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SUMMARY:The Spectrum of Evangelical Position and Practice on Women: Unpacking the Interpretive Challenges
DESCRIPTION:For men and women of the Great Commission community\nOnline: Third Wednesday of each month\, Sept 18 – April 16\, 12-2pm ET \nPresenter-Facilitators (scroll down for more about them*):\nHeather Althoff – LifeWay Church\, Missions Pastor\nDon Turner – Global Focus\, Pres/CEO\nWendy Wilson – MissioNexus\, Advisor for Dev of Women; Women’s Development Track\, Exec Dir \nNote from Wendy Wilson\, (Missio Nexus Mission Advisor for Development of Women\, Women’s Development Track Exec Dir). Two subjects that have the most traction currently among our members in their quest to steward well the gifts of their women are 1) women in leadership\, and 2) theology of women. So we are embarking on this series of guided online discussions to help address those requests. Our purpose here is to create fruitful conversation among those who love God and His Word\, and to resource our members as they seek God’s heart in their understanding and practice.  May the Bride of Christ be radiant! \nAs evangelicals we believe in the inerrancy of Scripture and hold a high view of God’s written Word to us as the basis of our belief and practice And we all love and worship the Living Word\, Jesus\, our Redeemer\, Savior\, and God Almighty. So how can it be that evangelicals – whether serious academics\, ministry leaders or other devoted disciples – have come to such a wide variety of conclusions about God’s design and heart for women in the Body of Christ? Who they are\, what they can do or not do\, how they relate to God and His purposes\, how they relate to their brothers in Christ. (And so\, this discussion is really about men and women both!) And how can it be that evangelicals who may hold the same position\, actually practice it quite differently? \nWhen it comes to texts that have greatly influenced modern evangelical thought\, we are dealing with issues of interpretation of Scripture\, for we are agreed on the inspiration of Scripture. And so we can expectantly and graciously engage together in an exploration of what the interpretive challenges actually are in those passages. And the interpretive decisions we all make that impact the way we walk out our faith in the area of men and women in Christ. \nIn this workshop we will look at the spectrum of thought\, the different ways and whys believers have come to different conclusions\, all pursuing God’s heart and honoring His Word. We’ll consider closely some passages that are most often contested in this conversation:  Genesis 1-3\, Galatians 3\, Ephesians 5\, 1 Peter 3\, 1 Timothy 2\, 1 Corinthians 7\, 11 & 14. Come and enjoy a respectful conversation\, guided by Kingdom colleagues who are experienced in this rich discussion (and love it!) Our hope is to give you information and perspectives that encourage your own continuing journey in faith and practice. \nIn a series of eight monthly 2-hour sessions\, on the THIRD Wednesday of each month from 12:00-2:00pm Eastern time\, we will  interact over the interpretive issues found in Scripture passages that are most commonly used as the biblical basis for various positions. As  facilitators present various segments\, we will discuss as peers to learn from each other’s experiences and practices as well. \n#1\, Sept 18 –  Overview and Spectrum Summary\n#2\, Oct 16 –  Genesis 1-3\n#3\, Nov 20 – Galatians 3\, 1 Corinthians 7\n#4\, Dec 18 – Ephesians 5: 21-33\, 1 Peter 3:1-9\n#5\, Jan 15 –  1 Tim 2: 8 – 15\n#6\, Feb 19 – 1 Tim 2: 8 – 15 (cont’d)   \n#7\, Mar 19 – 1 Corinthians 11: 2-16\, 14:26-40\n#8\, Apr 16 –Overview Old Testament to the Church  \nSuggested advance reading:\nNeither Complementarian nor Egalitarian\,(Baker Books\, 2016)\, by Dr Michelle Lee-Barnewall (Assoc Professor of New Testament at Biola University)\nAfter you read the book\, listen to her 40-min podcast in an interview that highlights her journey into a more fruitful conversation. \nRegistration: $ 125    (click button above right corner)\nLimited to 25 participants (closed when full) to best support both new relationships and vibrant discussions. Guided by experienced facilitators\, we can look forward to a deeper dive on the subject at hand each week. We will alternate between times of content presentation and Zoom room discussions.  While we understand that unexpected issues come up\, we trust that each participant will honor the group by making this monthly meeting a priority. This way we can all look forward to the most meaningful experience together!  \nCost: $125 \nDescription when you register:  Contested Passages Online\nDates: Sept 18\, 2024 – April 16\, 2025 \nRegister online asap to assure your place – You will receive a confirmation and Zoom invitation soon after your registration is received! \nQuestions?\nContact Wendy – wendy@womensdevelopmenttrack.org\n(208) 665-2367 \n*More about your facilitators: \nHeather Althoff currently serves as the Missions Pastor at LifeWay Church in Federal Way\, WA. While earning a Bachelor’s degree in Classical Greek from Trinity University and a Master’s of Theology degree from Dallas Theological Seminary\, Heather developed a deep love for studying and teaching theology.  