Renovaré Essentials Conference
Saturday, April 21, 2012, about the cost of an oil change!
Dear Friends,
The District Spiritual Renewal Team is pleased to announce that a one day Renovaré Essentials Conference will be held in Leffler Chapel at Elizabethtown College Saturday, April 21, 2012. Our hope is that this will be more than a stand-alone event but can be of service to the local church in your efforts to develop the spiritual journey of your congregation in 2012.
Richard Foster and Chris Webb will be our leaders. Richard Foster is the author of Celebration of Discipline and is a leader in developing the Christian spiritual life, and has a new book The Sanctuary of the Soul. Chris is the new president of Renovare and an Anglican priest from Wales with a pastoral heart. We are blessed and humbled to have such a team.
For a similar conference in 2000, we likened attending the conference to having our oil changed in our car. Regular renewal is a joyous part of a meaningful spiritual life. Before March 1 the cost is $40. Because of limited seating of 850 in Leffler Chapel and response in 2000 where over 500 had to be turned away, we encourage early planning to register.
The day is set to be one of spiritual growth, to develop a balanced vision for personal and corporate spiritual renewal. A new feature will be for children. Using lessons by Jean Moyer on spiritual disciplines, sessions will be taught for them. Renovaré has a bookstore of spiritual resources they bring to us. The 2000 conference was life changing for many.
The emphasis of this conference will include preparation prior to the conference for which a page of preparation is included. There will be a prayer emphasis with a prayer representative in each church and a prayer emphasis at the conference. We welcome you to spread the news through newsletters, announcements, bulletin inserts, emails, and calls.
The follow-up committee will be giving ideas and resources for churches to build on this experience. There are a limited number of partial or full scholarships. Registration forms are available on the bulletin board outside the church office and on the ANE District website. We hope you can spread the news. On behalf of the steering committee, we want to welcome you to this event and a year of spiritual growth.
In Christ’s service,
David S. Young, chair
Steering Committee: Fr. Jonathan Currier, Mary Kay Graver, Karen Haldeman, Ron Ludwick, Joann Maurer John Shaffer, Bob Vroon, Kay Weaver, Staff Liaison, David Young, chair