Retooling Christian Education and Spiritual Formation in the 21st Century

October 23, 2009 through October 24, 2009

2009 North Central Regional CEF Conference

Retooling Christian Education and Spiritual Formation in the 21^st Century

The East Ohio CEF Chapter invites you to come to the Columbus, Ohio area on October 23 - 24, 2009 for the North Central Regional CEF Conference. Join us in Retooling Christian Education and Spiritual Formation in the 21st Century. Keynote speaker, Carol Cartmill, Director of Community Life, The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection, Leawood (Kansas City), Kansas, will address retooling for leadership in the church today during the Friday evening and Saturday morning sessions in her address titled, Equipping Others for the Discipleship Journey. Friday evening will begin with a gathering workship service and dinner. Reflection discussion groups will follow the Friday evening keynote address.

On Saturday after the second part of the key note address, each participant will attend their choice of about 20 workshops on a variety of topics covering all age levels of ministry to help you retool and revitalize your ministry in the 21st Century. Workshops will vary in length from one hour to 2 hours. All participants will be able to take the workshop, Developing the Heart and Skill of Leaders given by Carol Cartmill.

Schedule - October 23-24, 2009

Friday, October 23

3:30 p.m. Check-in

5:00 p.m. Opening Praise & Prayer

5:30 p.m. Dinner

6:30 p.m. Keynote - Equipping Others for the Discipleship Journey Part I

7:45 p.m. Small Group Reflection

8:45 p.m. Closing

Saturday, October 24

Breakfast included with room at both hotels (or 8:00 a.m. contential lite for others at church)

8:45 a.m. Keynote - Equipping Others for the Discipleship Journey Part II

10:00-2:15 p.m. Follow one of the options in the table below for

Workshop Schedule Options
Schedule Option I	Schedule Option II	Schedule Option III
Three 1- hour workshops	One 1-hour & one 2-hour workshop	One 2-hour & one 1-hour workshop
10:00-11:00 Workshop A	10:00-11:00 Workshop A	10:00-12:00 Workshop D
11:15-12:10 Workshop B	11:15-12:00 Lunch Group 1	Above workshop continues
12:15-1:00 Lunch Group 3	12:15-2:15 Workshop E	12:00-1:00 Lunch Group 2
1:15-2:15 Workshop C	Above workshop continues	1:15-2:15 Workshop C

2:30 p.m. Closing Worship

3:00 p.m. Homeward Bound

Location: Stonybrook United Methodist Church, 485 Cherry Bottom Rd., Gahanna, OH 43230

(about 5 miles from Columbus, OH airport, easy access by car I -70 & I-71, m/hotels in the area, shuttles provided for airport to hotel by hotel and to church for those who fly)

Registration Fee - Dinner, Breakfast and Lunch included:

$90 by September 1

$100 after September 1

$50 College/ seminary CE students, retires, spouses,

2nd and additional persons from same congregation

$5 off for CEF members

$1 CEU Certificate (.6 CEUs) optional

For more information and a registration brochure contact Barb Lomasney, Registrar at mrslomaz@yahoo.com. We are only accepting mail-in registrations.

Registrants will be sent workshop descriptions to select workshops in the summer of 2009 and hotel information to make your own arrangements at the Spring Hill Suites or Town Place Suites in Gahanna. Room suite rates will be $85 (King) -95 (Double) per night plus tax. Please make your room reservation by early September and no later than September 24.

For more information contact Kathy Wadsley at humc_edu@windstream.net.