Events and Conferences

Praying with Purpose: Connecting Your Faith to the Wider World

jane — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:04:00 GMT

with Claire Wolfteich is Monday, November 3, Evansville. This workshop will engage participants with stories of faith communities and their leaders that used prayer in addressing the difficult social issues of their own contexts. The stories offer concrete examples of prayer practices that address social crisis...(read more)

Better Preaching & Better Listening

jane — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:58:00 GMT

Congregations are invited to apply for the long-term learning event, Better Listening & Better Preaching. The groups will meet four times from September 2008-May 2009 to look at preaching and congregational listening...(read more)

Creating a 501(c)(3)

jane — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:53:00 GMT

Is your congregation thinking of starting a family life center, preschool, food pantry, or other ministry or community assistance program? ...(read more)

Praying in Color

jane — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:33:00 GMT

Praying in Color with Sybil MacBeth is Friday, September 5 in New Albany and Saturday September 6 in Indianapolis. When family and friends were diagnosed with a multitude of illnesses, Sybil MacBeth could find no words for her prayers. Sitting on her porch, she picked up pen and colored markers and began to draw shapes. ...(read more)

GoodWords Summer Reading Picks

jane — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:48:00 GMT

Looking for a good book to read on vacation? Although GoodWords is on hiatus during the summer months, Brent and Nancy have recommended some of their favorite new titles. Check them out! ...(read more)

GoodWords Takes Summer Off

jane — Thu, 29 May 2008 19:00:00 GMT

GoodWords Reading Club does not meet June through August, but will resume on Tuesday, September 23. ...(read more)

Fall Education Events Announced

jane — Wed, 28 May 2008 12:49:00 GMT

It's not too early to start thinking about those autumn education events. The Center for Congregations is putting together its fall line-up of events, introducing congregations ...(read more)

Sustainable Youth Ministry

jane — Fri, 16 May 2008 14:27:00 GMT

Youth leaders will not want to miss Mark DeVries’ four-part workshop on youth ministry. Covering the topics of “The Anatomy of ‘Stuckness,’” “The 411 on Sustainable Youth Ministry,” ...(read more)

Small Church Spirituality

jane — Fri, 16 May 2008 14:14:00 GMT

Small congregations hold a prominent place in America’s religious landscape. Minister and author Anthony Pappas discusses the richness of these small and powerful churches ...(read more)

Technology and Its Possibilities

jane — Fri, 16 May 2008 13:59:00 GMT

During this half-day event, the technology incorporated at Grace Community Church's worship, ministry, and administration will be showcased. ...(read more)

Offices Closed

jane — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:50:00 GMT

The Indianapolis and Northeast Center for Congregations offices are closed Tuesday and Wednesday, April 29 and 30, as our staff hosts the Flourishing Congregations Summit ...(read more)

Real Kids, Real Faith

jane — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:38:00 GMT

with Karen Marie Yust is Thursday, April 3 in Greenwood and Friday, April 4 in Fort Wayne. Today’s kids know more about the complexities and fears of the real world than we might wish...(read more)

Megachurches: What Can My Church Learn from These Giants?

jane — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:08:00 GMT

Megachurches with Scott Thumma was Friday, May 30, 2008, in Indianapolis. ...(read more)

Resources for Your Spiritual Strategic Journey

jane — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:32:00 GMT

George Bullard recommends resources for a Spiritual Strategic Journey. Bullard facilitated this February 2008 workshop ...(read more)

TechTalk: Using Technology in Your Congregation

jane — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:14:00 GMT

TechTalk with Nancy Armstrong and Aaron Spiegel is Wednesday, March 5, in Evansville and Thursday, March 6, in Scottsburg. As society becomes more and more technologically savvy, ...(read more)

Praying with Purpose: Connecting Your Faith to the Wider World

jane — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:42:00 GMT

Praying with Purpose: Connecting Your Faith to the Wider World with Claire Wolfteich is Thursday, March 6, in Indianapolis and Friday, March 7, in Fort Wayne. This workshop will engage participants with stories of faith communities ...(read more)

