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Thursday, December 16, 2004

District Leadership Conference

Details regarding the District Leadership Conference on Sunday, February 6, 2005 from 2:00 to 4:30 pm are coming together. These workshops will be offered:

a. "Strengthening Relations with the Pastor and the Congregation", led by Beth Crissman for chairs and members of PPR/SPR committees.

b. "Introduction to the Spiritual Care Program at Rowan Helping Ministries and Cooperative Christian Ministries," led by Joe Luther, Ed Hosack, Dianne Scott, and Betty Jean Prewitt for Salisbury district pastors. Come and learn about a new program to give spiritual care to the individuals and families seeking assistance at RHM and CCM, as well as to staff members and volunteers.

c. "Disaster Response in WNCC", led by Mike Collins, conference director of Volunteer Response Ministries, for anybody wanting to be involved in the ministry of disaster relief.

d. "Hispanic Ministry in the Salisbury District", led by Deya and Frank Ramos, Karie Long, and members of the district's Hispanic Ministry Team. Come and learn how you can be a part of sharing the love of Christ with our Latino neighbors in Rowan and Cabarrus counties.

e. "Safe Sanctuaries", led by Anna Barden and other district trainers. Local churches must have a "Safe Sanctuary" policy in place for the sake of our children by December 2005. This workshop will provide information needed to write those policies.

f. "Small Groups", led by Cynthia Mackey and Angela Marlowe" for anybody wanting to know more about John Wesley's emphasis on small groups as well as small group options and resources for today's local church.

g. "We Want to Grow, So How Do We Begin?", led by Carl Settle for clergy and lay persons interested in learning more about sharing Christ with others and welcoming newcomers into the church.

According to this, the district leadership conference will be at Trinity UMC in Kannapolis.

1 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

I believe several of us should sign up for item g. I'll volunteer.
We need to get some program started right along with the construction of the proposed building. We need people to put into the new facility as well as fixtures. Al G.

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