Leading a Church to
Do & Discern
God's Will

#CLC2017

"the role of pastors and church leaders
is to guide the church to discern."
​-N. graham standish

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February 6, 1:00pm - February 8, 12:00pm

St. Mark's UMC, Brandon, MS

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Schedule:*
Monday:
1:00pm - Registration and Check-in
2:00pm - Opening Worship
3:00pm - Session 1
5:45pm - Dinner On-site
6:45pm - Session 2
8:30pm - Evening Prayer

Tuesday: 
9:00am - Morning Prayer
9:30am - Session 3
12:00pm - Lunch On-site
1:00pm - Session 4
3:15pm - Break-out Sessions
5:00pm - Evensong with the Millsaps Singers
​6:00pm - Free Evening

Wednesday:
8:30am - Centering Prayer
8:45am - Session 5
11:00am - Closing Worship with Holy Communion

​*Schedule is subject to change.

CLC 2017

N. Graham Standish

Keynote Speaker

The Rev. Dr. N. Graham Standish has been the senior pastor at Calvin Presbyterian Church in Zelienople, PA since January 1996. Since then, the church has tripled in size and has been recognized in several national studies. Graham is also the author of seven books, an adjunct professor at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and Tyndale Theological Seminary, a spiritual director and retreat leader, and has a background in individual, marital and family therapy. You can purchase his books online through Cokesbury or Amazon.

James Martin

Minister of Music and Creative Arts, Wells UMC

Cynthia Cross

District Superintendent, Hattiesburg District​

Ann Phelps

Director of Religious Life, Millsaps College

James E. Swanson

Bishop, Mississippi Annual Conference

Small-Group Learning Sessions

Planning and Leading Vital Worship

with Ann Phelps and James Martin

Congregational Spiritual Formation

with the Rev. Lindsey Robinson, Mt. Pleasant and St. Paul UMC, Gulfport and Biloxi

Discernment

with the Rev. Jennifer Deaton, St. Andrew's Episcopal Cathedral

Healing Prayer

with the Rev. Sherry Johnson, East Jackson District

Ordering the Life of the Church

with the Rev. Alma Dawn Douglas Flowers, Main St. UMC, Bay St. Louis

More Information

Clergy CEU's: 1.5
Cost: $125 Early-bird rate before January 6
$150 after January 6

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Download draft schedule.*

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​​*Schedule subject to change.