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Archived Webinars for purchase and viewing

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Webinar: EIGHT KEYS TO MANAGING MINISTRY

Part 8, Setting a tone of boldness - DVD $39.95 (plus $3.99 shipping)

• Preach with power
• Name risks and plans to learn from failure
• Challenge stale ideas
• Respond to the new and emerging
• Break through fearfulness

Webinar: Sabbath-Keeping for Church Leaders and Other Busy People

To purchase a DVD of the webinar, click here. ($39.95 plus shipping)

Pastors and church leaders are in a bind. We feel the stress of ever-escalating activities and expectations in our 24-7 world. The need for rest, renewal and Sabbath is as strong as it's ever been. The people we serve feel it too. Yet we count on them to teach the Sunday School, serve on session, sing in the choir and sort canned goods for the food bank. How can we preach, model and nurture Sabbath more faithfully amid our culture of perpetual motion?

As a result of this webinar, church leaders will:

• understand the complex biblical and theological underpinnings of the practice of Sabbath,

• receive tools for communicating its importance to congregations

• gain strategies and approaches for introducing and supporting regular Sabbath-keeping in the congregations they serve

MaryAnn McKibben Dana explored this topic in depth in her recent book Sabbath in the Suburbs: A Family’s Experiment with Holy Time.

Read the Presbyterian Outlook Book review.

Publishers Weekly said:

Dana, a Presbyterian pastor, brings a fresh voice and energy to the familiar topic of time management as understood by people who would describe themselves as either religious or spiritual but not religious: Sabbath-keeping. She writes from a perspective that many can relate to, that of a suburban mother of three who works part-time. Bringing the gift of self-awareness and irony, Dana notes that a four-minute difference in school bus rides ought not to prompt a letter-writing campaign from anxious parents. She also brings theological awareness of the historical practice and meaning of Sabbath-keeping. Dana writes in a distinct voice about making a traditional religious practice meaningful to contemporary families.

MaryAnn McKibben Dana is pastor of Idylwood Presbyterian Church, a small and growing congregation in Falls Church, VA. She is also the author of numerous articles and essays, including three years as columnist for Presbyterians Today. She is a frequent speaker and workshop leader around issues of congregational transformation and faith development. Connect with her on her blug The Blue Room at theblueroomblog.org

To purchase a DVD of the webinar, click here. ($39.95 plus shipping)

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Webinar: EIGHT KEYS TO MANAGING MINISTRY

Part 5, Getting beyond Sunday morning - 

DVD 39.95 (plus $3.99 shipping)

• Developing strategies for reducing a self-defeating over-reliance on Sunday worship
• Repurposing key staff for non-Sunday ministries
• Reallocating budget for broader reach

Preparing for Lent: Exegetical Insight and Preaching Ideas for 2013 (Year C)

Join Drs. Amanda Benckhuysen, Assistant Professor of Old Testament, and
Robert Hoch, Associate Professor of Homiletics and Worship, as they explore
the season of Lent (Year C).

This webinar will …

• Map out broad themes of the assigned texts in their liturgical setting;
• Introduce classical expressions of spiritual wisdom for the Lenten season;
• Share insights into the contemporary significance of these ancient witnesses;
• Foreground Old Testament texts as resources for the Lenten journey.

Additionally, the webinar will focus on two Sundays from the Lenten season in
order to help preachers get inside the larger themes and tensions of these texts

To view Webinar — $29.95 (1-6 viewers).
Purchase a DVD of the webinar: $39.95

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“HOW TO TALK ABOUT MONEY WITH THEOLOGICAL INTEGRITY"

Presbyterian Outlook Webinar Featuring Bill Enright

Jesus had much to say about money and the faithful use of possessions; in fact the Bible has more to say about this subject than love or prayer. Ironically, most pulpits are silent when it comes to money-talk except for the annual stewardship or “we-need-your-money” sermon. How different might the financial health of most American congregations be if clergy knew how to talk about money with theological integrity and pastoral sensitivity? You’ll learn about:

* Breaking the taboo of money-talk in your congregation.

* Understanding church giving from the donors’ point of view.

* Shaping a theology of faith, money and giving.

William G. Enright, Ph.D., is director of the Lake Institute on Faith and Giving at the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, and former pastor of Second Presbyterian Church, Indianapolis. He has written several books, the latest being Channel Markers. Bill is a director of Lilly Endowment, Inc.

