Upcoming Event
January 22, 2007
Creative Ministry Gathering: No Longer Aliens
Have you ever had the feeling that you were different? That you saw things differently than those around you? That your language and culture was somehow different, even at odds with the mainstream culture around you. That is a common experience of immigrants to the United States but it is also a common experience of many creative pastors and congregational leaders. The sense of the mission of the church, the perspectives on worship and creativity, the connections made between faith and the world seem alien to many of your colleagues to the point where you feel "alien" within the Church.
The Creative Ministry Gathering is an opportunity for "alien" leaders to come together to discover companions steeped in the same culture of creativity, who walk the same spiritual journey of mission and disicpleship Bringing together several networks of some of the most creative pastors in the ELCA - the College of Developers, the Transformational Leaders Gathering, students from Luther Seminary and others - you will have the chance experience that you are not alone, that here you will find you are no longer alien.
What To Expect:
The Creative Leaders Gathering is unlike any "conference" you have attended before. We don't contract with experts or do long presentations. We have fine tuned this year's gathering to have large group "potstirring" presentation limited to 20 minutes which then shift into small group activities. All breakouts and small group sessions will be limited to 10 people per group to maximize your opportunity to interact with other leaders who are actually engaging in their topic area in a local congregation. Worship, reflection, and interactive elements will leave you energized to use the creative gifts for ministry that God has placed within you and a network of mentors to walk with you into the alien world of the 21st Century Church. We will gather in Orlando January 22-24. See details here.
Link to this event | January 22, 2007