Living the Welcome Congregational Training

Feb. 22, 2008 -- We have now finished the latest round of Living the Welcome events. Sign up for Emerging Spirit News or watch www.emergingspirit.ca for updates on the launch of a new congregational training event later this year, focusing on the core areas of change in the development of welcoming congregations. Thanks!

The information below refers to the Living the Welcome events which have now been completed.

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Emerging Spirit holds up to 24 Living the Welcome congregational training events around the country each year to help prepare congregations develop welcoming ministries.

Learn more about the schedule and workshops offered.

Living the Welcome events are designed for congregational teams made up of a paid, accountable staff person plus other key lay leaders. The number of team members is to be based on average worship attendance, with approximately 3-5 team members per 100 worshippers.

Living the Welcome events offer congregational teams an opportunity to foster welcoming ministries in their context by engaging the research, learning, and processes of Emerging Spirit.

Living the Welcome assist congregations in:

  • discerning the contour of their local context and their call to a ministry of welcoming,

  • identifying the key conditions for developing a welcoming environment,

  • discovering the key strategies, tactics, and resources for creative and faithful leadership in a welcoming congregation,

  • renewing the sense of possibility and joy for local ministries.

Each Living the Welcome event offers:

  • Research about Canadians who would be interested in The United Church of Canada.
  • Tips, tools, and programs for launching congregational welcoming ministries in your local context.
  • Ways your congregation can connect with United Church's national media campaign, WonderCafe.ca.
  • Explorations of the connections between leadership and welcoming ministries.
  • And much more!

Participants will receive:

  • A copy of the Living the Welcome Journal, an interactive resource with tools, reflections, and space for your notes and thoughts.
  • Access to the Living the Welcome Workbook, an on-line collection of resources, tools, and tips for welcoming ministries that can be downloaded and adapted for their context. This collection will be continually updated and expanded for the length of the Emerging Spirit program.
  • Lunch, snacks, and refreshments

If you would like more information, please contact us.