To purchase the webinar - click here - $29.95 (1-6 viewers).

A DVD of the webinar will also be available for purchase click here to purchase (39.95 + 3.99 shipping).

For group prices or other questions, contact Jana Blazek at jblazek@pres-outlook.org"  or 800/446-6008 Ext. 758.

If this doesn't fit your schedule, a recorded version of the webinar will be available a few days after the event for your viewing. All registrants will have access to the recorded online viewing.

 Webinar: EIGHT KEYS TO MANAGING MINISTRY

Part 4, Recruiting the right people for leadership - Order DVD

• Developing a training ground and strong bench
• Being strategic about shaping leaders
• Developing technology tools for tracking potential leaders

WEBINAR for Church Sessions, Presbytery Committees and Pastors

TEAMING WITH YOUR PASTOR

A 75-minute Webinar featuring Stephen McCutchan

Brought to you by the Presbyterian Pastoral Care Network and the Presbyterian Outlook.

Stephen McCutchan, after 38 years in pastoral ministry, devoted himself to finding ways and resources to support pastors and their ministries. Stephen has produced several lectionary devotionals for pastors, two resource Cds, and is the editor of the ToolBox, a resource for pastoral care available at pastoralcarenetwork.org.

Some of what you will learn in this Webinar:
* How stress impacts pastors’ personal and professional lives
* How to access a practical resource for sessions to support their pastor(s)
* How to implement a team approach for Session with Pastor
* How to form a support plan between the pastor(s) and the session in strengthening the church’s ministry

Who should attend this Webinar? Session members, Clerks of Session, Personnel Committees, Pastors, Committees on Ministry, and Presbytery staff seeking ways to improve the health of their congregations.

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“Growing Generous Givers for a New Era”

A 90-Minute, Live Presbyterian Outlook Webinar Featuring Bill Enright

As we give, so we believe. Yet, in many congregations and faith-based organizations,
money is a taboo subject. Still, effective funds development is needed to generate
the resources to sustain and expand the work of faith in this world. Join us as one
of the world’s leading stewardship experts explores the year-round rhythms and
practices that grow and nurture generous givers.

Take-aways:

» Learn critical insights into the altered landscape of faith-based giving.
» Learn to personalize your story and say “Thank you.”
» Explore practical tips and tools for putting generosity into practice.

William G. Enright, Ph.D., is director of the Lake Institute on Faith and Giving at the Center
on Philanthropy at Indiana University, and former pastor of Second Presbyterian Church,
Indianapolis. He has written several books, the latest being Channel Markers. He is a
graduate of Wheaton College and Fuller and McCormick seminaries and earned a Ph.D.
from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. Bill is a director of Lilly Endowment, Inc.

Now on DVD- Part 3, Making time for Ministry: Using Project Management Tools in the Work of the Church

Featuring, TOM EHRICH is founder of the Church Wellness Project and author of the “Multichannel Church” column in the Outlook.

$29.95; Pre-order DVD

• The art of packaging tasks and events into a project plan
• Getting people the information they need
• Managing milestones, reporting and accounting
• Reporting progress

Building the Market for Your New Book

Co-sponsored by The Presbyterian Outlook and the Presbyterian Writers Guild   

Featuring Thom Kephart

• How can you make use of this rapidly developing resource to market your new book?

The Presbyterian Writer’s Guild, in cooperation with The Presbyterian Outlook is providing you a Webinar to address this question. Thom Kephart, will again be guiding this Webinar.

Thom Kephart works at Amazon.com as Community Outreach Manager responsible for independent publishing, brand building and awareness expansion He has emerged as a major player in developing the rise of independent publishing.

To purchase the DVD of the webinar click here ($39.95 + 3.99 shipping)

TEAMING WITH YOUR PASTOR

Webinar featuring Stephen McCutchan

Brought to you by the Presbyterian Pastoral Care Network and the Presbyterian Outlook.

Stephen McCutchan, after 38 years in pastoral ministry, devoted himself to finding ways and resources to support pastors and their ministries. Stephen has produced several lectionary devotionals for pastors, two resource Cds, and is the editor of the ToolBox, a resource for pastoral care available at pastoralcarenetwork.org.

