Thursday to Saturday
October 2–4, 2008
Minneapolis, Minnesota
15 hour training for paid religious educators
(Please note that this is not a UUA Renaissance Module, however it does count toward training for the UUA Credentialing Program.)
Curriculum Information
The Pastoral Care for Religious Educators Module is an introduction to the basics of pastoral care. The training curriculum makes it clear that completion of this training does not “certify” one to provide pastoral care. Participants learn about the philosophy of pastoral care, the theological foundations of pastoral care in Unitarian Universalist settings, unique pastoral care needs of children, youth and families of color, and the importance of openness in communication and transparency with the parish minister. They also look at safety issues and spend considerable time role-playing and discussing real-life pastoral care scenarios, in addition to exploring the need for self-care and spiritual development of a Director of Religious Education.
Training Information
- When
- Thursday, October 2, to Saturday, October 4, 2008
- Time
- 5:30 pm Thursday evening to Noon on Saturday
- Where
- First Universalist Church of Minneapolis, 3400 Dupont Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55408
- Registration Deadline:
- September 4, 2008
Registrations will be accepted from September 5 to September 29 only if space is available.
Fee
On or before September 4: $200
September 5–September 29: $230 (if space is available)
- Fee includes all snacks and meals, including light dinner on Thursday.
- Fee does not include required book.
Some scholarship monies are available. For more information, contact:
Phil Lund, plund@psduua.org or 612–230–3274
Cancellation Policy:
All cancellations prior to September 4 will be subject to a $15.00 handling charge. Cancellations after September 4 will be subject to a $30.00 fee, unless a replacement is arranged. Cancellations within one day or no-show may forfeit entire fee dependent on funds available at the end of the training.
If the minimum requirement of 12 participants has not registered by September 1, the workshop will be cancelled and all fees will be returned in full.
NOTE:
For all participants, it is required that you purchase and bring with you The Helper’s Journey: Working With People Facing Grief, Loss, and Life-Threatening Illness, by Dale G. Larson, available at Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com.
Registration
- Registration Deadline:
- September 4, 2008
Registrations will be accepted from September 5 to September 29 only if space is available.
Online
To register online and pay by credit card go to Online Registration.
(You must pay by credit card to register online, and credit cards are accepted only for online registrations.)
By Mail
To register by mail and pay by check:
Fill in and mail the registration form with your check to the address on the form.
For more information contact
Phillip Lund,
Lifespan Program Director, Prairie Star District – UUA,
plund@psduua.org or
612–230–3274.
The Trainers
The Reverend Monica L. Cummings received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Rutgers University in Camden New Jersey; she then was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army, Signal Corps.
In 2000, Reverend Cummings received her Master of Divinity degree from the Claremont School of Theology; she then served in South Africa as a Peace Corps Volunteer.
Reverend Cummings is Co-Chair of the Journey Toward Wholeness Transformation Committee, a Unitarian Universalist Association Board appointed committee charged with monitoring and assessing the Association’s anti-racism, anti-oppression and multicultural efforts. She is also an active member of DRUUMM, Diverse & Revolutionary Unitarian Universalist Multicultural Ministries.
Revered Cummings is currently working on a Doctor of Ministry degree in Pastoral Care and Counseling at the Claremont School of Theology. She is also a Student Member of the American Association of Pastoral Counselors and is currently an intern counselor at a residential facility for boys, in addition to serving The First Unitarian Church of Los Angeles as their consulting minister.
Lee Marie Sanchez is currently serving the Unitarian Universalist Church in Anaheim, California as their Consulting Minister while continuing her studies as a Candidate for Ministry at Meadville/ Lombard in their Modifieid Residency Program. Lee has served two congregations over a span of more than a dozen years as a religious educator, completing all of the Renaissance Modules and teaching several. Lee completed 6 units of Clinical Pastoral Education over two years and served her ministerial internship as hospital and hospice chaplain. Her current focus is parish ministry.
The Rev. Dr. Betty Stapleford entered the Claremont School of Theology in Claremont, California, in September of 1995, after twenty-eight years as a high school English and theatre teacher in Delaware. She graduated and was ordained in 1998 and began serving at the Conejo Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Thousand Oaks, California. Betty is now completing her ninth year serving that congregation. She received her Doctor of Ministry degree at CST in the area of pastoral care and counseling and ethics in 2005 and serves on the Leadership Resources Council for the Pacific SouthWest District.
