JOURNEY TOWARD ORDAINED MINISTRY
// RETREAT //
Fri // Aug 15
1:00pm-5:00pm ET
1:00pm – Welcome, Introductions, Agenda Overview, Icebreakers
2:05pm – Candidacy Process overview, Ordination requirements, and Telling Your Call Story
2:35pm – Interview Best Practices
3:05pm – Introduce “Call and Disciplined Life” Interviews
3:25pm – “Call and Disciplined Life” Interviews
4:05pm – Break
4:30pm – Debrief – “Call and Disciplined Life” Interview
5:00pm – Prayer and Dinner
“hotel”-work
– What specific status are you working towards? (final, goal-status)
– Where are you specifically in the credentialing process?
– What is the very next step for you?
Sat // Aug 16
9:00am-5:00pm ET
9:00am – Morning Prayers
9:10am – Discuss previous hotel-work
9:30am – Introduce “Worship and Sacraments” Interviews
9:50am – “Worship and Sacraments” Interviews
10:35am – Break
11:00am – Debrief – “Worship and Sacraments” Interview
11:30am – Icebreaker
12:00pm – Lunch
1:00pm – Introduce “Theology and Doctrine” interviews
1:20pm – “Theology and Doctrine” Interviews
2:05pm – Break
2:30pm – Debrief – “Theology and Doctrine” Interview
3:00pm – Interview Sessions Review
4:00pm – Discuss “hotel”-work
4:20pm – Mentoring Groups Schedule
4:40pm – JTOM Next Steps
5:00pm – Prayer and Dinner
“hotel”-work
– Who is your primary contact(s) in your annual conference?
– What is their contact information?
– What information is available on their website? (checklist)
Sun // Aug 17
9:00am-12:00pm ET
9:00am – Morning Prayers
9:10am – Discuss previous hotel-work
9:30am – Introduce “Leadership and Self-Care, Time Management” interviews
9:50am – “Leadership and Self-Care, Time Management” Interviews
10:35am – Break
11:00am – Debrief – “Leadership and Self-Care, Time Management” Interview
11:30am – Personal Next Steps
11:50am – Retreat Evaluation
12:00pm – Dismissal with Blessing, Grab-and-Go Lunch
Personal Next Steps
– What was one take-away from your time this weekend?
– What is one thing you need to learn?
– Who do you need to connect with to learn that thing?
