National Camp and Retreat Leaders Conference headed to Lake Junaluska, January 31-February 4, 2011
Lake Junaluska, N.C. - The National United Methodist Camp and Retreat Ministry Committee, an affiliate organization of the General Board of Discipleship, has selected Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center as the location for their 2011 National Conference. Every two years the National Camp and Retreat Committee (NCRC) coordinates a national training event for leaders of Christian camp and retreat ministries.
Jimmy L. Carr, Executive Director of Lake Junaluska, said members of the United Methodist Camp and Retreat Ministry will enjoy Lake Junaluska’s hospitality.
“It will be a privilege and honor to welcome the National Camp and Retreat Center Committee at Lake Junaluska in 2011. This group has a unique ministry within The United Methodist Church as their members serve over one million children, youth and adults annually through ministries provided by more than 225 camp and retreat centers in the US. In addition, there are a growing number of Methodist related camp and retreat ministries in other countries across the globe. They understand the challenges of providing hospitality and training for disciples of Christ. For them to select Lake Junaluska as a meeting site affirms their belief that we can serve all of their needs and enhance their ministry.” Carr said.
“We are very excited about being at Lake Junaluska and experiencing the Christian hospitality of this site so rich in tradition and so poignant in living out vital core values of the faith today,” Mike Huber, Chair of the National Camp and Retreat Committee and Executive director of Casowasco and Aldersgate in the North Central New York Conference of The United Methodist Church, said. “We are touched by the broad embrace of all God’s people that Lake Junaluska serves,” he said.
The 2011 National Camp and Retreat Leaders Conference will take place January 31-February 4. For more information about the United Methodist Camp and Retreat Ministries, please visit www.gbod.org/camping
To learn more about Lake Junaluska Conference & Retreat Center please visit www.lakejunaluska.com
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Christian Education Workshops offered at the United Methodist Publishing House March 4, 5, and 6
Pastor and Leaders in Christian Education ministries (both staff and volunteer) are invited to participate in the following workshops led by staff of the United Methodist Publishing House and the General Board of Discipleship on March 4, 5, and 6. There is no charge for the workshops. Participants may choose from the following workshops, all of which are being offered at the United Methodist Publishing House, 201 Eighth Avenue South, Nashville, TN.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Disciple Bible Study Leader Training of Trainers -- By attending this workshop you can become equipped to lead Disciple in your church or if you are already a leader, learn to develop other Disciple Bible Study leaders in your church, district and conference, so that more churches than ever will feel empowered and equipped to offer this life-changing and church-enriching study to their members.
THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2:30 – 4:00 p.m. (Choose one of these three workshops)
A. Rock-a-Bye: Ministry with God’s Youngest Children -- A workshop you will use again and again to help leaders realize the potential their babies and toddlers have for beginning their faith journey. Get a preview of the new Toddlers and Two’s resource and the brand-new resource for teachers and workers with infants.
B. Reaching Out, Welcoming In -- Discover resources that help church members move “beyond the walls,” including the Go Fish! Series, Witness, and other studies
C. What Youth Need When and Where -- Identifying the needs of youth in various learning stages and settings and discovering the resources to meet those needs.
THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. (Choose one of these three workshops)
D. Planning for Christian Education in the Local Church -- How do we fulfill our mandate to “make disciples” in the context of Christian education ministry? An experiential overview of the process of planning a comprehensive ministry of Christian education for all ages, with helpful resources for guiding the planning and ministry in the local church.
E. Growing Together in Discipleship -- How to introduce Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations to churches helping them implement the study and fully realize the benefits for their faith community.
F. Equipping New Sunday School Teachers – A workshop to help you equip volunteers for their new ministry of teaching. Practical help for teachers of all ages.
FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. (Choose one of these three workshops)
G. Six Weeks With Tweens -- Crucial new short-term studies for 4th, 5th, and 6th graders - Choosing to Be A Christian, A United Methodist Is--, New Life in Jesus Christ, Getting Well, plus a new study on human sexuality and another on the parables.
H. Cokesbury Resources and the African American Church -- Vacation Bible School with On the Move and other resources that are specifically designed for and/or work well in African American congregations.
