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Training offers chance to be better leaders
For years, business leaders have studied consultant Stephen Covey’s Seven Habits
of Highly Effective People®. Now, church leaders are invited to see how Covey’s
principles can help make them more effective in all areas of their lives.
Dr. Jim Fogle-Miller, director of the Conference Council on Ministries’ Leader
Development office, will facilitate this intensive three-day workshop Nov. 10-12 at the
Life Enrichment Center in Leesburg.
Laity and clergy are invited to learn how to use Covey’s material to discern
God’s call, control their own actions, manage time and resources, be a more effective
listener, and apply Biblical teachings to daily decisions.
The cost is $329 double occupancy, $345 single occupancy or $275 for commuters. It
includes the Seven Habits material, valued at $200, lodging for two nights and all meals.
For more information or to register for the workshop, contact Margaret Carter in the
Leader Development office at 1-800-282-8011, extension 148, or e-mail MCarter@flumc.org.
United Methodist women explore “Powerful Promises”
More than 800 United Methodist Women are expected to gather Nov. 7 in Lakeland
for the 25th annual meeting of the Florida Conference United Methodist Women (UMW).
Held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Florida Southern College’s Branscomb Auditorium, the
event will feature keynote speaker Christine Keels, vice president of Christian Social
Responsibilities of the Women’s Division of the Board of Global Ministries. Keels
will focus on God’s promises as they relate to Christian social responsibilities.
All local UMW units are encouraged to attend, said Annie Woods, president of the Florida
Conference UMW. The agenda includes elections to the committee on nominations and amending
the standing rules.
The cost for the conference is $13, which covers registration and lunch, or $7 to attend
the meeting only. Free child care is available at First United Methodist Church, Lakeland,
with lunch provided at $3 per child. The registration deadline is Oct. 31.
Several Lakeland area hotels are offering special rates for conference participants.
For more information or to obtain a registration form, contact the Florida Conference UMW
registrar, Anne P. Tabb, at 305-235-3484.
Don't Forget . . .
Preschool leaders
are invited for re-creation and recreation at the 1998 United Methodist
Association of Preschools (UMAP) fall conference Nov. 6-8 at the Warren Willis
Camp in Leesburg. Costs include a $25 registration fee and a $70 participation fee ($60
for UMAP members). Housing is available. For more information, contact Carol Sue
Hutchinson, director of the Conference Council on Ministries’ Discipleship and Church
and Society offices, at 1-800-282-8011, extension 206, or Linda McGlashan at
941-433-2232..
Mid- and senior-high youth are invited to attend the
CrossTrainers ’98 retreat Nov. 20–22 at the Warren W. Willis United Methodist
Camp and the Life Enrichment Center in Leesburg to learn how to be more Christ-like in
their lives. The cost is $80 per person; the registration deadline is Nov. 13. For more
information contact the Florida Conference Youth Ministry office at 1-800-282-8011,
extension 139, or e-mail eharris@flumc.org.
Ministers’ mates are invited to lighten up
at the “Lighten Up” Ministers’ Mates Retreat Nov. 5-7 at the Life
Enrichment Center in Leesburg. The cost is $80; the registration deadline is Oct. 16.
Financial assistance is available. For more information or to obtain a registration form,
contact Joanie Joyner at 904-756-0544.
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