Some of what you will learn in this Webinar:
* How stress impacts pastors’ personal and professional lives
* How to access a practical resource for sessions to support their pastor(s)
* How to implement a team approach for Session with Pastor
* How to form a support plan between the pastor(s) and the session in strengthening the church’s ministry

Who should attend this Webinar? Session members, Clerks of Session, Personnel Committees, Pastors, Committees on Ministry, and Presbytery staff seeking ways to improve the health of their congregations.

To purchase the DVD of the webinar click here ($39.95 + 3.99 shipping)

EIGHT KEYS TO MANAGING MINISTRY

Part 2, Remembering and responding:  Finding the right balance - Order DVD

Featuring, TOM EHRICH is founder of the Church Wellness Project and author of the “Multichannel Church” column in the Outlook.

• Learn how to convey your church's engaging story to a skeptical world
• Form a plan for developing a narrative to express the church's reason for being
• Find fresh ways to engage with the surrounding world
• Discover how to re-brand your communications in arresting ways
• Formulate ways to keep the peace when the acts of remembering and responding collide

EIGHT KEYS TO MANAGING MINISTRY

Part 1: "Collaboration - not just a buzzword, not just committee meetings" 39.95 (plus $3.99 shipping)
TOM EHRICH is founder of the Church Wellness Project and author of the “Multichannel Church” column in the Outlook.

In this Webinar you will learn:
* How to form fresh strategies for collaborating with other leaders and with all constituents.
* How to promote group wisdom and nurture group buy-in, while not relinquishing leadership and visioning duties.
* How to get the right technology in place

Turnaround Strategies for Your Church

—Part 8:  Ending Power Struggles—

• It's about accountability and performance, not tenure and entitlement
  
• Allow clergy to lead; don't threaten careers when they lead in new ways
  
• About conflict resolution

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JUST $29.95 (1-6 viewers). The whole series of 8 Webinars: $149.95

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Turnaround Strategies for Your Church

—Part 7: 21st Century Communicating—

• How to develop customized strategies to reach different age cohorts
• Where to invest in order to “get it right”
• Where and how the pastor must take a lead rol

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Turnaround Strategies for Your Church

— Part 6: Rethinking Stewardship—

The sixth of an 8-part series

Featuring TOM EHRICH,

In this Webinar Tom will help you understand the critical difference between “harvest giving” and

“charitable giving,” help you break free from failed strategies in order to implement proven ones and

help you transform congregants from budget watchers and crisis managers into grateful, generous and

Christ-centered believers.

JUST $29.95 (1-6 viewers). The whole series of 8 Webinars: $149.95

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Turnaround Strategies for Your Church

— Part 5: Rethinking Affiliation—

A 90-minute Presbyterian Outlook Webinar

Featuring Tom Ehrich

-Touches, not members

-Multiple tracks into congregation and into

deeper engagement

-Relational ethos: person to person, not person

$149.95 for all eight sessions(including archived versions of the earlier sessions)

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The Power of Collaborative Evaluation
A 90-minute Presbyterian Outlook Webinar
Featuring Cathy Surgenor

All project management requires an effective evaluation process to set the stage for
ongoing innovation and improvement in mission effectiveness. But most churches and
missions resist and disregard this critical ministry tool.

IN THIS WEBINAR YOU WILL:
» Discover how program evaluation can empower the whole congregation via team learning
» Develop the skills in collaborative evaluation to overcome resistance to program evaluation
» Formulate the key steps to collaborative evaluation through case examples in a Christian education program and a mission
outreach program
» Gain tools needed to move a group from feeling stuck to being “reformed and always reforming”
CATHY SURGENOR IS:
» A teaching elder who has served as a solo and interim pastor, and presently as a chaplain for the Taconic Developmentally
Disabled Services Office
» An expert in program evaluation, having focused on the subject in her D.Min. studies
» A member of the Self Development of People Committee and chairs the local SDOP committee
» A former mission co-worker in Tanzania where she focused on project development.
» A veteran strategic planner for a manufacturing company

You will receive a link to access to the on-demand replay of the webinar so you can review the material at your convenience.
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Preaching through Lent –2012

Exegetical and expository insights for preaching the season’s lectionary texts featuring David Bartlett

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Turnaround Strategies for Your Church, part 4:

“Raising Up New Leadership”