I. Financial Crisis or Crisis of Faith? -- This very timely workshop will equip you to assist churches in guiding their members of all ages to a faithful examination of Christian response to the current financial uncertainty.
For more information or to register, please contact the Cokesbury Christian Music and Education Services office (Curric-U-Phone), 1-800-251-8591. These workshops are offered as a part of an event described on the web site: http://www.sundayschool.cokesbury.com/content.aspx?dyn=1448
Pastor and Leaders in Christian Education ministries (both staff and volunteer) are invited to participate in the following workshops led by staff of the United Methodist Publishing House and the General Board of Discipleship on March 4, 5, and 6. There is no charge for the workshops. Participants may choose from the following workshops, all of which are being offered at the United Methodist Publishing House, 201 Eighth Avenue South, Nashville, TN.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Disciple Bible Study Leader Training of Trainers -- By attending this workshop you can become equipped to lead Disciple in your church or if you are already a leader, learn to develop other Disciple Bible Study leaders in your church, district and conference, so that more churches than ever will feel empowered and equipped to offer this life-changing and church-enriching study to their members.
THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2:30 – 4:00 p.m. (Choose one of these three workshops)
A. Rock-a-Bye: Ministry with God’s Youngest Children -- A workshop you will use again and again to help leaders realize the potential their babies and toddlers have for beginning their faith journey. Get a preview of the new Toddlers and Two’s resource and the brand-new resource for teachers and workers with infants.
B. Reaching Out, Welcoming In -- Discover resources that help church members move “beyond the walls,” including the Go Fish! Series, Witness, and other studies
C. What Youth Need When and Where -- Identifying the needs of youth in various learning stages and settings and discovering the resources to meet those needs.
THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. (Choose one of these three workshops)
D. Planning for Christian Education in the Local Church -- How do we fulfill our mandate to “make disciples” in the context of Christian education ministry? An experiential overview of the process of planning a comprehensive ministry of Christian education for all ages, with helpful resources for guiding the planning and ministry in the local church.
E. Growing Together in Discipleship -- How to introduce Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations to churches helping them implement the study and fully realize the benefits for their faith community.
F. Equipping New Sunday School Teachers – A workshop to help you equip volunteers for their new ministry of teaching. Practical help for teachers of all ages.
FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. (Choose one of these three workshops)
G. Six Weeks With Tweens -- Crucial new short-term studies for 4th, 5th, and 6th graders - Choosing to Be A Christian, A United Methodist Is--, New Life in Jesus Christ, Getting Well, plus a new study on human sexuality and another on the parables.
H. Cokesbury Resources and the African American Church -- Vacation Bible School with On the Move and other resources that are specifically designed for and/or work well in African American congregations.
I. Financial Crisis or Crisis of Faith? -- This very timely workshop will equip you to assist churches in guiding their members of all ages to a faithful examination of Christian response to the current financial uncertainty.
For more information or to register, please contact the Cokesbury Christian Music and Education Services office (Curric-U-Phone), 1-800-251-8591. These workshops are offered as a part of an event described on the web site: http://www.sundayschool.cokesbury.com/content.aspx?dyn=1448
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Gospel Recording Artist CeCe Winans Endorses Abingdon Press’s Vacation Bible School On the Move
Nashville, February 3—Recording artist CeCe Winans has endorsed Abingdon Press’s 2009 Vacation Bible School offering, On the Move: God’s Grace from Place to Place. “On the Move teaches heritage from the past, while making the present a fun learning experience," Winans says about this heritage-based, intergenerational, multicultural VBS program that combines Bible lessons and the past to build up the community as persons reconciled to one another and Jesus Christ.
CeCe Winans is a singer, songwriter, CEO, philanthropist, actress, talk show host, speaker, and author who has received ten Grammy awards, twenty-one Grammy award nominations, twenty Dove awards and numerous Stellar awards. Her Always Sisters/Forever Brothers conferences focus on young people. “My ministry is global and my longevity in the gospel music industry coupled with my love for the youth of this country has manifested itself through my work," she says. “If the older generation doesn’t reach our younger generation and reach them quickly, we will lose them.”
