"Family Systems Training for Clergy, Religious Leaders, and Pastoral Counselors" begins its third year this Fall on the SEPA territory in Bucks County.  Originally developed with clergy in the Upper Bucks Conference, this training affords leaders an in-depth continuing education opportunity to learn Bowen Family Systems Theory and it's application to personal and professional life in families and organizations.  The 8 monthly day-long sessions utilize faculty lecture, video, discussion, reading, and small group case sharing to better understand and apply theory.

This training is offered in conjunction with the Princeton Family Center for Education (PFCE).  Get more information and a brochure on our website at http://ministrylink.org/article/family-systems-training-clergy/, through the PFCE website at http://www.princetonfamilycenter.org or by contacting the Rev. Julie Bergdahl, Faculty member, at 215-257-6040 or StMikesRev@verizon.net 

The Upper and Lower Montgomery Conferences will co-sponsor a forum on "Facing Congregational Finances: Why Marketing and Management are not Four-letter Words" on Tuesday, September 16. The session is open to all conferences of the Synod. Dr. Jon Pahl, Peter Paul and Elizabeth Hagan Professor of the History of Christianity at LTSP, will be the presenter. The forum runs from 10 am to 1 pm at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 3025 Church Road, Lafayette Hill (19444); lunch is included. For more information or to RSVP contact Pastor Julie Dewerth, dean of Lower Montgomery Conference, via email at juliedewerth@comcast.net.