She served as the Community Life Pastor\, leading the assimilation and discipleship efforts at LifeWay from 2008-2019. In addition to teaching\, she trained small group leaders and wrote discipleship materials. She has a passion for encouraging\, training\, and resourcing people to develop their relationship with Jesus\, know their theology\, and live out their calling to share Jesus with others. In 2019\, Heather brought these same passions to LifeWay’s missions efforts. She lives in the Seattle area with her husband and two teenage kids. \nDon Turner is the President of Global Focus\, a ministry that helps local churches strategically enhance their involvement in missions.  Don’s background is a unique blend of corporate and ministry experience – from the United States Air Force to a Fortune 500 company in the Seattle area as Manager of Strategic Planning and Management Control Systems\, and the Assistant General Manager of Management Information Systems.  In 1987 Don left the corporate world to accept an invitation to pastoral ministry\, first as an executive pastor and then as a lead pastor\, a position he held for 21 years.  Also having served as an elder in his local church for many years\, Don also serves on the Board of IMPACT and has a strong understanding of the church and global missions. He is passionate about helping every church member maximize their impact for God’s global mission. \nWendy Wilson has served in various capacities in leadership training ministry and missions since 1984. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Texas A&M University and a Master’s degree in Biblical Studies from Dallas Theological Seminary. She brings years of experience in engaging the spectrum of views in the ongoing evangelical discussion about women in ministry and marriage.  Wendy lived and travelled abroad with Entrust\, a pastoral training ministry\, for 28 years. Then in 2012 she was asked to serve as the Mission Advisor for Development of Women to the Missio Nexus network of 350 agencies. In 2015 she became founder and director of a collaborative project\, Women’s Development Track\, to help agencies and churches bring the full spectrum of gifts of women more fully to bear in accomplishing the Great Commission alongside their brothers – as the Blessed Alliance! \n 
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SUMMARY:CIT Online Courses
DESCRIPTION:Explore a variety of practical online courses to support your cross-cultural work!  From Adapting to Cross-Cultural Settings\, to Language Re-Boot\, to Evangelism\, to Teaching Online\, to Marriage Re-boot\, to biblical studies . . . .so many topics to choose from in a one-week online group or individual opportunity. Offered by Grow2Serve. See the whole year calendar and offerings here. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n January 2025\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n8 – 15: Onramp\n15 – 29: Sustainable Resilience\n22 – 29: Spiritual Warfare\n\n\nFebruary 2025\n\n\n5 – 19: Intentional Multicultural Teams\n17 – 24: Learning Culture Through Purposeful Observation (EC1)\n\n\nMarch 2025\n\n3 – 30: Onboarding 101\n19 – 26: Spiritual Warfare \n\nApril 2025\n\n2 – 9: Onramp\n23 – 30: Culture Shock\n\nMay 2025\n\nApril 30 – May 14: Intentional Multicultural Teams\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou’ve made huge sacrifices and have traveled to a far away place to serve faithfully.  But you’re not seeing the fruitfulness in ministry you’ve been hoping for.  Some new information\, a refresher\, or an encouraging group is probably what you need to get back on track for faithfully serving where God has placed you.  Check out these courses from CIT Next that are coming up over the next few months.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor other CIT courses CLICK HERE\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
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SUMMARY:Leadership Pathways\, Part 2: Leading Myself as I Follow Christ
DESCRIPTION:March 26 – April 2\, 2025   \nRegistration closed: FULL – email Wendy to be put on a “first-notify” list in case a spot opens up.\nFacilitators:  Caryn Young\, Strengths-Finders coach\nJoy Beless\, Spiritual Director and Worship Leader\nWendy Wilson\, Women’s Development Track – Exec Dir \nUsually the hardest person to lead is . . . myself!  Has the woman in the mirror cultivated her own relationship with God in stillness and trust\, recognizing the other voices that compete for her priorities? As we steward the gift of leadership and the impact of our leadership on others\, we want to nurture a lifestyle that can resist busy-ness and capitulation as opportunities press hard on us for a response. This is where too many leaders compromise spiritual vitality and their ability to lead others well. With both guided and private space to sit with the Lord and to catch up with your soul\, we will enjoy a variety of practices that invite us to protect essential margin and quiet before the Lord so that we maintain the spiritual vitality needed to lead others well. We will explore life/work balance and boundaries; working with our brothers\, being aware of self-limiting perceptions\, maintaining healthy personal vision\, conflict management\, and other internal permission issues that can impact our leadership as women in particular. We will also address God’s design for our best contribution through personal Strengths-Finders discovery and coaching on-site during the week.  