On the Move brings generations together through song, dance, crafts, and story. Participants learn how to progress in life while never forgetting the past. Five Bible stories are featured, each accompanied by the recounting of an historic heritage journey:
• Moving with God Towards Justice (Judges 4:4-10)
Bible: Deborah and Barak lead the Israelites out of oppression.
Heritage: In Maryland, African diplomats experience discrimination; Gloria Richardson protests.
• Moving with God Towards Greatness (Genesis 39:1-2; 41:14-21)
Bible: Joseph enters slavery, goes to jail, but becomes prime minister of Egypt.
Heritage: Literacy schools begin in Charleston, South Carolina, where many Africans entered slavery.
• Moving with Jesus Towards Blessing (Luke 9:12-17; Matthew 14:21)
Bible: Jesus blesses the food, and 5000 in groups of fifty are fed.
Heritage: In Mississippi, all civil rights groups cooperate and deal with hunger and poverty.
• Moving with God Towards Truth (1 Kings 10:1-10, 13)
Bible: The Queen of Sheba seeks new knowledge and truth.
Heritage: At the Highlander Folk School in Tennessee, civil rights workers gain new skills.
• Moving with Jesus Towards Reconciliation (Acts 15:36-41; 2 Timothy 4:9-11)
Bible: In traveling, Paul argues about John Mark. They later reconcile.
Heritage: Starting in Virginia (1947), the Journey of Reconciliation tests new laws.
About Abingdon Press
Abingdon Press publishes resources for church leaders, scholars and students engaged in leading congregations and theological education and inspirational books and study materials that reach broad ecumenical audiences.
Nashville, February 3—Recording artist CeCe Winans has endorsed Abingdon Press’s 2009 Vacation Bible School offering, On the Move: God’s Grace from Place to Place. “On the Move teaches heritage from the past, while making the present a fun learning experience," Winans says about this heritage-based, intergenerational, multicultural VBS program that combines Bible lessons and the past to build up the community as persons reconciled to one another and Jesus Christ.
CeCe Winans is a singer, songwriter, CEO, philanthropist, actress, talk show host, speaker, and author who has received ten Grammy awards, twenty-one Grammy award nominations, twenty Dove awards and numerous Stellar awards. Her Always Sisters/Forever Brothers conferences focus on young people. “My ministry is global and my longevity in the gospel music industry coupled with my love for the youth of this country has manifested itself through my work," she says. “If the older generation doesn’t reach our younger generation and reach them quickly, we will lose them.”
On the Move brings generations together through song, dance, crafts, and story. Participants learn how to progress in life while never forgetting the past. Five Bible stories are featured, each accompanied by the recounting of an historic heritage journey:
• Moving with God Towards Justice (Judges 4:4-10)
Bible: Deborah and Barak lead the Israelites out of oppression.
Heritage: In Maryland, African diplomats experience discrimination; Gloria Richardson protests.
• Moving with God Towards Greatness (Genesis 39:1-2; 41:14-21)
Bible: Joseph enters slavery, goes to jail, but becomes prime minister of Egypt.
Heritage: Literacy schools begin in Charleston, South Carolina, where many Africans entered slavery.
• Moving with Jesus Towards Blessing (Luke 9:12-17; Matthew 14:21)
Bible: Jesus blesses the food, and 5000 in groups of fifty are fed.
Heritage: In Mississippi, all civil rights groups cooperate and deal with hunger and poverty.
• Moving with God Towards Truth (1 Kings 10:1-10, 13)
Bible: The Queen of Sheba seeks new knowledge and truth.
Heritage: At the Highlander Folk School in Tennessee, civil rights workers gain new skills.
• Moving with Jesus Towards Reconciliation (Acts 15:36-41; 2 Timothy 4:9-11)
Bible: In traveling, Paul argues about John Mark. They later reconcile.
Heritage: Starting in Virginia (1947), the Journey of Reconciliation tests new laws.
About Abingdon Press
Abingdon Press publishes resources for church leaders, scholars and students engaged in leading congregations and theological education and inspirational books and study materials that reach broad ecumenical audiences.
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