The 224th Annual Meeting of the Vermont Conference, UCC

April 26 - 27 at Lake Morey Resort 

"What in God's Name is Going On in Vermont?"

Vermont Conference, United Church of Christ

February 22, 2019

To:      All Voting Members and Visitors to the Annual Meeting

From:  The Rev. Lynn Bujnak, Conference Minister and Registrar

RE:      ANNUAL MEETING 2019

The Annual Meeting of the Vermont Conference, United Church of Christ, will take place on April 26-27 at the Lake Morey Inn in Fairlee, Vermont. This year’s theme is “What in God’s Name is Going on in Vermont?” Our format will be a bit different this year to allow for some extended experiential engagement with the principles and application of Appreciative Inquiry for our Conference and our congregations.

We are excited to welcome the Rev. Dr. Rob Voyle, Episcopal priest, psychologist, executive coach, teacher, trainer and founder of the Clergy Leadership Institute. Rob has been coaching and training clergy, church leaders and others in the Appreciative Way for over 30 years. Please visit his website: www.clergyleadership.com for more information and to read the many positive comments about Appreciative Way training and Rob as teacher and coach.

Your Annual Meeting Planning Committee has been hard at work shaping our time together. Expect moving and innovative worship and music. We will have the Peacemaker’s Gathering on Friday afternoon. There will be an opportunity for drop-in workshops on a variety of topics, speak-outs, the chance to consider the business of the Conference and to dream together about the future. Many displays will also be offered along with the opportunity to meet some of our partners in ministry from nearby and around the world.

Of course, there is also time to greet old friends and make new ones and to enjoy the beautiful Lake Morey.

I look forward to seeing you there!

Lynn Bujnak

Conference Minister

Remember, you must make your overnight room reservations DIRECTLY WITH LAKE MOREY (800-423-1211). Registration links will take you to a site to register electronically and pay on line for the conference fees and meals only.

Registration Deadline: April 18th.

The Vermont Conference Annual Meeting takes place on Friday & Saturday, April 26 -27, 2019 at the Lake Morey Resort in Fairlee, VT.

Our keynoter is The Rev. Dr. Rob Voyle of the Appreciative Way and a leader in appreciative inquiry.

Dr. Voyle is an Episcopal Priest, executive coach, and a licensed psychologist.  In addition to a doctorate in psychology he has degrees in mechanical engineering and theology. 

He is an internationally recognized leader in the use of appreciative inquiry in church related settings.

As the founder and Director of the Clergy leadership Institute he is committed to providing advanced training in clergy leadership to enhance ministry effectiveness.

His work history includes twenty years of ordained ministry, interposed with episodes of research and development engineering, behavioral medicine, clinical psychology, and organizational consulting. 

Rob's personal mission is to be "helpful, humorous, and healing," which is manifested in a passion for conducting training and consultation. He is a gifted storyteller and has a penchant for mischievously confronting listeners with new insights that are both affirming and liberating.

Over 95% of the participants in Rob's workshop consistently rate Rob's presentations as: "one of the best training program I have attended in years"

READ MORE HERE ABOUT ROB VOYLE...

Things you should know before attending the Annual Meeting: 

1. Print documents found on the Website's Annual Meeting page   www.vtcucc.org/annual-meeting

2. There are NO workshops to sign up for. The workshops this year are a "drop-in" format.

3. If you have registered for any meals, you will find a meal ticket in your registration pack. 

4. We do NOT reserve your rooms at the Lake Morey Resort, you must do that individually by calling the Resort at 800-333-4311.

5. Please return your Lanyards before you leave.