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Summer Worship at Lake Junaluska
Susan-Leonard Ray of South Carolina led the Sunday worship in Stuart Auditorium on July 17, 2011.
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Watch Lake Junaluska's Summer Worship Series
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Rev. Grace Imathiu and Dr. Mike Slaughter provide leadership at Summer Worship
July 31, 2011
The Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center will continue its 2011 Summer Worship Series, "The World is My Parish," on July 31 with two great worship opportunities. At the 8:30 a.m. Service of Holy Communion, The Rev. Dr. Mike Slaughter, lead pastor at Ginghamsburg Church in Ohio, will preach on Isaiah and preside at Holy Communion in Memorial Chapel at 8:30 a.m. The Rev. Grace Imathiu, senior pastor at First United Methodist Church of Neenah-Menasha in Wisconsin, returns to the Lake to preach a sermon titled, "When to Back Off" on Matthew 14:13-21 at the 10:45 a.m. service at Stuart Auditorium.
"You do not want to miss either worship service this Sunday," said Dr. Jack Ewing, Executive Director of Lake Junaluska. "Both Mike Slaughter and Grace Imathiu are gifted storytellers and offer great gifts of teaching and leadership to the Church."
READ MORE or visit www.lakejunaluska.com/summer-worship for a full schedule of speakers.
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Alban at Lake Junaluska:
Nurturing the Spirit -
Tending to the Holy
August 30 - September 1
Join us for this new clergy leadership event designed to provide an exciting new learning and leadership opportunity that will make you a more effective leader. Join Bruce Epperly to explore how to stay centered on the holy in the midst of the realities of ministry. Participants will receive a copy of Bruce's book, Tending to the Holy: The Practice of the Presence of God in Ministry (Alban, 2009). READ MORE
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INFUSE winter ski programs combine worship and skiing
December 29, 2011 - February 20, 2012
Join us at Lake Junaluska for Ministries with Young People's INFUSE Ski Retreat. Come prepared to experience dynamic speakers and amazing bands from all over the United States. Together we will seek to be transformed by God through vibrant praise and worship, unifying fellowship and crazy fun!
Our youth ski packages include lodging, meals, ski lift ticket, boots and skis, a lesson at the ski area, and our program with great guest speakers and bands provided by our Ministries with Young People staff.
In addition to incredible ski experiences, MYP at Lake Junaluska have booked inspiring bands and speakers that youth will respond to. New Year's Weekend this year will be rocking! Unspoken, with its soulful pop rock, will open INFUSE on December 29; The Musuem will rock the house December 30; and Echoing Angels will ring in the New Year December 31! Each night, Rev. Jasmine Smothers will inspire youth with the message.
Other INFUSE bands include Bestowed, Among the Thirsty, and the Wayne Kerr Band. Speakers include Rev. Andy Lambert, Rev. Tim Reaves, Rev. Stephanie Hand, Steve Keaton, and Rev. Olu Brown. For a full schedule of INFUSE winter ski events, visit www.myp.lakejunaluska.com
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Peace Conference offers student scholarships
November 13 - 15, 2011 Scholarships are available for full time college or seminary students to attend the 2011 Lake Junaluska Peace Conference, "Poverty, Abundance, and Peace: Seeking Economic Justice for All God's Children." Scholarships will cover the cost of registration and the cost of two nights lodging (double occupancy) and meals at the Terrace Hotel. A $20.00 processing fee is required after approval for the scholarship to complete the registration process. We request that a school official sign the application as proof of enrollment. Deadline for scholarship application is October 1st, 2011. Visit www.lakejunaluska.com/peace-scholarships for more information or to download an application. The fourth annual Lake Junaluska Peace Conference, "Poverty, Abundance, and Peace: Seeking Economic Justice for All God's Children," will lift up some of the systemic causes of poverty and economic disparity to help participants better understand these issues and to be equipped as change agents to work for alleviating these causes of poverty for a more just and peaceful world. Early registration for the Peace Conference has been extended until August 31, 2011. READ MORE
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Registration still open for Transformational Leadership
September 15 - 17, 2011 Lake Junaluska's Transformational Leadership Conference August 7-9, "Fishing on the Right Side of the Boat," will help congregational leaders cast new nets of ministry into living water through principles that are biblically based, organizationally effective, and spiritually nourishing. Based on the Leader's Guide and Bible Study from Does Your Church Have a Prayer? In Mission Toward the Promised Land, participants will learn and discuss biblical and organizational principles of congregational transformation and the characteristics of transformational leaders. READ MORE
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Find out more
- Chautauqua Weekend - Sept. 30 - Oct. 1 - Professor Howard Zehr, a founder of the Restorative Justice Movement, will give a free public lecture on "The Promise and Challenge of Restorative Justice" at 7:00 pm on Friday, September 30 at Shackford Hall, Lake Junaluska. On Saturday, October 1, from 9am to 12:00 and 1:00-2:30pm he will lead two workshops exploring the ways that Restorative Justice can reform our criminal justice system and, in the afternoon, the uses of photography in the work of justice and peace-making. Registration for these workshops can be done online at www.lakejunaluska.com/chautauqua/ or by calling 828-454-6656.
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Lake Junaluska Upcoming Events
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