Workshops on New Initiatives

To All Those Interested in New Initiatives:

Anyone who is interested in new initiatives is welcome to attend the May 2 Leadership Academy at St. Bartholomew's in Poway. The workshops in this track will explore: social media for young people, young adult ministry, multicultural liturgical practices and intercultural dialogue. All are welcome.

Details

The day costs $15/person, or $20 on the day-of. Lunch and materials are included. Scholarship assistance is available. Please contact Canon Young for scholarship information. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.

Saturday, May 2

8 a.m. - 3:15 p.m.

St. Bartholomew's

16275 Pomerado Rd., Poway, CA

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Agenda

You may create an account or "Register as Guest." If you have any questions during registration, please contact Registrar Keren Rodriguez, 619-481-5455.

Plenary Session

Professional change consultants, Mr. Jerald Jellison, Ph.D. and Ms. Sharon Griggs, will guide us in making significant change across the diocese. In this opening session, they will update all Leadership Academy participants on Project 2020 -- an innovative and grassroots initiative to make the diocese more responsive to the needs of its current members as well as prospective members. Jerry and Sharon will also share leadership development tools. All welcome.

9 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. in the St. Bartholomew's sanctuary

Workshop Descriptions

Perspectives on Young Adult Ministry with Hazelruth Adams, Amy Lajiness, Maria Mahaffey, Fiona McNeil, and Sam Meyer
(Session 1: 10:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.)

Who are we? How do we envision our church community? How can we be the church authentically? Come and hear stories, experiences, and dreams from a panel of young adults, and learn about their vision for young adult ministry in the Diocese of San Diego.

Latino Reunion: Energizing Intercultural Dialogue with Martha Rodriguez and Rom Ituarte
(Session 1: 10:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.)

How can we bring together our cultures in worship, fellowship and service? As part of the diocesan Latino Leadership project, about 35 people who identify with Latino culture were taught community organizing skills for raising Latino leaders in their congregations and communities. A workshop at the diocesan annual convention surfaced issues of primary concern to Latinos, namely, the importance of culture and language but primarily culture. This workshop will be a reunion for those 35 people and will explore ways Latinoa culture can reveal itself in our churches. Bishop Mathes will introduce new liturgies for use in the diocese: Quinceanẽra and First Communion. These liturgies are believed to be important to Latinoa culture and historically have not been part of the Anglican services. Bishop Mathes will unveil these liturgies at this workshop which will then be available for use throughout the diocese.

Exploring MultiCultural Liturgical Practices in Our Midst with Michael Reichle

(Session 2: 12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.)
The Episcopal Diocese of San Diego is blessed with many languages and cultures. How do we provide spiritual nourishment in a meaningful way to each culture? In this workshop we will discuss some of the liturgical multicultural practices in the diocese, through the lens of interaction between Anglo and Hispanic cultures, as the two largest cultural groups. How and when do we worship as a community? How do we try to make blended liturgies meaningful to all cultures present? When and how to we bring the various cultures together? What works? What doesn't?

Social Media and Young People with Becky Gleason
(Session 3: 1:45 p.m. - 3 p.m.)
Social media has played an increasingly large role in American society over the last two decades. While people of all ages have experienced this shift, it has especially impacted those growing up in the 21st century. Children and youth in the U.S. have never known life without internet and computers. What does this mean for the way they relate to social media? How can we continue to help teens navigate faith, school, and relationships in a virtual world that can at times seem foreign?

Presenter Biographies

Ms. Hazelruth Adams is a member of St. Paul's Cathedral and is active in the St. Paul's Cathedral Urban Collective, a group of people in their 20s and 30s who meet together to have fun, form community, and deepen their faith. Hazelruth is a research assistant at Harder+Company Community Research, a company that provides nonprofits, public agencies, and foundations pursue their missions through high-quality research and consulting services. She is also a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA); CASA is a program of volunteer advocates, empowered directly by the courts, to offer judges the critical information they need to ensure that each child's rights and needs are being attended to while in foster care. Hazelruth moved to San Diego from Seattle two years ago.

