FIGS for Christ Initiative

Encouraging pastors and their lay leadership teams to register and participate in this amazing opportunity for growth! Four expert consultants in church ministry, spiritual practice and collaborative art and worship! Lunch provided!

We invite you to two sessions (May 12 and September 29, 2018) which will encourage and enable churches to nurture and tend the work of our congregations.

This opportunity is also free for contextual education/field education students in ministry. We invite you to two sessions (May 12 and September 29, 2018) which will encourage and enable churches to nurture and tend the work of our congregations.

You may view/download a complete brochure here.

All workshops will be held at First Baptist Church in Needham
858 Great Plain Avenue, Needham, MA 02492

WORKSHOP DATES:
Saturday, May 12, 2018
Saturday, September 29, 2018

WORKSHOP SESSION SCHEDULE (for both days):
Registration – 9:00am – 9:45am
Morning Prayer – 9:45am – 10:00am
Morning Workshop – 10:00am – 11:00am
Spiritual Practice and Collaborative Art – 11:00am – 12:00pm
Lunch – 12:00pm – 12:45pm
Afternoon Workshop – 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Church Conversations – 2:00pm – 2:45pm
Snack, Fellowship, and Evaluations – 2:45pm – 3:15pm
Closing Worship – 3:15pm – 4:00pm

WORKSHOP DETAILS:
Lunch will be provided free of charge for the May and September sessions.

Please try to attend both workshops on both days, as each session and each day’s wisdom complements the other. Clergy and lay-leaders are encouraged to attend together. Please make every attempt to participate as a team.

Though we are encouraging full participation for both days, we understand that folks might only be able to attend part of one day or one workshop. That’s OK, and we are glad for the time you will be in attendance. Please RSVP here for the times you do plan to attend.