Empowering Ministries of Health

September 21 – 24, 2008

Co-sponsored by:

• General Board of Global Ministries - Health and Welfare
• General Board of Pension and Health Benefits

Your invitation to a fulfilling 4 days of insight and inspiration

Our Mission: to guide United Methodist leadership in transforming, mobilizing and advocating ministries of health, healing and wholeness in the Wesleyan tradition.

Our Vision: to recover the Wesleyan tradition of health, healing and wholeness.

Training Objectives

• To articulate strategies to transform health programs into dynamic and effective ministries
• To identify tools that mobilize people to develop ministries of health
• To name components necessary in advocating for health, healing and wholeness
• To provide an opportunity to experience the "Servant Leadership: A Model for Self-Care" workshop, a private journey of self-assessment in all aspects of health

Who Should Attend

• Health and Welfare chairpersons
• Clergy*
• Parish nurses / Faith community nurses*
• Christian educators
• Those with a passion for health ministries

*Continuing Education Units will be available for clergy, nurses, and CHES Category | health educators

Conference Structure

View the entire conference agenda here

On-site event registration begins at 3:00p.m. on Sunday, September 21 with opening worship at 5:00p.m. The event ends on Wednesday, September 24 at 11:00a.m.

Plenary Sessions have been planned to be of interest and help to all participants.

Breakout Sessions are based on 4 distinct tracks, each designed to address health ministry at a different level of development. Participants may "mix-and-match" from the first three tracks and attend whichever sessions are of particular interest.

• Congregational Health track focuses on ministry opportunities within the local congregation such as the biblical foundation for health ministry programs, building a wellness team within the church, developing a plan and seeking grant funding.
• Conference Track provides the opportunity to learn and share about successful programs and opportunities, how to train leadership at the conference level and analyzing wellness programs return on investment.
• Parish Nurse and Health Ministers track is geared for the health professionals with programs focused on “caring for the caregivers”, tools for empowering and working with clergy, helping families in crises and much more.

Servant Leadership: A Model for Self-Care.The fourth track of the Breakout Sessions has different parameters. Registration for the workshop will be limited to 40, and attendance restricted to those. Participants in this track will experience a private journey of self assessment in all aspects of health, leaving with a self-care covenant and plan for improvement. Those who register for this track are expected to attend all four sessions. The self-care covenant is not one of the "mix-and-match" options.

Event Date / Location

September 21-24, 2008
Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center
91 N. Lakeshore Dr.
Lake Junaluska, North Carolina 28745

Registration

Scholarship Information

The GBGM/GBOPHB will fund tuition, lodging, and meals for two designated representatives per Annual Conference. Transportation is not included. Although everyone is invited to register, those planning to apply for the scholarship must obtain concurrence from their Annual Conference – Conference Benefits Officer that they are designated representatives prior to registering.

Annual Conference Representatives

There is a $50 deposit for each registrant on scholarship as an Annual Conference Representative. The deposit will be fully refunded when you attend the conference or if you cancel by 9/1. If you cancel after 9/1 or do not attend, the $50 deposit will not be refunded.

If registering on scholarship, be sure to obtain concurrence from your Annual Conference that you are a designated representative.

The $50 deposit can be paid by check or by credit card if registering online.

All Other Registrants

You can choose either option:

• $325 per person for tuition, food, and lodging. Lodging is based on double occupancy. Single occupancy $22 per night extra.
• $160 per person if only tuition and food is provided—NO lodging required.

Cancellations received by 9/1 will qualify for a full refund. If you cancel after 9/1 or do not attend the conference, a $50 fee will be retained and the remainder of the registration amount refunded.

Questions

Direct Conference-related questions to:
Jim Truitt
Empowering Ministries of Health
jftruitt@comcast.net
253-630-1268

Direct registration-related questions to:
Anne Green
GBOPHB
agreen@gbophb.org
800-269-2244 Ext. 4560