Room: Abbey Chapter House
Burnout is a common word in our vocabulary and, more so, a common experience. What do we do and where do we go when we’ve reached the end of our rope? Our vocation includes tremendous stress and the weight can be overwhelming. How do we cope? Discover how stress works, discuss practical strategies to address stress-related ministry issues, and encounter spiritual practices that can help maintain balance.

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Room: Quad 252
Learn about mental illnesses, the impact of negative attitudes and five things each of us can do to make Minnesota a better place for people who experience a mental illness. This class is for faith communities interested in learning about mental illnesses and helping to change attitudes towards mental illnesses.

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Room: Quad 344
Hurt, anger, resentment, bitterness….we have all struggled with these issues at one time or another. Often relationships can become unhinged as a result of these. But usually the real culprit underlying all of these problems is a lack of forgiveness. Why do we hold on to these and not forgive? God wants to restore our relationships. God wants to offer us forgiveness and wants us to offer forgiveness to others. The Good News is that we can be set free, and it very often begins with forgiveness.

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Room: Quad 347
To be bereaved calls one to heal well in order to live well and care for others in whole, health and healing ways. This workshop will explore the needs of you, personally and as the caregiver. Providing insights into your own loss and needs will provide you the foundation to nurture your own healing. Special attention will be paid to the spiritual connectedness of our loss and reconciliation in our lives. Participants will be given tools for personal support as well as insights into helping others.

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Room: Auditorium and Humphrey Theatre
As mental health concerns increase in our complex daily lives, it is more important than ever to have tools to help find inner peace and build resiliency. This workshop will provide participants simple techniques to use in their personal lives and classrooms, helping them to thrive and find calm every day.

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Room: Quad 264
As ministers, we are often focused on others. It seems there isn’t time to focus on personal needs and boundaries so we can remain energized in our personal and work lives. In this presentation, we will learn more about burnout, compassion fatigue, and trauma exposure response and the effect it can have on ministers’ ability to be resilient. This is an opportunity to focus on ways to be good stewards of the gift of yourself within your ministry.

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Room: Auditorium and Humphrey Theatre
In our everyday lives we see and experience bullying, threats, and shaming.  Are we becoming desensitized and complacent?  Do we participate or stand up for the “little ones” ? We will examine culture and how it informs our religious practice as well as how religious practice informs our view of culture.

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Room: Quad 349
Are you interested in new and creative ways to pray with children or with your family? In this session, participants will be introduced to several prayer formats, including creative prayer activities for the family.

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Room: Quad 360
Cold makes one shiver; heat makes one sweat. The human body strives for homeostasis – all functions in balanced health. The Body of Christ is also seeking that balance in a changing environment. We will consider some ways to integrate our anxieties and comfortable routines into a new way of being missionary disciples.

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Room: Quad 346
Understanding how prayer style is influenced by personality can be important both in spiritual direction and for anyone desiring to grow in relationship with God. We will explore how the Myers-Briggs types relate to classic forms of prayer and spirituality, and will apply this personally. (It would be helpful if participants have taken the Myers-Briggs test. A short form by HumanMetrics is available online.)

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