presbyterian Church is seeking a Youth Director. This is a 30 hour per week position, requiring shared leadership and support for the church’s program and mission in the area of Youth Ministry. Responsibilities include: develop and implement an effective ministry to and with Junior High and Senior High students and their families, develop an Adult Ministry Team for Junior and Senior High, provide leadership in the worship services of the congregation as worship liturgist and participate in special seasonal services. We would welcome a motivated, spiritually focused team player to join us in youth ministry. Send resume to First Presbyterian Church, 114 East Fourth Street, Greenville, Ohio 45331, 937-548-3188 or [email protected]. Please include references. Church Organist/Pianist: Dynamic, music-loving congregation with excellent choral program seeks creative team player to provide service music and accompany adult choir. Traditional service with widely varying musical styles. Well-maintained two-manual Estey pipe organ and Kawai grand piano. 12-mo, PT, salary negotiable. Send resume to [email protected] by April 30. Bookkeeper (Part-Time): Fast-paced downtown church office. Must be detail oriented. Computer skills required. Responsible for tabulating and posting A/R, A/P and payroll. Send letter & resume Attn: Craig, Westminster Presbyterian Church, 125 N Wilkinson St, Dayton, OH 45402, FAX: (937)223-9085, [email protected]. No phone inquiries please. Job Posting for Director of Youth Ministries, First Presbyterian Church, South Charleston, Ohio (www.scharlestonfirst.org) Youth ministry is a vital part of our congregation’s mission to share Christ in our community. God has given us an exciting setting for life-transforming ministry among youth. Ours is a ‘one-building’ school district of approximately 800 students. First Presbyterian Church is located within blocks of the district’s facilities. And our congregation possesses an exceptional commitment to youth minsitry as evidenced by our programs for youth from kindergarten through high school. We offer youth ministry both at our church ‘campus’ and off-sight in our youth center. First Presbyterian Church is a community Bible church, an evangelical and Reformed congregation in the Presbyterian Church (USA). We are located in central Ohio, mid-way between Dayton and Columbus. We enjoy the quiet pace of a small town and the assests of opportunities offered in major cities nearby. We are seeking the fulltime, employment of a non-ordained person to serve as director of youth ministries. The position is available starting in the Summer of 2010. Interested candidates may contact Bill Reisenweaver by email ([email protected]), or mail (PO Box P, South Charleston, Ohio 45368). Please send a letter of interest, application and resume. Deadline for submissions is April 30, 2010. Job Posting for Church Secretary, First Presbyterian Church of Fairborn (firstpresbyterianfairborn.org) We are seeking a competent, organized, friendly, and humor-filled person who desires to help us in ministry through administrative church functions. Strong computer skills are a must, as we are increasingly using the web-based systems to promote church activities. Responsible discretion is also highly important, as this person will function as a communication hub for congregational information. Weekly duties of bulletin production and general administrative tasks are also a major part of the daily work. We are a mid-sized, imperfect, multi-generational congregation that characterizes itself as an extremely welcoming, embracing, and forgiving community of Christians in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). We are located in the small city of Fairborn, northeast of Dayton, Ohio, and adjacent to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The church secretary position is a part-time position (24 hours/week, four days a week) with competitive hourly pay. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply. Please send letter of interest and resume to the church ATTN: Church Secretary Position.
Kirkmont Presbyterian Church is seeking a Youth Fellowship Coordinator. Interested candidates should get in touch with me (937-426-8292 or [email protected]). Please note that the Presbytery website also lists some area job hunting assistance. If you know of somebody in your congregation that needs some help looking for their next job, please share that information with them.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To See Your Church News Here, email ready to print articles to [email protected] by the 25th of the month (or last working day prior if that will fall on a holiday or weekend). Thanks for taking your time to read First Monday and for telling others in your Church family. We are offering a Financial Peace University course at First Presbyterian Church in South Charleston. The class begins on Wednesday, April 14th at 6:30pm. The course runs for 13 weeks. Topics include: *Savings *Cash-Flow Planning *Dumping Debt *Credit *Mutual Funds *Tuition *Real Estate *Giving. The course features (by dvd) nationally known financial expert Dave Ramsey. On average, families during this 13-week course pays off over $5,000 in debt and saves over $2,500. We are happy to welcome anyone in the presbytery to attend this course. The cost is $100 for a membership kit (per family/single person). (Alumni of FPU can attend free.) One may enroll by contact me ([email protected]) by March 28th or online directly at www.daveramsey.com. Kirkmont Center (operated by the Presbytery of the Miami Valley) at Zanesfield, Ohio: -is seeking applications for college-age summer staff persons (paid) or for volunteer counselors (age 18 or older) - see more information on the website: kirkmontcenter.com -is entertaining new "partners" who will identify prospective campers (3rd - 8th grade) and staff from urban areas to attend an Urban Explorers Camp, June 27-July 2. Funding is already in place. Contact [email protected] -is offering Work Camp Training for churches or individuals who are planning for a future work camp, to share experiences, learn from each other, and do "hands on" experience, all or part of the week of June 6-11, 2010 (adults and youth grades 7-12). Contact [email protected] LOGOS Training in Dayton July 9-11 The LOGOS Experience, a LOGOS training event, will be presented by The Logos Ministry July 9-11 at Southminster Presbyterian Church, Centerville. The LOGOS Ministry is a non-denominational Christian Ministry that works in partnership with local church leaders to build young disciples of Jesus Christ. For information, call 937-433-1810.
Northminster and Covenant Support Habitat "Blitz Build" On May 1 and 2, Springfield Covenant and Northminster Churches will participate in a Habitat for Humanity "Blitz Build" with Tom Gerdy and about 80 "Habitat Crazies" from around the US, along with about 250 volunteers from Clark County. The goal is to get two homes framed, roofed and sided by the end of the second day, and to plant a neighborhood garden.
Northminster and Covenant both participated in completing Springfield's first "Apostle Build" home last year, partnering with 10 other local churches. Covenant has housed Clark County Habitat Offices free since 1990 and the new Habitat Restore is on Covenant church property.
