Vitality and Ministry in the Monthly Meeting
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March 11 - 13, 2011 Friday through Sunday (2 nights)
$220-380
based on accommodations choice
Guest information
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About the accommodations
Prices for overnight programs include room, board, and tuition.
Private room
These quiet, single rooms are perfect for those who want a real retreat, and are simply decorated with a twin bed and desk.
Shared room
For those who elect to share a room with a guest or another participant, these offer comfort at a modest price.
Commute
Commuter rates include lunch and dinner during the program.
Private rooms are allotted on a first-come, first-served basis, with consideration given to those with special needs.
Engage in radical and provocative consideration of hopes for life and depth in local Quaker meetings. Dive under the surface of Quaker buzzwords like “ministry,” “worship,” “stewardship,” “leadership,” and “vitality” through small group sharing and personal journaling. Explore the connections between monthly meeting vitality and individual spiritual formation. Consult the wisdom of our broader tradition, as a way of deepening understandings and implications about vitality and/in ministry. Identify the particular needs of our world in the 21st century. Articulate the particular message(s) the Religious Society of Friends has to offer the world in response to its greatest needs.
$380/private room; $300/shared room; $220/commuter.
Co-sponsored by Earlham School of Religion
Leader(s)
Jay Marshall has served as dean of Earlham School of Religion since 1998. He is a graduate of Guilford College and Duke University. In his role as dean he conducted a study of vitality among Friends, resulting in the book, Where the Wind Blows.
Jennie Isbell is a graduate of Earlham School of Religion and author of Leading Quakers: Discipleship Leadership, A Friends Model, an adult religious education curriculum designed to help meetings articulate and respond to a shared understanding of how God works in the world.