This annual gathering, which alternates between a "day apart" and a multi-day retreat, is an opportunity to celebrate the connection of elders and pastors in the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church.  

  • Theme

    Holy Leadership

    The cultural ground on which we lead, serve, and worship is shifting. As “the way we’ve always done it” becomes increasingly ineffective, and even harmful, pastors and other church leaders are seeking and building new innovative ways of leading the people of God. This year’s Elder’s Day Apart offers the opportunity to gather with colleagues and engage with a brother whose creative missional leadership is finding a way forward through the troubled waters of our time.

  • Schedule

    Order of the Day - November 14, 2017
    9:00 a.m. Registration

    Fellowship Hall

    10:00 a.m.

    		 Announcements & Welcome  
    10:10 a.m.

    Morning Prayer with Communion
    Bishop Paul Leeland, Celebrant

    		  
    10:50 a.m. Break  
    11:00 a.m.

    "Holistic Leadership"
    Rev. Tim Keel

    		  
    12:30 p.m. Lunch  
    1:30 p.m.

    Small Group Discussion
    Rev. Keel, facilitating

    		  
    2:30 p.m.

    Questions & Responses in Reflection of the Day
    with Bishop Paul Leeland

    		  
    3:15 p.m. Singing, Praying, Sending  
    3:30 p.m. End  
  • Speaker

    keelTim Keel is the founding pastor of Jacob's Well, a “holistic, missional Christian community” located in Kansas City, Mo. He is married to Mimi and together they have three kids: Mabry, Annie, and Blaise. Keel received a BFA in design from the University of Kansas and a Masters of Divinity from Denver Seminary. He is an avid reader and loves to learn, write, and teach. He is passionate about creating spaces for people to connect to God, themselves and others. Keel is the author of Intuitive Leadership: Embracing a Paradigm of Narrative, Metaphor, and Chaos (Baker, 2007), and is a contributor to Duke Divinity School’s Faith & Leadership.

  • Cost and Accommodations

    Registration for participants includes program materials, lunch and parking at Broad Street United Methodist in Statesville, N.C.

    Registration fee:  $20 for regular registration; $10 for The Duke Endowment registration
    Deadline: Nov. 6, 2017

    Register

     

  • Questions

    For questions, please contact us at (919) 613-5323 or events@div.duke.edu.