SLT 2012
God and Mammon: Reframing Stewardship amidst abundance, scarcity and conflict
January 16-18, 2012
REGISTRATION IS CLOSED: As of Friday, December 9 all seats are filled for the 2012 School for Leadership Training. We are not taking any more registrations at this time.
The GOOD news is that you may attend the evening worship/keynote sessions ONLY with Walter Brueggemann by coming to the EMU Lehman Auditorium at
7 p.m. on Monday January 16, Tuesday January 17, and Wednesday January 18. Monday evening is free. Tuesday and Wednesday evening admission is $25 per person, per event at the door. An EMU ID card or SLT registration nametag will also provide entry.
For daytime events on Tuesday and Wednesday, only the persons who have pre-registered and are wearing SLT nametags will be admitted to morning worship, Brueggemann talkback sessions, and the 15 workshops.
TO BE PLACED ON THE WAITING LIST, click on “Registration” and provide your name and email address. Should there be a cancellation, you will receive an email and will have 24 hours to respond before the seat is offered to the next person.
Thank you for your interest.
Does a day go by without some thought or conversation about money? The economic climate? The lack of funds for a congregational program or project? The juggling act with personal bills? The search for wisdom about how to be good stewards of what we do have?
The 2012 theme for School for Leadership Training seeks to engage church and business leaders in an exploration of such questions and to plumb the wisdom of those living with possible answers. This school intentionally invites all of us to look deeply at how our handling of money flows out of or impacts our faith. We hope for unusually open and deep sharing among Christians in the business world, church pastors and lay members, treasurers and stewardship leaders, as well as university and seminary community members.
Walter Brueggemann’s evening keynote addresses will give us scriptural footing for our explorations and are expected to be an SLT highlight. Fifteen workshop options will delve into specifics, among them: living more with less; church budgets; faith in a work setting; doubling your money and your fun; earth stewardship; the poverty-peace connection; and preaching on money.
This event is co-sponsored by Eastern Mennonite Seminary, EMU’s department of business and economics, and Everence.
Group discounts are available for multiple members from the same church or business who register together. The first registrant pays the regular fee; all additional registrants receive a $25 discount. To receive the discount you must register together at the same time and on the same online registration form. No exceptions are possible. Refunds will not be given for members from the same church or organization who register separately.
You are welcome to attend the school to deepen your personal understanding of these issues and to put new ideas to work in your church, business affairs, and family. The scriptures are filled with references to money. How will we interpret the Word for our time?