• The Ministry Staff Seminar - January 30-February 2, is designed for those who serve in staff settings: Associates in Ministry, Diaconal ministers, Assistant and Associate pastors, music directors, youth and family ministers, parish nurses, etc. The focus of this event is to explore the unique challenges and opportunities of serving on a ministry staff. We do this by studying the dynamics of staff ministry and exploring the authority of staff. This is really one of the few places where attention is given to the development of what we might call "career associates" who don't feel like they must be the senior pastor but rather can excel as good members of a large staff.
  


• The Transition Seminar - February 2-3, is offered between the Head of Staff and Ministry Seminars to those persons who have recently moved from one ministry setting to another.


• The Head of Staff Seminar - February 4-7, continues to be well received by these newly aclled as senior/head of staff pastors. The focus continues to be on the role that the head of staff plays in visionary leadership of a congregation and guiding the development of a congregational staff team. The evaluations each year suggest that the countent of the seminar, the informal conversations with colleages, the worship and the very setting iteself are shaping these head of staff pastords for their unique ministries.

When the online registration forms are out we will have the link here.

• Late October through April Aurora Health Care’s Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE)department is happy to announce a new congregational based CPE program.   This program will be designed to support pastors and other parish professionals in their on going ministries.   The class will explore topics such as the following: “How can we shepherd cats?”  Can old wine skins ever hold new wine? and Who are we to be in this world of diversity?
  
  

       The program will begin in late October and continue through April.  Group meetings will be held on Mondays with clinical work coming from the student’s professional ministry setting.  Tuition will be $750.  Applications and additional information may be attained by emailing Sue.Ott-Holland@aurora.org , calling 262-741-2046 or going to www.aurorahealthcare.org.

         Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) is an accredited program of the Association of Clinical Pastoral Education, 1549 Clairmont Road, Suite 103, Decatur, GA.  All programs require 100 hours of classroom and 300 hours of clinical learning.  Programs are designed to enhance students’ continuing pastoral formation, competence and reflective processes.  This particular program is funded in part by a generous grant from the E.C. Styberg Foundation.