Resources 2004-2006

Below you'll find an archive of print resources, slide presentations, and recorded lectures (2004-2006) to help congregations and other organizations awaken young lives to God's call.

2006 FTE Calling Congregations Conference Resources

• The Challenge and Promise of Vocation and the Call to Ministry
  A master summary of the discussion groups generated by the Open Space exercise.
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Below you'll find audio recorded at our 2006 Calling Congregations Conference

Conference Welcome – Ann Svennungsen & Verlee Copeland An audio recording of opening remarks by former FTE President Ann Svennungsen and Verlee Copeland, Pastor of Union Church of Hinsdale and FTE Trustee. Download the mp3

Leaders on Leadership – George Mason, Otis Moss III, Bonnie Perry, Diana Swoope & Jack Wall An audio recording of Friday afternoon’s fishbowl conversation on the character and formation of leadership excellence in the church. Download the mp3

Making the Case for Leadership I – Melissa Wiginton An audio recording of Ms. Wiginton’s remarks preceding the Friday afternoon panel discussion. Download the mp3

Making the Case for Leadership II – Panel Discussion An audio recording of the Friday afternoon’s panel discussion on the habits and practices of nurturing young people for leadership in the church. Download the mp3

Prayers for Change and Transformation An audio recording of selections from Friday evening worship, including testimonies from Southlawn United Methodist Church, First Presbyterian Church of Granville and Reba Place Church. Download the mp3

Visions of a Vital Church I – Diana Swoope & David Tiede An audio recording of the opening plenary session of the conference. Download the mp3

Visions of a Vital Church II – Diana Swoope & David Tiede An audio recording of the second half of the opening plenary presentation, including discussion and questions from the audience. Download the mp3

Vocation and the Body of Christ – Mark Yaconelli An audio recording of the Friday morning plenary session. Download the mp3

2005 Congregational Partners Conference Resources

• Practicing Discernment - David White
  A PowerPoint presentation from Dr. White’s workshop on practices of discernment in a congregation.
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• Vocation Quotations
  Six quotations that answer the question, “What is Vocation?”
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2004 Congregational Partners Conference Resources

• The Faces of Vocational Discernment–Workshop with David White
  A PowerPoint presentation offering preliminary conclusions on research into vocational typologies found among young people.
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• Freeing Canaries from the Coal Mines–Melissa Wiginton
  A plenary address from the 2004 FTE Congregational Partners Conference. Topic: why nurturing vocational exploration with young people is important.
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• I Remember Voices: The Role of the Church in Calling Young Leaders–Ted Wardlaw
  A plenary address from the 2004 FTE Congregational Partners Conference. Topic: the present decline of "ecologies of call" that supplied the church with leaders in previous generations.
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• Vocation through the Seasons of the Church Year–Ann Svennungsen
  A plenary address from the 2004 FTE Congregational Partners Conference.
  Topic: incorporating vocational conversation into the life of a congregation through lectionary texts.
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