Date: April 22nd 2008
Dear Bay Area American Baptist Ministers … or, I should say: Dear Friends :) On Thursday we will gather for our annual MCGBA Spring Gathering at New Life Christian Fellowship in Castro Valley where Katie Choy-Wong is the pastor. This gathering will blend our usual worship and fellowship with some very timely training in the area of “Ministry to Victims of Abuse.” Currently, our number of registrations for this event is hovering in the low-mid 20’s. Our potential, on the other hand, is somewhere well above 50. While we know that this, like every season, is a busy time for you and your ministry, we do hope that you will make these occasional gatherings with your Bay Area ABC colleagues a priority. If ever there was a “by us, for us” organization, MCGBA is that organization. We formed and sustain this local ministers council because we believe that being together is enriching and strengthening to ourselves and the ministries to which we have been called. If time limitations prevent you from registering for the whole event (and taking advantage of the .5 CEU), then drop in as you’re able (though if you’d like to stay for lunch, an RSVP today would be helpful for our meal head count). And if you’re simply not able to be with us for this gathering, please keep us in your thoughts and prayers as we do you. God’s blessings on your days and your labors. Peace, Spring Gathering 2008“Ministry to Victims of Abuse:
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| 9:00 AM | Registration, Continental Breakfast |
| 9:30 AM | Morning Plenary: Ministering to Victims of Abuse: A Look at Needs and Community Resources Worship, Keynote Speaker, and Panel Speaker: Jennifer Joslyn-Siemiatkoski, M.Div. Community Educator of STAND! Against Domestic Violence |
| 11:30 AM | Break-out Sessions – Choose 1 of 3 workshops led by representatives from various social service partnering organizations focusing on different forms of abuse (child/spousal/elder/ human trafficking & sex trade). Resources from various bay area counties will be provided. |
| 12:30 PM | Lunch/Council Business |
| 1:30 PM | Afternoon Plenary: A Pastoral Response: Addressing the Needs while Maintaining Boundaries Pastoral Testimonies, Case Studies, Keynote Speaker, and Worship Moderator/Speaker: Rev. Peter Yuichi Clark, Ph.D., BCC, ACPE Supervisor Associate Professor of Pastoral Care at the American Baptist Seminary of the West and Chaplain Administrator for Alta Bates Summit Medical Center |
Limited space available. R.S.V.P. by Monday, April 21 to mariecpo@sbcglobal.net or (510) 235-2916
Registration Cost: $15 payable during registration (cash or check made payable to MC-GBA) Includes lunch, resource packet, and .5 continuing education units for those who attend the full training
For more information about the Ministers Council of the Greater Bay Area, see our website at www.mcgba.org
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