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Builders in Ministry (BIM) Week is dedicated to providing educational opportunities that nurture and enrich Christian leaders-- lay and clergy-- for effective living and ministry. This year's conference focuses on ways individual Christians and congregations can learn to live in more sustainable ways.

 

6th Annual BIM Week Conference: Creation Care

Febuary 28-29, 2012

100 College St. Winfield, KS 67156

 

  • 2012 BIM Conference Brochure (PDF)

  • 2012 BIM Conference Schedule (PDF)

  • Register online today!

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    Conference Leadership

     

    Rev. Rebekah Simon-Peter - Director of BridgeWorks

    Rebekah Simon-Peter

    Rebekah, an ordained UM elder in the Rocky Mountain Conference with a degree in Environmental Studies, worked as an acid rain researcher and volunteer naturalist before receiving her call to ministry. After more than a decade of serving churches in Colorado and Wyoming, she is now a sought-after presenter, sharing the "green" gospel with churches, interfaith groups, and community groups. She is the author Green Church: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rejoice! and Seven Simple Steps to Green Your Church as well as numerous magazine and newspaper articles.

    She is the director of BridgeWorks, a ministry that specializes in building bridges of understanding through lifelong learning.

     

     

    John Hill - Director for Economic and Environmental Justice

    John Hill

    After realizing a growing disconnect between his faith values and his professional work, John joined the United Methodist General Board of Church and Society (GBCS) as Program Director for Environmental Justice in 2002. In 2003, his portfolio expanded to include economic justice issues.

    As part of his ecumenical work, John serves as chair of the Policy Committee for the National Council of Churches’ Eco-Justice Working Group and co-chair of the Washington Interreligious Staff Community’s Energy and Ecology Working Group.

    John lives in Washington, D.C., and is an active member of Foundry UMC. John is also a member of the Board of Directors for the Center for Child Development Services, a non-profit organization offering child-care services for low income families in Washington, D.C.

     

    Co-Creation Retreat for Young Adults   

    Join the Builders in Ministry team at a retreat made just for young adults in ministry! Full of activities, conversations, and opportunities to be creative, this overnight retreat will help you take time for God and grow closer to people who serve the world in the same ways that you do!

    Our leader for this time is Ashley Prescott Barlow-Thompson, Andover UMC Youth Ministries Coordinator

  • Co-Creation Retreat Flyer (PDF)

  • Register online today for Co-Creation Care Retreat!

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    For more information, contact Julie Headrick, the Director of Camps and Conferences, at julie.headrick@sckans.edu or 620-229-6141.

     

     

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