The Rev. Norman Godfrey to retire May 23 The Rev. Norman Godfrey, Pastor of Faith Presbyterian Church, Huber Heights, will be retiring following his final worship service at the church on May 23. He has been the pastor of Faith for the past eleven years. A reception will be held at the church in honor of Norman and his wife, Carol, following 10:30 A.M. worship on May 23. Friends and colleagues are invited to attend. Well-wishers may also send cards and notes to Norman and Carol to: Faith Presbyterian Church, 5555 Chambersburg Rd., Huber Heights, OH 45424. Norman and Carol will be moving to Paris, Texas on May 25 to be near their children and grandchildren.
You are invited to the 2010 ANNUAL MEETING of the Association for Reformed & Liturgical Worship. “Strong, Loving and Wise: Forming and Reforming Leaders for Vital, Faithful, Creative Worship” — Year 3 Prince Conference Center—Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan Monday—Thursday, July 26-29, 2010 Register Now! Go to our website, www.arlw.org PLENARY SPEAKERS
John Witvliet - Director, Calvin Institute of Christian Worship, and Professor of Music and Worship, Calvin College & Calvin Seminary
Leanne van Dyk - Dean, Vice President of Academic Affairs and Professor of Reformed Theology, Western Theological Seminary
PREACHING AND PRESIDING
Sally A. Brown - Elizabeth M. Engle Associate Professor of Preaching and Worship at Princeton Theological Seminary.
Claudio Carvalhaes - Assistant Professor of Worship and Preaching, Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
WHO IS AR&LW?
The Association for Reformed and Liturgical Worship is an association of ministers, musicians, scholars, congregational members, seminary professors and staff who care about the worship life of Reformed churches.
We are committed to the formation and ongoing training and support of those who prepare and lead worship.
We care about worship that is sacramental, incarnational, Trinitarian, ecumenically informed and rooted in the Reformed tradition.
We are convinced that worship can be faithful and creative, local and global, and is central to the church’s participation in the coming reign of Christ.
ANNUAL MEETING SCHOLARSHIPS Scholarships are available to help meet expenses for attendance of various categories of non-AR&LW members at the 2010 annual meeting of the Association for Reformed & Liturgical Worship in Grand Rapids, Michigan, this summer. • Representatives from Congregations in the Reformed Church Tradition. By way of a gift from Fritz West, scholarships are available for persons in congregations with an interest in worship—clergy or laity, including church musicians—to cover the registration fee and expenses up to a total of $250. Interested persons should make application by June 1. • Young Seminarians. In an effort to encourage the study and practice of Reformed and liturgical worship by seminary students who anticipate a long career in the professional ministry, Vicki Mackey has made available funds to provide scholarships (amount depends upon the number of applicants accepted) for young seminarians from or attending seminaries representing the Reformed church tradition. Applicants should make application by June 1. • Worship Faculty, Field Placement Coordinators, and Administrative Staff. Through a generous grant from the Myers Foundation, persons working in the area of worship at a seminary identified with the Reformed tradition can receive a scholarship in an amount up to $500 to cover the registration fee and expenses of transportation, lodging, and meals (maximum of two scholarships per institution). The deadline for application for this scholarship is April 15. Applications received after that date will be considered on an as-available basis. All applicants should include contact information and identify their seminary or church. Applicants for the West and Mackey scholarships should include a statement on why they wish to attend the meeting, and how they anticipate that attendance will assist them in forming worship leaders or their own preparation for leading worship faithfully. Applications for all scholarships should be addressed to: Association for Reformed & Liturgical Worship, c/o Spanish Springs Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 51176, Sparks, NV 89435 or emailed to [email protected].
Africa Medical Mission Network Planning Kenya Trip in June The Africa Medical Mission Network of the Presbytery of Miami Valley is sending a mission team to Kenya, East Africa in June 2010. If you are interested in being part of the team, we invite you to join us for an organizational meeting on Sunday, January 31 at 4 p.m. at Lebanon Presbyterian Church. We especially need doctors and nurses to conduct a medical outreach at the clinic that we helped to establish in the village of Ng’undu, outside of Nairobi. Also, we hope to construct a maternity ward for the clinic, visit a well-drilling project that will provide clean drinking water for Masai Presbyterian Churches, visit an AIDS orphanage, and conduct a games day for local children. Even if you’re not a medical professional, we hope you come with us. We will meet in the narthex of the church located at the front entrance. For information call Lebanon Presbyterian Chuch at 513-932-2751.
Catch the Building Spirit Presbyterian and Catholic Churches Partnering Together
with Dayton Ohio Habitat for Humanity Once again the Catholic Churches and the Presbyterian Churches are teaming up to build a Habitat House in Dayton in 2010. This will be our 17th year working together.
This is last year’s house on Stratsburg Avenue in Dayton.
This year we will again be building on Stratsburg Drive in Dayton. We plan to have our Blitz week starting on the Saturday of the Memorial Day weekend, May 29 and running through Friday, June 4. Any churches that are interested in participating either with labor or financing Please contact: Hank Baust, Presbyterian Coordinator for “Catch the Building Spirit” [email protected] or call (937) 429-0360. You may also sign up directly at the Dayton Ohio Habitat Website and receive email information on the upcoming build. http://daytonhabitat.volunteerhub.com/Events/Browse.aspx To find out more about the builds read our newsletters at: http://www.daytonhabitat.org/ctbs/newsletters.html
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asso
ciat
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of
con
greg
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indi
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als,
co
vena
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help
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cul
tivat
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ract
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and
pr
omot
e w
orsh
ip
that
offe
rs a
fore
tast
e
of th
e fu
llnes
s of G
od’s
Reig
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his w
orsh
ip is
Tr
inita
rian,
ecu
men
ical
, in
carn
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nal
and
sacr
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tal;
it
is bo
th u
nive
rsal
and
loca
l an
d se
nds t
he c
hurc
h
to li
ve it
s litu
rgy,
br
ingi
ng G
od’s
just
ice
and
grac
e to
all
of
God
’s cr
eatio
n.
