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Registration for any event can be done
by e-mailing Jacki Knapp-Raaen at knappraa@cord.edu,
by calling the CHARIS office at 218.299.3566,
or
by filling out our online registration form and sending it in.
If other registration procedures are used,
they are noted in the course description.
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“Leading from Within: The Spirituality of Leadership"
with Roy Oswald
June 16 - 19, 2008
What: In these changing times, people look to clergy for authenticity, integrity, and spiritual depth. It is these characteristics which give credibility to leaders and make their vision for the future trustworthy. This seminar will engage you at the point where you are wrestling with who you are and what it is for which you stand. Self-examination, self-discovery, and self-affirmation are at the core of this process. The basic beliefs forming the foundation for your ministry will be explored.
In this seminar, you will: explore the disciplines and rituals needed to keep centered, focused, and balanced in life and in your work; discover how to face fears about your leadership role; examine and possibly refocus your mission in life; explore the key polarities that need to be managed for effective leadership; explore the shadow side of your personality and learn how to utilize it for difficult leadership tasks; examine your leadership style relate to authenticity and integrity with special emphasis on Parker Palmer's "Leading from Within."
Who: Roy Oswald, senior consultant with the Alban Institute for 31 years, is now retired, but still returning to some of his regular sties. An ordained Lutheran pastor, he consults with churches and conducts training programs around the country on topics relatd to ministry and congregational dynamics. His many books include Clergy Self-Care; Discerning Your Congregation's Future; and The Inviting Church.
When: Starts June 16 at 10am; ends June 19 at 12noon
Where: Park Region Lounge in Park Region Hall at Concordia College in Moorhead, MN.
Cost: $439; fee includes breaks only
Early Bird Discount (if paid in full by May 30) - $40 off
On campus room and/or board available, upon request.
CEUs: 2 (= 20 contact hours) - $5 administrative fee
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“Leading Change and Living to Tell About It"
with Anthony B. Robinson
June 24-25 , 2008
What: Ministry that operates only at the transactional level - meeting expressed needs - may fail to touch the deepest needs of congregations and of the people who make them up: the need for transformation, for personal and institutional change in light of the vision and values of the gospel. Clergy who operate only at the transactional level are in danger of allowing the congregation to become an audience or clientele for goods and services. The priesthood of all believers becomes the gathering of religious consumers. The result of transformational leadership is the elevation of aspiration, the conversion of followers into leaders and leaders into moral agents. The apostle Paul, for example, did not hesitate to respond to particular concerns. Yet in doing so he almost always pushed beyond the immediate problems to deeper issues. In this way, Paul responded to felt needs, but he transformed and reframed them as well. The focus of this workshop is to explore such transformational leadership - and survive to tell about it.
Who: Anthony Robinson is a UCC pastor in Seattle whose focus these days is building congregations and communities and stengthening leadership. The author of Tranforming Congregational Culture and Leadership for Vital Congregations, Robinson has served four congregations, both rural and urban, large and small. He has also been active in interfaith dialogue, ministry with persons and families with mental illness, and with low-income housing.
When: June 24 - 10am to 12noon and 1pm to 5pm; June 25 - 9am to 12noon and 1pm to 3pm
Where: Jones Conference Room in the new Student Center at Concordia College in Moorhead, M.
Cost: $299; fee includes breaks only Early Bird Discount (if paid in full by June 6) - $30 off
On-campus room and/or board available, upon request.
CEUs: 1.1 (= 11 contact hours) - $5 admin fee
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“Skill Enhancement Workshop
for
Church Secretaries and Office Staff"
Monday - July 21 , 2008
You can say "thank you" to the office staff at your church, and help them sharpen their skills, by making it possible for them to come to this one-day workshop. This is a workshop designed by church secretaries and office staff by church secretaries and office staff. They know what they want and need, and we work with them to provide this workshop, which will run from 9am to 5pm at Concordia College in Moorhead, MN.
There will be three 'breakout' sessions, with workshops on archives, computer security, church security, an overview of websites and how they're created, information about newsletters & bulletins, office relations, and a motivational/faith workshop. The fee for the day is $85, which includes lunch and breaks.
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“Theology of the Cross: Uses and Abuses"
with Vitor Westhelle
August 10-14, 2008
What: Historically, the cross is both the most enigmatic and distinctive of the Christian symbols. Slow in its reception within Christian communities, finally, by the fourth century, the Cross won the central position among Christian symbols. Acclaimed and criticized throughout the ages, it has evinced Christian triumphalism but also anchored Christian piety as a source of empathy and solidarity in suffering.
Theology of the Cross - what does it mean? In the Heidelberg disputation, Martin Luther said that "the theologian of the cross calls a thing for what it is." To call a thing for what it is means to speak the truth. It is indeed a risky business and equally perilous is presenting the cross for what it is. There is nothing neat and nice about it. The cross names the world for what it is, a world fraught with suffering and populated by victims. What does it take for us to see the cross in our midst and call it for what it is? Yes, it is indeed risky, but it is also a promise. It is a way of life when lived out in hopeful solidarity of those that are moved by the pain of this world amidst God or those moved by the pain of God in the midst of the world.
