Africa Missionaries Gathering Includes SPE Workshop April 18, 2008
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This spring the Africa region gathering for Covenant World Mission brought individuals from all over the continent, serving as career, project, and short-term missionaries in a variety of capacities. SPE was excited to join the partnership with these individuals, as we have had the privilege to do in Southeast Asia and Europe, and will do this summer in Latin America. This gathering included a workshop that focused on the pastoral art of teaching, as the North American workshops have done this past year. “Teaching the Bible in Traditional Oral Cultures” was led by Rev. Reuben Ezemadu from Nigeria, who serves as African continent coordinator for Movement for African National Initiatives (MANI). Read the full story from the Covenant News Service here.
Resources for Spiritual Direction April 18, 2008
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We are pleased to announce the beginnings of a network of resource persons within the Covenant to assist other pastors and laity in accessing the ministry of spiritual direction. This list, organized by Church Conferences, contains the names and email addresses of individuals who have volunteered their availability for this endeavor.
Follow this link to reach an in-progress bibliography of books and other resources for those interested in exploring Spiritual Direction.
Lessons for the Teaching and Learning of Ministry April 3, 2008
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Rev. David J. Wood has been serving as the Fund for Theological Education’s coordinator of the Transitions into Ministry program for the past 5 years. “TiM” is funded through the Lilly Endowment, and now includes more than 35 projects in congregational and denominational settings. Wood has written the article linked below which outlines some of the lessons TiM has learned about how to encourage and sustain ministers beginning with their very first calls.
http://www.divinity.duke.edu/programs/spe/articles/200804/transition.html
