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For more Disciples Network Gathering info, you can also check out: http://www.uppermidwestcc.org/2010/09/08/disciples-network-gathering-promotions/

Upper Midwest Clergy are invited to “Re-Imagining the Church Together”, an opportunity to share congregational stories of change and transformation, as well as struggles and conflicts.

Event organizers write: “In sharing stories we hope to create an open and Spirit-led atmosphere where relationships, support, networking and ideas on congregational transformation can occur.  Throughout the day there will be singing, prayer, reflection, food, fellowship, encouragement, networking, and sharing of resources.”

When: Tuesday, October 26, 2010, 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Who: Upper Midwest Clergy
Where:

• Des Moines (Highland Park Christian Church)
• Please note: due to site availability, the Cedar Rapids location will change.
• Laurens, IA
• Muscatine, IA
• Ottumwa, IA (First Christian Church)
• Red Oak, IA
• Lakeville, MN (Spirit of Joy Christian Church)

Visit this page in coming months for registration forms.  Please direct any questions to Mary Jane Button-Harrison (maryjane@fccames.org).  The Congregational Transformation Task Group is creating and planning this event.

Koronis Ministries Conference & Retreat Center
Paynesville, MN

Sanctuary in the Stories
**Telling stories of women throughout the Bible**
**Telling stories of women throughout our lives**

Women of all ages are invited to gather in a beautiful retreat setting to explore and experience ways in which extending a sense of sanctuary can be an intentional part of how we relate to each other, and to God’s world around us.

Cost: $100 – $150 (double occupancy)
Includes 2 nights lodging, program, 5 meals
Full & partial scholarships (at Retreat Center rate) are available through the Beth MacWhorter Fund.

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Retreat Leader: Marti Stuessy
She is an ordained minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and
MacAllister-Petticrew Professor of Biblical Interpretation at Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis, where she has been teaching—and storytelling!—since 1988.

Retreat Chaplain: Deborah Lewis
Retreat Coordinators: Alison Phillips Robuck and Tammy Rottschaefer

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Update6/9/2010: The deadline for registering for food booths has been extended. Download the registration form and submit it to Connie Derby Dicks at cddumw@gmail.com.

Update 5/11/2010: The planning team has completed a fun video on the event:

The Regional Assembly will be held on Saturday, October 9, 2010 at the Christian Conference Center located just outside Newton with the theme of Disciples Network.

In the Spirit of Disciples Together, a day of interesting and fun activities has been planned with activities such as:

• Food booths hosted by various congregations around the Region
• Workshops & demonstrations
• Horse-drawn wagon rides
• Tours of the Christian Conference Center grounds
• Outdoor games & activities for adults, youth & children
• Live music all day
• Team Competitions (get your team together!) such as these races:
  • Communion cup filling
  • Setting up & taking down chairs & tables
  • Lawn mower
• Worship in the Outdoor Chapel
• The annual Region-wide business meeting

The committee planning this event, would like to offer congregations in the Region, the opportunity to sell all of the food for the day-long event.  The Gathering time for the event will begin at 9:00 a.m. – so food booths could consist of items for breakfast, brunch, lunch, drinks and snacks, i.e., rolls, coffee, muffins, sandwiches, sloppy Joes, BBQ, hotdogs, pie, lemonade, cotton candy, etc.  This could be a fun fundraiser for congregation, youth group, CWF, etc.

If your congregation would like to host a food booth, please fill out the registration below by June 25th and mail, email or phone the info to Connie or Bert at: 5064 Lincoln St, Newton, IA 50208  or Email: cddumw@gmail.com or Ph: 515-255-3168.

2010 Regional Assembly – Food Booth Form

Do you want affordable youth worker training?  What if it was friendly and appropriate for volunteers, lay leaders, casual youth leaders, or anyone else who even talk with youth?

Midwest Youth Worker Interchance

Who: Mark Riddle (http://www.theriddlegroup.com/blog/) speaking, ANY youth worker should attend
When: September 10-11, 2010  (Friday,  Saturday)
Where: Christian Conference Center in Newton, IA
How much does it cost?:

• $20 if you just want to attend Saturday’s sessions ($20 includes meals)
• $45 (for Friday night extended learning time, hotel room, meals, event registration)

Mark Riddle is author of “Inside the Mind of Youth Pastors” and “The (un) Official Church Staff Manual: Youth Pastor Edition.”

Please direct questions to Dan Mayes (dan@spencerdisciples.org), pastor of First Christian Church, Spencer, IA and member of regional youth unit;
or, Melanie Van Weelden (melanie4399@gmail.com), Regional Minister for Youth Ministry.

(Please note: registration happens through third-party services, so it is normal for you to be re-directed to a new site to register for this event).

Here’s a tentative schedule:

Friday

• 4:00pm – Session 1
• 7:00pm – Dinner
• 8:45pm – Optional Late night discussion (probably centered around various questions people are asking)
• 10:00pm – Toward Bed

Saturday

• 8:30am – Session 2
• 10:15am  – Break
• 10:30am  – Session 3
• 12:00pm- Lunch
• 1:15pm – Session 4
• 2:30pm – Session 5
• 4:00pm – Gathering Concludes

About the Speaker:

Mark Riddle is an entrepreneur, speaker, writer, and founder of the Riddle Group, a ministry coaching and consulting firm committed to making life better for senior pastors, youth pastors, volunteers, parents and teens. With almost 20 years experience in vocational ministry, Mark collaborates with local church leaders to promote and develop sustainable ministries that impact youth and their families. Mark wrote “Inside the Mind of Youth Pastors: A Church Leaders Guide to Staffing and Leading Youth Pastors” and “The (un)Official Church Staff Manual: Youth Pastor Edition”. He has contributed to a variety of periodicals including Relevant Magazine, Youth Worker Journal, The Journal of Student Ministries, ImmerseJournal.com, and many others. He is an adjunct professor at Biblical Seminary. Mark lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with his wife, Pam, and their three kids, Zachery, Jaden, and Mikayla.