A 90-minute Presbyterian Outlook Webinar

Featuring Tom Ehrich

Tom will help you raise up new leaders, utilizing effective
leadership models:
-strong-pastor systems
-entrepreneurial leadership
-pastor's team
-focusing on effectiveness, not checks and balances

Mark your calendar for Webinars 5 – 8 (all on Tuesdays at the same time):

Feb. 14
Mar. 13
Apr. 10
May 8

Rethinking affiliation
Rethinking stewardship
21st century communicating
Ending power struggles

$149.95 for all eight sessions (including archived versions of the earlier sessions)

Price: $29.95 To access to the on-demand replay click here to purchase today (1 to 6 viewers)

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How to Prepare Your Congregation’s Operating Manual

Featuring Dan Williams

In this Webinar Dan will help you:

Identify the areas/issues to address in your session manuals
Determine which issues need to be addressed in congregational bylaws.
-Outline your personnel policies
-Fulfill the new requirement for your session to develop a sexual misconduct policy.

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What’s to Become of our Church?

Trajectories of Hope

Featuring Jack Haberer, Editor of the Presbyterian Outlook

Like a ship in a harbor being rocked by the waves, so the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

is getting rocked by the double waves of NFog and 10-A. Have the mooring lines

broken asunder? Will the church be dashed upon the rocks? Will the church

founder and sink? Many people are raising these questions, as witnessed by the

gathering of the Fellowship of Presbyterians this fall, who will gather again at a

covenanting convention early in the new year. Are there better alternatives to that

which is splitting us apart? Can we Presbyterians navigate effectively through these

troubled waters?

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Turnaround Strategies for Your Church, part 3:
“Outcome-Based Decision- Making”

A 90-minute Presbyterian Outlook Webinar

Featuring Tom Ehrich

Tom will address such strategies as
– useful and consistent metrics
– stop doing what isn't working
– take risks, learn from failure
– let outcomes guide next steps

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YEAR D:
Scriptural & Nutritional  Supplements for the Body of Christ

A Presbyterian Outlook 90-minute Webinar
Featuring Tim Slemmons
Assistant Professor of Homiletics and Worship
University of Dubuque Theological Seminary

In this Webinar you will …

•     Identify primary gaps in the lectionary;
•     Explore an orderly strategy for balancing the church's diet of Scripture;
•     Open a new front in lectionary preaching and liturgical development;
•     Be invited into a vast canonical zone of freedom beyond the sedate and familiar;
•     Ensure your preaching is faithful in giving the saints "their allowance of food at the proper time“ (Matt 24:45).

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Turnaround Strategies for Your Church

— part 2 Looking Outward —

The second of an 8-part series of

Turnaround Strategies for Your Church

Featuring Tom Ehrich, church consultant, founder of the Church

Wellness Project and author of the “Multichannel Church” column in the Outlook.

In this Webinar Tom will address such strategies as
• Small groups
• Regional gatherings
• Mission projects

Price: $29.95 for online viewing

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or $149.95 for all eight sessions

Preaching and Worship-leading through Advent
Ideas and insights for planning glorious worship and preparing transformative sermons based on the lectionary texts.

Featuring Claudio Carvalhaes, Associate Professor of Worship and Preaching,
Louisville Seminary.
» a theologian and artist with a Ph.D. from Union Seminary, N.Y.
» born and raised in São Paulo, Brazil, where he served two Presbyterian congregations
» founding pastor of a Portuguese-speaking congregation in Fall River, Mass.
» served on the worship team for the Edinburgh 2010 World Missionary Conference
» a wildly creative and constantly in-demand preacher and conference speaker
In this Webinar you will … gain rich insights into the preaching texts for Advent …
hear of creative ways to shape the worship around pulpit, font and table … tap into
your own latent creative edge to enhance the worship of all

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For group prices or other questions, contact Jana Blazek at jblazek@pres-outlook.org. or
800/446-6008 Ext. 758
If this doesn’t fit your schedule, a recorded version of the Webinar will be available for viewing at your
convenience.

 Turnaround Strategies for Your Church
— Overcoming Invisibility —

The first of an 8-part series of
Turnaround Strategies for Your Church
Featuring Tom Ehrich, church consultant, founder of the Church
Wellness Project and author of the “Multichannel Church” column in in the Outlook.

