[Christianeducators] Teaching for Discipleship Workshop at VTS

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Teaching for  Discipleship 
Begins with registration from 1 to 3  p.m. January 21, 2007 
and ends after  lunch January 23 
Sponsored by the Virginia Theological Seminary   
Centers for the Ministry of Teaching and  Lifetime Theological Education  
Led by the Rev. George Kroupa  and 
Dorothy  Linthicum 
Christian educators—lay and ordained, professional and  volunteer, from all 
denominations—will gather for three days to explore new  ideas and discover new 
resources for Christian education programs. The three-day  event is designed 
to give educators ample time to learn from the experts—the  participants 
themselves—during free time, meals and receptions. Participants  will be able to 
select workshops from a range of topics, including developing  and selecting 
curriculum, working with clergy and volunteers, teaching Bible  study, planning 
for special events, designing successful youth programs, among  others. 
George Kroupa has  been a member of the Virginia Theological Seminary faculty 
for 11 years and is  currently Associate Professor of Christian Education and 
Assistant Director of  the Center for the Ministry of Teaching. He is 
ordained in the  Presbyterian Church (USA) and served for 16 years as pastor in 
Presbyterian  congregations and as a full-time director Christian education at an 
Episcopal  parish. Mr. Kroupa has served the national church in both 
denominations as a  curriculum writer, conference designer, and workshop leader.  
Dorothy Linthicum,  program coordinator for the Center for the Ministry of 
Teaching, is an adjunct  instructor in Christian education at the seminary. She 
has led workshops and  training sessions throughout the country and the Virgin 
 Islands. As visiting missionary, she is teaching Christian education  during 
the 2006 winter term at the College of the Transfiguration, a seminary in  
Grahamstown,  South Africa. She  is also the managing editor of Episcopal  
Teacher, Episcopal Children’s Curriculum, and Episcopal Curriculum for  Youth. 
Workshop Leaders: 
·   The Rev. Dr. Roger Ferlo is director for  Lifetime Theological Education 
at the seminary. He has written numerous  publications, including Opening the  
Bible (Cowley Publications, 1997). 
·   Dr. Marilyn Johns is project manager of the  Summer Collegium, a Lilly 
Endowment-funded ecumenical program for small  congregations, at VTS. 
·   Tracey Herzer is executive director of  LeaderResources (a publishing and 
consulting firm that specializes in  educational resources for churches). She 
is the author of WorkshopCycles, a  rotation Sunday School curriculum for 
children, and president of the National  Association of Episcopal Christian 
education Directors. 
·   Day Dodson, a graduate of the Master of Arts  in Christian Education 
(MACE) program, is director, Children's and Youth  Ministries, St. Alban's 
Episcopal Church, Washington, DC.    
·   Mary Herring, also a MACE graduate, is  completing doctorate work at 
Temple  University and serves as an adjunct  instructor at VTS and General 
Theological Seminary in New York  City. 
Fellowship with one another, a vital component of this  event, depends on 
spending time together at worship and meals. The tuition fee  includes two 
dinners, lunches and receptions. Students will be able to earn  continuing education 
credits for this course. Register online at _www.vts.edu/education/events_ 
(http://www.vts.edu/education/events) . For  information contact the Center for 
the Ministry of Teaching, _CMT at vts.edu_ (mailto:CMT at vts.edu)  or  
703.461.1885. 
Tuition: $130 
Room and Board: $155 

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