AN ONLINE EMBER DAY* EDUCATIONAL EVENT for ROSTERED MINISTERS.
The future of the Church and our communities were volatile even before the traumas of the past year began to unfold; how now do we equip ourselves for leadership on the far side of the horizon? Rev. Louise Johnson joins our ministerium for a creative exploration of what comes next and the adaptive leadership our faith is calling us to.
With the support of our colleagues in ministry, we will unpack the questions many of us share: Can I keep doing this? What does God need from the Church? What do we need to leave behind and what do we need to bring into the future?
Ember Days help us to rekindle a passion for gospel by dedicating periodic days of study and refreshment.
RSVP BY TUESDAY, February 23
$7 REGISTRATION FEE
Preview at Ministerium Monday: Monday, February 22, 1:30-2:30 PM
Ember Day: Thursday, February 25, 9-11:30 AM
Rev. Louise Johnson is the Director of Leadership Development of LEAD (Living Everyday As Disciples) and former president of Wartburg Theological Seminary. She has a long track record of successful work in leading organizations in the practices of discernment, visioning, and planning. Rev. Johnson is a skilled workshop leader, teacher, and mentor particularly in the area of adaptive leadership. She brings the wisdom of experience, the heart of a fellow traveler, and a deep trust in the power of the Spirit to the practice of leadership.
* Unfamiliar with the tradition of Ember Days? Philip H. Pfatteicher sheds light on these observances in Journey into the Heart of God: Living the Liturgical Year:
"The turning of the four season of the natural world has been incorporated into the church's calendar. These are the Ember Days, the name derived from the German Quatember, a corruption of quattuor tempore, "the four times." ... Recognizing an increasing estrangement from the agricultural setting of the Church's calendar, [the Church] replaced the Ember Days with prayer for various needs set by regional conferences of Bishops... but eventually replaced by quarterly lectures and examinations in the catechism." (p.67)