Support &
advocacy:
AR&
LW provide
s supp
ort for its
mem
bers th
roug
h ou
r ann
ual m
eetin
gs’
sharing in—an
d abou
t—worship, as well
as by pa
iring ou
r meetin
gs to externa
l continuing ed events.
Colum
bia Th
eol. Seminary’s Su
mmer
Scho
lars program
, July 27‐29, precede
s ou
r ann
ual m
eetin
g, Ju
ly 29‐31.
Adv
ocacy currently is th
e focus of our
three‐year plan:
To Strengthen the Church in
Forming Leaders for W
orship
AR&
LW has begun
an in
tentiona
l process
of con
versation an
d discov
ery.
Th
roug
h geog
raph
ic cluster group
s,
essential p
articipan
ts
in th
is cov
enan
tal p
rocess‐‐
cong
regatio
ns, sem
inary, and ju
dicatory‐‐
can listen to, and learn from
, each other.
This Year’s Cluster Groups
Cluster Group
s are supp
orted
by a W
orship Renew
al Grant
from th
e Calvin Institu
te of
Christia
n Worship and th
e Lilly
Endo
wment. At regular fa
ce‐to‐
face or e
lectronic meetin
gs,
(whether fa
ce‐to‐fa
ce or
electron
ic), each cluster group
addresses:
• Why does the seminary
worship?
• How m
ight th
e seminary
impa
rt denom
inationa
l trad
ition
s of w
orship to a
diverse an
d multi‐
deno
minationa
l stude
nt bod
y?
• How m
ight th
e seminary
make the case fo
r the centrality
of w
orship to th
e teaching of
theology
? • Wha
t is necessary for w
orship
lead
ers to be “m
usically
prep
ared
” to plan worship?
• Wha
t are th
e expe
ctations of
field edu
catio
n with re
spect to
stud
ents, sem
inaries,
cong
regatio
ns, and sup
ervisors?
For m
ore info abo
ut cluster
grou
ps, visit:
http://arlw
.worshiprenewal.goo
glep
ages.com
/
Future Cluster Groups
2008‐2009’s regiona
l focus group
s are
dedicated to con
versation betw
een
worship lead
ers, sem
inaries an
d judicatories re
garding ho
w sem
inaries
might fo
rm w
orship lead
ers for
cong
regatio
ns.
In 2009, AR&
LW w
ill exp
lore how
cong
regatio
ns m
ight fo
rm w
orship
lead
ers.
The July, 2010 Grand Rap
ids an
nual
meetin
g will see th
e de
velopm
ent o
f a
repo
rt to sha
re w
ith all pa
rtners and
Reform
ed se
minaries.
Membership Benefits
Acc
ess t
o th
e w
ebsi
te’s
“R
esou
rces
fo
r Ren
ewal
.” W
hile
this
col
lect
ion
of a
rticl
es c
over
s a ra
nge
of
opin
ions
and
idea
s reg
ardi
ng
sacr
amen
tal p
ract
ice,
it re
flect
s a
grou
ndin
g in
the
Ref
orm
ed tr
aditi
on
as w
ell a
s a d
eep
conf
iden
ce in
wha
t G
od is
doi
ng th
roug
h th
e lit
urgi
cal
rene
wal
of t
he c
hurc
h. D
ue to
co
pyrig
ht re
stric
tions
, onl
y m
embe
rs
have
acc
ess t
o th
is p
ortio
n of
the
web
site
.
Subs
crip
tion
to L
iturg
y: T
he J
ourn
al
of th
e Li
turg
ical
Con
fere
nce,
a
quar
terly
reso
urce
for s
tudy
ing,
pr
epar
ing,
and
lead
ing
Chr
istia
n w
orsh
ip. I
t off
ers p
ract
ical
hel
p,
idea
s, an
d re
flect
ions
for p
asto
rs a
nd
prie
sts,
educ
ator
s and
mus
icia
ns.
Each
issu
e fo
cuse
s on
a si
ngle
th
eme.
Arti
cles
are
writ
ten
and
mat
eria
ls a
re a
ssem
bled
by
note
d lit
urgi
cal s
chol
ars,
paris
h pa
stor
s, de
nom
inat
iona
l wor
ship
lead
ers,
mus
icia
ns, a
rtist
s, an
d ar
chite
cts.
10
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Co
ng
reg
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on
s i
n D
isa
ste
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No
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ea
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loo
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hu
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es,
torn
ad
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Rev. D
avid
Fle
min
g
This
work
shop w
ill e
xplo
re h
ow
congre
gations
should
be p
repare
d for
and r
esp
ond t
o t
he e
ffect
s of
natu
ral dis
ast
ers
, and c
reative
ways
to b
e u
sefu
l in
the c
om
munitie
s of
need t
hat
are
aff
ect
ed b
y d
isast
ers
.
10
5 C
hri
sti
an
ity a
nd
th
e F
irst
Am
en
dm
en
t, M
arily
n B
rookens
I
n a
spars
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6
word
s --
―Congre
ss s
hall
make n
o law
resp
ect
ing a
n e
stablis
hm
ent
of
relig
ion, or
pro
hib
itin
g t
he fre
e e
xerc
ise t
here
of
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the R
elig
ion C
lause
s of
the F
irst
Am
endm
ent
have g
enera
ted a
n e
norm
ous
am
ount
of
legis
lation, lit
igation, and p
ublic
contr
overs
y.
