2011 Central Region AAPC Fall Conference

 

Listening for the Winds of Change:

Spiritual Care in the Midst of the Whirlwind

 

October 21-23, 2011

St. Mary of the Lake Conference Center

Mundelein, Illinois

 

Keynote Presenter:  Rev. Kathleen J. Greider, Ph.D.

Claremont School of Theology

 This past spring we watched in horror as so many lives were devastated by a record number of highly destructive tornadoes that tore across the country.  As spiritual caregivers and counselors, we engage deeply with people who live in the midst of the whirlwinds of their lives—physical, mental, emotional, vocational, relational, spiritual.  What wisdom are they asking for from us?  What healing can we bring to help restore wholeness?  How do we listen for the voice of the soul and the still, small glimmers of hope and change?  How do we remain grounded and effective in the face of such soul-wrenching situations?  How do we sustain ourselves and those we serve when their distress is chronic and irresolvable?  This conference is designed to engage all of these difficult questions and provide a community in which shared wisdom can be found.

 

Schedule of Events

 

Friday, October 21, 2011

     1:00 – 7:00   Registration

     2:00             Workshops

      2:00-5:00      Ethics in Spiritual Care & Pastoral Counseling     

                              Presenter:  Rev. Dick Dayringer, Th.D.

     2:00-3:30      What is Spiritual Integration?

                              Panel: Rev. Emily Haight, Ph.D., Rev. Monica Cummings,Ph.D.

                              & Rev. David Arksey, D.Min.

     3:30–5:00     What is Pastoral Counseling and What is AAPC?

                                                            Presenter: Rev. Douglas Ronsheim, D.Min.

    5:30              Dinner – St. Mary’s Refectory

    7:30 – 9:00    Whirlwind Wisdom for Caregivers’ Souls

                               Presenter:  Rev. Kathleen J. Greider, Ph.D.  She will address the needs of caregivers in the midst of change.  What wisdom can sustain us, so we can be of help to others? 

   9:00pm         Social Hour – Residence Lounge

 

Saturday, October 22, 2011

   8:00-9:00am  Registration

   8:15am         Breakfast – St. Mary’s Refectory

   9:00am          Centering Time –Painting with the Colors of the Wind

   Leaders:  Rev. Kate Jones, M. Div. and Keith Younger

   9:30-12:00    Listening for the Soul—Madness and Spiritual Care

Presenter: Dr. Greider.  Using story, images, and video, we will listen for the   wisdom of soul-sufferers, and what they want and don’t want from their caregivers.

  12:30pm       Lunch in Geographic Clusters – St. Mary’s Refectory

  2:00-5:30      Engaging the Whirlwind:  Case Presentation, Responders, & Group Discussion

                               Case Presenter:  Rev. Tom Tews, D.Min.

                               Moderator:  Rev. David Arksey, D.Min.

                               Responders:  Rev. Kathleen J. Greider, Ph.D.

                                                           Rev. Bruce Hartung, Ph.D.

                                                           Rev. Pamela Holliman, Ph.D.

  5:30pm         Dinner -- St. Mary’s Refectory

  7:30–9:00   Central Region Reorganization and Business Meeting

                    This meeting is a very important turning point in the life of the region involving major restructuring and guidelines changes.

  9:00pm        Social Hour – Residence Lounge

 

 Sunday, October 23, 2011

  8:15am         Breakfast – St. Mary’s Refectory

  9:00am         Centering Time

                        Leaders:  Rev. Kate Jones, M. Div. and Keith Younger

  9:30am       Staying Grounded in the Midst of the Whirlwind

                        Developing Optimal Calluses – A  Metaphor

                        Presenter:  Rev. Merlin Mather, D.Min.

  10:00-10:45   Discussion Groups by Settings

  10:45-11:30   Discussion Groups by Experience

  11:30              Sending Forth

                                    Leaders:  Rev. Kate Jones, M. Div. and Keith Younger

 

List of Presenters

Rev. Kathleen J. Greider, Ph.D. is Professor of Practical Theology, Spiritual Care, and Counseling at Claremont School of Theology in Claremont, CA. and a psychotherapist and clinical supervisor at the Clinebell Institute for Pastoral Counseling and Psychotherapy.  She is a graduate of Harvard Divinity School and Union Theological Seminary in New York City and is ordained in the United Methodist Church.  She is the author of Reckoning with Aggression:  Theology, Violence, and Vitality, and Much Madness is Divinest Sense:  Wisdom in Memoirs of Soul-Suffering and co-editor of Healing Wisdom:  Depth Psychology and the Pastoral Ministry.  She has clinical experience in general hospital and in-patient psychiatric settings, pastoral counseling and psychotherapy, spiritual direction, and parish ministry.  She has taught and lectured in the United Kingdom, Ghana, South Africa, Korea, Germany, Poland, Israel, and France.

