Marjorie Thompson to Lead Companions in Christ Event
NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 16, 2007 /GBOD/ --The Rev. Marjorie Thompson will lead a 3-day leader training event for the Companions in Christ series, Thursday through Saturday, May 10-12 at Upper Room Ministries, 1908 Grand Ave, Nashville. The event begins with registration at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, May 10 and will end by 12:00 p.m. Saturday, May 12.
Thompson is a Presbyterian minister, author and spiritual director of the Companions in Christ initiative in Nashville.
Those who attend the leader-training event will receive Companions in Christ resources essential for initiating Companions groups in their church.
The registration fee is $250. To register visit www.companionsinchrist.org. For information, call the Companions in Christ Training Office at 615-340-7525.
This training provides an in-depth experience in Companions in Christ resources and develops in participants the distinctive leadership skills called upon when leading formational groups.
The Companions in Christ series from Upper Room Ministries brings a transforming small-group experience to congregations.
Most in-depth Christian studies offer knowledge about scripture, prayer, or other areas of faith.
The Companions in Christ series invites participants into a deeper experience of the Christian life.
As the journey unfolds participants discover classic and contemporary spiritual practices that form rather than inform the participants and encourage them in inner and outward expressions of their faith.
Authors of the Companions series include Stephen D. Bryant, editor/publisher of Upper Room Ministries; Gerrit Scott Dawson, senior minister of First Presbyterian Church in Lenoir, N.C.; Adele J. Gonzalez, Assistant Director of the Office of Lay Ministry in the Roman Catholic
Archdiocese of Miami, Fla.; E. Glenn Hinson, author and retired professor of spirituality at the Baptist Theological Seminary in Richmond, Va.; Rueben P. Job, a retired United Methodist bishop and former editor/publisher of The Upper Room; Marjorie J. Thompson, author and Spiritual Director of the Companions in Christ initiative in Nashville, Tenn.; and Wendy M. Wright, professor of theology at Creighton University in Omaha, Neb.
It is estimated that 10,000+ small groups from a variety of denominations and locales have experienced Companions in Christ since its release. The transforming impact this resource has in congregations caused one clergy to say, “this resource may be the future of the church”.
Companions in Christ®
Leader Training Schedule
May 10-12, 2007
Thursday, May 10
3:00 Registration
3:30 Welcome, Orientation, & Worship
4:00 Introductions
4:30 Break
4:45 Companions Vision and Understanding Spiritual Formation
5:30 Dinner
6:15 Keys to Formational Process
6:30 Holy Listening Exercise
7:15 Assignments for Friday
7:30 Evening Prayer
7:45 Adjourn
Friday, May 11
8:30 Prepare to Experience a Companions Meeting
8:45 Experience Companions in Christ (abbreviated week)
10:30 Break
10:45 Reflect on Experience in Relation to Leadership Skills
11:15 Prepare to lead a “Deeper Exploration” (triad assignments)
12:00 Lunch (after meal options: UR Museum, Bookstore, or further preparation)
1:25 Gather in Triad Rooms
1:30 First Person Leads
2:15 Break
2:30 Second Person Leads
3:15 Break
3:45 Third Person Leads
4:30 Break
4:45 Reflect on Leadership Learning
5:15 Prayer and Blessing
5:30 Dinner at Monell’s and Free Evening
Saturday, May 11
9:00 Morning Prayer
9:20 Developing Spiritual Formation Opportunities in Congregation
10:00 Break
10:15 Building Intentional Formational Ministries
10:30 Upper Room Support
11:00 Question/Answer and Evaluation
11:30 Dismissal and Benediction
Upper Room Ministries is an ecumenical organization that produces resources for encouraging deeper spiritual formation, including The Upper Room daily devotional guide, distributed to over two million people in 44 languages, five other magazines, a line of books, and programs for youth and adults.