This
cours
e w
ill incl
ude a
very
bro
ad o
verv
iew
of
First
Am
endm
ent
relig
ion iss
ues
and
als
o t
opic
s in
more
depth
incl
udin
g iss
ues
rela
ted t
o e
duca
tion, public
dis
pla
ys
of
relig
ion, in
div
idual and inst
itutions
G
RO
UP
C 1
0:1
5-1
1:4
5
Ch
oo
se
on
e c
ou
rse
fro
m t
his
gro
up
AN
D o
ne
co
urs
e f
rom
Gro
up
B a
bo
ve
. 2
10
Do
ing
a N
ew
Th
ing
: P
rofe
ssio
na
l D
eve
lop
me
nt
for
an
Em
erg
ing
Fu
ture
, D
ave M
uelle
r A
ll w
ho s
erv
e C
hrist
in w
hate
ver
voca
tion, se
rve a
s m
odels
of
healin
g, w
hole
ness
. To liv
e in w
elln
ess
requires
a life o
f co
ntinuous
renew
al. W
e
will
explo
re a
nd b
uild
on m
odels
of
pers
onal and p
rofe
ssio
nal develo
pm
ent.
We w
ill
be a
ssess
ing a
nd u
nders
tandin
g o
ur
best
ways
of
work
ing m
ost
joyfu
lly a
nd
eff
ect
ively
, dis
cern
ing a
nd a
ctin
g o
n G
od’s
call
for
our
renew
al and g
row
th,
identify
ing p
ract
ices
that
coin
cide w
ith t
hat
renew
al and e
stablis
hin
g a
pla
n f
or
movin
g forw
ard
. This
work
shop is
ideal fo
r both
cle
rgy a
nd lay leaders
hip
and a
nyone
els
e s
earc
hin
g for
how
to d
o G
od's
work
in t
he w
orld.
21
1 S
ee
kin
g G
od
Th
rou
gh
th
e A
ge
s, Jo
hn S
tern
er,
Com
mis
sioned L
ay
Past
or
We s
hall
experience
and d
iscu
ss s
evera
l of
the s
piritual pra
ctic
es
use
d t
hro
ughout
the h
isto
ry o
f th
e C
hurc
h, and t
he s
piritual si
mila
rities
and d
iffe
rence
s of
various
tim
es
(ie. anci
ent,
medie
val, m
odern
and p
ost
-modern
)
21
2 F
ou
r G
en
era
tio
ns U
nd
er
On
e R
oo
f: G
en
era
tio
n T
he
ory
an
d t
he
Ch
urc
h,
Dr.
Paul N
em
ece
k
This
cours
e is
desi
gned t
o h
elp
people
unders
tand t
hat
there
are
m
ultip
le g
enera
tions
in a
congre
gation a
t any g
iven t
ime, w
hat
the c
hara
cterist
ics
of
each
genera
tion m
ight
mean in t
he life o
f a c
hurc
h, and h
ow
we c
an p
lan t
he v
arious
asp
ect
s of
our
min
istr
y in w
ays
that
take t
hese
diffe
rence
s in
to a
ccount
while
still
bein
g faithfu
l to
who a
nd W
hose
we a
re.
2
13
Mo
vin
g m
ed
ita
tive
pra
ye
r: T
he
Da
nce
s o
f U
niv
ers
al
Pe
ace
, Cath
y G
raf
T
he D
ance
s of
Univ
ers
al Peace
– a
lso c
alle
d m
ovin
g m
editation -
- are
part
of
the
tim
ele
ss t
raditio
n o
f Sacr
ed D
ance
, usi
ng s
imple
musi
c, lyrics
and m
ovem
ent
to t
ouch
our
spiritual ess
ence
. N
o m
usi
cal or
dance
experience
is
required.
N
ote
on C
ERTIF
ICATIO
N C
OU
RSES:
Due t
o t
he c
om
ple
x pro
cess
for
appro
ving inst
ruct
ors
for
Cert
ific
ation C
ours
es,
the C
ove
nant
Gath
ering D
esi
gn T
eam
has
deci
ded t
o t
ry o
ffering o
ne o
f th
ese
cours
es
eve
ry o
ther
year
only
. W
e h
ope t
o
have
a E
duca
tor/
CLP
Cert
ific
ation C
ours
e in 2
011.
8
Ju
ly 4
, 4
PM
to
Ju
ly 9
, 1
1 A
M
Mic
hin
do
h R
etr
ea
t C
en
ter
45
45
E.
Ba
co
n R
oa
d
Hills
dale
, M
I 4
924
2
Co
ven
an
t G
ath
eri
ng
A l
ittl
e b
it c
on
fere
nc
e, a
lit
tle b
it v
ac
ati
on
,
a l
ittl
e b
it c
hu
rch
ca
mp
…
for
the
wh
ole
fa
mily
!
Wh
at?
Jo
in o
ther
Ch
ristia
ns f
or
Co
ve
na
nt
Ga
thering
we
se
nd
ou
r ro
ots
dee
p in
to th
e g
rou
nd
of
Go
d’s
Love
an
d s
end
bra
nch
es
upw
ard
and
ou
twa
rd in
fa
ith
!
Co
ve
na
nt G
ath
ering
is a
little
b
it c
onfe
rence,
a little
bit v
acatio
n,
a little b
it c
hurc
h c
am
p,
with
fa
cili
tie
s fo
r a
ll a
bili
tie
s!!!
Wh
y?
To le
arn
, to
wo
rsh
ip, to
re
cre
ate
. A
dult c
lass o
ptio
ns in
clu
de
S
piritu
al G
row
th,
Ch
urc
h H
isto
ry,
Bib
le S
tudy, F
aith
an
d
Po
litic
s,
and
ha
nds-o
n m
issio
n o
f cre
ating
a L
ab
yrin
th,
and
mo
re! C
hild
ren
and
Yo
uth
ha
ve
ag
e a
pp
ropria
te
edu
catio
na
l a
nd
fu
n a
ctivitie
s. T
he w
hole
co
mm
unity
wo
rsh
ips t
og
eth
er,
an
d e
njo
ys d
elic
ious m
eals
, e
ve
nin
g
pro
gra
ms, a
nd
afte
rno
on o
ptio
ns o
n m
any t
opic
s.
Wh
o?
Yo
u,
yo
ur
fam
ily,
yo
ur
old
an
d n
ew
fr
iend
s in C
hrist of
all
ag
es!
1
Wh
ere
?
