Thursday, February 28

Greetings,

All vestries and bishop's committees are strongly encouraged to register for Leadership Academy: a training on all things you need to know to lead an Episcopal church effectively. From budgets to e-newsletters, this day-long seminar has something for everyone. Come as a group to help fashion a common working knowledge and to get your 2014 off to a good start. Read below about special presenters from outside this diocese, and register today. Scholarships available. Please contact Canon Julie Young for scholarship information.

Saturday, March 15

St. Bartholomew's

16275 Pomerado Rd., Poway

8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.

$15 in advance or $20 at the door, lunch included

Jimmy Bartz is the founder and convener of Thad's, a spiritual community that meets on Sunday mornings in The Writer's Bootcamp in Santa Monica. An ordained Episcopal priest, Jimmy has spent most of his professional life leading communities in the work of making a love-spreading difference in the world that surrounds them. His recent work includes studying the relationship between the outdoors and positive, psycho-spiritual health. When not in the office, he can be found in the ocean or in the mountains, usually with his wife, Cindy, or his two children, Jas and Jade.

The Rev. Al Rodriguez, rector of St. John's, Austin, is passionate about providing training modules, how-to resources and experimental worship models to increase cross-cultural competence of seminarians and clergy called to this emerging ministry. Father Rodriguez's 25 years of working in traditional Hispanic ministry and his experience as a Mexican-American rector guiding a dual-language parish have given him the background for initiating this vital, but missing plank in Latino ministry.

Terri Mathes is the senior program director at the Episcopal Church Foundation (ECF). She specializes in communications strategies, innovative program development and volunteer management. Clients end their campaigns with necessary funds, improved communications structure, stronger leadership and a volunteer base trained to use philanthropic best practices to build their programs.

Jim Murphy is the managing program director of financial resources at ECF. He oversees all of ECF's financial development programs and resources, including annual stewardship/giving, development solutions, capital campaigns, planned giving and endowment management. He helps congregations, dioceses and organizations enhance and develop their programs and resources.

Jack Rutledge is the vice president of client services at Church Pension Group. He works with churches to build and maintain their own self-insured programs for property and liability exposures. A broadly experience insurance broker with a well-defined sales and marketing background, Jack specializes in general liability, excess liability, commercial auto, inland marine, property, pollution, worker's compensation and open-lot coverage.

Toni Marie Sutliff has recently been promoted to the Integrated Benefits and Account Management Sales (IBAMS) director of the Western region. Toni Marie was the minister of finance at the Diocese of Utah prior to joining Church Pension Group five years ago. She is a lawyer in Utah and has served as vice chancellor for the Diocese of Utah and the Episcopal Church in Navajoland. As a lawyer, Toni Marie has worked closely with the CPG legal department to educate clients on the provisions of the Affordable Care Act that affect the Medical Trust and its members.

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Workshops

Title	Presenter	Session
Welcoming Newcomers	Chris Harris	1
Hispanic Ministry	Al Rodriguez	1 & 2
Finance & Accounting Best Practices	Julie Young	1
Listening Hearts in the Park	Naomi Madsen	1
Stewardship 101	Terri Mathes	1
Adult Spiritual Formation	Allisyn Thomas	2
Effective Newsletters	Hannah Wilder	2
Human Resources Management	Julie Young & Linda Mumford	2
Jubilee Ministries & United Thank Offering Grants	Bob Nelson	2
Stewardship 201	Terri Mathes	2
How to Make Your Property Work For You	Jay Powers, Richard Wade & Sandi Lanzarotta-Chan	3
How to Build a Website	Cordee Manis	3
Audits & Parochial Reports	Rosa Feeney	3
Warden's Workshop (incl. MMR)	Bishop Mathes	3
Fearless Love Grants	Bill Zettinger & Martha Anderson	3
Children's Ministry How to Use The Episcopal Network for Stewardship (TENS)	Christine D'Amico Kathleen Kelly	3 3
Social Media Dos and Don'ts	Lindsay Dayton LaShell	4
Endowments & Planned Giving	Jim Murphy	4
Benefits & Clergy Taxes	Toni Marie Sutliff	4
Who is Our Neighbor	Nancy Holland	4
Community Gleaning	Sergio Padilla	4
Insurance Nuts & Bolts	Jack Rutledge	4

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Schedule

8:30 a.m. - 9 a.m.	Registration/Refreshment/Gathering
9 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.	Opening Worship & Plenary by Bishop Mathes
9:15 a.m. - 9:20 a.m.	Transition to First Workshop
9:20 a.m. - 10:35 a.m.	Workshop Session One
10:35 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.	Break
10:45 a.m. - 12 p.m.	Workshop Session Two
12 p.m. - 1 p.m.	Lunch
1 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.	Workshop Session Three
2:15 p.m. - 2:25 p.m.	Break
2;25 p.m. - 3:40 p.m. 3:45 p.m. - 4 p.m.	Workshop Session Four Closing Prayer