| CALL 2008 Summer Session
Godly Play, Youth Formation, and Lifelong Christian Development Summer Conference
Monday, July 14, 2008 – Friday, July 18, 2008
This unique conference brings together scholars and religious leaders – lay and ordained – to learn from one another about how experience, reflection, and story shape Christian life and formation throughout our lives. The conference offers a unique opportunity to:
- Learn from speakers and instructors from all over the world who will help deepen and enhance our understanding of lifelong spiritual development.
- Broaden the community of religious educators who draw on various approaches to using narrative, story, image, and play in their ministries.
- Learn applications of Godly Play, youth ministry, and other forms of Christian formation across different age groups and contexts.
- Receive certification, continuing education and advanced training for Godly Play practitioners, youth formation leaders, and directors of religious education.
Each day, participants will gather for worship, hear a plenary talk from and participate in discussion with a significant Christian scholar or leader, share lunch together, and take afternoon classes focused on specific training and enrichment for ministry. The week culminates with a lunch banquet and closing worship.
Participants are encouraged to register for the entire conference, to get the fullest benefit of this rich interactive educational experience and to form new collaborative friendships. However, it is also possible to attend half of the conference, for those only wishing to attend the morning plenary sessions or seeking specific training in the afternoon classes.
This Conference launches our second annual joint summer session for continuing education at Church Divinity School of the Pacific and the Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary. The Conference is co-sponsored by The Godly Play Foundation, Godly Play Resources, Living the Good News, Episcopal Ministries with Young People, and various communities and individuals of the Episcopal Church and the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America.
Monday, July 14
Development of a Child's Reflective Soul
REBECCA NYE (Church of England): Child psychologist, member of the Faculty of Divinity, Cambridge University, England; co-author of The Spirit of the Child and Psychology for Christian Ministry
Tuesday, July 15
Playing with God: Spirit, Community and Play for Healthy Youth Development
LISA KIMBALL (The Episcopal Church): Youth development leadership coordinator, lecturer in Youth Studies at the University of Minnesota; religious leader for the Youth & Family Institute and for national Episcopal Youth Events
Wednesday, July 16
Including the Different, Embracing the New Vision
WOLFHARD SCHWEIKER, (Lutheran Church in Germany): Pastor, Godly Play Trainer, master in pedagogy at the Theological-Pedagogical Center in Stuttgart, Germany; author of Deutung Und Krisenbegleitung : Eine Empirische Interview, a study of parents with Downs Syndrome children
Thursday, July 17
Passing on Redemptive Narratives
DON MCADAMS (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America): Professor of psychology, human development and social policy at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois; author of The Stories We Live By, Generativity and Adult Development, and The Redemptive Self: Stories Americans Live By
Friday, July 18
Life-Long Christian Formation
SUE SINGER (The Episcopal Church): Priest, assistant professor of ministry development at Church Divinity School of the Pacific, Berkeley, California, leader in lifelong Christian formation; author of Let It Shine! An Intergenerational Curriculum for Epiphany
Participants may choose either one 4-day class or two of the 2-day classes (all classes meet 1:30 – 5:30 p.m.). There is one 2-evening class open to all.
Monday-Thursday, July 14-17, 1:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Godly Play Teachers Accreditation Training*
SALLY MANCINI (The Episcopal Church): Christian education consultant for the Diocese of California and a Godly Play Trainer, and
KATHY MEYER (United Methodist Church): Midwest Regional Training Coordinator for Godly Play and Director of Children and Family Ministries at Lake Harriet UMC in Minneapolis
*Upon completion of this training, participants will be awarded a certificate of accreditation as a Godly Play Teacher from The Center for the Theology of Childhood.
Vital Youth Ministry: Building and Sustaining Ministries that are Relevant and Transformative
LISA KIMBALL (plenary speaker)
Creating a Comprehensive Christian Formation Program
SUE SINGER (plenary speaker)
Monday-Tuesday, July 14-15, 1:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Children's Spirituality
REBECCA NYE (plenary speaker)
Adapting Object Lessons to Fit a Cultural Context: The German Example
EVAMARIA SIMON (Lutheran Church of Germany): Pastor, Godly Play Trainer, lecturer for parish pedagogy at the Parish and Pastoral College of the Lutheran Church of Berlin-Brandenburg, Germany
Godly Play with Older Children
KIM McPHERSON (The Episcopal Church): Director of Religious Education, St John's Episcopal Cathedral, Denver CO and Godly Play Trainer
Monday-Tuesday, July 14-15, 6:00 – 9:30 p.m.
Godly Play for Spanish-Speaking Communities
JULIA MCCRAY-GOLDSMITH (The Episcopal Church), Faith Formation Coordinator, Diocese of California and JOHN MCCRAY-GOLDSMITH, Godly Play storyteller serving Montclair Presbyterian and St. John's Episcopal churches Oakland, CA
Wednesday-Thursday, July 16-17, 1:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Hearing and Exploring Narratives
DON MCADAMS (plenary speaker)
Godly Play for Children with Special Needs: Experiences and Exercises
WOLFHARD SCHWEIKER (plenary speaker)
Narrative in the Context of Pilgrimage
JOANNE DOI (Roman Catholic Church): Maryknoll Sister, instructor at Franciscan School of Theology, Berkeley, California
For more detailed information on the Godly Play conference and/or registration, please contact the CALL office: 510-204-0720, call@cdsp.edu.
Registration fees:
Godly Play, Youth Formation, and Lifelong Christian Development Summer Conference
| Before June 2, 2008 |
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After June 2, 2008 |
| Full conference (a.m. and p.m. sessions, Daily lunch) |
$600 |
$650 |
| Half conference (a.m. only or p.m. only) |
$310 |
$340 |
| Single Plenary |
$100 |
$100 |
| Godly Play Teacher Accreditation Training Certification Fee (in addition to full or half conference) |
$50 |
$50 |
Housing at CDSP is available at a reduced weekly rate. Contact cfurlong@cdsp.edu. Be sure to mention that you are attending the Godly Play conference. |