Mic
hin
do
h R
etr
ea
t C
ente
r
4
545
E. B
aco
n R
oa
d
Hill
sd
ale
, M
ich
iga
n 4
92
42
w
ww
.mic
hin
do
h.c
om
Fo
r m
ore
in
form
ati
on
:
ww
w.c
ovenan
tgath
eri
ng.c
om
co
ve
na
ntg
ath
erin
g@
co
mca
st.
ne
t P
ho
ne
: 2
69.4
29
.19
16
Y
ou
r d
ay a
t C
ove
na
nt
Ga
the
rin
g w
ill b
e r
ich in w
ors
hip
, st
udy, m
issi
on a
nd t
ime
to e
njo
y t
he c
om
munity o
f Christ
ians.
Covenant
Gath
ering w
ill g
ive y
ou a
bout
five t
o
10 h
ours
of
class
tim
e p
er
cours
e, dependin
g o
n w
hat
class
es
you c
hoose
. O
ur
new
schedule
makes
it e
asy
to t
ake t
wo c
lass
es
if y
ou’d
lik
e.
Most
regula
r cl
ass
es
— w
ith
som
e e
xce
ptions
— w
ill m
eet
in t
he m
orn
ing.
“
Aft
ern
oo
n O
pti
on
s” w
ill o
ffer
short
cla
sses
in a
diffe
rent
mode. Att
endees
ask
ed
us
to m
ake t
ime for
them
to t
ake a
dvanta
ge o
f all
the t
ale
nte
d, div
ers
e p
eople
and
inte
rest
s gath
ere
d t
ogeth
er.
These
one-
or
two-t
ime ―
dro
p in‖
class
es
may incl
ude
short
Bib
le s
tudie
s, Q
& A
with s
om
e o
f our
teach
ers
, natu
re s
tudy, photo
gra
phy,
bird-w
atc
hin
g o
r oth
er
ideas
as
they p
op u
p.
Our
youngest
fam
ily m
em
bers
will
have
fun t
hin
gs
to d
o a
s w
ell!
G
rou
p w
ors
hip
will
cro
wn e
ach
evenin
g,
aff
irm
ing a
nd c
ele
bra
ting o
ur
pra
ise a
nd
love for
our
Cre
ato
r and R
edeem
er
and join
ing u
s to
geth
er
in o
ur
faith c
om
munity.
Oth
er
tim
es
off
er
opport
unitie
s fo
r m
issi
on p
roje
cts
and c
om
munity a
ctiv
itie
s —
or
just
enjo
yin
g t
he w
onderf
ul gro
unds,
wate
rfro
nt
and w
ate
r sl
ide a
t M
ichin
doh!
Evenin
gs
bring t
ime for
inte
rgenera
tional pro
ject
s and p
rogra
ms
such
as
cam
pfire
s, a
tale
nt
show
, Bib
le g
ath
erings,
movie
nig
ht
and n
atu
re s
tudy.
Arr
iva
l a
nd
De
pa
rtu
re
Covenant
Gath
ering w
ill b
egin
Sunday w
ith C
heck
-In a
t 4:0
0 p
m, fo
llow
ed b
y d
inner.
It c
oncl
udes
Friday a
fter
bre
akfa
st a
nd a
short
wors
hip
serv
ice.
2
20
10
CO
UR
SE
OP
TIO
NS
CH
ILD
RE
N A
ND
YO
UT
H C
OU
RS
ES
Child
ren a
nd Y
outh
have a
ge –
appro
priate
educa
tional and f
un a
ctiv
itie
s ta
ught
by
experience
d t
each
ers
and leader.
Choose
your
child
’s c
lass
base
d o
n g
rade
com
ple
ted in t
he S
pring o
f 2010.
00
1
Infa
nt
thro
ug
h T
od
dle
r
0
04
M
idd
le S
ch
oo
l –
gra
de
s 5
-7
00
2
Pre
sch
oo
l th
rou
gh
Gra
de
1
0
05
S
r. H
igh
is g
rad
es 8
-12
.
00
3
Gra
de
2-4
A
DU
LT
S C
OU
RS
E O
PT
ION
S
Adults
enjo
y o
ne o
r tw
o c
ours
es
thro
ughout
the w
eek. T
here
are
a w
ide v
ariety
of
topic
s to
choose
fro
m!
Choose
either
one c
ours
e fro
m G
roup A
, or
pic
k o
ne e
ach
fr
om
Gro
up B
and G
roup C
.
GR
OU
P A
8:3
0-1
1:4
5
(C
ho
ose
on
ly t
his
all
-mo
rnin
g c
ou
rse
. )
50
1 H
an
ds o
n S
pir
itu
ali
ty:
La
byri
nth
Bu
ild
ing
, th
e R
ev. Ted J
ones,
Ken
Heis
chm
an A
labyrinth
is
a c
reate
d d
efined s
acr
ed s
pace
- a p
lace
that
is n
ot
to b
e
challe
nged o
r dis
resp
ect
ed b
y a
ny w
ho e
nte
r it r
egard
less
of
their r
elig
ious
aff
iliation.
Speci
fica
lly it
is a
n a
rtfu
l expre
ssio
n o
f w
alk
ing m
editation. ―T
he e
ffect
of
walk
ing w
ith
an inte
nt
and p
urp
ose
can u
nify t
he r
ational, intu
itiv
e, and s
piritual asp
ect
s of
the
walk
er.
Labyrinth
walk
ing c
an g
ive u
s re
spite a
nd a
lso a
llow
intu
itiv
e k
now
ledge t
o
suggest
how
to c
ope b
ett
er
with o
urs
elv
es
and t
he w
orld.‖
(Ji
m B
uch
anan,
Labyrinth
s fo
r th
e S
pirit, p 1
3)
Join
with o
ther
searc
hers
as
we b
uild
a p
erm
anent
labyrinth
at
Mic
hin
doh a
nd e
xperience
it
in p
rayer
and w
ors
hip
. G
RO
UP
B 8
:30
-10
:00
(C
ho
ose
on
e c
ou
rse f
rom
th
is g
rou
p A
ND
on
e c
ou
rse
fro
m G
rou
p C
be
low
.)
