The Order of the Ascension, an Episcopal Religious Community,
invites clergy-in-charge of congregations (rectors, vicars) to two
Parish Development Clinics. They are an integration of practical parish
issues and Anglican pastoral/ascetic theology and strategy; with a touch
of organization development. Participants come having completed a
significant course of reading. They each complete some work prior to the
clinic. Trainer/coaches will facilitate a process in which the
participants engage one another and the coaches around the issues and
dynamics of their parishes.
There are two clinics which still have open space. The
workshop fee is $200.00. Participants arrange for their own lodging and
meals:
- Benedictine Rhythms: Listen, Take Counsel - June 4-7, 2-19, Seattle, WA. Register by March 1. Objectives are: 1) To better understand the inner dynamics of self and parish around listening and taking counsel. and 2) To increase our ability to shape healthier and more faithful practices around listening and taking counsel.
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Shaping the Parish Through Spiritual Practice - Sept. 10-13, 2019, Seattle, WA. Register by April 1. The emphasis will be on understanding and living a pastoral theology and strategy. In this clinic we will focus on spiritual practice.
