Upcoming Events for Rostered Leaders
 

Ministerium Day sponsored by EMU

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April 15 - 16, 2024: social time on Monday evening 7-9 pm;  Tuesday 8:30am. - 3:00pm

Topic:  Exploring congregational grief and nostalgia in order to move into a new future.

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Optional

• Monday evening 7-9 PM - The EMU Team will host a happy hour with snacks and drinks at the Homewood Suites for anyone able to attend, regardless if you are staying overnight.  There is no additional charge for the Monday evening fellowship but we do ask you to register so we can adequately prepare.

• If you need overnight accommodations, we have secured a block of rooms at the Homewood Suites by Hilton on Route 130 in Hamilton.  These rooms are available only through your synod registration, until March 21.  Registration for Ministerium Day plus overnight at the Homewood Suites is $50.00 per person.

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Speaker: The Rev Michael Girlinghouse – interim campus pastor at LCM/Canterbury at Northern Arizona University.  Mike previously served as bishop of the Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod for 12 years, congregation pastor, campus pastor, and college professor. He is the author of Embracing God’s Future without Forgetting the Past: A Conversation about Loss, Grief, and Nostalgia in Congregational Life which each participant will receive.

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Many congregations today are dealing with changes that have led to decline and significant loss. In Embracing God's Future without Forgetting the Past, Michael K. Girlinghouse argues that until a congregation comes to terms with its perceived losses through a healthy process of grief, it will be paralyzed in the present and unable to think creatively about the future. Acknowledging and expressing grief will give the congregation the courage to redefine its relationship with the past and draw strength and encouragement from its memories as it steps into the future.

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Tuesday, April 16 will take place at The Hibernian Club (2419 Kuser Road) in Hamilton, NJ 08690. 

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