New online seminars announced by Congregational Life Ministries.

Two new "webinars" have been announced by the Transforming Practices office of the Church of the Brethren’s Congregational Life Ministries: an online seminar on Feb. 2 and 4 led by Chip Arn, president of the Church Growth Institute; and an online seminar on Feb. 16 and 18 led by Celia Cook-Huffman, professor of Peace and Conflict Studies at Juniata College in Huntingdon, Pa., where she also is associate director of the Baker Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies and director of Baker Mediation Services.

The webinars are a collaborative resource offered by Congregational Life Ministries, Bethany Theological Seminary, and the Brethren Academy for Ministerial Leadership. No pre-registration is required and there is no fee for participating. Participants are requested to connect 10 minutes before the start of each webcast. Link to www.bethanyseminary.edu/webcast/transformation2010.

Arn will lead a webinar titled, "Building Bridges: Connecting with New People" as Part Two of an "Effective Evangelism" series of workshops that began last year. The event is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 2, at 12:30-1:30 p.m. Pacific standard time (or 3:30-4:30 p.m. Eastern); and Thursday, Feb. 4, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Pacific (8:30-9:30 p.m. Eastern). A continuing education credit of .1 is offered for those who attend the one-hour session either Tuesday or Thursday.

Cook-Huffman will lead a webinar titled, "Developing Conflict Healthy Congregations, Part 1: Understanding Patterns of Congregational Conflict." The seminar will be offered on Tuesday, Feb. 16, at 12:30-1:30 p.m. Pacific time (3:30-4:30 p.m. Eastern), and on Thursday, Feb. 18, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Pacific (8:30-9:30 p.m. Eastern). A continuing education credit of .1 is offered for those who attend the one-hour session either Tuesday or Thursday.

Go to www.bethanyseminary.edu/webcast/transformation2010 to participate in webcasts. For more information contact Stan Dueck, director for Transforming Practices, at 717-335-3226 or sdueck@brethren.org.

Source: 1/14/2010 Newsline