Cal-Pac Lay Ministry

Healing Wisdom for Pastoral Care

2010-07-31T14:15:00.000-07:00

Ministers and laypeople who are looking to broaden or deepen their pastoral care education have a new resource available in the book Healing Wisdom: Depth Psychology and the Pastoral Ministry, co-edited by Claremont School of Theology Professor, Rev. Dr. Kathleen Greider, in collaboration with Rev. Dr. Deborah van Deusen Hunsinger (Princeton Theological Seminary) and Rev. Dr. Felicity Kelcourse (Christian Theological Seminary). Claremont Professor Rev. Dr. K. Samuel Lee is also a contributor.

"A well-prepared minister is not afraid to face the depths of human suffering," say the editors. "The ability to offer a 'non-anxious presence' to those in need, to bracket the pain of one's own woundedness while listening empathically, to face head-on the purifying fires of human transformation — these are a few of the qualities in ministry we designate as 'healing wisdom.' "

Inspired by the work of Ann Belford Ulanov, this text in pastoral care explores the depth dimensions of pastoral ministry in both personal and social contexts, with an eye toward teaching practitioners to value and embody this life-giving wisdom. It captures many of the multiple strands of pastoral work and weaves them together into an integral whole.

Contributors:

· David W. Augsburger

· Pamela Cooper-White

· Russell H. Davis

· Kathleen J. Greider

· Deborah van Deusen Hunsinger

· Rodney J. Hunter

· Cedric C. Johnson

· James W. Jones

· Felicity Brock Kelcourse

· Kyungsig Samuel Lee

· K. Brynolf Lyon

· Ana-María Rizzuto

· Daniel S. Schipani

Lay Academy Announces Schedule for Cycle Three

2010-06-16T10:40:00.001-07:00

Tune In Fri, Sat, Sun for a Live Webcast of UMW Assembly

2010-04-30T07:47:00.001-07:00

Can’t attend Assembly 2010? Tune in to United Methodist Women’s Assembly 2010 from home via interactive live webcast! Over 3 days, experience as much as 6 hours of Assembly 2010 worship, speakers and performances from St. Louis, Mo., and connect with viewers through Facebook and Twitter. View the webcast here: http://gbgm-umc.org/umw/assembly.

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-Friday, April 30: 7:30 pm-9:30 pm

-Saturday, May 1: 9 am-12 pm

-Sunday, May 2: 9:30 am-12 pm

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2010-04-20T20:33:00.001-07:00

"Come to Life: New Ways to Design the Ministry of Learning"

5/15/2010 to 5/15/2010

Download Brochure Christian Education is hosting a duplicate event (Saturday May 1): "Come to Life: New Ways to Design the Ministry of Learning" for all Christian educators, this time at Hope UMC in San Diego, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Contact Koreen Miller 818-368-8234 or Carolyn Breihan 714-797-1957 for more information

2010-04-20T20:30:00.000-07:00

Director of New Ministries

4/20/2010

The California-Pacific Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church is receiving final applications for an Executive Director of New Ministries: this position will lead the “New Ministries for New People in New Places” initiative of the Conference. The full job description is available at http://www.cal-pac.org/classifieds/detail/318 To request application materials, contact: hr@cal-pac.org, or write to Human Resources, California-Pacific Annual Conference

Board of Laity Meeting

2010-03-07T20:33:00.000-08:00

The Board of Laity will meet Saturday March 13, at Ontario 1st UMC.

Time 9 - 3 ish.

Location: 918 N. Euclid Ave, Ontario, Ca 91762. Pastor is Todd Ehrenborg

Hosts: Judy & Doug Lewis

Bring your lunch - there will not be time to find go off campus to find something.

Lay Speaking Update

2010-02-21T20:52:00.000-08:00

THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON LAY SPEAKING MINISTRIES
PRESENTS

ADVENTURES IN STORYTELLING
A Conference Lay Speaking Event
February 27, 2010
Riviera United MethodistChurch
Redondo Beach, CA

Lay Ministry Academy Update

2010-02-19T12:52:00.000-08:00

Lay Ministry Academy Meets.

Currently the Lay Ministry Academy is meeting this weekend at Claremont School of Theology. Check the schedule for the next "cycle" under Lay Ministry Academy at the Cal-Pac web site.