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Register for the 2009 Annual Tentmaking Conference:Doing Ministry With Muddy Feet will be held Oct. 30-Nov. 1, at the Center for Development in MinistryUniversity of Saint Mary’s of the Lake, 1000 East Maple Ave., Mundelein, Ill. Conference leaders include: Lea McCloud, MATS, President of Alternative Gifts International; Fr. Frantz Cole, Development Officer for the Episcopal Diocese of Haiti and Priest-in-Charge of multiple parishes; Rev. Dr. Linda Wygant, Planter/Founder of Grace Seeds Ministry. Sponsored by the Association of Presbyterian Tentmakers (APT). A tentmaker-minister is one who divides the week’s working hours between two or more positions, one in service as a minister of the Word and Sacrament and the other in a secular position where one also celebrates the presence of God and shares the Good News there. Registration costs start at $75-$375. For details, go to: www.pcusatentmakers.org .

A conference for pastors and all church members interested in having a thriving church. An opportunity to be in dialogue with church leaders who are on the cutting edge of today’s church. Keynote Speakers: Bruce Reyes-Chow, moderator of the 218th General Assembly of the PC(USA); J. Andrew Dearman, has traveled extensively in the Middle East and is an experienced archaeological researcher; Carol Howard Merritt, author of Tribal Church: Ministering to the Missing Generation. Worship Leaders: Richard and Trish Bruxvoort Colligan, known throughout North America for their retreats and concerts which explore the depths of spiritual life through music, worship and theology. Registration Cost: $75.00 (Limited to 125 participants) Place: Presbyterian Clearwater Forest, Deerwood, Minnesota. More information will be coming.

Revitalize Worship at Your Church! Looking for opportunities to renew or revitalize the worship life of your congregation? Consider one of these two events at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities in New Brighton:

Bringing Global Music into Worship
Thursdays, Oct. 22, 29; Nov. 5, 12, 19, 7:00-9:00 pm
Messiah United Methodist Church in Plymouth, Minn.
 
Please follow this link for course and instructor descriptions.
Fee: $175.00, Click here to register
Questions:rflesner@unitedseminary.edu or 651.255.6138

Creating Significant Worship through Design and Collaborative Planning
Saturday, Nov. 14, 9:00 AM-3:00 PM
Steckel Learning Center at United Theological Seminary
 
Please follow this link for course and instructor descriptions.

Group Fee: $190.00 for teams of 3-5(lunch included)
Individual Fee: $65.00 (lunch included), Click to register
Questions:rflesner@unitedseminary.edu or 651.255.6138