The Lectionary at Lunch
Dates: Wednesdays, Jan. 26 – May 11 Time: Noon–1:15 p.m. Location: CRCDS, Stewart Lounge Cost: Free
Preachers and prospective preachers gather to reflect on the Common Lectionary Scriptures for the coming
 week. Participants may bring their lunch to the gatherings. Certificates are available for those who attend a
certain number of meetings over the course of the semester.
Facilitator:
BARBARA MOORE, RSM, D.MIN, CRCDS, Interim Dean of Women and Gender Studies
Dr. Moore is a Faculty Associate who teaches in both Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School’s Master of
Divinity and Doctor of Ministry degree programs.
A Seminar in Christian
Systematic Theology
Dates: Jan. 7 & 8; Mar. 18 & 19 Time: Friday 7–9 p.m. Saturday 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Location: see above Cost: see above
This course, in two weekends, provides a brief overview of the discipline of systematic theology, introducing
 basic themes such as God, Christ, Holy Spirit, sin, creation, salvation, grace, the kingdom of God and the
Church. The course will also explore how scripture, tradition, reason and praxis have influenced the development
of these basic theological themes. Excellent course for Christian educators, preachers, and youth leaders
Presenter: JAMES EVANS JR., PH.D., Robert K. Davies Professor of Systematic Theology
Managing Change and Conflict in
Congregational Life
Dates: Feb. 18 & 19 Time: Friday 7–9 p.m. Saturday 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Location: see above Cost: see above
This course will introduce students to contemporary theory on leading congregations through change and
.jpg) transition and provide practical, hands-on strategies for negotiating the challenges of ministering to congrega-
tions facing change and conflict, with particular focus on how to maintain boundaries and self care in the midst
of conflict and transition. This course is recommended for vestries, church boards or councils, clergy (especially
newly ordained), and key lay leaders in congregations.
Presenter: STEPHANIE SAUVÉ, D.MIN., Dean of Faculty and VP for Academic Life, Director of Supervised Ministry
and Associate Professor of Practical Theology.
Leading Emerging and Missional
Churches in the 21st Century
Dates: Apr. 15 & 16 Time:Friday 7–9 p.m. Saturday 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Location:see above Cost:see above
An introduction to church planting and innovative ways of leading “non-traditional” church organizations
and missions. An introduction to the Emerging Church phenomenon and a focus on redeveloping existing
congregations. This course is recommended for clergy, lay leaders, councils, sessions, vestries, and youth leaders.
Presenters:
Friday evening: “Emerging Church”–CALLID KEEFE-PERRY, CRCDS STUDENT
Saturday morning: “Church Planting”—THE REV. DR. TROY BRONNER
Saturday afternoon: “Redeveloping Existing Congregations for the 21st Century”–DR. DAVID CLEAVER-BARTHOLOMEW
Stewardship and Financial
Administration
Dates: May 20 & 21 Time: Friday 7–9 p.m. Saturday 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Location: see above Cost: see above
This course will introduce students to appropriate business and accounting practices for church administration.
 It will also cover stewardship and how churches are finding creative ways to finance ministry. This course is recommended
for church treasurers, finance committees, board members, council members, vestry members, and clergy.
Presenter: CANON KAREN NOBLE HANSON, Episcopal Diocese of Rochester
Brian McLaren Workshop
Date: Mon. Apr. 4 & Tues. Apr. 5 Times: see below Location: Third Presbyterian Church, 4 Meigs St., Rochester, NY 14607 Cost : see below
Schedule:
Apr. 4, 7–9 p.m. Apr. 5, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. “Everything Must Change” Morning session – “Christianity as Way and Practice” Afternoon session – “Public Worship as Spiritual Formation”
Presenter:
BRIAN D. MCLAREN is an author, speaker, activist, and networker among innovative Christian leaders. He graduate d from University of Maryland with degrees in English (BA, summa cum laude, 1978, and MA, magna cum laude, 1981). His academic interests include Medieval drama, Romantic poets, modern philosophical literature, and the novels of Walker Percy. In 2004, he was awarded a Doctor of Divinity Degree (honoris causa) from Carey Theological Seminary in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Brian has been active in networking and mentoring church planters and pastors since the mid 1980’s, and has assisted in the development of several new churches. He is a popular speaker for campus groups, seminaries and clergy leader-ship conferences, nationally and internationally. His public speaking covers a broad range of topics including the gospel and global crises; theology and postmodernity; liturgy, preaching and spiritual formation; evangelism and inter-religious dialogue; and faith and social justice. He is a pre-eminent voice in the “emerging church” movement.
This event is co-sponsored by The American Baptist Conference Rochester/Genesee Region, The Presbytery of Geneva, The Presbytery of the Genesee Valley, The Episcopal Diocese of Rochester, and The United Methodist Conference of Upper New York.
Tuition: $75.00 for full conference. April 4, evening lecture only, $30.00. Lunch will be provided on April 5.
To register online, go to www.crcds.edu at LIFE LONG LEARNING tab, or send check to Gene Bennett Program for Life Long Learning, Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School, 1100 S. Goodman St., Rochester, New York 14620, with Brian McLaren in memo line of check. Registration deadline is March 28, 2011.