Rev. Richard Dayringer, Th.D. is Adjunct Professor at the Oklahoma University School of Community Medicine in Tulsa, OK in the Bioethics Center.  For 23 years he was Professor and Director of Psychosocial Care and Chief of Behavioral Science at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield, IL.  He has been a  pastoral psychotherapist for over 30 years, and has authored 6 books and more than 70 journal articles on ethical issues in medicine or pastoral care, depression, pastoral interventions for the sick or bereaved, and the spiritual and psychosocial aspects of AIDS.

Rev. Emily S. Haight, Ph.D., pastoral counselor, Still Waters Counseling Ministries, Solon, Iowa

Rev. Monica Cummings, Ph.D., UUA minister and pastoral counselor in community ministry in Kenosha, Wisconsin

Rev. David Arksey, D.Min., pastoral psychotherapist, Pastoral Counseling Ministries, Chicago, Illinois

Rev. Douglas Ronsheim, D.Min., Executive Director of AAPC, Fairfax, Virginia

Rev. Kate Jones, MA, M. Div., JD, Ph.D. in process, pastor of Central United Methodist Church, Milwaukee, WI and adjunct faculty, Loyola University, Chicago.

Rev. Thomas Tews, D. Min., retired Lutheran pastor and pastoral counselor, Crystal Lake, Illinois

Rev. Bruce Hartung, Ph.D., faculty, Concordia Lutheran Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri

Rev. Pamela Holliman, Ph.D., faculty, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, Evanston, Illinois

Rev. Merlin Mather, D.Min., pastoral psychotherapist, Twin Cities Behavioral Health, Bloomington, Illinois

Mr. Keith Younger, conference musician, Denver, Missouri

 

Conference Fees

Conference Registration includes all meals, breaks, social hours, and daily user fees.

 

                                                                                                                        Early Bird by 10/1      After 10/1

Full Conference (Fri. through Sun.)                                         $250                     $280

Friday or Saturday  (only  $140)                                            $125                     $140

Sunday only                                                                       $  25                     $ 25

 

Student Special Rate:  Full Conference                                   $170                     $200

Friday or Saturday only                                                        $  85                     $100

Sunday only                                                                       $  25                     $25

 

Lodging at St. Mary of the Lake Conference Center::

Private Room                          $70/night

Shared Room                          $60/night

 

Special Discounts: 

Students, first time attendees, and those traveling more than 300 miles one-way – second night is free.

 

2011 AAPC Central Region Fall Conference

 Listening for the Winds of Change:

Spiritual Care in the Midst of the Whirlwind

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Friday night ______           Shared $60/Private $70                                  $________

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   (*Free if student, 1^st time attendee or traveling more than 300 miles one way) 

 

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 MAIL REGISTRATION AND CHECKS TO:

All Registration Forms are to be sent to Debra Younger.

(Please print the registration form and mail it along with your check to the conference registrar.  Early bird registration must be postmarked on or before October 1^st)

    Debra Younger, Conference Registrar

    421 Walnut St.

    Denver, MO  64441

     E-mail:  ddyounger@liberty.edu

     Phone:  660/326-2024 or 641/414-8984

Make checks payable to AAPC, or to pay online using a credit card, Link to ONLINE PAYMENT

 

 

 

Directions

University of St. Mary of the Lake Conference Center, 1000 E. Maple St., Mundelein, IL,: 60060

 

From South or from O’Hare:  Take I-294 north..  Exit Rt. 176.  Go west to Mundelein.  St. Mary’s is on the right, across from Carmel High School.

From North:  Take I-294 south.  Exit Rt. 21. Take Rt. 21into Libertyville. Turn right (west) on Rt. 176.  Watch for signs on the right.

After entering the University grounds from Rt. 176, take the first left, cross the bridge, go up the hill and watch for signs to Conference Center Parking Lot on the right by the water tower.

The Metra train stop is located five minutes away from campus.  Regular travel to Chicago’s Union Station takes just over 60 minutes.  There also is a stop at O’Hare airport for the North Central Line.  The schedules from Union Station and O’Hare are limited so check online at www.metrarail.com.

Conference Center phone number:  847/566-8290.  For more information about St. Mary’s, go to http://www.usml.edu/conference.

Check in time is 4pm.  Check out time is 11 am.

Ample free parking is available adjacent to the conference center.

   

 We hope you will join us.