EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES
Sept. 7: “Supporting Children Overwhelmed by Anxiety,” presented by John Wenger &Adam Wenger. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Central Time,0.3 CEU.
Oct. 8 & 15: “Happiness in Hard Times: AView from the Psalms,” presented by Steve Reid, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Central, 0.4 CEU for both sessions.
Nov. 19 & 26: “Understanding Your Grief to Find Hope and Healing,” presented by Chris Whitacre & Kathy Reid. 7-8:30 p.m. Central, 0.3 CEU for both sessions.
Feb. 11 & 18: “Luke and Acts: Turning the World Upside Down,” presented by Chris Bucher & Bob Neff
March 11: “Standing in Solidarity: A Conversation about Race and Allyship,” presented by Eleanor Hubbard
April 5: “A Place for Everybody: Creating Communities of Belonging,” presented by Jeanne Davies. Suggested donation is $25 per course.
Upcoming courses from the Brethren Academy for Ministerial Leadership include “Introduction to the New Testament,” online Oct. 16-Dec. 10, led by Matt Boersma (registration deadline Sept. 11); “A Place of Refuge,” travel seminar to Atlanta, Jan. 7-15, led by Josh Brockway (registration deadline Nov. 1); “Worship,” online with Zoom sessions Jan. 15-March 11, led by Christy Waltersdorff (registration deadline Dec. 11); and “Church of the Brethren Polity,” online Feb. 12-April 8, led by Torin Eikler (registration deadline Jan. 8). Register and pay online at Brethren Academy Course Registration/Biannual TRIM Payment| Bethany Theological Seminary (bethanyseminary.edu) .Learn more and register online at www.mcpherson.edu/ventures.
Upcoming Susquehanna Valley Ministry Center (SVMC) continuing education courses include “How to Be a Good Neighbor with Your Polar Opposite,” led by Amr Abdalla and Joe Bock, Sept. 12, in person at Juniata College (Huntingdon, Pa.) or via Zoom, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Eastern, cost $35 (with 0.5 CEU’s); “Autism and the Church,” led by Lisa Kruse, Tim Miller, David Crumrine, and Stan Dueck, Sept.26, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Central, via Zoom, cost $45 (with 0.5 CEU’s); “Grief Literacy,” led by Julie Guistwite, Oct. 1, 12-3 p.m. Central, via Zoom, cost $35 (with 0.3CEU’s); and “The Question of Leadership: Why It Matters,” led by Jeff Carter ,Nov. 16, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Eastern in person at Elizabethtown (Pa.) College or via Zoom, cost $65 in person with lunch, $45 via Zoom. Course prices are $10 less without CEU’s. Register by visiting the SVMC course page or by contacting Karen Hodges at karenhodges@svmccob.org.
Lombard Mennonite Peace Center offers a variety of training sessions. It recently added several one-day online training events to the schedule, including “Restorative Conversations” Aug. 13 and Oct. 3 and “Conflict Transformation Skills” Sept. 12 and Oct. 15. For details and registration information, go to https://lmpeacecenter.org/all-events/.
NCP Learning Tours: New Community Project regularly offers Learning Tours to various destinations on themes of environmental and justice issues. These trips are open to all ages and explore the beauty of and challenges facing God’s creation and God’s children. Learn more at https://www.newcommunityproject.info/learning-tours.
A Church of the Brethren L.E.A.D. (Listen – Equip – Adapt – Disciple) Conference is planned for Nov. 15-17, sponsored by the denomination’s Discipleship and Leadership Formation office. The event will be hosted at Ephrata(Pa.) Church of the Brethren with a scripture theme from 2 Timothy 2:2. Designed for congregational leaders such as pastors and church board members, the focus will be on raising the leadership skills of congregational leaders to help them be more effective in their local ministries. The event will be a mix of plenary and break-out sessions. Up to 0.8 CEU’s are available. Attendance will be capped at 250 participants. Keynote speaker is Rev. Dennis Robert Edwards from North Park Theological Seminary. To register or for more information, visit The L.E.A.D. Conference – Discipleship and Leadership Formation (brethren.org) . Early registration rate of $99 is available through Sept. 1, $125 thereafter. Congregations registering five or more people get a discount rate of $79 per person.
Designed particularly for ministers new to the Church of the Brethren denomination, Bethany Theological Seminary’s new certificate of achievement in ministry studies (CAMS) includes six courses that focus on Brethren history and theology, practical experience with the ordinances and preaching of the church, biblical interpretation, and peace studies. The certificate can be completed in two years or even one year, depending on course offerings. Five of the six courses can be completed at a distance. For more information go to https://bethanyseminary.edu.
Leadership Education at Duke Divinity is offering the Foundations of Christian Leadership cohort program primarily for faith leaders who have been in a leadership position in a Christian institution for fewer than five years. The program includes two four-day gatherings. Thanks to the generous support of the Lilly Endowment Inc., participants are only responsible for a $150 registration fee and will have the opportunity to apply for a $5,000 grant to support innovative approaches within his or her institution. If leaders with more than five years’ experience apply, they should be working on new projects or have an expanded scope of responsibility and be seeking ways to sustain key activities overtime. Applications are due by Sept. 13.
Video recordings of online events sponsored by the Part-time Pastor, Full-time Church program of the Church of the Brethren’s Office of Ministry are available online at https://vimeo.com/ptpftcbrethren. Among them is a webinar with Jon Ritner, author of the book Positively Irritating: Embracing a Post-Christian World to Form a More Faithful and Innovative Church, hosted by Ryan Braught, church planter and pastor of Veritas Community, a Church of the Brethren congregation. For more information contact Tabitha H. Rudy, administrative assistant for Part-time Pastor, Full-time Church, at adminptpftc@brethren.org.
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