Director for Lakeshore Center

Director for Lakeshore Center

Director for Lakeshore Center

Lakeshore (Camp and Retreat) Center on Lake Okoboji, Iowa is looking for a talented leader to create a welcoming space for spiritual formation and rental groups.  Hospitality, building and grounds management, staff and volunteer oversight, program development, communication (written and verbal), financial administration, and building donor relationships are all required skills.

Compensation starts at $55,000, plus housing and benefits.

Job description: LCO Director

Migration, Refugees, and Resettlement

Migration, Refugees, and Resettlement

Migration, Refugees, and Resettlement

Church World Service is hosting a series of webinars on migration, refugees, and resettlement. The webinars will run Sept 13-17th from 3-4pm CST. Topics are Global Migration and Displacement, Refugee Resettlement in the US: History, Statistics, and Program Overview, The US Border: Asylum and Unaccompanied Children, Afghan SIV’s and Allies, Role of the Community and College Students in Welcoming Newcomers.  For more information, click here

 

Shelvis and Nancy Smith-Mather serving in South Sudan

Shelvis and Nancy Smith-Mather serving in South Sudan

Shelvis and Nancy Smith-Mather serving in South Sudan

Shelvis and Nancy joined the ministry of RECONCILE International in South Sudan in 2011. Created by the New Sudan Council of Churches, RECONCILE is a Christian organization that seeks to bring peace and healing to communities broken and hurting from decades of war. Shelvis serves as the principal of RECONCILE’s Peace Institute. Nancy’s role with RECONCILE includes managing a project with three PC(USA) global partners: the Presbyterian Church of South Sudan, Across, and the Yei Teacher Training College. Read more about the ministry of Nancy and Shelvis https://www.presbyterianmission.org/ministries/missionconnections/shelvis-and-nancy-smith-mather/.

 

 

 

Travel Study Seminars

Travel Study Seminars

Travel Study Seminars

The Presbyterian Peacemaking Program sponsors travel study seminars to different parts of the world to provide Presbyterians with the opportunity to learn firsthand about efforts for peace, justice and reconciliation in contexts of conflict, injustice and oppression.  Participants return from these seminars ready to share stories and bear witness to all that they have seen and heard. For information about upcoming seminars, visit https://www.presbyterianmission.org/ministries/peacemaking/travel_study/.