CHRISTIAN CHURCH (DOC) IN ARKANSAS 1999 -  2000 ACADEMY FOR MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES FOR LAITY AND CLERGY TO LEARN ABOUT MINISTRY TOGETHER

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Donna Rose-Heim will facilitate the studies in Little Rock at the Regional Office. She is an ordained minister in the Christian Church (DOC) and has actively served pastorates for 14 years. Her experience includes ministries in suburban and rural congregations. She is currently the pastor of First Christian Church in Maumelle. This will be Donna's third year as Dean of the Academy for Ministry. For nine years, Donna has been called to facilitate workshops for women and men on spirituality. She also writes for Christian Board of Publication for children, youth and adults. Donna lives in Little Rock with her husband Bill and sons Zach and Nate. The Rose-Heims are co-authors of the study guide The Church for Disciples of Christ: Seeking To Be Truly Church Today, a work of the Commission of Theology of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).

Chuck Hammond will facilitate the studies at the new Northwest Satellite at First Christian Church in Rogers. Chuck is an ordained minister in the Christian Church (DOC) and has served as pastor for over 12 years in Texas, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Kentucky and Arkansas. He is currently pastor of First Christian Church in Berryville. Chuck received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Southern Illinois University, and a Doctor of Education degree from the University of Arkansas in Adult and Continuing Education. He has authored a study guide for C. S. Lewis' book, Mere Christianity, and a joumal article entitled, "Counseling the Adult Learner." Chuck lives in Shell Knob, Missouri with his wife Brenda. They have two daughters, Kisha and Angie, who are married and each has a child of their own.

If you are searching for an in-depth Bible study and/or specific classes to help you do the ministry God is calling you to do, the Academy for Ministry of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Arkansas has created programs to meet your needs. Beginning September 11, 1999, eight Academy sessions will be held on scheduled Saturdays through May at the Regional Office in Little Rock and at First Christian Church in Rogers. Kerygma Bible Study will be held from 9:00 a.m. to noon. Practical ministry sessions, as scheduled below, will be held from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. Participants are welcome to come to both sessions or attend either Kerygma or specific ministry sessions of interest to them.

Lay and clergy who are looking for an in-depth Bible study that will give them an overview of the entire scriptures will want to sign up for Kerygma. The course includes a study book with assignments to deepen the student's knowledge of scripture. Cost for this course is $150 and includes tuition and a book. Tuition for returning students with books is $110. Students agree to commit to eight sessions on scheduled Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to noon, and will be expected to study materials approximately one to two hours per week. By the end of the course students will be familiar with key Biblical content and concepts and will experience ways of applying these discoveries to their lives. Attendance at seven or more of these sessions will earn two CEUs from the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Arkansas.

Sessions will be led by persons who have demonstrated their dedication and expertise in these forms of ministry. Students may attend one or all eight of the practical ministry sessions. Cost for these events is $30 for all eight sessions or $5 per session. Attendance at seven or more of the sessions will earn one CEU from the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Arkansas. Topics will be:

September 11 -- Moving into the Community in Outreach, LR - Jim Farmer, NW - Linda McCrae

October 2 -- Keeping the IRS Happy, LR - Nate Evers, NW - Vivian Potee

November 13  --  Recognizing Stages of Faith at Work, LR - Barbara Jones, NW - Chuck Hammond

December 4  --  Building Your Daily Spirituality, LR - Jim Farmer, NW - Bill Rose-Heim

February 5 --  Discovering and Empowering Leadership, LR - Ray Brown, NW - Bait Hudspeth

March 4  --  Uniting Under a Polar Star, LR - Jack Singleton, NW - Barbara Jones

April 1  --  Guiding the Order of Worship, LR - Bill Rose-Heim, NW - Jim Johnson

May 6 --  Worshipping with Children, LR - Kristen Beach and Trela Cook, NW - Susan Erickson
 

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