Better Together: Faith Formation Mini-Conference

Church staff, clergy & volunteers are invited to this day-long event designed to provide resources, inspiration, opportunities for collaboration, and ample soul care.

We'll start the day with a continental breakfast and then get rolling with our keynote speaker, the witty and wise Bev Gaines, speaking on Self Care: Soul Care. Bev is a spiritual director and life coach with two decades' experience working in Episcopal and other church settings.

Next we'll move into lively workshops; choose your own adventure with topics from four different tracks:

Children & Families (workshops in collaboration with the Diocesan Children's Commission)

• Sustainable Children & Families Programming

• Tips & Tricks for Managing Challenging Classroom Dynamics

• Best Practices in Children & Families Formation, hosted by the Diocesan Children’s Commission

Youth

• Bringing Sacred Elements into Your Youth Group Gatherings

• Tell ‘n’ Take: Youth Ministries Idea Exchange

• Going Deep: Navigating Group Discussions with Teens

Adults/Intergenerational

• Maximizing Your Adult Faith Formation Budget for High Impact Programming

• Transformational & Intergenerational Community Outreach

• Creating Programs that Attract Millennials & Families

Music & Arts (workshops in collaboration with the Diocesan Commission on Liturgy & Arts):

• You Call That Church Music? Unlikely Sacred Sounds

• Common Ground: Bringing Together All Ages through the Arts

• All-Comers Collaborative Liturgy: Let’s Create the Better Together Closing Service

Halfway through the day we'll break for a delicious lunch and do some regional networking.

We'll close with a simple service -- complete with music -- to send you back into the world, refreshed and ready to take on your faith formation programming for 2019-20!

$15/person includes continental breakfast and lunch. Scholarships are

$10/child for onsite child-care and snacks.

If you're traveling more than 2 hours each way, consider spending the prior Friday night (3/1) at the Fairfield Inn & Suites - Bellevue. We've secured a block of rooms at a special reduced rate: $60/room for up to 4 people. To book, call Joseph at 425-896-5181 (direct line) and mention the "Diocese of Olympia" room block.