Ms. Martha Curatolo was born and raised in Colombia, then moved to California where she went to Humboldt State University and graduated as a social worker. She has community liaison experience, and volunteers at St. Paul's Cathedral as a liaison for the Hispanic congregation. Martha is a chapter member and has assisted the cathedral's strategic planning process. Martha participates in the diocesan Latino/Hispanic Leadership Project and has volunteered at the Episcopal Church Center. She is an executive council member and the new resident services coordinator of St. Paul's Plaza.

Ms. Becky Gleason is the program intern for the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego, where she works with Latino/Hispanic and young adult ministries. Becky serves as the youth and children's minister at St. Michael's, Carlsbad. She volunteered with children and youth while she attended Point Loma Nazarene University. She graduated in 2010 with a B.A. in child development, after which she worked as a preschool teacher and youth minister at St. Michael's. The following summer, Becky moved to Honduras as a Young Adult Service Corps missionary, where she served as a high school English teacher and college counselor. When she returned, Becky began working for the diocese and resumed her work at St. Michael's.

Ms. Sharon Griggs is an executive coach who works with business leaders and teams who need to improve results by working with and through people more effectively. Her work focuses on accelerating the achievement of goals that result in improved customer satisfaction, employee engagement, and financial success. Her clients include Accenture, Lennar Corporation, Raytheon, and the San Diego Zoo. Sharon earned her MBA at Harvard, and an MA in Sociology from the University of California.

Mr. Jerald Jellison, Ph.D. has been a full professor of social psychology at USC for 30 years; he also serves as the director of the applied psychology graduate program. He held previous appointments at the University of Texas, Austin, and Duke University. As president, now chairman of the board, of the 55,000 member USC Credit Union, Dr. Jellison has lead an increase in assets from $2 million to over $400 million. This real world experience informs his ideas on implementing change. Jerry has been teaching his practical techniques for overcoming resistance to business professionals throughout the world for the past 25 years. He has extensive experience consulting with all levels of management. His book, Overcoming Resistance, published by Simon & Schuster, was a Fortune Book Club selection and was named a top business book of the year. Managing the Dynamics of Change was published by McGraw Hill in 2006. Life After Grad School was published in 2010 by Oxford University Press. His clients include: 3M, Bank of America, Nestle, PETCO, Mobile Oil, Raytheon and Lexus.

Ms. Amy Lajiness is a twentysomething who moved to San Diego after college to be close to her now-husband, James. They have a one-year old boy, Micah. They began attending St. James by-the-Sea, La Jolla in 2010, during which time Amy participated in the choir and was later recruited to the position of youth pastor, which she enjoyed for four years. Amy left in March 2015 to focus on her baby and her work as a graduate student in social work. Amy has loved being involved both as a leader and a participant in young adult ministry, and is loving the new diocesan young women's Bible study!

Ms. Maria Mahaffey was raised in the Episcopal Church in St Louis, MO at St. Peters of Ladue, and currently attends St. Michael's, Carlsbad. Maria holds a BA in international affairs and a master's degree in teaching. When not in the classroom, Maria operates a website content writing and social media management firm, Hawk & Dove Strategies, LLC. Maria is 34 and has been married for 12 years to John, a former active duty Marine. They have two sons, Andrew, who is 9, and Matthew, who is 8. She enjoys reading, spending time with her family, swimming, and coaching pee-wee soccer.

Ms. Fiona McNeil is a web developer at a biotech software and consulting company that helps scientists with new drug discovery. She designs and builds web apps focusing on data analysis and compound registration. Fiona graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder, with a degree in anthropology. Fiona has volunteered building houses, feeding the homeless, and working with Meals on Wheels. Her most recent volunteer work was with Good Samaritan Episcopal Church and Build a Miracle. Fiona is a member of Good Samaritan.

Mr. Sam Meyer is a member of the vestry at Good Samaritan, UTC. For slightly more than 40 hours a week, he develops software for biotech companies. Before moving to San Diego, he studied engineering at Harvey Mudd College, and was a leader in InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, planning events and guiding students in Bible studies.

Mr. Michael Reichle, Ph.D. is a member of St. Andrew's, Encinitas. He has been an Episcopalian since 1998 and he has served on the vestry and as senior warden. He currently serves on the diocesan executive council. Michael is a seismologist, having retired from the California Geological Survey in 2008. He received a PhD from UCSD, Scripps Institution of Oceanography in Earth Science.

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