Muskingum Valley Presbytery
Weekly Update

August 16, 2012

This week...
Upcoming Events
MVP News & Materials
Summary Bulletin of GA
Message from Dave de Vries
Debbie's Weekly Message
Incarnational Leadership
Hosting CCI
PDA Disaster Training
Lay Ministry (On Campus)
Journey Java
Prayer Requests
Join Our Mailing List 
 

Upcoming Events 

Save the dates! 

    

Thursday,

August 23rd

 

9:30A - 3:30P

 

Incarnational Leadership: Seeking the Mind of Christ 

 

Location:

MVP Mission Center

  

Renew yourself and

connect with others as we reflect on what it means to lead through the cultivation of

emotional and

social intelligence.

 

This day

apart will

introduce leaders to practices that can help them

overcome the

cycles of stress,

sacrifice and

dissonance so

prevalent in ministry today.

 

 

Cost:

$15 per person

(includes
 
lunch/materials) 

 

 

 

To register:

Please send check, with name, address, phone and email contact information to:

 

Shauna Engeldinger

Muskingum Valley Presbytery

109 Stonecreek Road, NW

New Philadelphia,

OH 44663

 

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Saturday, September 29th

   

 

9:00A - 4:00P

 

Dr. Tony Campolo, morning speaker 

 

Topic: 

 Creation of Sustainable Communities

 

 

Followed by:

Stated Meeting of the Presbytery

   

 Location: 

 

Christ Presbyterian Church

  

 

 530 Tuscarawas Street W.

Canton, OH 44702

 

  

Sunday, September 30th

  

 

9:15A - 10:15A

Sunday School with Tony Campolo

 

10:30A - 11:30A

Worship

with Tony Campolo

 

 Location:

Christ Presbyterian Church

  

 

530 Tuscarawas Street W.

Canton, OH 44702

 

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 Questions?

 

Concerns? Corrections?

 

 

 

 Call or Email! 

800.693.1147

 330.339.5515 

 

 

 

Email Shauna 

 

  

 

 

MVP Office Hours:

 

Monday

thru 

Thursday

 

8:00A - 4:30P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MVP News:

  

2012-2013 Presbyterian Planning Calendar 

Only a few left!

$9.00 each 

 

2011-2013
Book of Order
Please contact
Shauna today!
$9.00 each
    
2012 Mission Yearbooks are here!
Only a few left!
$12.00 each

 


  

 

Summary Bulletin of GA 2012 from The Presbyterian Outlook:

 

 

2012 Post - GA to Email (.PDF)

one side

 

 

2012 Post - GA for Printing (.PDF)

two sides 

 

 

Who are we?  This is a question of identity.  We would all say we are Christian-disciples of Christ.  As churches together we are known as the Muskingum Valley Presbytery.  Why do we work together for Christ?  That is a question of purpose, or calling.  We have come to understand we are called and exist to:

 

Equip and encourage leaders and churches in living their call,

Nourish and build spiritually and emotionally healthy congregations,

Nurture, challenge and support disciples to be Christ in the world. 

 

In order to equip, nourish and nurture, we each must continue to be equipped, nourished and nurtured.  Understanding this, six and a half years ago Debbie Rundlett was called to serve as our General Presbyter.  We understand her presence in our life as a gift.  She has led with faith, wisdom, passion and compassion.  We have all experienced this through pastor cohorts, leadership training events, transitional support, conflict support and in her ability to weave us into a strong network of relating churches and individuals.  We know of her deep, deep desire for her own personal growth directed, in the end, to equipping, nourishing and nurturing us.

 

To this end, Debbie has stated her desire to "trade in" her Sabbatical to do post graduate work in positive organizational development at Case Western University.  Case is internationally recognized for their work in community transformation.  The 14-month program educates and develops leaders in the creation of sustainable structures which contribute to both individual and community well-being. 

