2012 ARMSS/POAMN Joint Conference
Partnering: A Passion and a Purpose
October 16-19, 2012
Red Lion Hotel on the River
Portland, Oregon
Conference Brochure | Click to Register
POAMN has a limited number of partial scholarships available to assist members attending the conference for their first time, or small church leaders. Follow the links for details
For small membership congregations
October 2-4, 2012
Potawatomi Inn, Pokagon State Park,
Angola, Indiana
The purpose of this conference is to inspire, equip, motivate, encourage and provide rest and refreshment for pastors, REC’s and leaders of small Presbyterian congregations. Provided at a modest cost, this Conference is designed as a gift from individuals, larger congregations, and governing bodies in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Download the Brochure for more information.
Click Here to register online.
A Ministry of: Presbyterians for Renewal
co-sponsored by the Synod of Lincoln Trails
2012 Evangelism and Church Growth Conference Registration Book
The 2012 Evangelism and Church Growth Conference will be held July 30th – August 2nd, 2012 in St. Pete Beach, Fla. Five of the ministries of the Evangelism and Church Growth area will host their individual conferences, while sharing group meals, worship, and plenary speakers with the other conferences.
The five conferences include:
There is a discounted fee if three or more people from the same presbytery or church register for the same conference. So gather your friends for what promises to be an educational, inspirational, Spirit-filled conference! (Early bird registration rate, $250)
Download the “What Are You Waiting For” Registration book.
Featured speakers include:
Len Sweet
Highly influential in social media, best-selling author
Linnea Nilsen Capshaw
Empowering leaders discern and live out mission
Jo Saxton
Helping churches live into a discipling and missional way of being
Mark Yaconelli
Exploring ground breaking spiritual direction and practice in Youth Ministry
Join us for enlightening plenary sessions, informative workshops and inspiring worship! Mark your calendar now and watch this website for conference updates.
PLENARY LEADERS
Michael Jinkins • Clif Christopher • Maggie Lauterer
WORSHIP LEADERS
Tom Taylor • Susan Andrews
Additional sponsors are welcome.
Contact us for details.
March 12-14, 2012
Charlotte, North Carolina
Download the brochure from the Conference website.
The Spirituality of AgingAccording to the 2008 census, 15 percent of all Americans were 65 and over. By 2050, older Americans will comprise an impressive 21 percent of the U.S. population. This year’s Health Ministry Conference will focus on issues of aging and spirituality including normal spiritual health and development in the later years, chronic illness and end-of-life care.
When:
November 10, 2011
7:30 am – 3:00 pm
(Download the flyer to see the Schedule)
Where:
Sherwood Oaks Christian Church
2700 East Rogers Road
Bloomington, IN 47401
Cost: $30
Please RSVP by Nov. 7
Call 812.353.9463 or
e-mail jvanderzee@iuhealth.org
Speakers
K. Brynolf “Bernie” Lyon, PhD
Lois and Dale Bright
Professor of Christian Ministries and Professor of Practical Theology and Pastoral Care
Cathleen Weber, LCSW
Educator, Alzheimer’s Resource Service, Indiana University Health, Bloomington
Dawna Peterson
Spiritual director, founder of PARTNERS, a creative arts program for people with early memory loss and respite care.
Wendy Baptist VanderZee, M.Div.
Chaplain, Indiana University Health Bloomington Hospice
Mission Connections Live!
Presbyterian World Mission co-workers available to speak at presbyteries this fall.
The host presbytery will be responsible for developing a full schedule, for providing room and board for the mission speaker, and for transporting the mission speaker from place to place within the presbytery. Presbyterian World Mission will be responsible for the cost of transportation from presbytery to presbytery.
You can choose any of these sessions to host a speaker. The first and second sessions are longer and the third session is shorter.
First session: September 24 – September 29 (6 days)
(travel day: Friday, September 23)
Second session: October 1 – October 5 (5 days)
(travel day: Friday, September 30)
Third Session: October 7 – October 8 or 9 (3 days)
(travel day: Thursday, October 6, Sunday, October 9, late in the day, or Monday, October 10, early in the day)
We will try to schedule mission speakers to speak in clusters of neighboring presbyteries, so it may not be possible to respond to requests for a particular mission co-worker. If you would like to coordinate with an adjacent presbytery, please feel free to submit a proposal for either a shared session or for two sessions back-to-back. We will give preference to hosts that invite a speaker to talk at a presbytery meeting, to hosts that can promise a full schedule, and to hosts that promise to include churches that do not currently support a mission co-worker.
