All credentialed leaders are invited for a day of conversation, connection, and learning on the theme of Membership, Covenanting, Belonging: same, same, but different. We’ll explore each of these words, their meanings and our understandings in the context of church. How do we bind ourselves to one another to form a congregation, conference, or denomination? What is the purpose of gathering together? What is the current connection between baptism and membership?
The day will include guided table conversation, panel discussion, and a teaching session with Rachel Ringenberg Miller, MC USA Denominational Minister for Ministerial Leadership. We hope you can join us!
Friday, October 25, 2024
9:00 am – 3:30 pm
Woodcrest Villa
Gamber Auditorium
2001 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster
Schedule
8:30a Registration/Coffee/Meet&Greet
9:00a Welcome
10:10a Morning Break
10:30a Session 1 – Rachel Ringenberg Miller
12:00p Lunch
1:00p Group excercise and panel discussion
1:40p Session 2 – Rachel Ringenberg Miller
2:20p Afternoon Break
2:45p Table Reflections / Q&A
3:20p Closing Reflections and Blessing
Speaker:
Rachel Ringenberg Miller serves as denominational minister for Ministerial Leadership for Mennonite Church USA (MC USA). She focuses on engaging conferences and congregations, providing resources and services to meet the diverse demands facing congregations today. Ringenberg Miller graduated from Goshen College, Goshen, Indiana, and Eastern Mennonite Seminary, Harrisonburg, Virginia, with an MDiv. She served as associate pastor for Portland Mennonite Church, Portland, Oregon, and as pastor of Shalom Mennonite Church in Newton, Kansas. She is a member of Eighth Street Mennonite Church in Goshen, Indiana.