Synod 2015 - Religious Freedom Concerns in Light of the Supreme Court Ruling
This Synod 2015 breakout session outlines the primary legal challenges that churches, clergy, and lay members will face in the post-Obergefell culture and will provide legal and practical recommendations and resources to help churches protect their legal rights and their ministries in this rapidly changing cultural and legal environment. Scott Ward is Chancellor of the Diocese of the Mid-Atlantic, as well as Chancellor of The Falls Church Anglican, CANA and the Anglican Church in North America. He is an attorney and managing owner of Gammon & Grange and has extensive experience in religious freedom issues, having consulted on numerous amicus briefs and on proposed federal legislation.
Synod 2015 - Religious Freedom
Religious Liberty: Defining, understanding the trajectory, knowing the primary threats, living faithfully and fruitfully in these challenging times.
Synod 2015 -Having the Conversation You Don’t Want to Have
Leaders are often required to have hard conversations requiring spiritual courage, emotional steadiness, and loving wisdom. And often, the conversations are all the more difficult because they did not occur sooner. This workshop will offer tools for determining if, when, and how to have these conversations.
The Rev. Mary Maggard Hays is Canon to the Ordinary in the Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh and Visiting Professor of Pastoral Theology at Trinity School for Ministry. In 2015, she also began serving as a part-time consultant for DOMA, primarily coaching clergy in crisis or transition. In each of these roles she has focused on the intersection of Christian formation and leadership.
Synod 2015 -Challenges to Religious Liberty: Practical Tips to Articulate Your Church’s Religious Identity and to Strengthen Your Legal Rights
This breakout session will outline the primary legal challenges that churches, clergy, and lay members will face in the post-Obergefell culture and will provide legal and practical recommendations and resources to help churches protect their legal rights and their ministries in this rapidly changing cultural and legal environment. There will be significant time for questions and answers concerning the specific steps which our churches may need to take.
Scott Ward is Chancellor of the Diocese of the Mid-Atlantic, as well as Chancellor of The Falls Church Anglican, CANA and the Anglican Church in North America. He is an attorney and managing owner of Gammon & Grange and has extensive experience in religious freedom issues, having consulted on numerous amicus briefs and on proposed federal legislation.
Synod 2015 - Listening to God's Direction in Your Life
The ancient practice of spiritual direction provides us with a powerful way to enter into deeper relationship with our Triune God. This session will introduce you to the biblical and historical roots of spiritual direction and will give you an experience of the kind of listening presence that a spiritual director offers. Offered by the faculty of Anam Cara: A School of Spiritual Direction:
The Rev. Sue Hardman is a priest at Truro Anglican Church and has been a spiritual director for more than 30 years. Desiree Barker is an experienced spiritual director, retreat leader, and teacher; she serves on the staff of the Titus Institute for Church Planting. The Rev. Erin Bair is currently partnering with the Great Commission Committee to offer spiritual direction to DOMA church planters. Hope Foster Britt is a spiritual director, retreat leader, and the founder of Caol Ait, a retreat community in Clifton.
Synod 2015 - Church Planting Internships and Residencies
Internships and residencies are a great way to develop the leadership pipeline in your congregation. Come learn more about how you can create a place where young ministry leaders can blossom as they help your church grow and gain valuable experience that will prepare them to launch a new church plant. You'll hear wonderful testimonies from churches that have been blessed by working with interns and residents.
The Rev. Tom Herrick serves as our part-time Canon for Church Planting. He and his wife, Carol, planted Christ the Redeemer Church in Centreville in 1992. He founded and serves as Executive Director of the Titus Institute for Church Planting, coaching planters, consulting with dioceses and churches, and teaching at Gordon Conwell Seminary. He is on the Provincial church planting leadership team for the Anglican Church in North America. Mal Young is a member of the Falls Church Anglican. Mal and his wife were part of the start-up congregation All Nations, D.C. He has been a member of the Great Commission Committee since the founding of the diocese.
Synod 2015 - Saturday Morning Prayer
The Rev. Erin Bair is building a ministry of spiritual direction, retreat speaking, and teaching, while also serving as Chaplain for Rock Recovery, a faith-based organization offering treatment for individuals recovering from disordered eating. She has served as an Associate Rector at Restoration Anglican Church, a Chaplain Resident at UnityPoint Health in Des Moines, IA, and a Seminarian at The Falls Church Anglican. Erin earned an M.Div. from Harvard Divinity School and a B.A. from Harvard College (English and the Comparative Study of Religion). She is currently enrolled in Selah, a certificate program in spiritual direction. Erin serves on DOMA's Standing Committee and Ordination Committee.
Synod 2015 - Friday Evening Eucharist
The Rev. Sam Ferguson is the Associate Pastor for Research and Teaching at the Falls Church Anglican, where he has served for four years. He is currently spending much time in North Carolina as he pursues a Ph.D. in biblical studies, where his research focus is biblical anthropology. He has an M.Phil. from the University of Cambridge and M.Div. from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He grew up in Pennsylvania, attended Drexel University, and loves all four Philadelphia sports teams.