GBOD’s mission is to support annual conference and local church leaders for their task of equipping world-changing disciples. An agency of The United Methodist Church, GBOD is located at 1908 Grand Ave. in Nashville, Tenn. For more information, call the Media Relations Office toll free at (877) 899-2780, Ext. 7017.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 16, 2007 /GBOD/ --The Rev. Marjorie Thompson will lead a 3-day leader training event for the Companions in Christ series, Thursday through Saturday, May 10-12 at Upper Room Ministries, 1908 Grand Ave, Nashville. The event begins with registration at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, May 10 and will end by 12:00 p.m. Saturday, May 12.Thompson is a Presbyterian minister, author and spiritual director of the Companions in Christ initiative in Nashville.
Those who attend the leader-training event will receive Companions in Christ resources essential for initiating Companions groups in their church.
The registration fee is $250. To register visit www.companionsinchrist.org. For information, call the Companions in Christ Training Office at 615-340-7525.
This training provides an in-depth experience in Companions in Christ resources and develops in participants the distinctive leadership skills called upon when leading formational groups.
The Companions in Christ series from Upper Room Ministries brings a transforming small-group experience to congregations.
Most in-depth Christian studies offer knowledge about scripture, prayer, or other areas of faith.
The Companions in Christ series invites participants into a deeper experience of the Christian life.
As the journey unfolds participants discover classic and contemporary spiritual practices that form rather than inform the participants and encourage them in inner and outward expressions of their faith.
Authors of the Companions series include Stephen D. Bryant, editor/publisher of Upper Room Ministries; Gerrit Scott Dawson, senior minister of First Presbyterian Church in Lenoir, N.C.; Adele J. Gonzalez, Assistant Director of the Office of Lay Ministry in the Roman Catholic
Archdiocese of Miami, Fla.; E. Glenn Hinson, author and retired professor of spirituality at the Baptist Theological Seminary in Richmond, Va.; Rueben P. Job, a retired United Methodist bishop and former editor/publisher of The Upper Room; Marjorie J. Thompson, author and Spiritual Director of the Companions in Christ initiative in Nashville, Tenn.; and Wendy M. Wright, professor of theology at Creighton University in Omaha, Neb.
It is estimated that 10,000+ small groups from a variety of denominations and locales have experienced Companions in Christ since its release. The transforming impact this resource has in congregations caused one clergy to say, “this resource may be the future of the church”.
Companions in Christ®
Leader Training Schedule
May 10-12, 2007
Thursday, May 10
3:00 Registration
3:30 Welcome, Orientation, & Worship
4:00 Introductions
4:30 Break
4:45 Companions Vision and Understanding Spiritual Formation
5:30 Dinner
6:15 Keys to Formational Process
6:30 Holy Listening Exercise
7:15 Assignments for Friday
7:30 Evening Prayer
7:45 Adjourn
Friday, May 11
8:30 Prepare to Experience a Companions Meeting
8:45 Experience Companions in Christ (abbreviated week)
10:30 Break
10:45 Reflect on Experience in Relation to Leadership Skills
11:15 Prepare to lead a “Deeper Exploration” (triad assignments)
12:00 Lunch (after meal options: UR Museum, Bookstore, or further preparation)
1:25 Gather in Triad Rooms
1:30 First Person Leads
2:15 Break
2:30 Second Person Leads
3:15 Break
3:45 Third Person Leads
4:30 Break
4:45 Reflect on Leadership Learning
5:15 Prayer and Blessing
5:30 Dinner at Monell’s and Free Evening
Saturday, May 11
9:00 Morning Prayer
9:20 Developing Spiritual Formation Opportunities in Congregation
10:00 Break
10:15 Building Intentional Formational Ministries
10:30 Upper Room Support
11:00 Question/Answer and Evaluation
11:30 Dismissal and Benediction
Upper Room Ministries is an ecumenical organization that produces resources for encouraging deeper spiritual formation, including The Upper Room daily devotional guide, distributed to over two million people in 44 languages, five other magazines, a line of books, and programs for youth and adults.
GBOD’s mission is to support annual conference and local church leaders for their task of equipping world-changing disciples. An agency of The United Methodist Church, GBOD is located at 1908 Grand Ave. in Nashville, Tenn. For more information, call the Media Relations Office toll free at (877) 899-2780, Ext. 7017.
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