Province VIII of the Episcopal Church

Province VIII Campus Ministry Conference April 13-15

Our Campus Ministry network is gathering in Hawaii this weekend. Please keep them in your prayers.  Many thanks to the extraordinary efforts of our network leader The Rev. Jocelyn Hughes and others for making this a possibility.

• When: April 13-15, 2012
• Location: St. Andrew's Cathedral, Honolulu, Hawaii
• Theme: Hawaiian Spirituality

 

The Rev. Ken Howard's new book: Paradoxy: Creating Christian Community Beyond Us and Them

Us and them. It's everywhere. What can we do to create a different way of being?  Joseph Campbell said "The creative act is not hanging on, but yielding to a new creative movement.  Awe is what moves us forward."

Ken's book is awesome and can move us forward.  If you're struggling with this issue in your life and Christian community, read this book!  Ken can also be of help at conferences, retreats, and meetings. Email Ken here.

Check out his  new book at Amazon.com:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1557257752/1n9867a-20

Is conservative/liberal conflict draining your church of its vitality and distracting its people from sharing the love of Christ?  

Looking for third way of Christian community beyond us and them?  

Paradoxy: Creating Christian Community Beyond Us and Them can help your congregation transcend dead-end divisions and transform conflict into healthy diversity united by the love of Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit. (Amazon book description)

Congratulations Ken! 

Young Adult Festival at General Convention 2012 July 5-10, 2012 in Indianapolis, IN

The Young Adult Festival at General Convention is an opportunity for 18-30 year olds to see and experience the workings of General Convention. With worship, fellowship, workshops, some shared meals, and housing, the festival makes attending and engaging General Convention easy and fruitful. Early registration ends April 15. Download the schedule and registration details here: Download DFMS-yaf_2012

The work below continues here: New Community Clergy and Lay Training Conference February 29-March 3 in San Diego

New Community Clergy and Lay Training Conference to be held February 29 to March 3, 2012, in San Diego, California. The theme of this first joint training event to be sponsored by the church’s Ethnic Offices is “Reclaiming our Mission; Reinterpreting our Context; Renewing our Communities.” The New Community event will address questions such as “How is mission shaped in non-Anglo/non-European communities?” and “How is ministry done in the context of marginality?” as well as provide opportunities for inter-ethnic conversations and multicultural celebration. For more information, contact Sarah Eagle Heart at seagleheart@episcopalchurch.org.

See the New Community Clergy and Lay Training Conference Facebook page.

READ THIS. IT'S IMPORTANT. Leaders meet to consult on Episcopal Church’s ethnic ministries

By Lelanda Lee | January 17, 2012  Episcopal News Service

A Consultation on Alternative Leadership and Theological Training was held January 11-14, 2012, in a suburb of Oklahoma City. This was the first ever churchwide gathering of Episcopal Church leaders involved in ethnic ministries for the purpose of identifying and discussing the common elements of ministry in ethnic communities.

The four ethnic missioners of the Episcopal Church (Sarah Eagle Heart, Indigenous Ministries; Anthony Guillen, Latino/Hispanic Ministries; Angela Ifill, Black Ministries; Winfred Vergara, Asiamerica Ministries) convened the consultation. Eagle Heart, who is the team leader for Diversity, Social and Environmental ministries, explained that Winter Talk, a gathering of people in Indigenous ministry that was originally planned for the same weekend, had been canceled to focus program budget on training.

The missioners worked with acknowledged leaders in each ethnic ministry to invite eight to ten individuals to participate plus seven bishops who are actively involved with ethnic ministries. Several resource people who work directly with ethnic ministries were also invited, including a representative from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Gordon Straw, formerly the Director for American Indian and Alaska Native Ministries and now Program Director for Lay Missional Leadership Centers, represented the church’s full communion partner.

Ruth-Ann Collins, officer for Lifelong Christian Formation, served as the facilitator of the breakout

Do you know of congregations involved in extraordinary ministries that could benefit others?

The Congregational Vitality Office at the Episcopal Church Center is in the process of compiling a “Small Church Growth Strategies Handbook” entitled, Hope and Action: Abundant Small Churches. The resource will be ready for the General Convention this summer. (The Rev. Dr.) Sheryl Kujawa-Holbrook is compiling stories of abundant small churches and resources to be included. Do you know of congregations involved in extraordinary ministries that could benefit others – community gardens, innovative small church worship and music, outreach and social justice, new ways to engage children, youth and young adults, evangelism with groups beyond young families (global mission, and any other distinctive and hopeful efforts?
 
Please submit a one-page flyer highlighting the resources you offer to congregations. Submissions must be one page, one-sided, and black & white PDF, submitted no later than November 11 to: sherylkujawa1@msn.com or skujawa-holbrook@cst.edu. Thank you!

Reunión Cumbre del Ministerio Latino/Hispano de la Octava Provincia

Register today for the Hispanic Ministry Summit October 9-12 in Scottsdale, Arizona!

Click here for details: Download Province 8 Summit.

 

 

See CDSP! for Prospective Students

See CDSP! for Prospective Students:  Welcome to the continuation of another year filled with the grace of the Holy Spirit, a year filled with possibilities. Church Divinity School of the Pacific hopes to play a pivotal role in the ongoing discernment and formation of church leaders, lay and ordained.  Please join CDSP’s two-day residential program and experience the breadth of coursework, participate in corporate worship, receive information on financial aid and housing (individual and family), and be in community with students from across the world who have come to CDSP to continue their own personal academic journeys in ministry.  There is no cost for registration, lodging or meals; you will be our guests during the program.  The dates for 2011-12 are November 9-11, 2011; February 15-17, 2012; and April 18-20, 2012. 

Please click on this link to register   http://www.cdsp.edu/admin_see.php   or contact Dianne Audrick Smith at 510/204-0715.  Mailing Address:  CDSP, 2451 Ridge Road, Berkeley, CA  94709.

 

Check Out Our NEW Facebook PAGE!

Check out our new Facebook Page!  https://www.facebook.com/TECProvinceVIII.

Anti-Racism Training in Eastern Oregon, October 12-14 at St. John's, Hermiston

The Diocese of Eastern Oregon is hosting Anti-Racism training October 12-14 at Saint John's Episcopal Church in Hermiston, Oregon. The Rev. Dr. Eric Law will present. For information and registration Download Registrationform-inclusivecommunities10-11.