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Financial Literacy Academy

The October 2020 Financial Literacy Academy will be held as Webinars. Please register with the email address where you would like to receive Webinar links and any written content.

Dates & Times:

• Friday, October 9 – Time TBD – likely morning
• Saturday, October 10, 2020 – Time TBD – likely morning

Free of charge, sponsored by the FLOURISH! Program

Location: Online (Weblinks will be sent prior to the sessions.)

Friday, October 9 will focus on Preaching and Teaching Stewardship and features Rev. Dr. Ron Allen, Professor Emeritus of Preaching and Gospels and Letters at Christian Theological Seminary and author of Sermon Treks: Pathways to Creative Preaching. This session is for clergy only and will explore effective ways to preach and each stewardship by casting a dynamic vision. Clergy do not have to be a FLOURISH! grantee to attend.

Saturday, October 10 features Rev. Dr. Eric Law, Founder and Director of the Kaleidoscope Institute, and author of Holy Currencies: Six Blessings for Sustainable and Missional Ministries. During the session, clergy and congregational leaders will explore stewardship as entrepreneurship through creative ways of funding mission and ministry. Open to all clergy and lay leaders of Indiana Disciples congregations.

Healthy Boundaries Training
Date: Saturday, November 2020
Cost: $45
Location: North Christian Church, Columbus

850 Tipton Ln, Columbus, IN 47201

Phone: (812) 372-1531

Each session is from 8:30 am- 4:00 p.m. Lunch and materials will be provided.

Register here to attend the training.

Anti-Racism & Pro-Reconciliation Training (ARPR) for Ordained and Commissioned Ministers to comply with Resolution 1601, requiring to all commissioned and ordained ministers who desire standing within the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Indiana to participate in regionally sponsored ARPR trainings every five years, in addition to their Healthy Boundaries training requirement.

October 2020 Anti-Racism & Pro-Reconciliation Training session

• Date:  Friday October 2,  2020
• Cost: $45
• Location: Online Event via Zoom *Participants must be able to connect with video.

Course will be from 10 am-3:30 pm, with an hour built in for lunch.

Materials and Zoom connection information will be sent prior to the event.

REGISTER TO ATTEND HERE: October 2020 Training

Anti-Racism & Pro-Reconciliation Training (ARPR) for Ordained and Commissioned Ministers to comply with Resolution 1601, requiring to all commissioned and ordained ministers who desire standing within the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Indiana to participate in regionally sponsored ARPR training every five years, in addition to their Healthy Boundaries training requirement.

August 2020 Anti-Racism & Pro-Reconciliation Training session

• Date:  Saturday August 29,  2020
• Cost: $45
• Location: Online Event via Zoom. *Participants must be able to connect via video.

Event has been moved to an online format.

Course will be from 10 am-3:30 pm, with an hour built in for lunch.

Materials and Zoom connection information will be sent prior to the event.

REGISTER TO ATTEND HERE: August 2020 Training

Anti-Racism & Pro-Reconciliation Training (ARPR) for Ordained and Commissioned Ministers to comply with Resolution 1601, requiring to all commissioned and ordained ministers who desire standing within the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Indiana to participate in regionally sponsored ARPR trainings every five years, in addition to their Healthy Boundaries training requirement.

March 2020 Anti-Racism & Pro-Reconciliation Training session

• Date:  Friday March 20, 2020
• Cost: $45
• Location: Tabernacle Christian Church 198 N. Water St. Franklin, IN 46131

Registration begins at 8:00 a.m.

Each session is from 8:30 am- 4:00 p.m. Lunch and materials will be provided.

Event has been CANCELLED

Financial Literacy Academy

Session Eight:

• Friday, October 11, and Saturday, October 19 (*Note, these two days are a week apart, not concurrent.)
  • (Friday) Indiana Interchurch Center, Krannert Hall, 2nd Floor
    • 1100 W 42nd St, Indianapolis, IN 46208
  • (Saturday) Broadway United Methodist Church
    • 609 E 29th St, Indianapolis, IN 46205

Friday session for Ministers

Friday’s session theme is “VERSUS: The Power of Stewardship in God’s Economy” led by Rev. Dr. Katie Hays. Rev. Hays is the founder and lead evangelist of Galileo Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), a next-church community of belonging in Jesus’s name on the spiritual-but-not-religious frontier of outer Fort Worth, Texas. She is the author of the forthcoming We Were Spiritual Refugees: A Story to Help You Believe In Church (Eerdmans, February 2020).

Saturday session for Ministers and Church Leaders

Saturday’s session will be hosted by Rev. Mike Mather and Broadway United Methodist Church in Indianapolis. Come hear about their ministries and the connections being made in their neighborhood.

The Financial Literacy Academy is open to all clergy with standing within the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Indiana Region and lay leaders from Indiana Disciples congregations. Cost to attend for those not covered by a grant will be $15 per person per day and includes meals (continental breakfast/lunch) and materials.

Registration deadline is October 7.  

To register, click the appropriate button below:

To attend the Saturday, October 19 session, contact sarah@indianadisciples.org for the link. Space is limited.