We have been listening to you all and we have heard clearly the need to meet, in person, especially during a year when Ministry Days and General Assembly will be virtual. To that end we have become excited about organizing a Shared Study Leave Symposium. Since our retreat we have been dreaming and planning and looking for a venue and now need your help! 

The Shared Study Leave Symposium would be an in person only opportunity and would offer a chance to engage in shared study with colleagues in exploration of the current trends and future needs for ministers and ministry. Ministry Days will be a virtual only opportunity and will draw on some of the most engaging study shared at the symposium. We intend that the programming would allow those unable to attend the Symposium to be part of this important discussion about the current trends and future needs of ministers and ministry while those who were able to attend in person could go deeper. We will include all the usual events and worship services that are traditionally a part of Ministry Days as well.  

Read more about the structure of the Symposium here. We have included a tentative schedule below.

Before we can sign a contract and make this a reality, we need your help. Please take a few minutes to complete this survey. If there is significant interest, I hope to sign a contract this next week so please take a moment to respond by 9am ET, Tuesday, October 17.