 

To do this, she needs our support: both participatory and financial.  On the participatory end, she is asking us to prayerfully consider taking part in either hosting an Appreciative Inquiry Summit, participating in a cohort, or "testing" the materials she develops in your congregational setting.   She will provide greater detail on this need at the September meeting.

 

The greatest challenging obstacle to Debbie participating in this program is funding.  The tuition totals $69,000, plus travel and immersion expenses.  Case has provided a tuition grant of $20,000.  Debbie will personally contribute $18,500, as well as her continuing education moneys for 2013 and 2014. The Total Living Center and a presbytery leader, getting a sense that something special is in the making, have already pledged $500.00 each! First United Presbyterian Church in Alliance has pledged $6,000!  Each member of the Presbytery Council has made a personal pledge of support, the total of which is yet tallied.

 

We believe this is a good and worthy direction for Debbie and for the Muskingum Valley Presbytery.  The reality is that we still need to raise approximately $18,500 to fund the venture, and we pray you and your congregation will consider a mission gift to make it all happen.  Some churches will be able to forward $100, others $500, and others $1,000.  Together, we can continue to equip, nourish and nurture, Debbie, one another...and the world in the faith and new life Jesus has to offer each of us.

 

We ask you to take this request to your Session, prayerfully consider the wonder, growth and future that might be born through it, and respond generously.  May the Lord bless you and keep us as, together, we work out the future God has in store for us.

 

In Christ,

  

Dave de Vries

Chair, Council

 

 

Incarnational Leadership

Seeking the Mind of Christ

 

The glory of God is a human being fully alive. Irenaeus

 

Long ago, Socrates said: Know yourself. Cicero said: Control yourself. And Jesus said: Give yourself. Yet to give ourselves, we must first learn to control ourselves. And to control ourselves, we must know ourselves.

 

This is hard but necessary work. Self-awareness and management of our emotions is the means by which we come to better nurture relationship as we seek to incarnate Christ in our lives and our living.

 

The Apostle Paul tells us that we are to be transformed by the renewing of our minds (II Corinthians 3:17-18). But how is this renewal to take place? Emotional Intelligence is one means by which to better understand self through both personal assessment and input from others. Richard Boyatzis and Daniel Goleman in their work with leaders have discerned twelve competencies that differentiate incarnational leaders from their counterparts. These competencies, which fall into four quadrants, are:

  

 

Self Awareness                            Emotional Self-Awareness

Self Management                        Achievement Orientation

                                                       Adaptability                        

                                                       Emotional Self- Control

                                                       Positive Outlook

Social Awareness                       Empathy                

  Organizational Awareness

Relationship Management      Conflict Management   

                                                       Coach & Mentor Influence    

   Inspirational Leadership

   Teamwork

 

For many, intentional nurturing these competencies begins a journey of growth and development that leads to transformation and renewal. One of the most reassuring things about EI (emotional intelligence) is that it can be learned and developed, that we might more fully serve in the supply of the Spirit.

 

If you are hungry to grow in your relationship with Christ and leadership impact in your community then I invite you to join me in a day apart on Thursday, August 23rd from 9:30a-3:30p that together we might seek the mind of Christ (details below).

 

 

With joy, 

  

  

 

Debbie Rundlett, General Presbyter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

  

Incarnational Leadership: Seeking the Mind of Christ

Thursday, August 23rd

9:30A - 3:30P

 Location: MVP Mission Center

  

Renew yourself and connect with others as we reflect on what it means to lead through the cultivation of emotional and social intelligence.

 

This day apart will introduce leaders to practices that can help them overcome the cycles of stress, sacrifice and dissonance so prevalent in ministry today. 

  

Cost: $15 per person (includes lunch/materials)

 

Please RSVP to Shauna at 330.339.5515 or [email protected]  

by Tuesday, August 21st.  

 

 

Dear friends,

 

Hope you will consider hosting CCI on our tour next March and April. Every church that has hosted us in the past has been amazed at how wonderful the program is. We bring 7 performers for an evening of Thai dance and drama that will be beautiful, entertaining, and express God's love wonderfully. We ask churches to provide host families for the night we perform, and provide meals, and a gift of $500-1500 to cover our expenses. We can perform on almost any stage, but need some help so we can hang a cloth backdrop.

