Workshops
Annual Sessions 2009 Workshop List
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Workshops
Monday through Wednesday, 1:15-2:15 p.m. and 2:30-3:30 p.m.
1. Friends Women – will meet each day to hear from our missionaries and for business. Monday-Christy Neifert will bring an update from their work in Israel; Tuesday-Debbie Adhikary will share about their ministry; Wednesday-Teaching Abroad ministries and opportunities. (Men are invited to attend this session.)
2. Plugged In: Impact of Technology – Doreen Dodgen-Magee Technology has an impact on the brains, souls, and interpersonal lives of those who use it. Overuse can be detrimental in each of these areas. Information will be presented on the effects and on how to manage them for children and adults.
3. Life in North Africa – Bill and Betty Kelley Challenges and rewards living in a North African country. Opportunities to serve in North Africa and ways the NWYM can be involved with those opportunities.
4. Being An Effective Elder – Becky Ankeny and Colin Saxton The new Elders Handbook is a helpful tool for all local church elders. Come and get acquainted with this resource and discuss the important role elders play in the church.
5. Securing Your Church’s Financial Future-Brendon – Connelly and Gene Christian A follow-up town hall discussion with key stakeholders throughout the NW region.
6. Quaker Epistles – Julie Peyton Early Quakers, likely inspired by New Testament epistles, wrote to each other words of encouragement, information, and their sense of the Spirit’s guidance. The practice has continued and NWYM sends an epistle at the end of each annual gathering. Learn about the tradition and maybe even help write this year’s epistle.
7. You and the Nominating Committee – Earl Tycksen The Nominating Committee’s task is to generate nominations and review those nominations to serve in the ministries of the Yearly Meeting as well as the local meeting. The goal is to search out persons gifted, called, and passionate to serve. For the Yearly Meeting, this process needs the involvement of persons at the local meeting level to rightly do this ministry.
8. New Life Friends Update – Reneé White Folks from New Life Friends Church in Vancouver, Washington, share about the Lord’s Gym ministry and other ministries done by their church.
9. Estate Planning for Christians – Gene Christian Strategies you won’t hear from Dave Ramsey, but need to know as you develop a God-honoring estate plan.
10. Friends History: The Faith and Practice Account – Tom Stave Explore Quaker history as it is depicted in Faith and Practice, and help critique the newly updated draft of its ‘Historical Statement.’
11. Domestic Violence and the Church – Ron Clark Ron is an adjunct professor at George Fox Seminary and also the author of the book Setting the Captive Free. He also pastors The Agape Church of Christ in Portland. Ron and his wife Lori minister to victims (and abusers) of domestic violence through their ministry called “Tapeinos Ministry.” The workshop will cover: 1) basic introduction to intimate partner violence and sexual assault; 2) discuss spiritual roadblocks that survivors and abusers face in healing; 3) how ministry should respond to help families and survivors heal and develop spiritually.
12. Latin American Ministry – Hal and Nancy Thomas Learn more about PRODOLA (the Latin America Doctoral Program in Theology) as well as about the future of Friends in Latin America. Questions and discussion are welcomed.
13. Love and Logic – Delonna Halliday Love and Logic provides simple and practical techniques to help teachers and parents have less stress and more fun while raising and teaching responsible kids. Hear more about how you can use this program in your church and access free Yearly Meeting resources.
14. Beyond Color Blindness – Randy and Edith Woodley Building churches that reflect God’s passion for diversity and community in our ethnically changing culture.
15. Financing a GFU Education – Dwight Kimberly and Rob Clark An opportunity to get answers about the costs, scholarships, and grants available to students attending George Fox University.
16. Seminary is an Option for Everyone – Carole Spencer and Sheila Bartlett Learn about the variety of seminary programs, degrees offered, and scholarship aid available for Friends students, and the flexibility of online, hybrid, and cohort models designed to fit many walks of life and vocational goals.
17. Evangelical Friends Mission – Chuck Mylander and Chrissy Muhr Take a tour around the world with EFM in 10 countries, with a special emphasis on Rwanda.
18. Stories of Local Outreach – Board of Local Outreach Share a few stories of local ministries around the Yearly Meeting-many shapes and sizes! Learn about outreach programs and how to tell if they might be a fit for your church. Discover ways to finance local outreach ministries, including MMA and BoLO grants.
19. Oregon Farm Workers Ministry – John Munson Why do people migrate to the United States, and why is there so much pain and fear around migration? We will look at some of the results of our present immigration policy, and ask what might a comprehensive immigration reform based on Quaker values look like. This workshop will also provide information on the mission and purpose of the Oregon Farm Worker Ministry.
20. Latino Ministries – Angel Diaz A look at the hopes, dreams, and needs of our Latino Friends meetings.
21. Israel/Palestine – Patrick and Christy Neifert Learn more about the Neiferts’ ministry and how they are using media to reach out to Arabs around the world with the gospel.
22. Let Your Voice Be Heard – Jim Teeters and Nancy Thomas, facilitators A ’round robin’ format to share original poetry and writings in an open mic setting.
23. Natural Church Development – Gil and Louise George NCD is both a planning process and an evaluation tool which looks at eight essential characteristics of your congregation’s life. Through NCD, you can discover which of those characteristics may be important for your church’s present and future. If you are looking for ways to discern how Christ would have you focus church resources on vital growth points, consider attending this workshop. Trained facilitators are available through the Board of Congregational Care to help you implement NCD in your church.
24. Creating a Blessing to Share – Karen Oberst Blessing people is a wonderful spiritual practice which not only touches the person blessed, but also the person creating the blessing. Come and learn how to construct a blessing in the Celtic tradition for a person close to you.
25. Effective Clerking – Tom Stave, facilitator Learn more about effective clerking. This workshop is for monthly meeting clerks, clerks of boards and committees on both the local and yearly meeting level.
26. Ministry with EFM – Bob Adhikary Ministry, outreach, relief and relationships built through Evangelical Friends Mission will be explored. Bob has been with EFM for many years and will highlight his experience.
27. Immigration: Working for Justice – Immigration Task Force Partnering with Latino Friends in addressing immigration issues and abuses.
28. Christian Peacemaker Teams – Joy Ellison and Cherice Bock Learn about the ministry of the Christian Peacemaker Teams from those who have served. There will be a question and answer time for those who are interested in becoming involved.