In this Webinar Tom will address the challenge of overcoming invisibility.
So how CAN you get the attention of the community you’re seeking to serve … via …
social media, lead generation, a pastor’s blog, “push marketing” …

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—Preaching and Teaching Stewardship Generation-to-Generation—

How does the church inspire joyous generosity?  

The Webinar will consider  

» how to talk about money in generationally specific ways  

» how to tailor an annual stewardship effort to include everyone  

» how to jump the preacher's personal hurdles to speaking about money  

Featuring Karl Travis  

» pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Fort Worth  

» has served small, mid, and large membership congregations in the Southwest, the Midwest and Texas  

» a frequent conference speaker and preacher, particularly in the area of stewardship

» a plainspoken, practical Gen-Xer

Click here to purchase DVD(available 7 days after presentation) 39.95 plus shipping

Click here to purchase on-demand webinar replay for just $29.95 (1-6 viewers).

For group prices or other  questions, contact Contact Jana Blazek at jblazek@pres-outlook.org. or 800/446-6008 Ext. 758

New FOG: What’s next?
a/k/a nFOG for Dummies
Now available on DVD

90-Minute Webinar with
Dan Williams

A Practical How-to Webinar addressing:

• The most significant changes nFOG
brings to your congregation’s life
• The top 10 things to do in the next 3
months to implement nFOG
• The top 10 things to do over the
next year

Dan Williams

In sum:  Dan knows the New Form of Government that has just been adopted by the Presbyteries. AND he’s a pastor:  He understands everything you need to know about implementing it in your church.

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Webinar: From Crippling Conflict  to Caring Community

 Learn how  to …

Turn congregational conflicts into relationships of mutual care. Develop concrete leadership skills for transforming conflict.

Featuring Theresa Latini

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Webinar: between camps, presbyteries and congregations: Building Strategic and Life-Changing Partnerships

Featuring Susan Andrews
    General presbyter, Hudson River Presbytery
    Former pastor, Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church, Bethesda, Md.
    Moderator of 213th General Assembly in 2003

...and Peter Surgenor
    Executive Director of Holmes Presbyterian Camp and Conference Center in Holmes, NY, serving Long Island, Hudson River and New York City Presbyteries.   
    Former director at Crestfield Camp and Conference Center of Pittsburgh Presbytery.   
    Past president of American Camp Association and Presbyterian Camp and Conference Association.
    Has served on presbytery staffs since 1976
    Has taught camp personnel for both the ACA and PCCCA

Discussing:
    How campers’ faith-breakthroughs can contribute to camps’ financial health
    How and where camps, congregations and presbyteries are partnering for impact
    How  camp-enthusiasm can go viral

Just $29.95 will empower you to develop relationships in your presbytery that can become some of your greatest assets for ministry.
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“Faithful Presence: Preaching the Word”

Rediscovering the relevance of trustworthy exposition
of the Bible and its message for the church's obligation to the world today.
Featuring, Earl Palmer

Just $29.95
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Questions?:  Contact George Whipple at
800/446-6008 x756  or gwhipple@pres-outlook.org

-Preaching to Rattle the Tea Cups and Wake the Dead
Featuring Jana Childers

Professor of Homiletics and Speech Communication
San Francisco Theological Seminary

Strengthen your use of non-verbals, reading &
speaking styles

Put zoom, zip and zowie into your preaching
up your sermon delivery skills

Jana will focus on the presentation of holy week
texts and sermons.

Available for purchase

-Turn Around Strategies for your Church
Tom Ehrich-
   Episcopal priest
    Church consultant
    Director of the Church Wellness Project
    Weekly columnist for Religion News Service
    Author of the Outlook's Multichannel Church column

An invaluable continuing education,

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-Preaching through Lent

Ideas and insights for preparing sermons based on the lectionary texts

Meda Stamper is pastor of Anstey United Reformed Church in England and visiting lecturer in New Testament at St. John’s College, Nottingham. She is a minister of Word and Sacrament in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and has a Ph.D. in biblical studies (New Testament) from Princeton Theological Seminary.
She has developed one-woman performances of a number of biblical texts, including the Gospel of John and the Gospel of Mark, and has led scripture-based retreats at Abbey of Lérins on the Île Saint-Honorat off the coast of France.

