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“I appreciated everyone’s insight and honest comments. I thought many of the heartfelt conversations revealed a real need for open dialogue. I wonder how much of that would have occurred in a face-to-face meeting.”

—Rev. Bruce Frogge, pastor

 

 

 

Care of Self: Nurturing Silence and Sabbath
Facilitator: TBA / 12.0 contact hours

    In the process of giving care to others, care givers often overlook their own practice of self-care. Through peer dialogue around three presentations, this seminar provides participants an opportunity to reflect on their own care regarding rest and personal renewal while learning to observe the sacrament of the present moment and affirm the gift and necessity of rest.

    WEOI members free / non-member $60
    (limited to 12 participants)

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Dancing in the Dark: Alzheimer's in 3/4 Time
Presenter: Patricia Pickett, D.Min. / 12.0 contact hours

As one providing spiritual care to those caught in the world of Alzheimer's disease, how do you go where the person is and meet their needs while allowing them to be who they are in the moment? This three week seminar presented by Dr. Patricia Pickett and Samuel Johnson will engage participants in working through the arts and spirituality, which are the last things to go when someone begins to slip through knowing.

    WEOI members free / non-member $60
    (limited to 12 participants)

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Encountering Depression and Anxiety in Ministry
Presenter: Vicki Hollon, D.Min. / 12.0 contact hours

    Religious leaders are not immune to depression and anxiety; however, it may be more difficult for religious leaders to admit to themselves or others that they suffer from either. This seminar is not only for the direct benefit of the religious leaders, it is also for those they serve.  It is designed to help ministers recognize symptoms of clinical depression and anxiety in order to more wisely give care to others and make appropriate referrals as needed.

    WEOI members free / non-member $60
    (limited to 12 participants)

Finding God in the Multiplex: Developing a Lenten Film Series --
Presenter: Daniel Kroger, D.Min. / 12.0 contact hours

    All of us have probably had the experience of going to a movie at the local multiplex drawn by the review in the local paper which mentioned something of interest.  We go and are suddenly struck by either the whole movie or perhaps just a scene. During this three week seminar participants will be watching three films, which may either be rented or purchased, and discussing them along with presentations on developing a Faith in Film festival through an email discussion group.

    WEOI members free / non-member $60
    (limited to 12 participants)

Ministry in the Postmodern Matrix
Presenters: Dave Benson, D.Min. and Chris Hammon, D.Min. / 12.0 contact hours

    This seminar is a three week collaborative journey combining film, text, and dialogue to explore the whirlwind of transition and change taking place in our culture and our collective perceptions, understandings, and experiences of the world around us. It is an opportunity to gather in dialogue to reflect on this encounter with postmodernity in light of our own perspective and experience and to ponder the questions of what this mean for ministry in our various contexts.

    WEOI members free / non-member $60
    (limited to 12 participants)

Resolving Conflict through Emotional Intelligence
January 7-February 15 -- 6 week seminar
Presenter: Jim Mahanes, MSSW / 24.0 contact hours

It is not whether we have conflict in our lives; it is how we understand it and what we do with that conflict that makes the difference," says Jim Mahanes of the Human Development Foundation.

What do we do with conflict…? By most standards of feedback, we handle it poorly. This seminar is designed to enable participants to understand the connection between Emotional Intelligence and conflict, and then to learn how to work with Emotional Intelligence to manage and resolve conflict. It is a six week seminar that combines presentations, case studies, and reflective dialogue to develop an understanding of the relationship between Emotional Intelligence and conflict.

    WEOI members free / non-member $90
    (limited to 12 participants)

Substance Abuse and the Family:
Defining the Role of the Faith Community
 Facilitator: John Bell / 12.0 contact hours

    Recognizing that clergy and other pastoral ministers have an array of opportunities to address problems of alcohol and drug dependence based on their positions, an expert panel on seminary education was convened by SAMHSA and the American Association of Pastoral Counselors. The panel recommended the development of a set of core competencies to address the basic knowledge and skills clergy need to help addicted individuals and their family members.

    WEOI members free / non-member $60
    (limited to 12 participants)

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