Geting Things Done

10 workshops  to explore congregation operations and activities

Fall Ballou Channing District Conference

October 20, 2012   8:30am - 12:45pm

First Parish, Canton, MA

1. Healthy Congregations: looking at the environment of an anxious congregation (Part A) A look at the problems on congregants who are anxious about an issue 
2. Healthy Congregations: getting to an non-anxious congregation (Part B) A look at how congregant anxiety can be addressed and problems solved.
3. Appreciate Inquiry a new way to do visiong and planning, Learn AI technigques and how looking at atrributes rather than problems can give planning a new slant
4. Difficult Compassion. Strategies congregations can used when faced with challenging people who raise anxiety or who actually may be destructive. 
5.  Having Difficult Conversations: models for addressing the issues. Some ways for congregations to handle possibly divisive issues.
6. Stewardship: canvass is important, but there is much more. Techniques for conducting a canvass and for making stewardship bigger than just the canvass.
7. Bringing Justice Minister into the Heart of a Congregation. A look at how social justice work is often now done and how it could become congregationally based ministry.
8. Justice GA Reunion: a gathering for people who went to GA 2012. A gathering of individuals to share reflections & ideas on immigration justice work.
9. Reaching Out - Bring them In: setting out a stunning welcome mat. Tecniques for enhancing welcoming acitives and ideas to connect with people who may not come to worship.
10. Beyond Traditional RE: thinking about our future needs. The world is chanign and our understanding and approach to relgious education will need to change as well.

 Registration: $30 adults, $10 youth (includes both lunch and refreshments)

Schedule

8:30am - 9am     Registation, Coffee, Mix and Mingle, UU Mall

9am                    Opening Worship Service

9:30am               Workshop Part 1

10:45am             Breakfast Break

11:30am             Workshop Part 2

12:45pm             End of conference

Other Information

·         UU Network Mall: An assembly of informational displays and items for sale, Vendors, congregations, and organizations that wish to have a display should call the BCD office (508) 599-6650 to reserve a space.

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·         Questions: Call the District Office at 508-559-6650 or email bcdoffice@uua.org

The BCD Congregation Contributions helps provide staff support for the Conference.