Lecture Cost: $75.00
4/4 Only: $30.00
Click here to register online
Personal Spiritual Deepening Program
Date: TBD (Feb.–June) Times: TBD Location: Notre Dame Retreat House, Canandaigua, NY Cost: $750
Living in God
Offered by Still Waters of the Finger Lakes; co-sponsored by The Gene Bennett Program for Life Long Learning, CRCDS.
The Personal Spiritual Deepening Program seeks to foster a contemplative orientation to living—encouraging awareness and openness to God’s grace in every moment and in all cir-cumstances. The program consists of five gatherings; the first and last include an overnight.
Intent of Program:
� To be present to God and the world in love and trust, surrendered to ever-deepening spiritual awareness and joining God’s presence/action in the world according to our gifts and calling.
Who Might Be Interested in This Program?
 � This program is for anyone who feels drawn to contemplative spirituality and who: desires a deepened relationship with God and to live out of that relationship; wishes to develop or deepen a consistent spiritual practice; wants the regular guidance of a spiritual companion for daily contemplative living; seeks authentic spiritual community and support; is eager to learn within a broad ecumenical Christian framework, enhanced by the wisdom of other traditions; longs to be a transforming presence in the world.
Program Leaders: AL KEENEY (left) is an Episcopal priest in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York. He serves as a Shalem Regional Coordinator for the Northeast. Al is a retreat and pilgrimage leader and has taught workshops in Spiritual Direction, Journaling, Contemplative Prayer and Praying with Icons. TIM HAMLIN (right) is a United Church of Christ minister, with a background in pastoral counseling and passions for music and earth kindness. Both Al and Tim are associate faculty of the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation in Washington, DC., www.shalem.org
For further information on 2011 program offerings, go to: www.stillwatersfingerlakes.com
J.C. Wynn Family Ministries
Lectureship
Date: Tues. Feb. 22 Times: see below Location: CRCDS Cost (including lunch)*: Students—$10 Public—$25
Lecture Schedule:
11–11:15 a.m. Welcoming and Greeting—Kraushaar Commons
11:20–Noon Opening Worship. Sermon topic: “Becoming a Playful Pastor”—Samuel Colgate Memorial Chapel
Noon–1 p.m. Lunch (reservation only)—Remington Lounge
1–2:30 p.m. Lecture & Conversation—Samuel Colgate Memorial Chapel
Book signing after lecture and conversation
Presenter: THE REV. JACO J. HAMMAN, PH.D.—Professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling,Western Theological
Seminary. Dr. Hamman received his theological training at The University of Port Elizabeth (BA in Theology
.jpg) and Psychology), at Stellenbosch University's Faculty of Theology (South Africa; B.Th.; M.Th.) and at Princeton Theological Seminary (Ph.D.). Before coming to Western Seminary, Dr. Hamman spent three years in New York City working as a pastoral psychotherapist, group therapist, and marriage and family therapist at the Blanton-Peale Graduate Institute. He published When Steeples Cry: Leading Congregations Through Loss and Change in 2005 and Becoming a Pastor: Forming Self and Soul for Ministry in 2007 (both are from The Pilgrim Press: Cleveland). He is currently working on A Play-Full Life (Pilgrim Press: forthcoming; working
title). Dr. Hamman is an ordained minister in the Reformed Church in America and is a Fellow in the American Association of Pastoral Counselors.
* FREE for Supervised Ministry Supervisors … but RSVP to let us know you will be coming!
To register, contact Colleen Fitzgibbons, (585) 340-9588 or cfitzgibbons@crcds.edu.
Stanley I. Stuber Lectureship:Faith and Interfaith
Dates: Apr. 27 & 28 Times: see below Location: CRCDS, Samuel Colgate Memorial Chapel Cost: Free and open to the public
Lecture 1 Wed., Apr.27, 1:30–3 p.m. “Faith and Interfaith: The City and our Controversies”
Lecture 2 Thurs. Apr. 28, 9:45–11 a.m. “Faith and Interfaith: The Nation and our Challenges”
Presenter: DIANA ECK, Professor of Comparative Religion and Indian Studies in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences,  Member of the Faculty of Divinity, Harvard University. BA, Smith College; MA, University of London; Postgraduate Diploma, Banaras Hindu University; Ph.D., Harvard University
Diana Eck's academic work has a dual focus—India and America. Her work on India focuses on popular reli-gion, especially temples and places of pilgrimage, called tirthas. Her work on the United States focuses espe-cially on the challenges of religious pluralism in a multireligious society. Since 1991, she has headed the Plural-ism Project, which explores and interprets the religious dimensions of America's new immigration and the new issues of religious pluralism and American civil society. Her book A New Religious America: How a "Christian Country" Has Become the World's Most Religiously Diverse Nation was published in 2001. Her book Encountering God: A Spiritual Journey From Bozeman to Banaras is in the area of Christian theology and interfaith dialogue. She is currently chair of the Interfaith Relations Commission of the National Council of Churches. She is the recipient of many awards for her scholarship and her work in interfaith dialogue and pluralism.
To register, contact Colleen Fitzgibbons, (585) 340-9588 or cfitzgibbons@crcds.edu.
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