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2023 Forma Pre-Conference Options

2023 Forma Pre-Conference Options

The 2023 Forma Pre-Conference will take place on the campus of Virginia Theological Seminary on Tuesday, January 17, 2023 (click here for map of VTS). Registration begins at 9:00AM and Pre-Conference offerings run from 9:30-3:30PM. Lunch is included in the Pre-Conference registration fee. There are three options to choose from.

Operationalizing the Baptismal Covenant: From Personal Discipleship to Mutual Ministry

Note: There are 200 tickets available for this Pre-Conference offering.

This session builds on what Baptized for Life* has learned about forming courageous Christians and thriving Christian communities and introduces the work of the Mutual Ministry Initiative**. We will share practices, resources, and opportunities for equipping people of all ages and abilities to live fully into their baptismal identities for the sake of God’s mission. Our time together will be participatory, engaging your stories and questions with our research, living our baptismal ecclesiology as mutual ministry. You will leave with new resources for celebrating baptismal feast days, a renewed appreciation for the “curriculum” of the liturgical year, and ministry models that honor the gifts of all the baptized.

*a 5-year Lilly Endowment Inc.-funded initiative in six dioceses
**a 3-year Lilly Endowment Inc.-funded initiative to emphasize baptismal ecclesiology in theological education

Presenters include:

  • The Rev. Lydia Kelsey Bucklin - Canon to the Ordinary for Discipleship & Vitality, Diocese of Northern Michigan and Project Director, Mutual Ministry Initiative
  • Canon Myra B. Garnes - Catechist, Baptized for Life; Officer for Youth Ministries Department of Faith Formation, The Episcopal Church
  • The Rev'd Yoimel González Hernández - Catechist, Baptized for Life; Associate Rector, St. Alban’s Episcopal Church; Dean of the Latino Deacon School, Episcopal Diocese of Washington
  • Dr. Lisa Kimball - Project Director, Baptized for Life; Vice President of Lifelong Learning and James Maxwell Professor of Lifelong Christian Formation, Virginia Seminary
  • Br. Thomas Steffensen, SSF - Resource Developer, Mutual Ministry Initiative; Diocesan Chaplain, Diocese of Northern Michigan
  • Ms. Francie Thayer - Spiritual Director, Baptized for Life; Director, The Retreat House Hillsboro, Maryland

Music That Makes Community Paperless Singing Workshop

Note: There are 30 tickets available for this Pre-Conference offering.

This is a renewing pre-conference workshop of building community through singing, learning, and fellowship. During our time together we’ll:
  • Explore a practice of paperless (oral tradition) singing leadership grounded in a spirit of welcome and generosity
  • Engage models of teaching and leading that welcome our bodies, hearts, and mindsExperience music reflective of the growing diversity of our communities and celebrating our rich spiritual and liturgical traditions
  • Experience building community and strengthening relationships through community and congregational singing
  • Participants will gain confidence in paperless singing leadership via shared leadership, skills practice, and reflection, expanding and exploring our musical options practically and creatively.

Learn more about Music That Makes Community on their website.

Understanding Suicide Risks, Warning Signs, and Strategies for Prevention

Note: There are 50 tickets available for this Pre-Conference offering.

Description coming soon!

Presenter:

  • Mollee Reitz, MA, NCC, LCMHC - Wellness Director at Christ Episcopal Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, nationally certified counselor, and a licensed clinical mental health counselor

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Forma | A Ministry of ECF, is the Network for Christian Formation for the Episcopal Church and beyond. We have members from across the United States, Canada, Mexico, South America, and Europe. We work ecumenically with several denominations including the Lutheran, Methodist, Moravian, Presbyterian, and Catholic communities. Forma is a ministry of Episcopal Church Foundation, a 501(c)3, and is independent of the Episcopal Church, and yet, closely partnered with the Office for Formation Ministries at The Episcopal Church office.

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