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THE DEADLINE FOR DISCOUNTED HOTEL RESERVATIONS HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO MONDAY, AUGUST 31! (19 days away)
Please mark your calendars for the 2015 Persons In Ministry Retreat, September 14-16 at The Inn at Grand Glaize, 5142 Hwy 54, Osage Beach, MO 65065. This is a new location for our PIM Retreat and we are excited about this change.
If you are a lay person, please encourage your church to send your pastor to the PIM Retreat. Not only will it be beneficial to your pastor, but the energy, ideas and renewed vitality he/s
he will bring back to your church is immeasurable. The other exciting addition to this year's PIM retreat is your attendance of the entire retreat will qualify as a required boundary training session. This applies for both DOC and UCC participants. This opportunity is available to all authorized ministers who have previously completed the basic boundary training course.
PIM Retreat Schedule:
Monday, September 14
1-1:45 pm Registration - Your time to meet colleagues and visit the book display area
1:45-2 pm Welcome and Call to Retreat
2-3:15 pm Building Connections & Nurturing Relationships (Worship)
3:30-5 pm "Who is NOT in Our Churches and Why?" (Evangelism) 5:30-6:30 pm Dinner - provided 7-8:30 pm "What Does it Mean to 'Disciple' People in Our Time?" (Formation) 8:45-9 pm Vespers 9 pm Refreshments/Fellowship in the Hospitality Suite
Tuesday, September 15 7:15-7:30 am Morning Watch 7:30-8:30 am Breakfast buffet - provided 8:30-8:45 am Morning Reflection 8:45-10:30 am "How Do We Now Celebrate Challenge, and Re-Charge?" (Worship)
10:45-Noon Ecumenical Partnership Conversations
Noon Lunch on your own! Afternoon and evening hours are time on your own to relax and retreat! Want to meet for dinner - gather at 5:00 and find friends to join for dinner.
Some optional free time activities may include a nature hike, a pontoon excursion on the lake and golf.
9 pm Refreshments/Fellowship in the Hospitality Suite
Wednesday, September 16 7:15-7:30 am Morning Watch 7:30-9 am Breakfast buffet - provided 9-10:30 am "Once We Are Formed, What Do We Do?!" (Mission) Hotel Check out time - 11:00 am 10:30-10:45 am Break 10:45-11:15 am Closing Reflections 11:15-Noon Worship and Communion Noon Depart for home 
The 2015 PIM Retreat cost is $125 per person, which includes 3 meals and all program materials. Registering and sending payment is easy:
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Please click here for the registration form, which can be filled out online and then emailed to Renee at the Conference office. - Or you may print the form and snail mail it to the MMS Conference with a check.
- To pay with a credit card online via our MMS website, click here and scroll down to Registrations.
- Please mail all checks and/or registration forms to the Conference office with PIM written in the memo line: MMSUCC, 483 E. Lockwood Ave, Ste. 15, St. Louis, MO 63119
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However you choose to pay, each person attending must send a completed registration form to our Conference office so we have accurate counts for meals/materials.
All hotel reservations must be made directly with The Inn at Grand Glaize by calling 800-348-4731 or visit online at www.innatgrandglaize.com. Be sure to use the code MMS15 when making your reservation to receive the discounted price of $89 per night for a king bed or $99 per night for two double beds. The daily room price does not include some taxes. The deadline to receive the discounted price is now Monday, August 31!
The theme of the retreat is "Church: Who Needs It - REALLY?" This retreat is for all who seek to renew, reconnect, and reclaim faith. Research indicates that the Church is not dying-only transitioning along with the culture we serve. Are we in midst of another "great awakening?" (Diana Butler Bass) or are we experiencing another "re-formation?" Rooted in scripture, prayer and community, we will explore together in creative and faithful ways what it means to "Be the Church" in our time.
The leaders for our 2015 PIM Retreat are Rev. Dr. Kathleen McCallie, Assistant Professor of Ministerial Leadership and Ethics, and Rev. Dr. Mark Robinson, Founder and Director of Center for Creative Conflict Resolution.
 
We hope to see you at the 2015 PIM Retreat!
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