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Deacon/Lay Leader Track begins: "Best Skills Best Churches" Educational Program
Nov
9
9:00 AM09:00

Deacon/Lay Leader Track begins: "Best Skills Best Churches" Educational Program

These days, it's not business as usual in our churches. Become a reliable, knowledgeable partner to help run a successful nonprofit--your church!

The Episcopal Diocese of Arizona has developed a holistic nonprofit management graduate/executive level certificate program: Best Skills Best Churches. Six classes cover volunteers, laws/legal, human relations, marketing, financial management, and fundraising.

Courses are one each month, beginning November, 2019, and ending in April, 2020. One track for priest and pastors runs on Thursdays, another track for deacons and lay leaders runs on Saturdays. The cost is $485 and includes lunch and all course materials.

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Pastor Track begins: "Best Skills Best Churches" Educational Program
Nov
7
9:00 AM09:00

Pastor Track begins: "Best Skills Best Churches" Educational Program

You've already studied to be an effective pastor, now build your capacity to run a successful nonprofit--your church.

If you want to lead effective discipleship that transforms lives, we can help give you the knowledge to do it. Best Skills Best Churches  covers what seminary didn't teach you. This is a holistic program; each session feeds into the next and is of particular use in the application of managing churches.

Six classes cover volunteers, laws/legal, human relations, marketing, financial management, and fundraising. Courses are one each month, beginning November, 2019, and ending in April, 2020. The cost is $485 and includes lunch and all course materials.

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Grand Canyon Synod Retirees’ Retreat
Nov
4
to Nov 6

Grand Canyon Synod Retirees’ Retreat

  • Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

We are delighted that Fr. Greg Adolf, Rector of St. Andrew the Apostle Parish in Sierra Vista, AZ, has accepted our invitation to be the 2019 Presenter! Chaplain will again be the Rev. Steve Holm, a well-known retired parish pastor who continues to write a daily devotional for Spirit in the Desert’s website. We are also privileged that our new Bishop, the Rev. Deborah Hutterer, and part-time synod staff member, the Rev. Mark Holman, will be with us!  View this PDF for more info and to register.

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