Request for Proposals: Interim Director Training 2022
The Outdoor Ministry Connection (our partnership with other outdoor ministry associations across the mainline Protestant denominations) will hold an Interim Director Training, September 26-30, 2022 in the southern or south-central part of the United States. This event will be for 25-30 attendees, and we are seeking an Episcopal host site. Please review the criteria and submit your site for consideration by Junw 15 here.
The Outdoor Ministry Connection (our partnership with other outdoor ministry associations across the mainline Protestant denominations) will hold an Interim Director Training, September 26-30, 2022 in the southern or south-central part of the United States. This event will be for 25-30 attendees, and we are seeking an Episcopal host site. Please review the criteria and submit your site for consideration by Junw 15 here.
Online Event: Latino Ministries Compentency Course
The Virtual Episcopal Latino Ministry Competency Course (VELMC) is a five-day intensive course designed to give church leaders practical knowledge and cultural competency for Latino/Hispanic ministry. It includes 20 hours of online classroom presentations, worship services, and group dialogue, with comfortable breaks and an ample lunch time factored in from 11:00am to 5:30pm (EDT) each day.
This incarnation overlaps with our Annual Conference, but/and will be offered again in the future, and we encourage you to keep an eye out for it. Ashley, ECCC’s Director of Communications & Events, participated in this course in 2018; contact her with any questions about the relevancy of its content to our camp and retreat ministries.
The Virtual Episcopal Latino Ministry Competency Course (VELMC) is a five-day intensive course designed to give church leaders practical knowledge and cultural competency for Latino/Hispanic ministry. It includes 20 hours of online classroom presentations, worship services, and group dialogue, with comfortable breaks and an ample lunch time factored in from 11:00am to 5:30pm (EDT) each day.
This incarnation overlaps with our Annual Conference, but/and will be offered again in the future, and we encourage you to keep an eye out for it. Ashley, ECCC’s Director of Communications & Events, participated in this course in 2018; contact her with any questions about the relevancy of its content to our camp and retreat ministries.
New ECCC Discussion Group: Nice White Parents
Join us for a five-week series to discuss the new(ish) New York Times podcast, “Nice White Parents.” We’ll meet Thursdays at 1pm PT/4pm ET, beginning on November 19.
This 5-part podcast from the creators of Serial is about “building a better school system and what gets in the way.” The applications to our own camp and conference center context will be a part of our weekly conversations.
Our second meeting (Plan to have listend to the first two episodes) will be on December 3.
Join us for a five-week series to discuss the new(ish) New York Times podcast, “Nice White Parents.” We’ll meet Thursdays at 1pm PT/4pm ET, beginning on November 19.
This 5-part podcast from the creators of Serial is about “building a better school system and what gets in the way.” The applications to our own camp and conference center context will be a part of our weekly conversations.
Our second meeting (Plan to have listend to the first two episodes) will be on December 3.
ECCC's 2020 Program Summit will be November 9-13.
Announcing the 5th annual Camp Program Summit, this year being held virtually!
Plan to join the ECCC program director community to reflect on lessons learned from summer 2020, begin to prepare for summer 2021 — in whatever form it may take — and to deepen your anti-racism toolbox.
We will offer workshops and working roundtables each day, November 9-13, with 2-3 hours of content available each day. We invite you to register for the entire event, or participate as you’re able. The suggested price is $25 per day, or $125 for the week.
On November 11 and 12, we will offer training from the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta and the Absalom Jones Center, on their Dismantling Racism Youth Curriculum. In order to participate in this essential training with ECCC, you must attend one of these (free) “pre-requisite” classes. There are three available between now and the Program Summit; please sign up ASAP.
Registration for the Program Summit will open next week. Questions? Contact Ashley, ECCC’s Director of Communications and Events. .
Announcing the 5th annual Camp Program Summit, this year being held virtually!
Plan to join the ECCC program director community to reflect on lessons learned from summer 2020, begin to prepare for summer 2021 — in whatever form it may take — and to deepen your anti-racism toolbox.
We will offer workshops and working roundtables each day, November 9-13, with 2-3 hours of content available each day. We invite you to register for the entire event, or participate as you’re able. The suggested price is $25 per day, or $125 for the week.
On November 11 and 12, we will offer training from the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta and the Absalom Jones Center, on their Dismantling Racism Youth Curriculum. In order to participate in this essential training with ECCC, you must attend one of these (free) “pre-requisite” classes. There are three available between now and the Program Summit; please sign up ASAP.
Registration for the Program Summit will open next week. Questions? Contact Ashley, ECCC’s Director of Communications and Events. .
2021 Compass Points Certification
The certificate program courses that were scheduled for September/October will now be held on April 11-17, 2021. Pilgrim Center in Wisconsin will be the host site for the Articulating Our Mission, Role, and Value course and the Nonprofit Business Management course, which will be offered back to back. You can learn more about the program and these courses here.