Who: Vitor Westhelle has been a professor of systematic theology at the Lutheran School of the Theology at Chicago since 1993. A native of Brazil, he has also taught at the University of Natal and the University of Aarhus in Denmark. Earlier, he was Coordinator of the Ecumenical Commission on Land in Parana, where he was an enabler and a companion with those struggling for land and justice. A prolific writer and editor, he has more than 110 scholarly publications, including his 2006 book, The Scandalous God: The Use and Abuse of the Cross. His is a wide-ranging intellect, including the history of theology, philosophy, science, and the arts.
When: August 10 - starts at 8pm
Aug 11 thru Aug 14 - 9am to 12noon each day.
Where: Thunderbird Lodge, International Falls, MN
Cost: Clergy - $249; Laity - $219 Early Bird Discount (if paid in full by July 25) - $20 off
Group rate: $169 per person for three or more from one parish. Fee does not include room and board. Some rooms at the Thunderbird have been reserved; to make reservations, call 1-800-351-5133 before July 25.
CEUs: 1.3 (= 13 contact hours) - $5 admin fee
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“Does Just Peacemaking Give a Faithful and Effetive Way to Reduce the threat of Terrorism?"
with Glen Stassen
September 18 , 2008
What: The idea of "just peacemaking" has been set forth as an alternative to just war theory and to pacifism by a 23-member Working Group on Just Peacemaking who were searching for "alternatives to military intervention" and beyond that, the abolition of war.
The group identified a series of peacemaking practices to avoid a war and create justice. As articulated by Glen Stassen, a member of that group, this idea is rooted in the teachings of Jesus, especially the Sermon on the Mount. This is an urgent need for our time, as the wastefulness and ineffectiveness of war become more and more obvious. And it is a task that the church must undertake in a culture deeply committed to violence as a way of dealing with personal as well as international and national problems.
Who: Glen Stassen is a Lewis B. Smedes Professor of Christian Ethics at Fuller Theolotical Seminary in Pasadena, CA. A passionate advocate for peace with jsutice as well as a very active church member (Baptist), Stassen is a prolific author. His books includ Just Peacemaking: Transforming INitiatives for Justive and Peace (Westminster JohnKnox, 1992); Kingdom Ethics: Following Jesus in Contemporary Context (InterVarsity Press, 2003); Just Peacemaking: Ten Practices for Abolishing War, ed. by Stassen (Pilgrim Press, 2004); and Living the Sermon on the Mount: A Practical Hope for Grace and Deliverance (Jossey-Bass, 2006).
Stassen is following in the footsteps of his father, Harold Stassen, apopinted by Pres. Franklin Roosevelt to represent the United States in deliberations leading to the creation of the United Nations. he was elected governor of Minnesota in 1938, 1940, and 1942, and ran for President of the U.S. nine times. The elder Stassen was an active church member, and as president of the American Baptist Church joined Martin Luther King's 1963 March on Washington.
When: Thursday, September 18 from 10am - 3pm
Where: The Oak Room of the Grant Center at Concordia College in Moorhead, MN
Cost: Clergy - $99; Laity - $89
Early Bird Discount (if paid in full by August 29) - $10 off
Fee includes lunch and breaks
CEUs: .4 (= 4 contact hours) - $5 admin fee
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“More with Less: Enlivening Music and Worship in Small Congregations "
A one-day educational event for musicians and clergy
September 27, 2008
When: Saturday, September 27 from 9am - 3pm
Where: Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, 1500 6th St S in Moorhead, MN
Cost: $39
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“Tales from the Crypt: Theology and Practice in Funeral Ministry"
with Mark Molldrem and Julie Tweit
October 2, 2008
What: Whether you are a veteran pastor or a realtively new one, you will find much that will be helpful in this workshop. After sharing some of your funeral nightmare stories, you will learn about theologies of dath, historical and cultural variations on funeral practices, biblical p ictures and personal metaphors for preaching life out of death, and unavoidable details, like church funeral policies, the role of the pastor in various situations, funeral bulletins, eulogies, etc.
About as much as can be crammed in one day!
Who: Mark Molldrem is pastor of First Lutheran Church, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, and a previous CHARIS presenter. Julie Tweit is a Presbyterian pastor serving as Certified Preplanning Consultant for Boulger Funeral Home in Fargo.
When: Thursday, October 2 from 10am - 3pm
Where: Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 4310 Cty Rd 137 in St. Cloud, MN.
Cost: $89
Early Bird Discount (if paid in full by September 126) - $10 off
Fee includes lunch and breaks.
CEUs: .4 (= 4 contact hours) - $5 admin fee
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Discounts
50% registration discount
(for retired pastors and pastors in their first three years of ministry).
25% registration discount
(for those 65 or older, interns, and students)
Group Discounts: call the CHARIS office
Cancellation & Refund Policies
Participants who wish to cancel must provide notification
in writing by mail, phone, or email to receive a refund.
A 15% administrative fee will be charged for all refunds.
CEU Certification
A $5 administrative fee will be charged for CEU certificates.
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