Carmel Retreat Center
 
 
Prayer Chaplain Program Newsletter
 
A Program of Light and Love Ministries 
Benchmark #6 of Thriving in Unity (a program of the Association of Unity Churches International)
Prayer Chaplain Program Trainers & Ministries
 
March 2010
 
In This Issue
Article Headline
What Do I Know for Sure?
Intellectual Property and the PCP
March and April Trainers Workshops
Quick Links...
5 Tips for Volunteer Recognition and Appreciation - Tip #2 
 
 
By Jerry Burt (JB)
Tip #2 from Dr. Judy Esmond who shares her volunteer management expertise with those of us who are running volunteer programs is consistent and equal opportunity.  Make sure that your recognition is consistent and based on equality for all.  In other words, everyone should have a chance to earn recognition based on good performance.  Be creative when considering recognition for your volunteers and spend some time finding out what has meaning for them.  Her website contains lots of information and good resources that I think you will find useful. 
 
 
 
 Embracing the Past in a New Way
  

"Blessed are they that mourn; for they shall be comforted."
-Matthew 5:4
 
Being in this human condition is not always easy, wouldn't you agree?  We walk through some interesting times, as life is full of opportunities and experiences!  Ah yes, there are those times when trials, tribulations, challenges, changes and predicaments seem to be around every corner!  And...my belief is that there is truly a balance to all of this.  Joy, happiness, peace and contentment are also a big part of our life experiences!  Yes, sometimes we need a bit of assistance, a nudge, to take the steps to shift our perception to see the joy, to feel the blessings.
 
When we look at the second Beatitude:  "Blessed are they that mourn; for they shall be comforted" can we see this as an invitation to not fall victim to the sadness or grief which can sometimes come from those experiences that seem to be more difficult to walk through?  As Elizabeth Sand Turner shares with us from her book Your Hope of Glory, "...man's extremity is God's opportunity...and when woes beset us we turn to Him and receive comfort."  Do we always remember to do this, turn to God for our comfort?  Or do we turn to God and say something like..."why me God, why did this happen to me...?" 
 
As we look to Jesus, our master teacher and way shower, he gives us insight with this Beatitude.  I believe he is telling us to look beyond the appearances of our experiences, to go deeper and know that we cannot, must not, fall victim to sadness or grief, for we are each master of our own self in every circumstance.  When we feel that we are at the depth of a particular trouble, when we are at the point when we just "can't take it anymore..." in that very moment, let go, relinquish the need to control.  In that very moment, the blessing of the experience is revealed!  Ever have this experience?  It is not that God purposefully sends problems our way, that is part of being in the human condition.  But it is in those moments that we get to choose how we show up, and to purposefully, with intention shift our way of thinking, to let go and let God.
 
In review as we look once again at our second Beatitude "Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted" let us remember that as we experience "life," we need only shift our thoughts around it and count it as opportunities for blessings!  And it is in that very moment we experience God's presence in our life.
 
Blessed be,
 
 
 
Lei Lanni 

Affirmation:  "I am grateful for challenges that lead me beyond my extremity to God's opportunity!" 
 
Visit our website and click on the "Beatitudes" button at the bottom of the screen for a pdf handout with additional information.
Leadership
 
 
Invitation to Engage
By Jeri Royce
  
As leaders in your ministry and of the Prayer Chaplain Program, I invite you to read and consider the featured article this month on copyright laws and how they apply to the Prayer Chaplain Program Trainings and material. 
 
As you read with an open heart and questions or concerns come up for you, please email me at [email protected] or call me at 602-321-7044.  
The Intellectual Property In the Prayer Chaplain Program
 by Jay R. McDaniel
The McDaniel Law Firm, PC
  
Blessings,
 
In a recent telephone conference with Rev. Lei Lanni and Jeri, we thought it might be useful if I were to contribute an article to the newsletter on the nature of the intellectual property rights in the Prayer Chaplain Program provided by Light and Love Ministries.  I am a Prayer Chaplain at the Unity Church of Christ in Teaneck, NJ.  I am also an intellectual property lawyer.
 
We all sign license agreements when we participate in Light and Love Ministries' training program.  That license agreement gives us certain rights to make use of the materials and the training program.  It is worth taking a moment to look at what the rights are that are being licensed.
 
