DeKalb District Leadership Training

Location: First United Methodist Church, 214 Peoria Avenue, Dixon, IL

Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018
Time: 9 am - 2:30 pm

Workshops include:

Strategic Planning and Spiritual
Leadership, Best Practices of Children/Youth Ministries,
Discerning Spiritual Gifts, Small Group Ministries,
Addiction/Mental Health Issues, and SPRC

Cost: $15 per person or $60 per church (5 or more people)
Lunch and childcare will be provided

Schedule:

8:30 am Registration
9:00 am Opening Worship
10:00 am Break
10:30 am Workshop 1
11:45 am Lunch
12:45 pm Workshop 2
2:00 pm Closing Communion
2:30 pm Sending Forth

Register (by Jan. 24)

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