Lutherans Concerned/North America - Columbia, SC, 1-Day Building an Inclusive Church Training
 

Columbia, SC, 1-Day Building an Inclusive Church Training

Hosted by: LC/NA and the Institute for Welcoming Resources

The event will start on: Saturday, January 28, 2012

And will end on: Saturday, January 28, 2012

At Reformation Lutheran Church, Columbia, SC

1118 Union Street , Columbia South Carolina

651-665-0861     admin@lcna.org

Posted by: timf@lcna.org   


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The training takes place from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on Saturday, January 28, at Reformation Lutheran Church (Columbia, SC).

This condensed, intense one-day training is great day for congregational teams and interested individuals to gain the basics of graceful engagement to Deepen the Welcome. As the church engages rapid changes in society, this training will be useful for:

* Congregations just beginning conversation about explicit welcome for LGBTQ people and their families.

* Congregations who may be Reconciling in Christ but are looking to renew, refresh or deepen their welcome and conversation about welcome

* Congregations who may be engaging conversation about marriage/blessing policies

* Congregations or individuals who might be willing to be further equipped to assist other congregations in site or issue-specific training aspects

Participants will be equipped with a tool-kit for assessing the congregational timeline and readiness, and trained in graceful engagement techniques that would be helpful for any congregational conversations that involved deep listening and reconciling.

SPECIAL NOTE: This training is part of an entire weekend of Welcoming events held in Columbia, SC, including a showing of the film Bullied, a preaching workshop, and festival worship. Please see here for more details.

Registration deadline

January 13, 2012

Lodging

Participants are responsible for reserving their hotel rooms. Some possibilities:

Other Options
Limited host housing may be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Every effort to assist with transportation to and from the church will be made, but cannot be guaranteed. Participants requesting host housing should check the box on the registration form indicating that request. If needed, ground transportation to and from host housing will be provided.

Directions to Reformation Lutheran Church

From I-126
1. Enter Elmwood Avenue.
2. Turn left (North) onto Main Street
3. Go .4 miles
4. Turn left at the second stop light onto River Drive.
5. Go 3 blocks. The church is on the left at River Dr.& Union St.

From Areas South of Elmwood and Main
1. Go to the intersection of Elmwood Avenue and Main Street.
2. Take Main Street (North).
3. Follow items 3-5 above.

From I-20 and areas North of the Broad River Bridge
1. Travel South on Broad River Road (Highway # 176).
2. Cross the Broad River Road bridge.
3. Go .6 miles to the intersection of Highways # 16 and # 176.
4. Stay right on Highway # 176 which becomes River Drive.
5. Go ten blocks. The church is on the right at River Dr. & Union S

Airports

If traveling by air, we recommend that you fly into Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE)).

Food

Lunch provided. Please note dietary restrictions on your registration form.

Fees

Registration, including meals and materials: $30.00 

Scholarship ($30.00) available upon request to cover registration with hosted housing if necessary. Travel is on your own or up to local hosts. Written information of need should accompany registration via email to admin@lcna.org or postal mail to LC/NA, PO Box 4707, Saint Paul, MN 55104.

Donations for sponsorship of a scholarship ($30) or portion thereof for this or another Welcoming Church Program Training will be gladly accepted. Please mark on registration form.

Recommended Reading

Each participant is requested to obtain and read a copy of Doing Justice: Congregations and Community Organizing by Dennis A Jacobsen. This book, available online for about $14 from Amazon, will enable you to understand more quickly the organizing concepts used in the training.

Registration

Register and pay online.
Download mail-in registration form.

Registration deadline: January 13, 2012.
Cancellation fee: $15. No refurnds after the registration deadline.