10
1 B
ible
Stu
dy o
n R
eve
lati
on
, th
e R
ev. W
endy P
ratt
R
eve
lation ca
n c
onfo
und
the m
ost
experience
d s
tudy leader.
But
when e
ven p
opula
r cu
lture
is
trum
peting t
he
apoca
lypse
, our
Bib
lical pers
pect
ive a
nd u
nders
tandin
g is
more
im
port
ant
than e
ver.
The P
resb
yte
rian W
om
en H
orizo
ns
2010-2
011 B
ible
stu
dy leads
us
on J
ourn
eys
Thro
ugh R
eve
lation:
Apoca
lyptic
Hope for
Today
. Pote
ntial st
udy leaders
and
part
icip
ants
– o
r anyone e
lse w
ho’s
inte
rest
ed c
an join
the R
ev. W
endy P
ratt
as
she
help
s us
dem
yst
ify R
eve
lation u
sing v
arious
tools
incl
udin
g t
he P
W s
tudy its
elf.
1
02
Ho
w G
od
Use
s P
eo
ple
: Fa
ith
in
Fil
ms,
Nath
an M
art
ens
Jo
in N
ath
an
Mart
ens
to u
se film
s to
jum
p s
tart
a s
tudy o
f G
od’s
work
in o
ur
lives.
We w
ill u
s lo
ts
of
film
clip
s as
well
as
one o
r tw
o full
length
featu
res.
You’ll
leave w
ith n
ew
insp
irations
from
unlik
ely
pla
ces,
and a
new
appre
ciation f
or
how
even t
he
most
com
merc
ial film
s ca
n s
peak t
o o
ur
faith. This
is
als
o a
good f
oundation
for
a s
tudy y
ou m
ight
take h
om
e t
o y
our
ow
n c
ongre
gation.
7
Cov
ena
nt
Gath
erin
g R
egis
trati
on
Form
Co
mp
lete
this
reg
istr
atio
n f
orm
, en
clo
se o
ne
Fee
Cal
cula
tor
per
fam
ily u
nit
and
mai
l w
ith y
our
chec
k o
r p
ay o
nli
ne.
Co
py f
orm
s as
nec
essa
ry f
or
add
itio
nal
att
endee
s an
d t
o r
etai
n f
or
yo
ur
ow
n i
nfo
rmat
ion.
Nam
e ____________
___
___
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Ad
dre
ss _
_________
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_C
ity _
_________________
Sta
te _
____ Z
ip _
____
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_ T
elep
ho
ne:
__
_____________________
Em
ail
____________
___
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Ch
urc
h N
ame
& C
ity _
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Pre
sbyte
ry o
r (d
enom
inat
ion
)__
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__________
Sp
ecia
l physi
cal
consi
der
atio
n r
equ
este
d:
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Ad
ult
s:
Nam
e:_____________
__
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__
__ C
ours
e S
elec
tio
n(s
) _____
__
_
______
Age:
18
-25
26
-35
3
6-5
0
51
-65
6
6-7
5
76+
Mal
e/
Fem
ale
Nam
e:_____________
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Co
urs
e S
elec
tio
n(s
) _______
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______
Age:
18
-25
26
-35
3
6-5
0
51
-65
6
6-7
5
76+
Mal
e/
Fem
ale
All
Per
son
s u
nd
er 1
8 (
Cou
rse c
ho
ices
on
nex
t p
age)
Nam
e
Age
Bir
th
Dat
e
Mal
e/
Fem
ale
Gra
de
in
Spri
ng
2010
Cours
e
4
Fam
ilie
s m
ay b
e house
d t
oget
her
wit
h o
ther
fam
ilie
s, d
epen
din
g o
n s
pac
e
avai
lable
. W
ith w
hom
wo
uld
yo
u l
ike
to s
har
e sp
ace?
___________________
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K t
o u
se p
hoto
s o
f yo
u a
nd/o
r yo
ur
fam
ily f
or
PR
pu
rpo
ses?
Gif
ts o
r sk
ills
you
cou
ld o
ffer
th
e co
mm
un
ity?
(If
in
tere
sted
in
sin
gin
g i
n
choir
, in
clu
de
part
su
ng
)__
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Cost
incl
udes
tuit
ion, ro
om
, b
oar
d, re
gis
trat
ion
unle
ss o
ther
wis
e n
ote
d.
All
fee
s m
ust
be
paid
bef
ore
th
e ev
ent
beg
ins.
One
Fee
Cal
cula
tor
is
nee
ded
per
fam
ily u
nit
. A
50
% D
eposi
t is
req
uir
ed w
ith
reg
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onfe
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Cente
r has
been p
rovid
ing p
rogra
ms
to s
trength
en c
hild
ren,
youth
, fa
mili
es,
and c
om
munitie
s fo
r alm
ost
100 y
ears
. S
ince
June 1
, 2009, it h
as
been p
art
of
Spring A
rbor
Univ
ers
ity. T
he C
onfe
rence
Cente
r si
ts o
n 2
50 b
eautifu
l acr
es
of
rolli
ng h
ills,
wetlands,
str
eam
s, a
nd a
private
spring f
ed lake o
uts
ide o
f H
illsd
ale
, M
ichig
an, not
far
from
the O
hio
and I
ndia
na s
tate
lin
es.
Both
the loca
tion a
nd t
he d
ivers
e f
aci
litie
s w
ere
behin
d t
he c
hoic
e o
f M
ichin
doh a
s a
loca
tion f
or
Covenant
Gath
ering w
hen a
new
hom
e n
eeded t
o b
e found in 2
007.
