{"id":24460,"date":"2024-10-03T22:59:29","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T22:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/?p=24460"},"modified":"2025-03-07T22:03:39","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T22:03:39","slug":"clergywomens-retreat-registration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2024\/clergywomens-retreat-registration\/","title":{"rendered":"Clergywomen\u2019s Retreat registration is now open online for event in February 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Registration is now open for the 2025 denominational Clergywomen\u2019s Retreat to be held Feb. 10-13, 2025, in Winter Park, Fla. This event, which takes place every five years, offers an opportunity for all licensed and credentialed clergywomen to gather for refreshment, renewal, and inspiration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The retreat speaker is Meghan Larissa Good, a Mennonite pastor and author of Divine Gravity: Sparking a Movement to Recover a Better Christian Story. Information about the event can be found at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brethren.org\/ministryoffice\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"www.brethren.org\/ministryoffice\">www.brethren.org\/ministryoffice<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scholarship assistance is available by contacting <a href=\"mailto:officeofministry@brethren.org\">officeofministry@brethren.org<\/a> for an application. Congregations and districts are encouraged to support their clergywomen in attending and to consider supporting the scholarship fund by giving to the fund here at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brethren.org\/giveministry\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"www.brethren.org\/giveministry\">www.brethren.org\/giveministry<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"335\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/2025-clergywomens-retreat.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/2025-clergywomens-retreat.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/2025-clergywomens-retreat-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/2025-clergywomens-retreat-560x313.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Ministry Office director Nancy Sollenberger Heishman looks forward to the gathering as \u201can important time for clergywomen to experience the power of sisterly solidarity, a restful time apart from the intense expectations of ministry, and an opportunity to reflect on Christ\u2019s call to love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Translation will be offered in Spanish and Haitian Kreyol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>La inscripci\u00f3n ya est\u00e1 abierta para el retiro de mujeres cl\u00e9rigas denominacionales de 2025 que se llevar\u00e1 a cabo del 10 al 13 de febrero de 2025 en Winter Park, FL. Este evento que se lleva a cabo cada cinco a\u00f1os ofrece una oportunidad para que todas las mujeres cl\u00e9rigas licenciadas y acreditadas se re\u00fanan para refrescarse, renovarse e inspirarse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>La oradora del retiro es la Rev. Meghan Larissa Good, pastora menonita y autora de Divine Gravity: Sparking a Movement to Recover a Better Christian Story. Puede encontrar informaci\u00f3n sobre el evento aqu\u00ed: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brethren.org\/ministryoffice\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"www.brethren.org\/ministryoffice\">www.brethren.org\/ministryoffice<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hay asistencia para becas disponible comunic\u00e1ndose con <a href=\"mailto:officeofministry@brethren.org\">officeofministry@brethren.org<\/a> para presentar una solicitud. Se anima a las congregaciones y distritos a apoyar a sus mujeres cl\u00e9rigas para que asistan y tambi\u00e9n a considerar apoyar el fondo de becas donando aqu\u00ed: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brethren.org\/giveministry\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"www.brethren.org\/giveministry\">www.brethren.org\/giveministry<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>La directora de la Oficina del Ministerio, Nancy Sollenberger Heishman, espera que la reuni\u00f3n sea &#8220;un momento importante para que las mujeres cl\u00e9rigas experimenten el poder de la solidaridad fraternal, un tiempo de descanso aparte de las intensas expectativas del ministerio y una oportunidad para reflexionar sobre el llamado de Cristo al amor. Se ofrecer\u00e1 traducci\u00f3n al espa\u00f1ol y al criollo haitiano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>Enskripsyon yo ouvri kounye a pou Retr\u00e8 2025 ki baze sou Lafwa k ap f\u00e8t 10-13 fevriye 2025 nan Winter Park, Florid. Ev\u00e8nman sa a, ki f\u00e8t chak senkan, ofri tout manm kl\u00e8je fanm ki gen lisans ak akredite op\u00f2tinite pou yo reyini ansanm pou rechaje, renouvle ak enspire t\u00e8t yo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Orat\u00e8 retr\u00e8t la se Rev Meghan Larissa Good, past\u00e8 Mennonit ak ot\u00e8 Divine Gravity: Sparking a Movement to Recover a Better Christian Story. Enf\u00f2masyon sou ev\u00e8nman an disponib isit la: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brethren.org\/ministryoffice\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"www.brethren.org\/ministryoffice\">www.brethren.org\/ministryoffice<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Asistans bousdetid disponib l\u00e8 w kontakte <a href=\"mailto:officeofministry@brethren.org\">officeofministry@brethren.org<\/a> pou yon aplikasyon. Nou ankouraje kongregasyon yo ak distri yo pou yo sip\u00f2te fanm kl\u00e8je yo nan patisipasyon yo epi konsidere sip\u00f2te fon bousdetid la l\u00e8 yo f\u00e8 don nan fon an isit la: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brethren.org\/giveministry\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"www.brethren.org\/giveministry\">www.brethren.org\/giveministry<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Direkt\u00e8 Biwo Minist\u00e8 a Nancy Sollenberger Heishman rele rasanbleman an \u201cyon moman enp\u00f2tan pou fanm kl\u00e8je yo f\u00e8 eksperyans pouvwa solidarite s\u00e8, yon tan repo anba atant entans minist\u00e8 yo, ak yon op\u00f2tinite pou reflechi sou ap\u00e8l Kris la pou renmen. Yo pral ofri tradiksyon an pany\u00f2l ak krey\u00f2l ayisyen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8212; Nancy Sollenberger Heishman, director of the Ministry Office of the Church of the Brethen, and Founa Augustin Badet, director of Intercultural Ministry for the Church of the Brethren, contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>#MissionAndMinistryBoard #StrategicPlan #RacialJustice #LoveOurNeighbors #Discipleship #NewTestamentGiving<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find more Church of the Brethren news:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/conference-business-for-2026\/\">Conference business includes resolutions on weapons transfer, care for immigrants and refugees, polity adjustments for licensed and commissioned ministers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/essential-services-of-ordinances\/\">Essential services of ordinances now available online as For All Who Minister prepares for reprinting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/bdm-rebuilding-program-new-focus\/\">Brethren Disaster Ministries Rebuilding Program serves Hurricane Helene and Western Maryland storm survivors<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/shine-free-worship-resource\/\">Shine Everywhere free six-week worship series helps churches nurture faith at home<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/invitations-to-look-up\/\">Feature for Earth Month and Poetry Month: Invitations to look up, to seek abundant life<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Registration is now open for the 2025 denominational Clergywomen\u2019s Retreat to be held Feb. 10-13, 2025, in Winter Park, Fla. This event, which takes place every five years, offers an opportunity for all licensed and credentialed clergywomen to gather for refreshment, renewal, and inspiration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":24461,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1703],"tags":[2997,3132,2610,2259,1267,1561,2056,3095],"wf_post_folders":[],"class_list":["post-24460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-church-of-the-brethren-newsline","tag-clergywomen","tag-clergywomens-retreat","tag-discipleship-and-leadership-formation","tag-ministers","tag-ministry-office","tag-office-of-ministry","tag-pastors","tag-events"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24460"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24460\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24465,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24460\/revisions\/24465"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24460"},{"taxonomy":"wf_post_folders","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wf_post_folders?post=24460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}