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Bring Your Church Staff
or Leadership
Committee to Evensong

"
When
the disciples returned from their labors
.Jesus withdrew
apart with them to be by themselves."(Lk. 9:10)
More than
ever the many and varied demands of ministry in a parish setting
require ministers to be centered in prayerful dialogue with the
God Who commissions them.Come apart with your Church Staff or
Leadership Committee for a day or an overnight, away from the
hectic pace of everyday service. Evensong provides a quiet, peaceful
setting amidst the beauty of nearby Cape Cod and offers Church
leaders the opportunity to refresh and renew themselves. Near
to beaches and located in a quiet residential neighborhood, Evensong
offers space to meet and pray, beautiful grounds, and programs
to help your valued ministers reconnect with themselves, with
one another, and with God. Make use of our space for your own
agenda - costs for use of facilities are outlined below. Scroll
down to review our program offerings for Church Staff and Leadership
available at a modest additional fee. (Please note: Programs can
be offered at your Church facility - please contact us for information.)
For a Day of Reflection (on Tues, Wed, or Thu):
From 10am to 3pm:
$30
per person (bring your own lunch) or $40 per person including
lunch.*
From 9am to 5pm
$50 per person (bring
your own lunch) or $60 per person including lunch.* The 9-5 option
includes morning coffee and light snack.
*Lunch option
must be chosen for the entire group. Fee Includes mtg space &
1 hour use of chapel. Additional use of chapel may require fuel
surcharge.
For an Overnight or longer
Begins with supper
on the first day and ends at 3pm the last day which includes
breakfast and lunch. Three meals are served each day in between.
$125 per person
We can accommodate
groups of up to 18 - 20 people double occupancy. Fee includes
meeting space and 2 hours of chapel use per day. Additional chapel
use may require fuel surcharge.
Programs
for Church Staff and Leadership
The following
programs, led by Rev. James David, M.Div., can be presented in
either a day of reflection or in an overnight. Flexible planning
provides for adding your own sessions or modifying the presentations
to fit the particular needs of your group. Additional program
fees apply as indicated.
Return to the Wellspring:
Coming Back to the Source of Our Ministry
Jesus has a truly
unique approach to team building. In the gospels he chose men
and women from not merely diverse but even antithetical backgrounds
to be his followers. Then he required that they not only get
along, but that they love each other in a manner so profound
others might be inspired to do likewise.
Each of us comes to ministry by our own unique path - but the
starting point is the same for it is the Lord who calls us. "Return
to the Wellspring" invites the members of your Church staff
or committee to reflect upon and share some of the story of their
own call to ministry. Using scripture, guided reflection, and
group discussion participants will come back to the Source of
their ministry, and spend some time with the Master to be refreshed
and renewed.
Presenter's Fee
: $200
Listening to the Whole
Person: Understanding Differences to Enhance Communication
Working as a
team in any setting is a challenge to us as individuals. It requires
the ability to communicate our own perceptions and opinions clearly
while listening well to others. To do this effectively it is
critical that we understand ourselves and others and the various
and different ways in which people communicate
.
The Myers Briggs Type Indicator is the most widely used personality
profile in the world. It was developed precisely as an instrument
by which people might better understand themselves and others
in the process of relating to the world, taking in information,
and imparting it.
This program
offers Church staffs or committees the opportunity to take the
MBTI, study the results for themselves, and learn what those
results mean for the groups effective communication. Using presentations
and group discussion Rev. David will lead the group through the
results of the MBTI and engage group exercises to apply those
results.
For Churches
selecting this program materials for the MBTI will be sent to
the Church 4 weeks prior to the date of the session. Participants
can complete the materials and return them to Rev. David in time
for results to be processed for the day of the session.
Presenter's Fee:
$200
The MBTI materials and
processing:
$ 35 per person
Corporate Reflection:
A Process for Making Communal Decisions
Difficult, even
contentious, decisions are at times an unavoidable part of the
life of a community. Such moments present a significant challenge
for Church leaders who are responsible for both the well-being
and unity of their Community.
The Corporate
Reflection Process offers groups as few as five or communities
comprised of hundreds with a step by step method for involving
all who wish to be involved in arriving at the decision to be
made. With very specific ground rules for respecting all involved
The Corporate Reflection Process moves through a series of exercises
which allow participants to listen as a group to the contribution
of each individual, to reflect as a body, and to work toward
a communal consensus about the path to be taken.
Church staffs
or committees might find it useful to learn and employ the Corporate
Reflection Process for their own important decisions as a preliminary
step to utilizing it at a broader level in the Church community.
Presenter's Fee:
The Corporate Reflection process can involve as little as a two hour presentation for a small group or committee, or up to several months when church leadership wishes to engage the entire church membership in a discernment process. Please call us and we will be glad to discuss your needs and the price involved.