Although t
here
are
many P
resb
yte
rian-o
wned faci
litie
s w
ithin
the b
oundaries
of
Mic
hig
an, In
dia
na, O
hio
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llinois
, M
ichin
doh w
as
the m
ost
able
to m
eet
the n
eeds
of
adult-f
riendly
housi
ng, m
ultip
le m
eeting s
pace
s, r
easo
nable
cost
, fa
irly
centr
al
loca
tion, opport
unity t
o e
njo
y t
he b
eauty
of
God’s
Cre
ation,
and m
id-s
um
mer
date
availa
bili
ty t
hat
were
sought
– a
ll at
a r
easo
nable
cost
! M
ichin
doh’s
num
ero
us
am
enitie
s in
clude a
multi-co
urt
gym
with c
limbin
g w
all,
a 3
20
foot
wate
rslid
e, boating, hig
h r
opes
cours
e, sw
imm
ing, hik
ing, and m
ore
, as
well
as
com
fort
able
pla
ces
to s
it a
nd w
atc
h. Their h
elp
ful st
aff
are
all
people
of
faith,
and it
has
pro
ven t
o b
e a
wonderf
ul host
to C
ovenant
Gath
ering s
ince
2007.
Ho
usin
g
Mic
hin
doh h
as
a v
ariety
of
housi
ng o
ptions.
Those
Covenant
Gath
ering u
ses
are
air-
conditio
ned. Y
ou’ll
fin
d m
ore
pic
ture
s and d
esc
riptions
at
ww
w.m
ichin
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rwo
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ofa
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rolla
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unk b
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or, C
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stitu
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tian
Wor
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, Pr
ofes
sor o
f Mus
ic a
nd W
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ip,
Cal
vin
Col
lege
and
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logi
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inar
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med
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in
the
21st
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tury
”
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nsor
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hris
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orld
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e ev
ent i
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des
wor
ship
and
w
orks
hops
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Law
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e fo
unde
r and
exe
cutiv
e di
rect
or o
f the
K
alei
dosc
ope
Inst
itute
for C
ompe
tent
Lea
ders
hip
in a
Div
erse
C
hang
ing
Wor
ld, a
min
istry
of t
he D
ioce
se o
f Los
Ang
eles
. H
e ha
s be
en a
con
sulta
nt a
nd tr
aine
r for
bui
ldin
g in
clus
ive
com
mun
ity fo
r ove
r 20
year
s w
orki
ng w
ith c
hurc
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e m
ultic
ultu
ral n
atio
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e ch
urch
in
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eric
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d its
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a be
tter r
efle
ctio
n of
the
Kin
gdom
of G
od w
ith p
eopl
e fro
m d
iffer
ent r
aces
and
eth
nici
ties.
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lity
: Div
ersi
ty
Res
pon
se: W
ha
t?!?
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atur
day,
May
8 @
10
a.m
. – 2
p.m
. W
estm
inst
er P
resb
yter
ian
Chu
rch
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ntow
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ayto
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. Wilk
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treet
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ost:
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nch
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nsor
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ultic
ultu
ral N
etw
ork
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Law
will
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e fe
atur
ed
spea
ker a
t Rea
lity:
Div
ersi
ty...
R
espo
nse:
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t?!?
a s
peci
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even
t spo
nsor
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y th
e M
ultic
ultu
ral N
etw
ork
of
Pre
sbyt
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of th
e M
iam
i Val
ley.
C
ome,
wor
ship
, and
be
chal
leng
ed a
s th
e fu
ture
of t
he
body
of C
hris
t in
a di
vers
e w
orld
. Th
e ev
ent i
nclu
des
wor
ship
and
w
orks
hops
.
Dr.
Law
is th
e fo
unde
r and
exe
cutiv
e di
rect
or o
f the
K
alei
dosc
ope
Inst
itute
for C
ompe
tent
Lea
ders
hip
in a
Div
erse
C
hang
ing
Wor
ld, a
min
istry
of t
he D
ioce
se o
f Los
Ang
eles
. H
e ha
s be
en a
con
sulta
nt a
nd tr
aine
r for
bui
ldin
g in
clus
ive
com
mun
ity fo
r ove
r 20
year
s w
orki
ng w
ith c
hurc
hes
of m
any
deno
min
atio
ns.
Pre-
regi
stra
tion
appr
ecia
ted:
937
-278
-420
3 or
m
ultic
ultu
raln
etw
ork@
gmai
l.com
.
As
we
beco
me
a m
ore
mul
ticul
tura
l nat
ion,
the
chur
ch in
Am
eric
a w
ill fin
d its
way
tow
ard
a be
tter r
efle
ctio
n of
the
Kin
gdom
of G
od w
ith p
eopl
e fro
m d
iffer
ent r
aces
and
eth
nici
ties.
Wha
t is
the
futu
re o
f the
chu
rch?
Thi
s is
the
que
stio
n on
the
min
ds o
f man
y of
thos
e in
our
pew
s. O
ur c
ultu
re h
as s
hift
ed,
dem
ogra
phic
s ha
ve c
hang
ed a
nd t
he la
ndsc
ape
of w
hom
we
wou
ld n
orm
ally
con
side
r be
ing
in th
e ch
urch
has
cha
nged
as
wel
l. W
ithin
the
next
few
dec
ades
we
will
not
onl
y w
itne
ss th
e m
ajor
ity o
f the
Chr
istia
ns in
the
wor
ld li
ving
in th
e so
uthe
rnhe
mis
pher
e, b
ut o
ur o
wn
com
mun
itie
s w
ill lo
ok q
uite
a b
it
diff
eren
t. W
e ha
ve m
ade
sign
ifica
nt s
trid
es in
raci
al a
nd e
thni
c di
vers
ity
over
the
past
50
year
s. W
hile
ther
e is
stil
l muc
h w
ork
to b
e do
ne, o
ur c
once
ptio
ns a
bout
div
ersi
ty h
ave
grow
n an
d as
w
e un
ders
tand
the
ric
hnes
s fo
und
in p
eopl
e w
ho s
hare
a w
ide
rang
e of
bac
kgro
unds
. Fro
m S
tarb
ucks
to th
e lo
cal d
iner
, we
no
long
er li
ve in
com
plet
ely
hom
ogen
eous
com
mun
ities
. So
then
w
hy s
houl
d th
e ch
urch
con
tinue
with
con
greg
atio
nal i
dent
itie
s be
ing
limite
d to
one
race
or
ethn
icit
y?
