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Webinar: Financially Resourcing Your Ministry & Mission Presented by Dr. Bruce Barkhauer

Lexington Theological Seminary Hosts a Webinar Series called “Creating Vital Congregations” hosted by Dr. Bruce A. Barkhauer on September 25, 2018 from 12:30pm – 2:30pm.

Participants will come away with a biblical and theological understanding of stewardship as well as planning and programming ideas that are proven to work in congregations just like yours.

Dr. Bruce A. Barkhauer was called as the first Minister for Faith and Giving for the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in 2010, after 25 years of parish ministry. Since that time he has engaged the whole church in conversations about generosity and offered transformative ways for congregations to think about stewardship.

Register HERE.

Need more information? Contact Deena Ainslie at 859-280-1212 or dainslie@lextheo.edu

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Sept. 28 – 29: 2018 Preaching Conference with Rev. Dr. Thomas Long

You are invited to the 2018 Preaching Conference titled “Preaching God’s Word to a Changed World” on September 28 – 29, 2018 at First Presbyterian Church located at 709 S. Boston, Tulsa, OK.

The conference includes lectures and workshops for Ordained, Commissioned, and Lay Pastors. Keynote Speaker, Rev. Dr. Thomas G. Long.

Conference Flyer
Conference Info and Schedule

Conference Overview
Friday, September 28^th

8am Continental Breakfast
9am Morning Sessions
Noon Lunch (included)
1pm Afternoon Sessions
6pm Dinner (included)

Saturday, September 29^th

8am Continental Breakfast
9am Morning Sessions
12:15pm Conference ends

Conference Registration: Limited to 60 Participants

For information/registration, call 918-582-3077 Registration costs $125
Registration Form

Conference Co-Sponsors: Eastern Oklahoma Presbytery and Omaha Presbyterian Seminary Foundation

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RESCHEDULED: Children Worship of Wonder Training

The September 7 – 8, 2018 WOW Training has been rescheduled for October 12 – 13, 2018. Click HERE to register.

Western Oaks Christian Church will host a Children Worship of Wonder (WOW) Training on October 12 – 13, 2018. This event is sponsored by Disciples Family and Children’s Ministries of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and will be led by Rev. Julia Jordan Gillett. The cost of the training is $120.00 per person.

Training in Children Worship & Wonder is based on methods put forth in the book, Young Children and Worship, by Sonja M. Stewart and Jerome W. Berryman. In Children Worship & Wonder Centers, children hear Bible stories and learn about God as they experience the presence of God. The Bible stories are told in a way that allows the listeners to enter into the stories and respond out of their own life experiences. In Children Worship & Wonder the children also learn the meaning of church traditions and have opportunities to participate in worship practices.

For more information call Western Oaks Christian Church at 405-789-8812

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Milton Bowens Awarded 2018 Central Region SKIE Award

Touchstone Energy Cooperatives of Oklahoma and K20 Center honor innovative technology use in the classroom. Please join us in congratulating Milton Bowens, Pastor at Shepherd Street Christian Church Chickasha, for receiving the 2018 Central Region SKIE Award. Milton received this honor for his innovative technology use in the classroom.

Click HERE to read the full article published by Oklahoma Living Magazine.

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Leading Through Transition: Ministry in Transition Training

A training is available October 1 – 3 in Augusta, Kansas to learn how to lead your church during interim times, in times of crisis or transition. To register click HERE.

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Sept. 19: FCC Stillwater Hosts “Ecumenical Social Justice” Event

On Wednesday, September 19, First Christian Church Stillwater and Stillwater World-Wide welcome Rev. Shannon Fleck, Executive Director of Oklahoma Conference of Churches to host the Ecumenical Social Justice Event for Refugees, Immigrants and Dreamers. To read more about this event click HERE.

For more information contact Cara Beer at 405-624-9549

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Job Posting: Director of Disciples Men

Disciples Home Missions and the Office of Disciples Men would like to share with you a position description for the newly posted position of Director of Disciples Men.

Application instructions are included within the description HERE. Please call Kelly Harris at (317) 713-2666 with any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask!

