Parish Congregational Development Workshops Planned
Diocesan Press Service. February 14, 1974 [74049]
NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The Rev. Loren B. Mead, an Episcopal priest and presently director of Alban Institute, Washington, D.C., will lead six two-day seminar/workshops on Parish Congregational Development this spring.
The workshops, designed for local parish people, both clergy and laity, and judicatory staff personnel who are concerned about parish renewal, are sponsored by the church development offices of 14 national denominational mission agencies working through the Joint Strategy and Action Committee (JSAC).
The workshops will deal with such questions as: Is the local congregation the place to look for renewal in the church? How can congregations be internally revitalized and empowered for mission? What are the dynamics which make for change in the local congregation ?
Until this past December, Mr. Mead was director of Project Test Pattern, an experimental program which did research in parish development with over 150 congregations for the Episcopal Church. In the workshops, Mr. Mead will be assisted by resource persons, including panels of local clergy and a regional consultant in each area.
Following is a schedule of the workshops to be held:
BOSTON, April 25 - 26, Cathedral Church of St. Paul (Episcopal)
ATLANTA, April 30 - May 1, First Congregational Church (United Church of Christ)
DETROIT, May 13 - 14, Central Methodist Church (United Methodist Church)
DES MOINES, May 16 - 17, St. John's Lutheran Church (American Lutheran Church)
DALLAS, May 20- 21, First Presbyterian Church (Presbyterian Church in the U.S.)
SAN FRANCISCO, May 22- 23, First Congregational Church (United Church of Christ)
Registration is $25 per person. For each additional person from the same congregation, the cost is $20. Accommodations will be available at nearby hotels. For further information and registration details, contact: Ms. Marian Nixon, JSAC Room 1700A, 475 Riverside Dr., New York, N.Y. 10027 - 212/870-3105.
Denominations cooperating in this endeavor include: African Methodist Episcopal, American Baptist, American Lutheran, Christian Church/Disciples, Church of the Brethren, Episcopal Church, Lutheran Church in America, Lutheran Church/Missouri Synod, Presbyterian Church in the U.S., Reformed Church in America, Southern Baptist, United Church of Christ, United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., and the United Methodist.