Holston Presbytery

For clergy and lay persons alike, and for all ages! Seminars and educational information will be posted here and updated as events come in.

Montreat Conferences:   800-572-2257 or www.montreat.org; Montreat Hub; Quarterly Updates; Montreat Wilderness School; On-line Catalog

• “Road Scholar” (formerly Exploritas program) Aug. 22-27; Sept. 12-17; Sept. 19-24; Oct. 3-8; Oct. 31-Nov. 5; Dec. 5-10; Dec. 12-17
• Aug. 23-25, Board of Pensions Seminar, ‘Growing into Tomorrow … Today’
• Aug. 26, Board of Pensions Seminar, ‘Getting in Shape Fiscally’
• Aug. 29-Sept. 3, Interim Pastors
• Sept. 19-24, Billy Graham’s Influence and an Overview of Many Religions
• Sept. 20-22, Health Congregations Facilitator Training
• Oct. 3-7, Arts & Sabbath; pottery and journaling
• Oct. 4-7, Con. Ed. for Commissioned Lay Pastors
• Oct. 8, A Day With John Bell, “Making Friends with God”
• Oct. 11-15, Life-Long Living, for older adults
• Oct. 18-20, Wee Kirk
• Oct. 21-24, Fall Spiritual Formation Retreat
• Oct. 22-24, Fall Evelyn Green Retreat, “Praying Visually”
• Nov. 9-12, Presbyterian Multicultural Network; 3 courses
• 2011, Jan. 27-29, March 24-26, May 19-21, Sept. 15-17 – Certificate in Executive Leadership (Cohort III) program from McCormick Seminary at Montreat; applications accepted until Nov. 20
• 2011, May 29-June 1 – “Being Spiritual in a CrazyBusy World” with bestselling author, Donald Miller
• 2011, Oct. 23-27 – “Getting Unstuck” – educating leaders for the Church in the 21st century with Craig Barnes

Columbia Seminary: 404-687-4577 Doctor of Ministry Intro Seminars:

• Christian Spirituality, Nov. 8-19, 2010
• Church Planting & Transformation, July 5-15, 2011
• Church & Ministry, Sept. 13-15, Oct. 11-13, Nov. 8-10, Dec. 6-8, 2010

Louisville Seminary: 800.264.1839 ext. 352, Lisa Kolb

• August 23-27 – “Emotional Intelligence & Human Relations
• Sept. 12-13, Katie Genva Cannon Lecture & Interfaith Conference, “A Woman’s Voice”

Alban Institute Seminars: www.alban.org/learningdetail; the Alban Weekly-  weekly@alban.org

Pittsburgh Seminary: or call 800-451-4194

• Sept. 27, “Christian Faith in a Post-Christendom World” with Jonathan J. Bonk
• Online Classes – 23 classes are available; eight weeks in length and approximately 3-5 hours online each week, plus reading
• Lectures, spirituality and psychology classes, trips and pilgrimages and a commissioned lay pastor program are all available in the latest catalogue

Princeton Seminary:

• Princeton Seminars throughout year for those considering seminary for first time
• L.I.V.E. Symposiums – Oct. 10-13, 2010, March 16-19, 2011

Union Presbyterian Seminary:  or 800.229.2990

• Union awards congregations for innovative ministry each year. Each of the eight awards carries a $1,000 prize to support the congregation in its ministry. Contact April Swofford

Emmanuel Institutes: contact John Wasem, 722-1086; Erin Layton, 722-1085

Others:

• August 25-28, “Re-Membering Peace: Still the Believers’ Calling” Ghost Ranch. Abiquiu, NM; 2010 Peacemaking Seminar
• Aug. 31-Sept. 2, Tennessee Federation on Aging Convention, Murfreesboro, also open to senior citizens; 615.563.5304 or Email
• October 18-22, 2010, Transformation Conference – Ft. Worth, TX, First Church; pastors, their leadership teams; contact Sherry Britton or visit www.presbygrow.net
• Nov. 4-6, 2010 Covenant Conference “We are Family,”  Houston TX; early bird rate until Sept. 15
• Nov. 12-14, Tentmaking Conference “Emergent Christianity & Tentmaking Ministry; Mundelein, IL
• 2011, Feb. 2-5 “Walking in Balance” APCE annual event, Albuquerque, NM; register after Sept. 1 at APCE or call 866.338.7737; scholarships available; download conference book in September (going paperless)
• 2011, Feb. 28-March 2 -  Stewardship Kaleidoscope Conference; Phoenix
• 2011, March 21-28 – “Unity & Reformed Heritage Seminar,” Geneva Switzerland