Theme Presentations

Rene Van Acker, University of Guelph:
Connecting to the Ecological (8Mb)

Workshops

E: Shared Ministry -- Leader: Rev Martha Tatarnic
Shared Ministry - Re-setting the Broken Bones I: Children and Youth Ministry: "Small Advantage" --> Session Notes from “Small Advantage” Children and Youth Ministry Workshop

L: Internet Ministry & Accessing Resources for Ministry -- Leader: Stephen Johnston
Internet Ministry & Accessing Resources for Ministry
Internet Ministry Tools - a compiled list

M: Heart to Heart Leaders: Jenn Ramer and Lea-Anne Ramer
Heart to Heart Workshop Notes
Recommended Book List

Kitchen Table Discussions

Kitchen Table Discussions Notes
Covers these session topics:
- Consumerism: power of consumerism, drives of consumerism, rural/urban connections
- Sustainability : community and conversations
- Global Food Sustainability
- Future of Rural Congregations : viability, growth and demographics
- The Church as Role Model : community gardens & the church as farmer
- A Theological Response :establishing a church food policy - Nature Abhors a Vacuum.
- Tying together Gil & Rene
- Tools for Knowing and Loving our Community : Conflict Between Environment and Community
- The Sacrament of All Creation
- Dealing with and Identifying with the Marginalized
- Conflict within the Parish with Respect to Environmental issues
- Making the Shift from Who to Where
- Inter-Church/Inter-Faith Conversation : sharing success stories

Worship

Opening Worship, Monday October 25
The Parable of Two Sons in 4 voices, Opening Worship
Morning Worship, Tuesday October 27
Morning Worship, Wednesday October 27
Closing Worship, Wednesday October 27
Prayer Cube meal time prayers. Print this on card stock to give the cube the right strength.

Canadian Rural Church Network

Canadian Rural Church Network Information & Minutes of the 2010 Annual Meeting

Donors

The following helped with generous donations to the 2010 Rural Ministry Symposium:

- Presbytery of Waterloo-Wellington, The Presbyterian Church in Canada
- Presbytery of Hamilton, The Presbyterian Church in Canada
- Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada
- The Diocese of Huron, The Anglican Church of Canada
- The Diocese of Toronto, The Anglican Church of Canada
- The Trent-Durham Area Council, The Diocese of Toronto, The Anglican Church of Canada
- The United Church of Canada (Grant from National Church Office)
- The Bay of Quinte Conference of The United Church of Canada
- Hamilton Conference of The United Church of Canada
- London Conference of The United Church of Canada
- Northern Waters Presbytery, Toronto Conference, United Church of Canada
- Numerous Individual Donors