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Co-sponsored with the Office of Women’s Ministries, this new Kanuga conference is an opportunity for ordained women to share their hopes for the Church and for their transforming leadership within it.

IMAGINE is for ordained women who want to claim their own leadership and, through peer coaching, empower their sisters to do the same. This conference invites women clergy to take bold steps in their own lives and for the Church.

The conference will feature

• Life stories by women who braved the odds and became leaders in positions where few women have served before
• Peer coaching
• Presentations on the state of the Church
• Group and individual visioning
• Networking
• Worship and music
• Rest and recreation in the peaceful mountains

Women who are bishops, deans or rectors of corporate parishes and women who have had a different path of leadership will offer inspiration and support to the next wave of ordained women leaders.

Featured Speakers

• Bonnie Anderson, president of the House of Deputies and chairwoman of the General Convention Task Force, Diocese of Michigan
• The Very Rev. Martha Horne, dean and president of Virginia Theological Seminary
• The Rev. Angela Ifill, missioner for the Office of Black Ministries
• The Rt. Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, presiding bishop-elect, bishop of the Diocese of Nevada
• The Rev. Claiborne Jones, vicar and director of Emmaus House, Atlanta
• The Very Rev. Tracey Lind, dean of Trinity Cathedral, Diocese of Ohio
• The Rt. Rev. Cathy Roskam, bishop suffragan, Diocese of New York

Additional Conference Staff

Peer Coach Trainers: The Rev. Lee McGee, retired professor of pastoral counseling at Yale Divinity School, and the Rev. Will Thompson, professional coach trainer

Chaplain: The Rt. Rev. Nedi Rivera, bishop suffragan, Diocese of Olympia

Coordinator: Kim Robey, program assistant, Office of Women's Ministries, Episcopal Church Center, New York

Planning Committee:

• The Rev. Margaret Rose, director, Office of Women's Ministries
• The Rev. Lynne Grifo, associate coordinator, Office for Ministry Development
• The Rev. Elizabeth Downie, president, Episcopal Women's Caucus
• The Rev. Barbara Schlachter, convener, Committee on the Status of Women
• The Rt. Rev. Marc Andrus, bishop suffragan of the Diocese of Alabama, bishop-elect of the Diocese of California and member of the Committee on the Status of Women

Cost
If you wish to serve as a peer coach, please be sure to indicate this on your registration form. You may be asked to submit additional information. Peer coaches will be selected by the Office of Women's Ministries and will be charged an additional $75 room and board fee.
Double Occupancy	$395 Per Person Includes program, double occupancy lodging, meals and use of recreational facilities.
Single Occupancy	The initial allotment of single rooms has been filled. Please register as Double — Prefers Single. Single rooms cost extra, if available.
Participating Spouse	$325 Per Person Includes program, lodging, meals and use of recreational facilities.
Non-Participating Spouse	$245 Per Person Includes lodging, meals and use of recreational facilities.
Commuter	$225 Per Person Includes program, lunches and suppers. (Residents of Henderson and bordering North and South Carolina counties)
Payment
Deposit	$50 Per Person (Non-refundable. Deposit will be deducted from balance.)
Balance Due	Aug. 1 (To register after that, please send a check or use a credit card for the full amount.)
Start/End Times
Check-In for Participants	4-6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 2
Check-In for Peer Coaches	4-6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 1
Check-Out	After breakfast Friday, Oct. 6
Conference Registration
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Scholarships	Printable Application PDF
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