7th
Annual West Coast Interim (Transitional) Pastor's Retreat
Sponsored by San Francisco
Presbytery
Vallombrosa Center (www.vallombrosa.org for directions)
250 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo
Park, California 94025
650-325-5614
May 26-28,
2010
"Sharpening Our Skills in Interim
Ministry"
Speaker/Facilitator: Sally Hinchman
Sally is the Interim General Presbyter for Shenandoah Presbytery,
former GP for
Presbyteries of Nevada, Sacramento & Stockton;
former
Associate Presbyter for Presbytery of New Covenant
Sally is a Certified Christian
Educator who has served congregations
in Tennessee and Georgia and teaches at
Interim Ministry Education Events.
Schedule
Wednesday, May 26
11:30 Registration
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Get Acquainted, Group
Building: Roberta Bliss, Interim/Transitional Pastor in
SF Presbytery
2:00-3:30 Sally Hinchman, "Joys & Concerns Serving as an Interim Pastor"
3:30 Break
4:00
– 5:15 Seminar: "Healthy Small Groups
in the Local Church – Parts I, II -
Study, Task Groups" -- George Gilchrist, Interim/Transitional Pastor in San Francisco
Presbytery
6:00 Dinner
7:00-8:15 Sally Hinchman, "Improving Our Ability to Hear Their
Stories"
8:30 Worship: Tom Waddell, Interim/Transitional Pastor, 1st Presbyterian, Concord
THE
INTERIM PERIOD
Learning from the Past, Living Fully in the Present,
Preparing for the Future
Thursday, May 27
7:00 We encourage you to roll out
of bed and get some engaging cardiovascular exercise before breakfast ~ maybe
by walking the nearby Stations of the
Cross.
8:00 Breakfast
8:45 - 9:15 Worship, Devotions, Bible Study: Kamal Hassan, Designated Pastor at Sojourner Truth Church,
Richmond
9:15 – 10:30 Seminar: Roberta Bliss, "Feeding One's
Spirit – Artistically"
10:30-10:55 Break
11:00-12:00 Sally Hinchman, "Providing Leadership in the Midst of Conflict" – Part #1
12:00 Lunch
1:30-5:00 Free Time: "Structured" or "Unstructured" options
5:15 – 5:45 Seminar: "Healthy Small Groups in the Local Church – Part III - Fellowship Groups" -- George Gilchrist, Interim/Transitional Pastor in San Francisco Presbytery
6:00 Supper
7:00-8:30 Sally Hinchman, "Providing Leadership in the Midst of Conflict" – Part #II
8:30-9:00 Worship and
connecting with the Lord: Jeff Cheifetz, Interim/Transitional Pastor at
Swedenborgian Church, San Francisco
Friday, May 28
7:00 We encourage you to roll out
of bed and get some engaging cardiovascular exercise before breakfast ~ maybe
by walking the nearby Stations of the
Cross.
8:00 Breakfast
9:00-10:30 Seminar: Sally Hinchman, "Best Practices: Entering…Living In…and Leaving the System"
10:30 – 10:55 Break (The high calling of "getting our stuff out of our
rooms" before our last session.)
11:00 Worship and Communion:
Don Smith, Tom Waddell, Interim Pastors; Bethany Presbyterian, San Bruno; 1st
Presbyterian, Concord, respectively
12:00 Lunch – au revoir, bon journée, vaya con
Dios
Registration
fees for the Retreat
Single or Double Rooms costs
for the 2010 retreat –
Single Room $123.00 per person – per night
Double Room $107.00 per person – per night
Commuter Fees
Day
Commuter with lunch only: $50.00
per day
Day
& Evening Commuter: $50.00 per day
$20.00 dinner
$12.00 evening commuter fee
Total $82.00
per day
Registration fee $25.00 (This partially
covers honorarium costs and scholarships
REGISTRATION FORM
Please
print clearly:
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Mail this form and your
check to
Dvorah Miller, Registrar Phone:
510-849-4393
Interim Minister’s Retreat Email: dmiller@sfpby.org
Presbytery of San Francisco Web:
www.presbyteryofsf.org
2024 Durant Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94704