Regional Leadership Training Day March 2016 

A day of leadership training for clergy and laity in the Diocese of Bethlehem.

We are offering leadership topics to help you in your church duties, particularly aimed at vestry members, worship leaders, and spirituality leadership.

Workshop Descriptions:

 Best Practices for Parish Finance: Charlie Barebo

Hands-on experience of completing the annual Parochial Report, setting up and managing a simple parish accounting system, overview of the key responsibilities of parish treasurers.

Benedictine Spirituality for Leadership: Laura Howell

Benedictine spirituality, an important part of our Anglican roots, teaches that we are all called to be leaders–in our churches, workplaces, families, even leaders of our own lives.  Explore some of the leadership tools and wisdom this way offers us.

Eucharistic Visitor Training: Twila Smith

A Eucharistic Visitor is a lay person authorized to take the Consecrated Elements in a timely manner following a celebration of Holy Eucharist to members of the congregation who, by reason of illness or infirmity, were unable to be present at the Celebration (Canon III.4.7). This training is the necessary pre-requisite in order to be licensed by the Bishop.

 Leadership for Wardens and Vestry: Rick Cluett

 Best practices for parish leaders examining roles, responsibilities, and realities. A look at the canons, models, strategies and resources to assist elected leaders of parishes.

 What’s in Your Sacred Bundle? Make Your Church a Church for The Community: Diocesan Stewardship Committee

 How do our congregations grow and become healthy communities in the face of daunting challenges inside and outside the Episcopal Church today? Practical strategies for adapting existing structures and ideas in order to enrich the faith community and strengthen connections to the neighboring world. Highly recommended that a parish send a team of at least two persons

Register Now!Lunch will be served (Free will offering)

Registration closes on March 1st.