“Emerging Church: A Model for Change and a Map for Renewal”
When: Tuesdays, 8:00 – 9:30 pm Eastern Time
January 31, February 7, 14, 21
Where: by Internet and toll-free telephone conference call. All you need is a computer with an Internet connection, and a telephone. We’ll use a conference call system that can put callers into small groups for discussion, or keep us all together for “plenary” sessions.
Details: Are you interested in helping your congregation take their next best step? In this four-week series, Rev. Bruce Sanguin, author of The Emerging Church: A Model for Change and a Map for Renewal, will support you with the tools, skills, and encouragement you need to be the leader God is calling you to be.
- Session One: Behold, I Am Doing a New Thing: The Meaning of Hope in Evolutionary Spirituality
- Session Two: Congregations as Habitats for Creative Emergence: Harnessing Creativity In Your Congregation
- Session Three: The Engaged Church: How Gift-Based Ministry, Connection Circles, and Clear Expectations Can Transform Your Congregation
- Session Four: Leadership is not a Bad Word: Igniting Your Inner Fire
Bonus gifts: Those who enroll will receive a free copy of The Emerging Church, a PDF of Living Your Spiritual Gifts, including a leader’s manual, a spiritual gift indicator, and a step-by-step detailed process describing how to unleash the power of gift-based ministry in your congregation. As well, you will receive a PDF of Connection Circles Manual, describing how to start a small group ministry in your congregation.
NB -- the free copy of Emerging Church can be ordered in e-book format, or in paperback. The paperback version will be mailed to you from Woodlake books. The cost for shipping up to three copies to the same address is $9. There is no shipping cost for the e-book format; we will send you a link to download the e-book once payment has been received.
Cost: $80 per person, or $200 for a group of 3 or more from the same congregation.
Leader: Bruce Sanguin is in his 16th year as lead minister of Canadian Memorial United Church in Vancouver, British Columbia. He is much sought after workshop leader and keynote speaker across Canada and the U.S. He has been featured on CBC radio’s The Tapestry with Mary Hines, and has been interviewed extensively about his passion for evolutionary Christian spirituality and ecology. He was recently profiled in the United Church Observer Click Here. Visit www.ifdarwinprayed.com to see reviews of Bruce's books and read his weekly blog.
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Continuing Education in The United Church of Canada
