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Newsline: Church of the Brethren News Service -- Aug. 15, 2008
Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford, News Director
800-323-8039 ext. 260 -- cobnews@brethren.org

>MINISTRY OF RECONCILIATION ANNOUNCES FALL
>WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

(Aug. 15, 2008) Elgin, IL -- The Ministry of Reconciliation of On Earth
Peace is announcing three regional workshops to take place this fall. On
Earth Peace is a peacemaking and peace education agency of the Church
of the Brethren.

"Exploring Consensus Decision-making" will take place at Richmond
(Ind.) Church of the Brethren on Oct. 4, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. The
workshop will explore the underlying principles of decision by
consensus, the process itself, and participate in a mock meeting where a
decision is made using consensus. Cost to participants is $60 per person
or $100 for groups of three or more. Leadership is provided by Charletta
Erb of Chicago, Ill., and Wanda Joseph of Brethren, Mich.

"Keeping a Cool Head in a Hot Meeting" will be presented at Camp
Mack in Milford, Ind.. on Nov. 13-14 by Celia Cook-Huffman, Professor
of Peace and Conflict Studies at Juniata College. Participants will learn
the best way to structure meetings with an eye to efficiency, openness,
and clarity, and will learn basic guidelines to use when anxiety levels  are
high, and how to lead difficult discussions. Cost is $155 for overnight
lodgers and $120 for commuters.

"Keeping a Christian Attitude, Skills for Holding Difficult
Conversations" will be held at Frederick (Md.) Church of the Brethren
from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. on Nov. 15. The workshop is co-sponsored by the
Service and Outreach Ministry Team of Mid-Atlantic District of the
Church of the Brethren. Participants will learn to prepare well for
difficult conversations, create the space for honest sharing when
emotions run high, and utilize conversation to build trust and
understanding. Cost to participants is $20.

For more information, click on "Upcoming Events" at
www.onearthpeace.org or contact Leslie Frye, Ministry of
Reconciliation coordinator, at 410-635-8704.

The Church of the Brethren is a Christian denomination committed to
continuing the work of Jesus peacefully and simply, and to living out its
faith in community. The denomination is based in the Anabaptist and
Pietist faith traditions and is one of the three Historic Peace Churches.  It
celebrates its 300th anniversary in 2008. It counts more than 125,000
members across the United States and Puerto Rico, and has missions and
sister churches in Nigeria, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and
India.

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>For more information contact:

>Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford
>Director of News Services
>Church of the Brethren
>1451 Dundee Ave., Elgin, IL 60120
>800-323-8039 ext. 260
>cobnews@brethren.org

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