Podcast for Re-imagining the Church

jane — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 14:34:00 GMT

Click here for the podcast of Doug Pagitt's Re-imagining the Church workshop presentation. The workshop took place January 24 in Fishers and January 25 in Jeffersonville. ...(read more)

Best Resources from Re-imagining the Church

jane — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:34:00 GMT

Check out the resource guide from the January 2008 workshop, Re-imagining the Church. Workshop leader Doug Pagitt recommends these resources ...(read more)

Re-imagining the Church

jane — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:00:00 GMT

Re-imagining the Church with Doug Pagitt was January 24 & 25, 2007. Doug Pagitt discussed living in harmony with God...(read more)

Soul Food: A Hoosier Literary Luncheon Series

jane — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 17:00:00 GMT

You can enjoy lunch and literature at the Center for Congregations...(read more)

Religious Literacy

jane — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 16:40:00 GMT

GoodWords Reading Club discusses Stephen Prothero's book Religious Literacy at its March 25 gathering....(read more)

The Golden Compass

jane — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 16:28:00 GMT

On Tuesday, February 26, GoodWords Reading Club discusses The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman....(read more)

This House We Build

jane — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 15:51:00 GMT

with Terry Bookman and William Kahn, was October 18, 2007 in Indianapolis. Congregations can become and remain healthy places without sacrificing the good in pursuit of the perfect. ...(read more)

The Year of Living Biblically

jane — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:07:00 GMT

On Tuesday, January 22, GoodWords Reading Club meets to discuss The Year of Living Biblically...(read more)

December GoodFlicks

jane — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:46:00 GMT

In December, GoodWords Reading Club will meet as GoodFlicks Film Club: Reel Spirituality. ...(read more)

Small Church Spirituality

jane — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:00:00 GMT

Small Church Spirituality, with Anthony Pappas was on November 16, 2007 in Northeast Indiana. Small congregations hold a prominent place in America’s religious landscape. ...(read more)

Unbinding the Gospel: Real Life Evangelism

jane — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:00:00 GMT

Unbinding the Gospel: Real Life Evangelism, with Martha Grace “Gay” Reese took place November 15, 2007 in Indianapolis. Sharing one’s faith is about relationships ...(read more)

Spiritual Strategic Journey

jane — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 13:54:00 GMT

Spiritual Strategic Journey with George Bullard was Wednesday, February 6, in Evansville and Thursday, February 7, in Indianapolis. It takes a team of passionate people to move a faith community forward. ...(read more)

Exploring Size Transitions

jane — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:14:00 GMT

Congregations looked at size transitions at the recent Raising the Roof workshop in northeast Indiana...(read more)

The Emerging Church

jane — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 15:14:00 GMT

with Eddie Gibbs, was October 11, 2007 in Northeast Indiana. The emerging church phenomenon is perhaps the most significant congregational trend of our day. ...(read more)

The Emerging Church

jane — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 17:09:00 GMT

Check out The Emerging Church resource guide and powerpoint presentation...(read more)

Beyond the Ordinary

jane — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 14:41:00 GMT

with Cynthia Woolever and Deborah Bruce, was October 4, 2007 in Evansville. Grasping what makes congregations strong is more helpful than identifying organizational weaknesses...(read more)

How Cultural Trends Affect Your Congregation

jane — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:44:00 GMT

with Gil Rendle, was on September 26, 2007 in New Albany, Indiana. The context in which congregational leaders live and minister often feels like a wilderness. ...(read more)

Leading Change

jane — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:32:00 GMT

with Gil Rendle, was September 24, 2007 in Indianapolis. In a time when change is the norm, how do you “lead change” in a spiritual and healthy way? ...(read more)

Spiritually Incorrect

jane — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:52:00 GMT

Author Dan Wakefield will join the GoodWords Reading Club in October for a discussion of his book, Spiritually Incorrect...(read more)