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Leadership and Anxiety in the Church:
A Family Systems Perspective
Presented by the Lombard Mennonite Peace Center
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
King of Glory Lutheran Church
6411 LBJ Freeway, Dallas, TX
There are four scholarships available for this event!
Please contact Pr. Angela Shannon at ashannon@kingofglory.com
This workshop will help church leaders understand the roots of anxiety, the scapegoating process in church systems, triangles in relationships, and the importance of maintaining a non-anxious presence in the midst of conflict.
Click here for brochure
Link to Church Group Discount Coupon (for groups of four or more from the same congregation)
Register online (for individual registrations, no group discount)
Financial Wellness Seminars
Retirement brings a variety of emotions. You may be excited about traveling to new places, spending time with family, or just a more relaxed schedule. But you may also concerned about social security, healthcare options, leaving a legacy, and how to make your income last.
How you’re feeling about retirement may have a lot to do with how you’re planning for it.
Join Portico’s Pre-Retirement Seminar on Monday, Nov. 2 at Briarwood Retreat Center to find out who they can help.
Balancing monthly expenses, debt repayment, and short-term savings goals, like a home repair or family vacation, can feel like a juggling act. It’s difficult to make saving for retirement and other long-range goals like your child’s college education a priority when today’s needs are pressing. But you can take small steps that will help you meet today’s needs and tomorrow’s goals.
Join Portico’s Early-Mid-Career Financial Wellness Seminar on Tuesday, Nov. 3 at Briarwood Retreat Center to find out how they can help.
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Weapons in Worship?
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Legislation passed in 2015 puts new questions on the table about weapons in houses of worship.
Do we want to welcome all legal weapons, from concealed carry to open carry? Do we want to welcome concealed carry but prohibit open carry?
Join Texas Interfaith Center for Public Policy for a presentation and discussion about how the new law impacts your congregation.
No cost to attend. Please RSVP at: http://texasimpact.org/NewGunLaws
Saturday, October 17 | 2:00pm-4:00pm
University Presbyterian Church
2203 San Antonio Street, Austin 78705
We are working with Texas Impact to bring this event to NT-NL, as we realize traveling to Austin is a hardship. We will pass on more information when we have it.
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Registration now open! Register through Briarwood’s CampBrain website.
You will create an account to enter the system (or, if you have already registered yourself or someone else for a Briarwood event, use that same login information). Select “NT-NL Events” and then “Bishop’s Convocation.” (If you have questions about the registration process, please call Sharon at 940-241-2099 or email her at sharon@briarwoodretreat.org.)
Bring your books!
We will once again have a book exchange. Bring your gently-read books so they can find a new home, and pick up a few new reads for yourself!
Studying Luther in Wittenberg
Invitation to the 13th International Seminar within the Luther Decade
You are invited to send a pastor to the 13th seminar which will take place in Wittenberg from February 27th until March 12th, 2016 and will be led by Prof. Dr. Walter Altmann, Brasil and Prof. Dr. Lubomir Batka, Slovakia.
The topic of the seminar will be: The Triune God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, in Luther’s Theology. All participants will receive some relevant texts in advance so that they can prepare for the seminar. The seminar takes place in the Colleg Wittenberg, a venue right in the center of Luther’s town.
For more information, please visit their website or download the invitation letter and 2016 nomination form.
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Lutheran Seminary Program in the Southwest Summer Intensives
Registration is now open for Lutheran Seminary Program in the Southwest’s Spanish Language and Hispanic Ministry Intensives.
The Level 1 intensive (May 29-June 3, 2016) is geared toward the individual wanting to understand the Latinx culture, theology and language.
The Level 2 intensive, Building Congregational Capacity for Hispanic Ministry (June 12-17, 2016) is for synod staff and church teams who are wanting to know how to begin ministry with Latinxs. During this second intensive participants will learn liturgical Spanish, hear of a variety of successful models for Latinx ministry, and receive the tools for establishing a ministry upon their return home.
Click on the links above for more information, including the registration link, and to download the fliers.
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- Have you verified your contact info on our Pulpit Supply page?