No
mat
ter
how
the
futu
re o
f the
chu
rch
prog
ress
es, i
t will
be
wit
hin
an in
crea
sing
ly d
iver
se c
ount
ry. I
t w
ould
mak
e se
nse
that
the
chur
ch m
ust l
ook
at it
s m
inis
try
to y
oung
er
gene
ratio
ns in
a w
ay th
e br
eaks
dow
n th
e ol
d st
ereo
type
of t
he
“Mos
t seg
rega
ted
hour
in A
mer
ica”
as
we
larg
ely
wor
ship
on
Sund
ay m
orni
ngs
in c
omm
uniti
es th
at g
athe
r al
ong
raci
allin
es. O
ur y
oung
peo
ple,
who
are
incr
easi
ngly
less
impr
esse
d w
ith
labe
ls, w
ill lo
ok to
org
aniz
atio
ns o
f wor
ship
that
ref
lect
th
e w
orld
they
live
in. A
s th
ey a
re ra
ised
in a
n in
crea
sing
lyhe
tero
gene
ous
soci
ety,
the
y w
ill fi
nd t
heir
futu
re w
orsh
ip
expe
rien
ces
that
do
not s
how
exc
lusi
vity
to s
kin
colo
r or
eve
n la
ngua
ge p
refe
renc
e. T
hey
may
eve
n be
abl
e to
see
Chr
isti
ans
past
the
dist
inct
ions
of t
he n
atio
n st
ate.
We
know
this
is
com
ing
as o
ur y
oung
peo
ple
choo
se to
find
a c
hurc
h ho
me.
Th
e qu
estio
n is
whe
ther
we
can
give
the
m a
chu
rch
com
mun
ity
that
is w
elco
min
g an
d in
clus
ive
of th
eir
valu
es t
hat u
phol
d a
mul
ticu
ltura
l wor
ld. T
hey
will
not
just
hea
r ou
r w
ords
, but
they
w
ill w
ant t
o se
e ou
r ac
tion
s to
war
d w
elco
min
g pe
ople
who
are
activ
ely
seek
ing
a ne
wne
ss to
our
pla
ce a
s th
e bo
dy o
f Chr
ist i
n th
e w
orld
.
Wha
t is
the
futu
re o
f the
chu
rch?
Thi
s is
the
que
stio
n on
the
min
ds o
f man
y of
thos
e in
our
pew
s. O
ur c
ultu
re h
as s
hift
ed,
dem
ogra
phic
s ha
ve c
hang
ed a
nd t
he la
ndsc
ape
of w
hom
we
wou
ld n
orm
ally
con
side
r be
ing
in th
e ch
urch
has
cha
nged
as
wel
l. W
ithin
the
next
few
dec
ades
we
will
not
onl
y w
itne
ss th
e m
ajor
ity o
f the
Chr
istia
ns in
the
wor
ld li
ving
in th
e so
uthe
rnhe
mis
pher
e, b
ut o
ur o
wn
com
mun
itie
s w
ill lo
ok q
uite
a b
it
diff
eren
t. W
e ha
ve m
ade
sign
ifica
nt s
trid
es in
raci
al a
nd e
thni
c di
vers
ity
over
the
past
50
year
s. W
hile
ther
e is
stil
l muc
h w
ork
to b
e do
ne, o
ur c
once
ptio
ns a
bout
div
ersi
ty h
ave
grow
n an
d as
w
e un
ders
tand
the
ric
hnes
s fo
und
in p
eopl
e w
ho s
hare
a w
ide
rang
e of
bac
kgro
unds
. Fro
m S
tarb
ucks
to th
e lo
cal d
iner
, we
no
long
er li
ve in
com
plet
ely
hom
ogen
eous
com
mun
ities
. So
then
w
hy s
houl
d th
e ch
urch
con
tinue
with
con
greg
atio
nal i
dent
itie
s be
ing
limite
d to
one
race
or
ethn
icit
y?
No
mat
ter
how
the
futu
re o
f the
chu
rch
prog
ress
es, i
t will
be
wit
hin
an in
crea
sing
ly d
iver
se c
ount
ry. I
t w
ould
mak
e se
nse
that
the
chur
ch m
ust l
ook
at it
s m
inis
try
to y
oung
er
gene
ratio
ns in
a w
ay th
e br
eaks
dow
n th
e ol
d st
ereo
type
of t
he
“Mos
t seg
rega
ted
hour
in A
mer
ica”
as
we
larg
ely
wor
ship
on
Sund
ay m
orni
ngs
in c
omm
uniti
es th
at g
athe
r al
ong
raci
allin
es. O
ur y
oung
peo
ple,
who
are
incr
easi
ngly
less
impr
esse
d w
ith
labe
ls, w
ill lo
ok to
org
aniz
atio
ns o
f wor
ship
that
ref
lect
th
e w
orld
they
live
in. A
s th
ey a
re ra
ised
in a
n in
crea
sing
lyhe
tero
gene
ous
soci
ety,
the
y w
ill fi
nd t
heir
futu
re w
orsh
ip
expe
rien
ces
that
do
not s
how
exc
lusi
vity
to s
kin
colo
r or
eve
n la
ngua
ge p
refe
renc
e. T
hey
may
eve
n be
abl
e to
see
Chr
isti
ans
past
the
dist
inct
ions
of t
he n
atio
n st
ate.
We
know
this
is
com
ing
as o
ur y
oung
peo
ple
choo
se to
find
a c
hurc
h ho
me.
Th
e qu
estio
n is
whe
ther
we
can
give
the
m a
chu
rch
com
mun
ity
that
is w
elco
min
g an
d in
clus
ive
of th
eir
valu
es t
hat u
phol
d a
mul
ticu
ltura
l wor
ld. T
hey
will
not
just
hea
r ou
r w
ords
, but
they
w
ill w
ant t
o se
e ou
r ac
tion
s to
war
d w
elco
min
g pe
ople
who
are
activ
ely
seek
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