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Oct. 26 – 27: Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) Workshop at Western Oaks Christian Church

Western Oaks Christian Church (8100 NW 23rd, Oklahoma City, OK) is hosting a two day ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) workshop on
Friday, October 26 & Saturday, October 27, 2018 designed to prepare participants to perform suicide intervention (from recognizing warning signs all the way through safety planning).

The goal of this training is to equip members of our communities with real time skills to recognize, directly ask, and skillfully intervene and assist people, who are having suicidal thoughts and/or plans, to find a “turning point” whereby reason for living is seen, acknowledged, and a plan of safety developed.

It is not a treatment plan or a form of counseling, rather it is an evidence-based model that anyone can use to reduce suicidality and start the conversation toward safety.

Friday October 26: Register 4:30pm / Training 5:00pm – 9:00pm
Saturday October 27: Check-in 8:30am / Training 9:00am – 4:00pm

The tuition is $60 (cost of materials). Some scholarships are available. CEUs are available.

We invite and encourage other churches / organizations throughout the Region to host a two day ASIST workshop or minimally a safeTALK workshop (this half-day training is designed to alleviate the taboo of speaking about suicide; to recognize, directly ask, and refer people with suicidal thoughts to intervention resources).

Contact Cecilia Tolley at 405.513.1334 for further information, registration, or workshop planning.

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Sept. 15-16: FCC Edmond Hosts Mindfulness & Contemplative Practice Workshop with Dr. Andy Fort

The Adult Education Team of First Christian Church of Edmond is excited to welcome back Dr. Andy Fort on September 15-16, 2018. Andy will lead us in conversations around mindfulness and contemplative practice.

Andrew O. Fort (Ph. D., University of Pennsylvania) is Professor of Asian Religions (emeritus) and Green Emeritus Tutor at TCU. He has published extensively on aspects of Hindu thought and issues concerning teaching, particularly contemplative pedagogy. He founded TCU’s Contemplative Studies initiative in 2012, and has been on the steering Committee of the Contemplative Studies group at the American Academy of Religion.

Fort has been executive director of the Council of Societies for the Study of Religion and chair of the editorial board of Religious Studies Review. He was president of the Southwest Commission on Religious Studies and received its John. G. Gammie Distinguished Scholar Award.

At TCU, he was longtime faculty chair of its award-winning Hunger Week, has been chair of the Faculty Senate, and has won a number of teaching awards, including Mortarboard’s Top Prof and the Deans’ Award for Teaching. He is currently President of the Board of the Tarrant Area Food Bank. He has been to India numerous times, and has also visited China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Pakistan, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Turkey.

The schedule of the weekend is as follows:
September 15 (Open to Public)
9:30am – First Presentation: What is mindfulness, and what is its value today?
10:45am – Second Presentation: Contemplative Practice in a Group Setting
Noon – Lunch Break
1:30pm – Contemplative Exercises

September 16 (Open to Public)
10am – Panel Discussion: Contemplative Practices

For more details please contact First Christian Church Edmond at 405.341.3544

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Aug. 26, 2018: Greenwood Cultural Center Presents “Tulsa 21: Black Wall Street” Play

The Greenwood Cultural Center’s newly formed Theater Company cordially invites your congregation to “Tulsa 21” a theatrical presentation of the worst day in history of Tulsa, Oklahoma, The Tulsa Race Massacre.

When: August 26, 2018
Where: Greenwood Cultural Center 322 N. Greenwood Ave, Tulsa, OK
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Cost: $10 Cash

This is an original theatre production about the history of Tulsa’s Black Wall Street, the 1921 Massacre, and the current experiences of Tulsa today as a result of this history. The play weaves the narrative of the historical account of the Massacre with true stories of people who live in Tulsa today. These stories were collected in the summer 2017 and are told by a company of all-black actors living in Tulsa. The historical stories were collected by Mary E. Jones Parrish in 1921 just weeks after the disastrous event. All stories are based on factual archival research found in newspapers, TU, and OSU-Tulsa.

The play is written and directed by Tara Brooke Watkins, a native of Tulsa, Oklahoma currently working on a Ph.D. in Theatre and Performance Studies at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts.

All the actors and actresses are Tulsa residence. Please announce this play to your congregations and encourage attendance.

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