Mission co-worker speaker list:
Two of our mission co-worker speakers will be accompanied by international church partners with the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program:
To sign up to host a mission speaker for your presbytery, or for more information, please contact Carol Somplatsky-Jarman, at 888-728-7228, ext. 5826, or carol.somplatsky-jarman@pcusa.org Please give Carol your first choice of dates, as well as your first three choices of mission speakers, as well as special circumstances such as presbytery meetings, presbytery partnerships, or proposals for the joint hosting of a mission speaker.
Big Tent: Word Mission Matters!
Hopefully, you’ve heard by now that Big Tent will be in Indianapolis this summer. Please register now and make your travel plans for the World Mission Matters partner conference in Indianapolis, Indiana, June 30-July 2, 2011.
World Mission Matters is one of nine partner conferences at Big Tent — a chance to connect with other Presbyterians from across the church, share ideas and dreams for spreading the love of Jesus Christ as we connect for service in his name. World Mission Matters isn’t just another conference to attend — it’s the beginning of a movement!
On Saturday, July 2, at 10 a.m., my colleague and I will lead a workshop entitled, “Talents and Treasure: Funding Mission Co-workers.” We will talk with you about trends and challenges in mission support, why generating support for mission co-workers is one of the top priorities of Presbyterian World Mission and the relationship between successful funding and sharing engaging stories as part of mission interpretation.
We hope to see you there!
Wanted: Your Minutes for Mission!
Have you created a particularly creative or touching minute for mission about a PC(USA) World Mission co-worker? We’d love to see it, and maybe to share it with other congregations that also share in the support of that co-worker. A written script would be great, and a video would be even better! If you’d like to share a minute for mission, please let me know.
E-Newsletter: Mission Yearbook Tips
Want to be alerted about ways in which the Mission Yearbook for Prayer and Study can enrich your ministry? Find tips and suggestions on how you and your congregation can stay connected to mission with the Mission Yearbook. We’d love to add your name to our free subscription list to receive one e-newsletter a month. You can sign up today at http://gamc.pcusa.org/subscriptions/lists/mission-yearbook-tips/
New short video: Roger Dermody reflects on a trip to Sudan
Share Roger’s informal reflections following a recent trip to visit our mission co-workers in Sudan by following this link: http://gamc.pcusa.org/ministries/global/changin-lives-sudan/
Presbyterians Do Mission in Partnership
For a good reminder of how Presbyterian World Mission hold tightly to the idea of supporting and empowering the church that Jesus Christ calls into place in particular cultures around the world, please read and study the text of this document, available at http://gamc.pcusa.org/ministries/global/mission-partnership/
Thank you for reading our newsletter and helping us share the Good News of what God is doing among us, through us and with us.
Chris H. Roseland
Church Support Associate
Communications and Funds Development
3928 Laurel Oak Lane
Lexington, KY 40514
Phone: (859) 224-8118
Mobile: (502) 439-4930
chris.roseland@pcusa.org
The Presbyterian Older Adult Ministries Network (POAMN) will hold their 2011 conference in San Antonio Texas this coming October:
ARMSS/POAMN 2011 Joint Convention & Conference
At the Crossroads of Change
October 11 – 14, 2011
La Quinta Inns & Suites
303 Blum
San Antonio, Texas 78205
Keynote Presentation “Being Alive in a CrazyBusy World”
– Rev. Dr. Cynthia Rigby, The W.C. Brown Professor of Theology at Austin Theological Seminary
Click here for complete conference details
Make your hotel reservation by calling the La Quinta Inns & Suites at 866-527-1498 opt. #1.
Mention ARMSS/POAMN to receive the special conference rate of $99 per night (plus tax).
Hotel rate includes breakfast.
Hotel reservations must be made by September 23, 2011 to secure the discounted rate.