Postponed — Stay tuned for details on the 2021 courses, to be held in the fall.
The certificate program courses that were scheduled for September/October will now be held on April 11-17, 2021. Pilgrim Center in Wisconsin will be the host site for the Articulating Our Mission, Role, and Value course and the Nonprofit Business Management course, which will be offered back to back. You can learn more about the program and these courses here.
Online Class: The Bible & Theology in Color
In this free online class from Nashotah Theological Seminary, you will have the opportunity to study the history and theological insights of the Black Church, Latino/a Protestantism, and Asian American Christians and learn what these insights have to teach us about the present moment.
By the end of this course, you will:
Explore the history, development, and unique theological insights of these ethnic minority churches and individual Christians in the United States: African Americans, Asian Americans, Latino/a Americans
Appreciate how each of these traditions transcend their uniqueness and speak important words to the entire church.
Develop a biblical theology of multi-ethnicity and culture.
In this free online class from Nashotah Theological Seminary, you will have the opportunity to study the history and theological insights of the Black Church, Latino/a Protestantism, and Asian American Christians and learn what these insights have to teach us about the present moment.
By the end of this course, you will:
Explore the history, development, and unique theological insights of these ethnic minority churches and individual Christians in the United States: African Americans, Asian Americans, Latino/a Americans
Appreciate how each of these traditions transcend their uniqueness and speak important words to the entire church.
Develop a biblical theology of multi-ethnicity and culture.
A Message About Camp Week from ECCC's Executive Director
COVID-19 has led our camps to alter or pause their summer camp programs. We’re creatively responding, but the truth is that campers are missing important experiences at crucial stages in development. Camp, a safe place to wrestle with new ideas and realities, is not there for them as they need it.
We will survive, but it is more important than ever that we ensure that camps are there when this is over.
Without expected revenue from summer camp, retreat, and outdoor education groups, Episcopal centers are creatively trying to preserve their ministries for the future.
Despite camps’ efforts, there are centers that will struggle, and camps that are in jeopardy of closing permanently without support from people like you.
Please consider supporting Episcopal camps and conference centers now, by donating to a camp’s annual fund, purchasing merchandise from an online store, starting a crowdfunding campaign for the camp that transformed your life, or sharing a testimonial about your camp experience.
Dear Friends,
I’m excited for Camp Week, a week to celebrate and raise up camps during this very challenging time.
What is there to celebrate? Some things remain true. Camp is transformational! It:
Provides a safe space for young people to be challenged by the Gospel
Shows young people how to love and be loved deeply in community
Demonstrates the value and importance of stewarding God’s Creation
Empowers young people to create change in their communities
Gives young people an opportunity to live in community, embodying Jesus’s Way of Love
And, kids can unplug at camp: Remember unplugging? It’s becoming more important than ever.
Because of COVID-19, there are campers all over the country that are missing their transformational communities of faith. Even more, young people are being asked to adapt to our ever-changing world, quickly.
COVID-19 has led our camps to alter or pause their summer camp programs. We’re creatively responding, but the truth is that campers are missing important experiences at crucial stages in development. Camp, a safe place to wrestle with new ideas and realities, is not there for them as they need it.
We will survive, but it is more important than ever that we ensure that camps are there when this is over.
Without expected revenue from summer camp, retreat, and outdoor education groups, Episcopal centers are creatively trying to preserve their ministries for the future.
Despite camps’ efforts, there are centers that will struggle, and camps that are in jeopardy of closing permanently without support from people like you.
Please consider supporting Episcopal camps and conference centers now, by donating to a camp’s annual fund, purchasing merchandise from an online store, starting a crowdfunding campaign for the camp that transformed your life, or sharing a testimonial about your camp experience.
Please keep Episcopal camps and conference centers in your prayers.
Peace and Blessings,
Patty Olson Lindsey
Executive Director
Episcopal Camps and Conference Centers
Upcoming Anti-Racism Education & Engagement Opportunities
Thursday, June 11: Whiteness at Work, Module 1 The Whiteness at Work webinar is a primer on how the norms of whiteness and anti-blackness show up in our workplaces. The recording is available here.
Monday, June 15, 7pm ET: Allyship for God's People with the Diocese of Atlanta and the Absalom Jones Center for Racial Healing: Allyship is a word we are hearing often in today's world. But what does it mean? As followers of Jesus, we believe it means to stand with the oppressed and marginalized. When we have privilege, how do we use it to share Good News while respecting the dignity of every human being? And what about the guilt or shame some carry in recognizing their privilege? This webinar will focus on responding to these questions and your questions. Join us. Let's discover new ways to amplify the celebrity of Jesus by taking steps towards working on ourselves and loving neighbor. Recording to be shared shortly.