This peer-mentoring community is guided by experienced women mentors and limited to a cohort of 10 participants\, so we leave with important friendships for the ongoing journey! Part 1 is recommended but not required.  (Advance reading for discussion: Seven Deadly Sins of Women in Leadership\, by Kate Coleman\, and Sacred Rhythms\, by Ruth Haley Barton) \nLearning is done in an interactive peer-group\, guided by experienced mentors\, with a maximum of 10 women (max 2 per organization.) First come\, first serve! \nCourse Schedule:\nBegin Wednesday evening\, March 26\, with registration and dinner at 5pm\, then introductory session following. End Tuesday evening\, April 1\, at 7pm (registration includes your room for this night\, assuming April 2 departures.) (9:00 am – 6:00 pm daily (including worship\, personal reflection time\, group instruction and interaction\, plus several breaks and a long lunch with evenings free.) \nWe will enjoy an extended worship time together on the first morning to ease into our week\, and a Free Afternoon half way through the week to enjoy the area and have some fun/relaxation. Beautiful downtown Coeur d’Alene\, Idaho is 10 minutes away with shops\, restaurants\, art galleries\, the CdA Resort\, hiking by the lake! \nCost for the Week:  $ 900 all-inclusive\, on-site     \n\nWe will be hosted by the Ross Point Camp and Conference Center in Post Falls\, ID\, situated in a beautiful location on the Spokane River. This all-inclusive price includes lovely accommodation with a bathroom in each room (based on double occupancy) and use of all facilities\, with 3 meals/day plus coffee breaks\, for the duration of your stay\, March 26-April 2\, except dinner on the afternoon off.   It also includes training instruction\, all meeting rooms\, and administration (materials ordered separately). Transportation not included: If you need help arranging transportation from the airport to Ross Point\, we can suggest airport shuttle options.  \n(Because this is actual cost\, it is not tax-deductible.) General registration deadline: January 24\, 2025 (closed – FULL)  \nRegistration: limited places\nRegister and pay through the link in the top right corner of this page. (Notation for LP2 – March 2025)  Or mail the Registration Form and Fee\, check made payable to Women’s Development Track    PO Box 894   Coeur d’Alene\, ID 83816 \nIf you prefer to have a single room\, check the box on the registration form and we will notify you if any become available\, for an extra $250/week which you can pay upon notice of availability. \nConfirmation:\nWe will confirm your reservation and send your receipt when we receive your registration form and payment. Before you book your travel\, please wait until you hear from us to affirm a full group for your module.  \nRefund Policy:\nIf cancellation is made on your part before the registration deadline\, you will be refunded all but $150. If cancellation is made after the registration deadline and we are able to fill your place with another participant\, you will also be refunded all but $150. However\, if cancellation is made after the registration deadline and we are not able to fill your place\, your registration cannot be refunded since we are committed to our reservation with Ross Point in full after that date. In case of true emergency we can try to negotiate this\, but especially for configuring small group intensive mentoring experiences\, we will count on your being with us once you have registered! \nArrivals/Departures:\nIf you are flying from out of the area please fly into Spokane\, WA (GEG) by Wednesday afternoon\, March 26\, no later than 4pm\, so our scheduled start at 5pm is protected. Flight departures anytime Wednesday\, April 2 (scheduled breakfast included\, unless your departure flight is too early). Thanks for arranging your arrival/departure times so that you will be present from beginning to end\, not arriving late/leaving early. It takes about 30 minutes to get from the Spokane airport to the Ross Point Camp. \nIf you are driving to Ross Point Camp\, please plan to be there by 4 pm on Wednesday\, March 26\, to get checked in and settled before our training time begins. \nLocation: \nRoss Point Camp and Conference Center\n820 S Ross Point Rd\nPost Falls\, ID 83854\nTel: 208/773-1655   www.rosspoint.org \nOther Follow-up:\nAfter we receive your registration you will receive a number of emails over the coming weeks about your advance preparation\, getting your travel information\, and opportunities for interaction with your peer-mentors as our time grows near! \nQuestions about the experience?\nCall or email Wendy Wilson\,  208/665-2367\,    wendy@womensdevelopmenttrack.com \nLooking forward to having this time together!
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