Training
Intentional Interim Conference
Michindoh Conference Center 4545 E. Bacon Rd., Hillsdale, MI, United States"The shape and requirements of transitions today: lead, follow, or get out of the way!" Serving as an IIP today is not like it was five years ago or twenty years ago! The new contexts and post-Christendom culture demand missionary thinking and transitions in ourselves and our people that go beyond a change in pastors. […]
Circuit Visitors’ Conference – Fall 2019
Peace Lutheran Church 8260 Jackson Rd, Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesIntentional Interim Ministry Introduction & Continuing Education
Michindoh Conference Center 4545 E. Bacon Rd., Hillsdale, MI, United StatesIntroduction to IIM Ministry The “Introduction to Intentional Interim Ministry” workshop is designed for those that are considering IIM as a part-time ministry when they retire. Attendance at an introductory workshop, commitment to this ministry, and District-sponsored continuing education are required to be recognized as a Michigan District Intentional Interim Minister. There is a $55 […]
Theological Conference 2020
Our Savior Lutheran Church, Lansing 7910 E. St. Joe Hwy, Lansing, MI, United StatesChristians in general, and Christian families in particular, are under spiritual and cultural attack. The result has been more families being broken and more individuals, especially the young, leaving their faith and inevitably our churches. The typical fight-or-flight psychological reactions can readily be seen. Some churches and individuals who sense that their values and beliefs […]
Webinar #40
On Thursday, February 20,2020, at 1 p.m., you will have the opportunity to hear the story that brings the hope of Christ to children and families at East Bethlehem, Detroit through its partnership with Gifts for All God's Children. Presenters include: Pastor Asaph James, East Bethlehem, Detroit Patti Jacques, Executive Director Gifts for All God's […]
Circuit Visitors’ Conference – Spring 2020 – CANCELLED
Garland Lodge & Golf Resort 4700 N Red Oak Rd, Lewiston, MI, United StatesThe Circuit Visitors' Spring Conference scheduled for May 6-7, 2020 in Lewiston has been cancelled.
Intentional Interim Conference – CANCELLED
Michindoh Conference Center 4545 E. Bacon Rd., Hillsdale, MI, United StatesThe Intentional Interim Ministry Continuing Education Conference scheduled for May 13-14, 2020 has been cancelled.
Intentional Interim Discernment Training
Michindoh Conference Center 4545 E. Bacon Rd., Hillsdale, MI, United StatesIntroduction to IIM Ministry The “Introduction to Intentional Interim Ministry” workshop is designed for those that are considering IIM as a part-time ministry when they retire. Attendance at an introductory workshop, commitment to this ministry, and District-sponsored continuing education are required to be recognized as a Michigan District Intentional Interim Minister. There is a $55 […]
Intentional Interim Ministry Conference
Michindoh Conference Center 4545 E. Bacon Rd., Hillsdale, MI, United StatesThis workshop is focused on the effect of a robust, biblical understanding and confident exercise of prayer in the systems, life, and ministry of a congregation in transition. Dr. Bill Dasch, a LCMS full-time pastor for 42 years who now leads a full-time prayer ministry, will share his theological, psychological, and experiential insights into prayer as systemic […]
Intentional Interim Ministry Discernment Training
Michindoh Conference Center 4545 E. Bacon Rd., Hillsdale, MI, United StatesIntroduction to IIM Ministry The “Introduction to Intentional Interim Ministry” workshop is designed for those that are considering IIM as a part-time ministry when they retire. Attendance at an introductory workshop, commitment to this ministry, and District-sponsored continuing education are required to be recognized as a Michigan District Intentional Interim Minister. There is a $55 […]
Intentional Interim Ministry Continuing Education
Michindoh Conference Center 4545 E. Bacon Rd., Hillsdale, MI, United StatesServing in a variety of leadership capacities as an Intentional Interim Pastor has enough challenges as it is! However, in recent years two critical phenomena have simultaneously made congregational ministry even more challenging in this post-Christian era: the decline of the Church’s central place in community and the resultant aging and shrinking of congregations (with […]