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This Week of Lifelong Learning is for all who lead Christian formation/education at church. It also helps parents and grandparents who simply want to nurture their family’s faith.

As with all Kanuga summer conferences, you can make this week your mountain vacation. While parents attend sessions, young people participate in their own programs directed by our carefully selected staff in a safe and fun Christian environment.

Spouses can fish, hike, play tennis or nearby golf, relax on the porch or by the lake and visit area attractions. The whole family can spend time together in the afternoons and evenings.

Earn leadership training for EfM, Godly Play or J2A

For a second year, Kanuga's Christian Formation Conference will offer the option to earn leadership training for four programs. There is an additional $50 training fee per program.

• Education for Ministry (EfM) – June 14-17
• Godly Play – June 16-19
• Journey to Adulthood (J2A) – June 16-19

By attending the entire June 14-19 Week of Lifelong Learning, you can earn certification training related to your ministry — adults or children/youth — and attend the many other workshops specifically designed for your ministry.

Workshops

Morning and afternoon, three workshop periods will be offered daily on Monday and Wednesday, two on Tuesday and Thursday and one on Friday. Four kinds of programs will be offered at every 90-minute workshop period:

• 101 options, designed for newcomers to Christian Formation but open to all
• 201 options, designed for those with Christian Formation leadership experience but open to all
• Theme-related, in response to the conference theme "Making Disciples: Proclaiming the Word"
• Spirituality, spiritual practices that help us tend our own souls such as guided reflection, opportunities to meet with spiritual directors and scheduled massages

Workshop options for Children & Youth Faith Formation, June 14-17
Workshop options for Adult Faith Formation, June 16-19

About the keynoter

Dr. Fredrica Harris Thompsett is a teacher and scholar of Anglican church history and theology and a widely sought after retreat leader, speaker and preacher. She currently serves as the Mary Wolfe Professor Emerita of Historical Theology at the Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Mass., where she has taught for over 25 years.

She is perhaps best known for her 1989 publication, We Are Theologians. Her most recent books include Confronted by God, The Essential Verna Dozier, Deeper Joy: Laywomen and Vocation in the 20th Century Episcopal Church and Living with History, which is part of the New Church's Teaching Series.

She is a recent member of the Episcopal Church’s standing commission on lifelong Christian education and formation. An experienced educator, she is a longtime advocate for the ministry of laity and clergy. Currently, she is working on a book focusing baptism and ecology, Holy Water.

About the staff

COORDINATORS: The Rev. Lisa Flores is associate rector and director of Christian formation at Christ Church in Grosse Pointe, Mich. She serves on the board of directors for the National Association for Episcopal Christian Education Directors (NAECED). She also helped coordinate the 2008 Christian Formation Conference. A longtime teacher, Leslie Coe is the director of Christian formation at Bruton Parish in Williamsburg, Va., where she has been a communicant for 30 years.

CHAPLAIN: The Rev. Mark Francisco Bozzuti-Jones is the priest for pastoral care and nurture at Trinity Wall Street in New York. A native of Jamaica and a former Jesuit priest, he served as a missionary in Guyana, Brazil, Mexico and Belize. He is the award-winning author of several books, and his latest is The Womb of Advent.

MUSICIAN: Brook Hedick Packard has worked as both classroom teacher and music and movement specialist for more than 20 years. Currently, she serves as the director of Christian formation at Christ Church in Pelham, N.Y., and as a voice teacher at Concordia Conservatory in Bronxville, N.Y.

BIBLICAL STORYTELLER: Dr. Tracy Radosevic is a freelance storyteller, educator and retreat facilitator. An adjunct professor at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C., and at the Ecumenical Institute of Theology in Baltimore, she is also dean of the Academy for Biblical Storytelling. She has produced three DVDs: "Let the One Who Has Ears to Hear, HEAR!", "What WOULD Jesus Do?" and "The Rest of the Story (or is it?)."

Cost
Double Occupancy	$322 per person (one segment) $608 per person (whole week) Includes program, lodging, meals and use of recreational facilities.
Single Occupancy (Based on availability)	$419 per person (one segment) $769 per person (whole week) Includes program, lodging, meals and use of recreational facilities.
Participating spouse	$253 per person (one segment) $478 per person (whole week) Includes program, lodging, meals and use of recreational facilities.
Leadership Training for EfM, Godly Play or Journey to Adulthood	$50 per person per program Leadership training programs are optional. You must register by May 30 if you plan to attend one or more of these programs.
Non-participating spouse	$213 per person (one segment) $405 per person (whole week) Includes lodging, meals and use of recreational facilities.
Commuter	$208 per person (one segment) $389 per person (whole week) Includes program, lunches, suppers and use of recreational facilities. (For residents of Henderson, Transylvania, Polk, Rutherford, Buncombe, Haywood or Greenville counties only)
Babysitter	$112 per person (one segment) $213 per person (whole week) Includes lodging, meals and use of recreational facilities.
Youth (age 10-18)	$155 per person (one segment) $296 per person (whole week) Includes program, lodging, meals and use of recreational facilities.
Child (age 3-9)	$155 per person (one segment) $296 per person (whole week) Includes program, lodging, meals and use of recreational facilities.
Payment
Deposit	$50 per person (Nonrefundable. Nontransferable. Deposit will be deducted from total fee.)
Balance Due	May 15 (To register after this date, please send a check or use a credit card for the full amount.)
Start/End Times
Check-In	4-6 p.m. Sunday, June 14 (Children & Youth Faith Formation or entire week) 4-6 p.m. Tuesday, June 16 (Adult Faith Formation)
Check-Out	After lunch Wednesday, June 17 (Children & Youth Faith Formation) After lunch Friday, June 19 (Adult Faith Formation and entire week)
Conference Registration
Participants registering for Education for Ministry (EfM) training must complete and return an additional form before the registration is considered complete. EfM registration form PDF
Register Online	Register now!
Register by Mail/Fax	Printable Registration Form PDF - Get Acrobat
Financial Aid	Printable Application PDF
Team Rebate	Printable Team Rebate Form PDF To qualify, groups must attend the same segment or the entire week.
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