The Journal for Preaching has tapped Meda’s exegetical and homiletic skills to offer insights for pastors preparing for this year’s Lectionary-based Lenten sermons. They have graciously agreed to allow her to share her observations and her passion through the Outlook’s Pre-Lenten Webinar.


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-The Business of the Church

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-A New Kind of Christianity

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-UNBINDING GENEROSITY

Attention Pastors, Stewardship committee members, ALL Christians!!

Jesus unbound Lazarus from the tomb — he called him from death to life. Our culture of plenty binds us. The attitude that ‘more is better’ governs our lives. Reclaim the Spirit's power in our lives.

Take this opportunity to explore how we can unbind our generosity – unbind the generosity of our fellow church members, too! -- and make a difference with the lives that we have been given. Our Webinar leader will be Laura Mendenhall, senior philanthropy advisor for the Texas Presbyterian Foundation; former president of Columbia Theological Seminary, and former pastor of Westminster Church, Austin, Texas.

 
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-Yes or No on Amendment A

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Former PUP Task Force colleagues Mike Loudon and Mark Achtemeier  have found many areas of agreement in their consideration of issues within the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

However, on the issue of ordaining gays and lesbians, they take different positions. Read below the texts of their presentations from a recent Outlook Webinar on Amendment A - setting aside the "fidelity in marriage or chastity in singleness"standard for ordination. Webinar download, includes the verbal presentations by Achtemeier and Loudon and a 30-minute question and answer discussion.

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-FIVE TUESDAYS IN JUNE:
PRE-GA BRIEFINGS/WEBINARS

Top experts on the “hot” topics address your questions.

JUNE 1
Israel - Palestine
Ron Shive (Pro) & John Wimberly (Con)
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JUNE 8
New Form of Government
Dan Williams (Pro) & Gale Watkins (Con)
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JUNE 15
Ordination Standards (Fidelity/Chastity)
Tricia Dykers-Koenig (change)
& Jerry Andrews (retain)
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JUNE 22
Christian Marriage - Civil Unions
Jim Szeyller (Pro) & Bill Teng (Con)
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June 29
Christians and Jews- Christians and Muslims
Jay Rock, Chas. Wiley and Joe Small.
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FREE FOR ALL General Assembly Commissioners and Delegates.

-Fresh Ideas for Holy Week Worship Services

Featuring David Gambrell

General Assembly Council Associate for Worship

Tap David’s treasure-trove of liturgies, theological

insights, and preaching ideas to enhance and enliven
your congregation’s worship this Holy Week.


Invite worshipers to join Jesus’ procession into Jerusalem.
Welcome them into the upper room. Walk with them through
Gethsemane and Golgotha. Quicken them by the empty
tomb. In the process, make Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday,
Good Friday, and Easter Sunday days they will remember.

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-"Yes.... your church can grow!"

Featuring Graham Baird

Graham is the pastor of The Highlands Church, a new church development of
the PC(USA) that is in it's fourth year of existence, and is experiencing
growth of Biblical proportions. Graham is convinced the growth experienced
at Highlands can be replicated church-wide, by the power of the Holy Spirit,
and a few key ideas.

Trust * Perspective * Community
These are our values, the cornerstone of our commitment to our readers....
and to the Presbyterian Church.

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-Reframing Hope

Featuring Carol Howard Merritt

The new generation is spurring radical cultural transformations in the way
that we communicate, relate, and organize. Why are these movements
occurring? How should our congregations respond? Carol will explore these
shifts and suggest ways to find hope for our churches in the midst of it.

Carol Howard Merritt is associate pastor of Western Presbyterian Church in
Washington, D.C., author of the book Tribal Church: Ministering to the
Missing Generation, and is co-host with Bruce Reyes-Chow of the internet
radio show, The God Complex.


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-For Church Leaders

Mainline churches have suffered a long and relentless slide. But it can be
turned around and OUTLOOK columnist, Tom Ehrich, is eager to show you how.

Hint #1: It isn¹t magic. It¹s what Ehrich calls:

³The Multichannel Church²: moving beyond Sunday morning as the main
ministry. In this Webinar, the writer, pastor, and founder of the Church
Wellness Project will describe a convergence of research and experience that
led him to see that moving beyond Sunday mornings can put the church in
touch with a changing world.

Hint #2: Many are already doing Multichannel Church - you can too.

The introductory fee for Webinars - $9.95