SPRING TRAINING 2020

Chrism Mass & Diocesan Education Day
MODIFICATIONS AS OF MARCH 10: 
Online Workshops & Postponements

The Diocese of Hawai'i kicks off its new series of Diocesan training days with Spring Training 2020, with workshops for clergy, wardens, treasurers (stewardship leaders), and youth workers.  All interested in learning more in these areas are welcome to take part.   

Saturday, March 28, 2020

Out of an abundance of caution due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, we have modified plans for Spring Training 2020, and will no longer be meeting in person on Oahu.  Please note the following changes:

CHRISM MASS CANCELLED:  Bishop Fitzpatrick will consecrate oils at a separate liturgy at some point and have them available for church leadership to pick up at another time, as was done last year due to Presiding Bishop Curry's visit.

WORKSHOPS WILL BE HELD ONLINE:  Most of the planned workshops have been modified and will be held online using the Zoom Video Conferencing platform.  Zoom works well on smartphones and tablets, as well as desktops and laptops, so these sessions should be accessible by most everyone. Churches are encouraged to share their electronic resources with participants as needed.  We are planning to schedule practice sessions for those who need them.

 Changes to the workshop sessions are shown below:

   

Registered participants will receive instructions on how to access the Zoom Video/Web Conferencing platform and link(s) for their sessions.

Workshop Descriptions

• CLERGY TRACK: Revive, Innovating in Liturgy, and Vibrancy in our Congregations – Part of the online workshop will be spent with Dawn Davis, the Author of Revive, “a small-group discipleship program for active lay leaders to help them grown in confidence as spiritual leaders who love God and want to live a Jesus-shaped life… Revive is offered as a gift to our dedicated lay leaders to give them the chance to be re-energized with some new ideas and lots of laughter and to learn about themselves and the God we serve.” The second portion of the online workshop will feature the clergy leadership at St. James’, Waimea.  They will lead a talk-story about the journey their parish has been on that has led to some positive changes.

• WARDEN TRACK:  Revive, Spiritual Leadership, and Q & A with someone who’s been there, done that – Part of the online workshop will be spent with Dawn Davis, the Author of Revive, “a small-group discipleship program for active lay leaders to help them grow in confidence as spiritual leaders who love God and want to live a Jesus-shaped life… Revive is offered as a gift to our dedicated lay leaders to give them the chance to be re-energized with some new ideas and lots of laughter and to learn about themselves and the God we serve.” Wardens will also have a session with Bishop Bob on Spiritual Leadership, and a Q & A session with Rae Costa, who served as a Warden herself, and now also knows the Diocesan system from the other side in her job as Business Manager.

• TREASURER TRACK:  How does it all add up?  Danny Casey and Rae Costa (Accountant and Business Manager in the Diocesan Support Center, respectively) will lead the online session on all things financial! They will focus on areas identified in the recent “How Can We Help You” survey sent out Diocese-wide. Treasurers will also hear from Wayne Yoshigai, Diocesan Chancellor, to talk about HR and employment law in a fun (no, really!) and educational way.

• YOUTH LEADER TRAINING: Youth Ministry 101 Are you willing to answer the call to Youth Ministry? Do you want to begin or reenergize a parish youth program, but don’t know where to start?  Join us for “Youth Ministry 101,” an introduction to the essential building blocks for running a successful youth program in your local context.  The online session will include an overview of best practices, curriculum resources, and communication techniques, and will also cover the importance of relational ministry and how to attract youth.  Help build a strong foundation for keiki to know God’s love in your parish community.

• POSTPONED --- FAMILY MINISTRIES: Stories of God at Home, A Godly Play Approach This workshop is for parents, grandparents, Godparents, aunties and uncles as well as church leaders and educators. It adapts the Godly Play stories told in many congregations so that families can share them with the children in their lives in their own homes and gatherings. Participants will hear a story and wonder together. Then they will have a chance to practice telling a story and to assemble a story to take home.  While participants do not receive full training as storytellers, they will be equipped to tell stories in their homes and to consider offering the resource in their church communities. 

• Special SPICE MORNING SESSION:  All clergy spouses/partners are invited to participate in an online session.  We will join together for Centering Prayer followed by a workshop on converting a collared shirt (like an aloha shirt) into a clergy tab-shirt.  Bring a shirt that you’ve always wanted to convert into a tab-shirt!  

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