Covenant Conference Workshops

Should ministers act as agents of the state in solemnizing marriages?  What is shame and how does God make a way beyond it? How do congregations grow intentionally in inclusiveness?These were a few of the issues addressed in workshops at the 2013 Covenant Conference, "Marriage Matters," held October 31 - November 2 at Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago.   While there's no substitute for being there, a few of our workshop leaders have graciously shared some of their materials:

• Civil and Religious Marriage: How Some Churches Are Handling the Distinction – Marci Auld Glass (Prezi and Handout)
• Building an Inclusive Church: A Toolkit to Guide Your Process – Alex Patchin McNeill
• “Living Beyond Betrayal”: A Workshop on The Self-Shaming God Who Reconciles, A Pastoral Response to Abandonment within the Christian Canon –  Warner Bailey (Outline and PowerPoint)

Find these and other conference content on the archive page, and check back for additions as they become available.