Choosing Wisely with Haiti Gifts
After
Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf
Coast in August 2005,
anybody with a baseball cap and a magnetic sign on the side of his pickup was a
contractor.
While
covering for newspapers the incredible damage wreaked by Hurricanes Frederick
and David in 1979 in the Caribbean, I wrote,
"disaster sets the parameters that define men." Food prices on the street
quadrupled overnight. Scarce trucks and fuel were occupied carting limbs from
urban neighborhoods when we could not find sufficient transportation to carry
food and water to isolated villages.
It
is still true as always. And now, following the Jan. 12 earthquake that
crumpled Haiti's capital, it
seems everyone has a "ministry" in Haiti. [Click HERE to read more.]
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Travel Free Learning Dialogue
Wednesday, February 10th: Weekly telephone dialogue at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
This Week: A panel talks about Choosing Wisely in Ministering with Haiti. Panel members include people who are been to Haiti since the earthquake, people who are been ministering in Haiti for many years, and disaster response coordinators for various Christian organizations.
Call Number: 605.715.4900 then access code 954492#.
Last Week: Hear and download digital recording of Reframing Spiritual Formation with Eddie Hammett by clicking HERE.
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Travel Free Learning Resource
 NEW ITEM!Operation Inasmuch Kit. Cost $159.99.
This kit contains the materials needed to conduct training in a congregation for an Operation Inasmuch event.
Click HERE for details about the contents and the purchase it.
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Travel Free Learning Experiences
 Three free webinars offered by Eddie Hammett during the next few weeks:
Tools That Transform: Exploring the Coach Approach on Tuesday, February 16th at 1:00 p.m. EST. Register HERE.
Reframing Spiritual Formation: Discipleship in an Unchurched Culture on Tuesday, February 23rd at 1:00 p.m. EST. Register HERE.
13 Emerging Trends in Christian Education That Will Impact Your Church on Tuesday, March 2nd at 1:00 p.m. EST. Register HERE.
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TCP Leadership Series Book of the Week
 Every Congregation Needs a Little Conflict by George Bullard.
Congregations must develop the capacity to handle both healthy and unhealthy conflict. Few do. All should. Understand and address your conflict by having your leaders study this book together.
See and purchase this book at TCP Resources Store. |
TCP Speakers Bureau
Ministry Partner Dick Hamm is an experienced and i nspirational speaker. You may contact him at DHamm@TheColumbiaPartnership.org. Among the topics he is prepared to address through plenary and seminar presentations are the following:
- A New Model for Middle Expressions of the Church
- Democracy vs. Discernment: A Spiritual Approach to Congregational Decision-Making
- Leading Your Congregation From Mainline to Frontline
- Recreating the Church: Leadership in a Postmodern Age
To view the full TCP Speaker Bureau click HERE.
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TCP Appearance Schedule
Ken Kessler: Leading a workshop at Ministers Conference at the Concord
Baptist Association, Clarksville, VA, February 8th.
Gary Straub: Conference with Bethany Fellowship's Leadership Team,
Franciscan Center, Phoenix, AZ, February 8th - 12th.
Eddie Hammett: Co-leading coach training, Hollifield Leadership Center,
Conover, NC February 10th - 13th.
Gary Straub: Leading an evangelism workshop, Saguaro Christian Church,
Tucson, AZ, Feb. 13th.
George Bullard: Leading seminar for First Congregational UCC, Elyria, OH, Feb. 13th.
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