Week of June 15: Ibram Kendi is one of the nation’s leading scholars on racism; he has written a new children’s book, Anti-Racist Baby, which is being released this week. His book tour is online with several “stops” this week. Sign up for one here.
Monday, June 22, 8:30pm ET: Organizing White Men for Collective Liberation, a working group of Showing Up for Racial Justice: The work of Internal Liberation is to clearly see and deeply feel our lived experiences as white men. We believe that this work can free us to engage honestly, and thus effectively, with patriarchy and white supremacy. These systems often show up internally as numbness, shame, and loneliness, and externally as anger, fear, and violence. Generations of folks impacted by that violence have been calling on us to support each other in reducing this harm, and we are committed to doing this work together. And there can be a deafening silence among us when it comes to the more intimate details of our lives. We use embodiment exercises and discussion to feel into those un-felt territories and break our long-held silences. This work can seem very quiet, but our experience it deeply transforms us. We engage in this work through online video conference call workshops on the fourth Monday of every month at 8:30 PM EST. Our next gathering is Monday, June 22nd register with this link.
Thursday, June 11: Whiteness at Work, Module 1 The Whiteness at Work webinar is a primer on how the norms of whiteness and anti-blackness show up in our workplaces. The recording is available here.
Monday, June 15, 7pm ET: Allyship for God's People with the Diocese of Atlanta and the Absalom Jones Center for Racial Healing: Allyship is a word we are hearing often in today's world. But what does it mean? As followers of Jesus, we believe it means to stand with the oppressed and marginalized. When we have privilege, how do we use it to share Good News while respecting the dignity of every human being? And what about the guilt or shame some carry in recognizing their privilege? This webinar will focus on responding to these questions and your questions. Join us. Let's discover new ways to amplify the celebrity of Jesus by taking steps towards working on ourselves and loving neighbor. Recording to be shared shortly.
Week of June 15: Ibram Kendi is one of the nation’s leading scholars on racism; he has written a new children’s book, Anti-Racist Baby, which is being released this week. His book tour is online with several “stops” this week. Sign up for one here.
Monday, June 22, 8:30pm ET: Organizing White Men for Collective Liberation, a working group of Showing Up for Racial Justice: The work of Internal Liberation is to clearly see and deeply feel our lived experiences as white men. We believe that this work can free us to engage honestly, and thus effectively, with patriarchy and white supremacy. These systems often show up internally as numbness, shame, and loneliness, and externally as anger, fear, and violence. Generations of folks impacted by that violence have been calling on us to support each other in reducing this harm, and we are committed to doing this work together. And there can be a deafening silence among us when it comes to the more intimate details of our lives. We use embodiment exercises and discussion to feel into those un-felt territories and break our long-held silences. This work can seem very quiet, but our experience it deeply transforms us. We engage in this work through online video conference call workshops on the fourth Monday of every month at 8:30 PM EST. Our next gathering is Monday, June 22nd register with this link.
Compass Points Certification
ECCC is now a partner in the ecumenical Compass Points certification program, with online registration now live for the 2020 certificate courses. Two classes will be offered at Ferncliff Camp and Conference Center (Little Rock, AR) in March and two will be hosted by Pilgrim Center (Ripon, WI) in September/October. You can learn more about these classes (and register) by going to www.compasspointsprogram.org.
Announcing Leader’s Circle, a small group opportunity
Do you believe in the life changing power of camp? Do you love your job and want to push yourself to learn more about being a successful camp administrator? Then the ECCC Leader’s Circle might be for you!
Designed for Program Directors and Camp Directors, Leader’s Circle is a Colleague Group that provides training and a forum to support and develop leaders.
During 10 consecutive weekly online sessions, you will be immersed in a supportive community with other directors for a time of learning, connecting, and discovering. Each session is specifically designed to address multiple facets of being a leader at an Episcopal camp and/or conference center. Geared specifically for people in their positions 3 years or less, you will not only learn principles of leadership but discuss the hard things directors face on a day-to-day basis.
Topics will include:
Episcopal Identity
Staff Mental Health/Self Care
Marketing
Program Budgets/Accounting
Camper Behavior
Diversity/Social Justice
Staff Supervision
Partnering with Parents
Our group will gather on Fridays from 2:15-3:45pm EST from October 4 through December 6 (The Friday after Thanksgiving will be an optional gathering.). Since this is a program designed around group growth and learning, if you are going to have to miss more than one week of the session we encourage you to wait and sign up for the next cohort.
To maximize participation and group development, this cohort will be limited to 8 participants.
There will be future incarnations of this type of colleague group, and if you can't participate this time around, please indicate your interest in a future cohort here.
Questions? Ask here, or email Ashley@EpiscopalCCC.org.