Congregations in Southwest Indiana are coming together to look at the positive. The Center for Congregations presents Flourishing Congregations, an exciting, hands-on educational experience that explores positive change processes and how they can work within congregations.
Discover a Flourishing Future
Clergy, staff, and leaders from all faith traditions have the opportunity to participate in Flourishing Congregations on Wednesday, September 24, in Evansville. Leaders will gather together to share, learn and discover a flourishing future. Modeled after the Flourishing Congregations gatherings held in Indianapolis and Fort Wayne, this event will empower leaders to look at the positive core of congregations when they function at their best. Through positive change processes such as Appreciative Inquiry, World Café, and more, participants will learn various ways to look at their faith communities as mysteries to be embraced rather than as problems to be solved.
Time and Place
Flourishing Congregations is 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday, September 24, at the Marriott Hotel, 7101 Highway 41 North, Evansville. The cost is $50 for teams of 2-5 persons. This fee includes lunch, parking, and materials. Flourishing Congregations is designed for teams. The Center encourages each participating congregation to bring up to five people. Registrations are being accepted now. Space is limited to 150 participants. Preference is given to Indiana congregations.
Sharing and Learning
Through small group discussion, hands-on activities, and experiential positive change processes, Flourishing Congregations provides a forum for sharing, networking, and fellowship. In the months leading up to the event, Center for Congregations representatives will interview local congregational leaders to gather stories of life-giving moments in their faith communities. These stories will be published into a textbook and distributed to participants. Sharing these life-giving moments helps participants to imagine hope, creativity, and possibility in their own congregations. These events are vibrant and uplifting and provide the instruction and tools necessary to use positive change processes in your congregation.
You can register now for this unique and informative event. Click below for on-line registration.