 

Hope you are well. God is moving at Payap University.

 

Esther
 
 

--
Rev. Esther Wakeman, Ph.D.
Vice-President, Spiritual & Community Life
Director, Mae Khao Dormitories
Payap University
Chiang Mai 50000 Thailand
office 665-385-1475
home 665-324-3645
cell 6689-835-0786

 

2012 August Wakeman letter w photos (.PDF)

 

 

Friends,

 

The Synod, along with the Presbytery of Detroit, will be offering Disaster Training on September 13 & 14, 2012. Below is information regarding this training and a registration form.  It is suggested that presbyteries send 3 to 5 representatives.

 

Presbyteries would pay for travel and overnight accommodations. However, if this becomes a burden, the synod has some extra funds to help with the accommodations. The synod will pay for catered meals.

 

If you have any questions please contact me.

 

Janet C. Fehlen

Executive Assistant

Synod of the Covenant

419-754-4050

 

Flyer Synod Disaster Training 9/13

 

PDA Registration

 

*If you would like to attend this training event, please RSVP to Shauna at 330.339.5515 or [email protected]

 

 

 

Certificate in Lay Ministry (On Campus)
Sept. 2012-June 2013

The non-degree Whitworth Certificate in Lay Ministry Program is designed to help train, equip, and support men and women to serve more effectively as commissioned lay pastors, Christian-education directors, lay-ministry coordinators, youth leaders, church administrators, church elders and deacons, and church-office managers, as well as in a variety of other leadership positions in local congregations.
More...

 

Certificate in Lay Ministry (Online)
Oct. 2012-June 2013
 
Now offered online, the non-degree Whitworth Certificate in Lay Ministry Program is designed to meet the goals of the on-campus program (above) in a format that allows students both inside and outside the Spokane area to participate fully. Classes are held for nine months, from October to June.
More...

 

 

  

Journey Java
 
Contact Jim Spain at [email protected] to order or for more information.

 

Journey Java Varieties:

"Cup of Excellence"

$16 per pound

"Fair Trade Organic" & All Other Regular Coffee

$12 per pound

"Fair Trade Organic" General Presbyter's Dark Roast Blend

$12 per pound

"Natural Process"

$10 per pound

"Decaffeinated"

$14 per pound

Varieties change on a regular basis due to harvesting dates in coffee producing countries!

Please give one weeks notice for roasting.

Fund raiser for churches available.
All proceeds support MVP mission!!

The Journey Java is a way to bring attention to the plight of the oppressed countries that withhold a fair wage to their employees for the sake of a larger profit. "Journeying with Jesus" coffee is to also help the good employers around the world that take an extra effort in the growth of "FINE" coffee with GREAT "cupping" qualities that honor our earth with organic farming while paying employees above poverty levels.

Journey Java also provides an income for mission within and designated by the Muskingum Valley Presbytery. Profits from the sale of this "FINE" coffee go to the mission of the Presbytery. 

 

 

  Prayer Requests:    

 

Please pray for Kathy Adams and her team as they leave for Haiti at the end of August

to work at a school and clinic; she will be directing the teacher training.

 

Please keep Tim and Ellen Thomas in your prayers. Tim's mother recently suffered a heart attack; she is now at home and doing much better.  

 

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If you or someone you know has a prayer request,

please send them to: Shauna at [email protected]

  

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Journeying with Jesus to touch the world...
Empowered by the Spirit to:
Make Disciples, Nurture Our Faith, and Serve the Needs of the Community! 
 

Shauna Engeldinger, Administrative Assistant

  

Muskingum Valley Presbytery

109 Stonecreek Road NW

New Philadelphia, Ohio 44663  

330.339.5515

1.800.693.1147

Fax: 330.339.6225

 

 Visit our website: www.MVPJourney.org

 

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Monday - Thursday

8:00am to 4:30pm