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Small Rural Church SummitHuron College, Ontario, CanadaJuly 27-30, 2006 Small rural churches across North America are facing a huge challenge of declining numbers and income to the point that many are no longer economically and emotionally sustainable in their present form. Within the Episcopal tradition this decline is compounded by several factors.
Re-Imagining the Small ChurchThe purpose behind the appreciative inquiry summit into small rural churches is to help participants create new images of church in which they are aware of God's presence and work in ways that are sustainable. The ProgramMembers of small congregations and clergy engaged in ministry oversight will gather and spend 2 1/2 days learning the theory and practice of appreciative inquiry by conducting an appreciative inquiry into their own life and work. From this experience participants will clarify their personal sense of purpose and mission. The participants will then conduct an appreciative inquiry into the churches they attend to create new images of church that are sustainable and are synergistically related to the participants personal sense of purpose. Participants will learn how to take the appreciative process back to their congregations to use in the development of their congregations. Note: The purpose of the summit is not to instruct participants what images of church are appropriate. Rather by engaging participants in their own appreciative discovery of how God is present and how they are and can be church we will allow images to creatively emerge from their experience. Presenters and FacilitatorsRob Voyle is an ordained Episcopal priest, psychologist, and coach. He is the Director of the Clergy Leadership Institute and is a leader in the use of appreciative inquiry in church related settings. Ed Leidel is Bishop of Eastern Michigan and along with Instructors from Huron College has developed cutting edge team ministries in rural communities within the Diocese. Logistics
The cost of the appreciative inquiry training and summit: US $250 We are encouraging people to participate in a grassroots promotion of this program. Please click here to download a Small Rural Church Summit Flyer to distribute to potential attendees.
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