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Focusing on the theme Making Disciples: Hearing the Word, this Week of Lifelong Learning is for all who lead Christian formation/education at church. It also helps parents and grandparents who simply want to nurture their family’s faith.

Keynoter Deirdre Good, professor of New Testament at General Theological Seminary in New York, will address how we read, understand and interpret the Bible. She will give a keynote presentation each weekday except Wednesday, when she preaches a joint Eucharist.

As with all Kanuga summer conferences, you can make this week your mountain vacation. While parents attend sessions, young people participate in their own programs directed by our carefully selected staff in a safe and fun Christian environment. Spouses can fish, hike, play tennis or nearby golf, relax on the porch or by the lake and visit area attractions. The whole family can spend time together in the afternoons and evenings.

Mentor training, teacher certification offered

New this year is the option for mentor training or teacher certification in leading four local programs. Click on the program name for details and requirements.

• Godly Play
• Education for Ministry (EfM)
• Disciples of Christ in Community (DOCC)

By attending the entire June 15-20 Week of Lifelong Learning, you can earn certification training related to your ministry — adults or children/youth — and attend the many other workshops specifically designed for your ministry.

Workshops

Morning and afternoon, three workshop periods will be offered daily on Monday and Wednesday, two on Tuesday and Thursday and one on Friday. Four kinds of programs will be offered at every 90-minute workshop period:

• 101 options, designed for newcomers to Christian Formation but open to all
• 201 options, designed for those with Christian Formation leadership experience but open to all
• Theme-related, in response to the conference’s underlying theme of how we read, understand and interpret the Bible
• Soul nourishment, spiritual practices that help us tend our own souls, such as guided reflection, opportunities to meet with spiritual directors and scheduled massages

Workshop options for Adult Faith Formation, June 15-18
Workshop options for Children & Youth Faith Formation, June 17-20

About the keynoter

Deirdre Good is a professor in the Department of New Testament at General Theological Seminary in New York. A widely published author and prominent lecturer, she is also a program consultant for television on religious history. Her latest book, Jesus’ Family Values, describes how applying traditional Christian values out of context can actually sell Jesus’ teachings short.

She presently is finishing a manuscript for a book on the origins of the Bible. It will be published by Thames & Hudson in 2009. She is also a contributor to the blog Episcopal Café.

Good holds a doctorate of theology from the Harvard University Divinity School and has taught at General Seminary since 1987. Prior to that, she chaired the department of Bible and religion at Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Ga.

She is editor of Mariam, the Magdalen, and the Mother, a collection of essays exploring the religious and prophetic identity of Mary Magdalen(e) and Mary, Jesus' mother, as Miriam figures. She authored Reconstructing the Tradition of Sophia in Gnostic Literature and Jesus the Meek King and contributed to Secrets of the Code.

About the staff

COORDINATORS: Chris Lynn is the director of Christian Formation at Church of the Advent in Spartanburg, S.C. The Rev. Lisa Flores is associate rector at Christ Church in Grosse Pointe, Mich. Lynn helped helped coordinate the 2007 Christian Formation Conference, and Flores also is an experienced Kanuga conference coordinator.

CHAPLAIN: The Rev. Suzanne Guthrie leads retreats and workshops throughout the United States. She is the author of Praying the Hours and Grace's Window: Entering the Seasons of Prayer. Having served the Episcopal Church as parish priest, children's priest and college and university chaplain, she now lives as resident priest to the sisters of The Community of the Holy Spirit at Bluestone Farm and as chaplain to the Melrose School in Brewster, N.Y.

MUSICIAN: Julia Huttar Bailey has been making music in the Episcopal Church all her life, as a professional church musician for the past 25 years and most recently at St. Clare’s in Ann Arbor, Mich. She loves working with both children and adults. She also chairs the Episcopal Church’s Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music.

Drama and other resources

Friends of the Groom, a Christian theater group from the Cincinnati area, will present evening programs and workshops and will visit the children’s program. The group's mission is to reveal the Gospel of Jesus Christ through drama, storytelling, music, workshops and other renewing experiences. Founded in 1980, they have performed original Christian plays, led retreat weekends and conducted “Beyond Bathrobes” workshops at hundred of locations from Alaska to Florida.

Helen Barron of Denver, Colo., returns as director of the resource center. She was a founder of Living the Good News and its CEO for 15 years, traveling all over the United States and Canada offering workshops on this approach to faith formation. She currently serves as Province VI representative to the Episcopal Council on Christian Education. In 1996, Barron started Candle Press, which serves families nationwide by providing resources that help families nurture the gifts of awe and wonder in their children.

Cost
Double Occupancy	$310 per person (one segment) $585 per person (whole week) Includes program, lodging, meals and use of recreational facilities.
Single Occupancy (Based on availability)	$403 per person (one segment) $740 per person (whole week) Includes program, lodging, meals and use of recreational facilities.
Participating spouse	$243 per person (one segment) $460 per person (whole week) Includes program, lodging, meals and use of recreational facilities.
Optional Godly Play Training	$20 per person for first-time certification $10 per person for recertification Includes cost of materials.
Non-participating spouse	$205 per person (one segment) $390 per person (whole week) Includes lodging, meals and use of recreational facilities.
Commuter	$200 per person (one segment) $375 per person (whole week) Includes program, lunches, suppers and use of recreational facilities. (For residents of Henderson, Transylvania, Polk, Rutherford, Buncombe, Haywood or Greenville counties only)
Babysitter	$107 per person (one segment) $205 per person (whole week) Includes lodging, meals and use of recreational facilities.
Youth (age 10-18)	$150 per person (one segment) $285 per person (whole week) Includes program, lodging, meals and use of recreational facilities.
Child (age 3-9)	$150 per person (one segment) $285 per person (whole week) Includes program, lodging, meals and use of recreational facilities.
Payment
Deposit	$50 per person (Nonrefundable. Nontransferable. Deposit will be deducted from total fee.)
Balance Due	May 15 (To register after this date, please send a check or use a credit card for the full amount.)
Start/End Times
Check-In	4-6 p.m. Sunday, June 15 (Adult Faith Formation or entire week) 4-6 p.m. Tuesday, June 17 (Children & Youth Faith Formation)
Check-Out	After lunch Wednesday, June 18 (Adult Faith Formation) After lunch Friday, June 20 (Children & Youth Faith Formation and entire week)
Conference Registration
Participants registering for Godly Play accreditation or Education for Ministry (EfM) training must complete and return additional forms before the registration is considered complete. Godly Play registration form PDF EfM registration form PDF
Contact Us	This conference has filled. Please contact the conference registrar, Crystal Swafford, at (828) 692-0077 ext. 228 to sign up for the waiting list.
Financial Aid	Printable Application PDF
Team Rebate	Printable Team Rebate Form PDF To qualify, groups must attend the same segment or the entire week.
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