First, we should be aware that the materials and the training program are subject to copyright restrictions.  Copyrights are subject to federal law and the holder of a copyright has specific and exclusive rights.  These are:
 
          
            (1) to reproduce the copyrighted work;
            (2) to make derivative works based upon the copyrighted work;
            (3) to distribute copies of the copyrighted work;
            (4) to perform the copyrighted work publicly; and
            (5) to display the copyrighted work publicly
 
Copyrights exist in any creative work or "original authorship" that is fixed in a tangible form at the time that it is created.  It is not just the writing, but also the organization and presentation that can be subject to copyright protection.  
 
The second intellectual property issue concerns trademarks.  A trademark identifies the source of a product or service.  It can be a name, a logo, packaging or a sound.  Trademarks are created when someone uses a name and it is distinctive, or becomes distinctive, as a way to identify the source of a product or service.
 
Trademark law, which is the subject of state and federal laws, protects the "good will" that becomes associated with a name.  In the most general terms, trademark laws prohibit anyone from using the
mark
to misidentify something, to confuse the public about the source or to use the mark in a way that decreases its value.
 
Trademark issues will come up when a training program that is not under a licence agreement with Light and Love Ministries is incorrectly associated with Light and Love Ministries or when the Light and Love name and materials are used in a way that lowers the good will associated with the program.
 
As one would expect, there are important qualifications to the rights that are created by copyright and trademark law.  First, you cannot copyright or trademark ideas or functions.  Second, there is a concept called fair use that permits, for example, a work to be the subject of limited quotation or commentary.
 
With all of this as background, how should we treat the Light and Love Ministries training program, both to be fair to Rev. Lei Lanni, its creator, and to conform with the applicable laws
under which it is distributed?  Here are two key guidelines:
  •   Adhere to the terms of the license.  The terms are pretty clear.  We should not copy the materials - unauthorized copying is copyright infringement - except in the manner that is specifically permitted.
 
  •  Accurately identify the source of the program and materials.  We should not take the Light and Love Ministries training and program materials and claim it as our own; nor should we change the program or materials and identify their source as Light and Love Ministries. 
 
It is important to remember that the purpose of intellectual property laws is to encourage new works and to reward effort by securing for the creators the benefits of their efforts.  If we want Light and Love Ministries to continue its work - to be the blessing that it is to us individually and to congregations that we serve - Prayer Chaplains and Trainers alike should stay within these guidelines.
2010 Prayer Chaplain Trainers Workshops
REGISTER NOW!  
Say "yes" to your next step.  NOW is the time to infuse your program with new energy, train new leadership, or bring this powerful Prayer Chaplain Program to your ministry.  Visit our website for additional information about the Prayer Chaplain Program and our complete 2010 Workshop Schedule.
The Prayer Chaplain Trainers Workshop is designed to teach specific skills and core competencies and provides unique professional development for ministers, licensed teachers, and lay leaders.  The training gives you everything needed to start a Prayer Chaplain Program in your ministry or train a new leader for your existing program.  You will come away from this workshop filled with a renewed commitment to your ministry and the foundation of prayer.  SEE and Post-Graduate Credits available.
 
To Register 
Please call the Light and Love ministries office at 602-843-8360 to register for any of our upcoming workshops.  Visit our website for registration rates and training schedule. 
   
 
 
Rev. Lynn Welcomes You
Unity Church of Toledo
 
 
  
May Training
 
Prayer Chaplain Trainers Workshop
May 20 - 22, 2010 - Toledo, Ohio
Unity of Toledo
Early-Bird Deadline - April 16th
 
 

September Training

Prayer Chaplain Trainers Workshop
September 16 - 18, 2010 - Richmond, Virginia
Unity of Richmond
 
Visit our website for additional information on these trainings.  SEE and Post-Graduate credits are available for the Prayer Chaplain Trainers Workshop.
 
November Conference
 
Passion...Possibilites...Purpose - International Conference for Prayer Chaplains and Trainers
November 11 - 13, 2010
The Fiesta Resort and Conference Center, Tempe, Arizona
Pool Area  
Visit our website for additional information and program details.  SEE and Post-Graduate credits will be available for conference attendees.
 
 
 
Support for you!
 
We are here for you!  Light and Love Ministries' team is available to support you and your Prayer Chaplain Program.  We are just a phone call away to answer questions, troubleshoot, and support you with prayer.  You are not alone.   Contact us by phone at 602-843-8360 or by email at [email protected] or [email protected].
 
Reverend Lei Lanni and Jerry Burt 
Jeri Royce, Director of Education and Training 
Light and Love Ministries Team
www.lightandloveministries.org.  
 
Light and Love Ministries is a 501c(3) alternative ministry with the Association of Unity Churches International.  We are supported through love offerings and tithes as well as our trainings, programs, and product sales.