"You Only Have to Die: Finding New Life in Old Congregations" is Theme of 2006 Bishop’s Convocation
Dr. James A. Harnish will provide leadership for the 2006 Bishop’s Convocation/School of Ministry, November 27-29, Beersheba Spring Assembly. Theme of the event, to be convened by Bishop Dick Wills, is “You Only Have to Die: Finding New Life in Old Congregations.”
Jim Harnish who has served since 1992 as Senior Pastor of the Hyde Park United Methodist Church in Tampa, Florida, will share his understanding and experience of how to motivate a church stuck on a maintenance mentality to move to a place of real vitality and service. Many of his insights are presented in the Abingdon Press book (2003) that gave name to the convocation, You Only Have to Die: Leading Your Congregation to New Life. Some of his other works, notably Journey to the Center of Faith: An Explorer’s Guide to Christian Living (Abingdon, 2001) deal with the same theme in other ways. He also authored the 2003 Abingdon Advent Bible Study All I Want for Christmas and was a consulting editor of The New Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible (2003).
Prior to his appointment to Hyde Park UMC, Harnish served as organizing pastor of St. Luke’s United Methodist Church at Windermere, Orlando, Florida. Born in Brookville, Pennsylvania, he received a B.A. in Speech & Drama, Secondary Education, at Asbury College in Wilmore, Kentucky, and went on to receive both an M.Div. and D.D. from Asbury Theological Seminary. He has been a delegate to General Conference 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, and 2004, and a delegate to the World Methodist Conference in 1986 (Nairobi, Kenya), 1996 (Rio de Janireo), and 2001 (Brighton, England).
Jim is an Elder in the Florida Annual Conference. He and his wife Marsha have two daughters and two grandchildren. His twin brother John E. (Jack) Harnish is senior pastor, First United Methodist Church, Birmingham, Michigan.
Registration fee for the Bishop’s Convocation is $150 (single, if space is available) and $100 (double). This includes 2 nights lodging (Monday & Tuesday), and 5 meals (Monday, supper; Tuesday breakfast, lunch, and supper; Wednesday breakfast.) Arrival and registration is between 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Monday, and the Convocation begins with supper at 6:00 p.m. Holy Communion at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday concludes the Convocation. Send your registration and check to Susan S. Padgett, Office of Ministerial Concerns, 304 South Perimeter Park Drive, Suite 6, Nashville, TN 37211-4167. Payment in full is required with registration. CEUs will be awarded. The following information is essential when you register—name, address, phone, email address, name of your district.
SCHEDULE
Monday, November 27, 2006
4:00 p.m. Registration
6:00 p.m. Supper
7:00 p.m. Session I
8:00 p.m. Dialogue
8:30 p.m. Evening Prayer
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
7:15 a.m. Morning Prayer
7:30 a.m. Breakfast
9:00 a.m. Session II
10:00 a.m. Dialogue
10:30 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m. Holy Communion
Noon Lunch
1:00 p.m. Recreation
5:00 p.m. Orders Meeting
6:00 p.m. Supper
7:00 p.m. Session III
8:00 p.m. Dialogue
8:30 p.m. Evening Prayer
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
7:15 a.m. Morning Prayer
7:30 a.m. Breakfast
9:00 a.m. Session IV
10:00 a.m. Dialogue
10:30 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m. Holy Communion
Noon Departure
Jim Harnish who has served since 1992 as Senior Pastor of the Hyde Park United Methodist Church in Tampa, Florida, will share his understanding and experience of how to motivate a church stuck on a maintenance mentality to move to a place of real vitality and service. Many of his insights are presented in the Abingdon Press book (2003) that gave name to the convocation, You Only Have to Die: Leading Your Congregation to New Life. Some of his other works, notably Journey to the Center of Faith: An Explorer’s Guide to Christian Living (Abingdon, 2001) deal with the same theme in other ways. He also authored the 2003 Abingdon Advent Bible Study All I Want for Christmas and was a consulting editor of The New Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible (2003).
Prior to his appointment to Hyde Park UMC, Harnish served as organizing pastor of St. Luke’s United Methodist Church at Windermere, Orlando, Florida. Born in Brookville, Pennsylvania, he received a B.A. in Speech & Drama, Secondary Education, at Asbury College in Wilmore, Kentucky, and went on to receive both an M.Div. and D.D. from Asbury Theological Seminary. He has been a delegate to General Conference 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, and 2004, and a delegate to the World Methodist Conference in 1986 (Nairobi, Kenya), 1996 (Rio de Janireo), and 2001 (Brighton, England).
Jim is an Elder in the Florida Annual Conference. He and his wife Marsha have two daughters and two grandchildren. His twin brother John E. (Jack) Harnish is senior pastor, First United Methodist Church, Birmingham, Michigan.
Registration fee for the Bishop’s Convocation is $150 (single, if space is available) and $100 (double). This includes 2 nights lodging (Monday & Tuesday), and 5 meals (Monday, supper; Tuesday breakfast, lunch, and supper; Wednesday breakfast.) Arrival and registration is between 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Monday, and the Convocation begins with supper at 6:00 p.m. Holy Communion at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday concludes the Convocation. Send your registration and check to Susan S. Padgett, Office of Ministerial Concerns, 304 South Perimeter Park Drive, Suite 6, Nashville, TN 37211-4167. Payment in full is required with registration. CEUs will be awarded. The following information is essential when you register—name, address, phone, email address, name of your district.
SCHEDULE
Monday, November 27, 2006
4:00 p.m. Registration
6:00 p.m. Supper
7:00 p.m. Session I
8:00 p.m. Dialogue
8:30 p.m. Evening Prayer
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
7:15 a.m. Morning Prayer
7:30 a.m. Breakfast
9:00 a.m. Session II
10:00 a.m. Dialogue
10:30 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m. Holy Communion
Noon Lunch
1:00 p.m. Recreation
5:00 p.m. Orders Meeting
6:00 p.m. Supper
7:00 p.m. Session III
8:00 p.m. Dialogue
8:30 p.m. Evening Prayer
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
7:15 a.m. Morning Prayer
7:30 a.m. Breakfast
9:00 a.m. Session IV
10:00 a.m. Dialogue
10:30 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m. Holy Communion
Noon Departure
