2010 CALENDAR:

Workshops, Seminars, Webinars

April
	April 13 (Joy Skjegstad) Workshop - New Ways to Fund Your Church's Ministries Palmer School of Theology, Philadelphia, PA This is a one day workshop that will give an overview of winning grant strategies for ministries and tips on starting a nonprofit at your church.
	April 18-20 (Dick Bruesehoff and Jane Vennard) Workshop - The Practice of Prayer Shalom Retreat Center, Dubuque, IA In recent decades, prayer has largely become a private practice, and in our congregations it has taken a back seat to our ability to research and fix whatever issues or conditions we face—often without God’s involvement. The session will help participants move from bookend prayers to making prayer the thread that holds the life and work of the community together.
	April 21 (Dominic Perri) FREE Webinar - Understanding Generations in Parish and Ministry This free webinar introduces a way of understanding the multiple generations who are active in parishes and other ministry settings. You will learn how each of the four generations in the U.S. (Traditionalists, Boomers, Generation X and Millennials) are unique and what each is looking for in faith communities.
	April 27-29 (Susan Beaumont) Seminar - Building Staff Collegiality Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center, Lake Junaluska, NC Participants in this highly effective seminar will examine the characteristics of a healthy team, learn how a staff progresses through stages of team development, and identify where groups tend to get stuck. You’ll be introduced to 30 markers of healthy staff team culture, specific approaches to managing team conflict, building accountability into team performance, and crafting effective staff meetings.
May
	May 4-6 (Larry Peers) Seminar - Clergy Wellness: How to Balance Ministry and Life Techny Towers Retreat Center, Techny, IL You will leave this workshop able to identify the current strengths and liabilities you bring to your ministry and thus with a clearer sense of yourself both professionally and personally. You, and your congregation, and your family and friends will be glad you decided to take care of yourself like this.
	May 18 (Dominic Perri) Webinar - Feed My Sheep: Ministering Effectively to Generations in Your Parish This webinar focuses on the two younger generations in the U.S. (Gen X and Millenials) -- how to understand them, what they are seeking from communities of faith, and strategies for attracting and effectively ministering to them.
	May 19-20 (Alice Mann) Seminar - Raising the Roof Techny Towers Retreat Center, Techny, IL Join Alban senior-consultant Alice Mann, author of Raising the Roof: The Pastoral-to-Program Size Transition, to learn how to leaders in mid-size congregations can identify transition dynamics, address obstacles to growth, and lead a process of discernment about the congregation’s calling in relation to size and numerical growth.
	May 24-27 (Diana Butler Bass and Dan Benedict) Workshop - Emerging Patterns in 21st Century Worship Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center, Lake Junaluska, NC This four-day event will explore contemporary movements and patterns of spirituality emerging in Protestant worship and will offer participants an opportunity to enter into holy conversation with worship leaders and ministry colleagues.
June
	June 2-4 (Susan Beaumont) Seminar - Inside the Large Congregation La Casa de Maria Retreat Center, Santa Barbara, CA This workshop is designed for Senior Pastors, Interim Pastors, Executive Pastors, Executive Directors, Middle Judicatory Leaders and Denominational Leaders who want to understand more about the unique dynamics of leading the large congregation.
July
	July 27-29 (Larry Peers) Seminar - The Power of Story to Transform Your Leadership Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, West Hartford, CT This seminar connects the contemporary uses of narrative for personal and organizational change to the various ways that we use story and can do narrative work as leaders in faith communities.
August
	August 20-22 (Lillian Daniel and Craig van Gelder) Workshop - The Practice of Proclamation Shalom Retreat Center, Dubuque, IA Like prayer, the Bible has lost its central place in the life of many of our congregations; in large part it has simply become a repository of narratives, poetry or teachings, or it has become a tool that we use to make our point. Scripture comes to life in community when it is proclaimed and interpreted through reading, hearing, preaching and making connections between the stories of God and the life stories of the individuals and the congregations that gather around the biblical narratives and teachings. This session will help participants unleash Scripture’s power to renew and revitalize the community in faith and mission. This involves both active listening (to Scripture and sermons) and interactive storytelling (our own stories and God’s stories intersect).
	August 25-27 (William Enright and Richard Klopp) Workshop - Creating Congregational Cultures of Generosity Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center, Lake Junaluska, NC This seminar demonstrates how to “bake the cake” of congregational generosity by exploring the significant and necessary steps to creating lasting cultural change within a congregation and synthesizing research from the Center on Philanthropy and the practical experience of working with religious organizations from the Lake Institute.
September
	September 28-30 (Susan Beaumont) Seminar - Stepping Up to Supervision Simpsonwood Conference and Retreat Center, Norcross, GA No one ever taught me how to do this! This is the common cry of the pastoral leader who steps into a supervisory role for the first time. Supervising the work of others requires learning new skill sets that are consistent with the role of pastor, but not innately known, and seldom learned during professional formation. Participants in this seminar will learn the basics of managing and leading the work of other staff team members.
October
	October 5-7 (Larry Peers) Seminar - Finishing Strong, Ending Well Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center, Lake Junaluska, NC You owe it to yourself and to your congregation to approach retirement in a deliberately thoughtful and meaningful way. Take advantage of this opportunity to envision the “third age” of your personal and professional growth as you approach retirement.
	October19-21 (Ed White) Seminar - New Vision for the Long Pastorate Palisades Retret Center, Federal Way, WA Come and join others who like you are in the midst of, or facing the prospects of, an extended pastorate. You will have the opportunity to test several proven theories and instruments within the context of your own personal and congregational insights; to review your prospects for growth through either staying in or leaving your pastorate; to examine the support systems needed for a vital longer pastorate, including the critical role of the spouse and family; begin the process of outlining your personal and professional goals for upcoming years.
November
	November 2-4 (Alice Mann) Seminar - Holy Conversations: Cutting Edge Approaches to Planning Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center, Lake Junaluska, NC
	November 12-14 (George Hunsberger and Susan Briehl) Workshop - The Practice of Service Shalom Retreat Center, Dubuque, IA As our lives are formed and re-formed in the image of God, we grow in love that discovers God precisely in caring for others as ourselves. The practice of service helps us integrate our needs with the needs of others, freed for service by the good news of God’s love in Christ. Congregational leaders will move from doing ministry on behalf of others to equipping their members for ministry in their daily lives.
	November 16-18 (Larry Peers) Seminar - Breakthroughs: Getting Congregations from Stuck to Thriving Franciscan Renewal Center, Scottsdale, AZ In this seminar, we will explore some of the common patterns and dynamics that keep leaders and congregations “stuck” or unable to sustain the necessary changes for their breakthroughs in becoming vital centers for spiritual growth and for ministry in their communities.