School of Congregational Development - Catch on Fire

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Purpose - Challenge - Hope - Adventure. Målsättning - Utmaning - Hopp - Äventyr.
18-21 september 2025 i Oslo, Norge. Nu finns det mera info om programmet och prisuppgifter.

4 intensiva dagar för den som är nyfiken eller ung eller bara vill lära sig mer, för byggare, innovatörer, profeter, ledare, pastorer, diakoner, metodister....

Är du engagerad i barnarbete, familjearbete eller socialt arbete?
Är du en ung vuxen som försöker ta reda på hur du ska leva ut din tro och vilken uppgift du ska ha i församlingen?
Är du en kyrkoledare som behöver ny inspiration och personlig reflektion över din tjänst?

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Allmän info
4 Tracks – You May Choose 2:

PURPOSE
Follow this track to gain perspectives on discipleship. Our walk with Jesus, our spiritual life, listen to the prophetic voice of God to discern the calling of the church, engage in honest conversations about faith with your friends and the importance of mentorship and small groups to grow closer to God.
Teachers: Louise Aaen (young DS, discipling young leaders) Leslie Newton (UK pastor, chair of district, author, works with church renewal)

CHALLENGE
Follow this track to engage with the tough questions about war in Europe, migration and climate change, increasing polarization, and the decline in awareness of Christianity. We are sent to live out the gospel in a new multicultural and pluralistic reality.
Teachers: Hilde Marie Movafagh (Norway, pastor, dean of theological seminary) and to be determined

ADVENTURE
Follow this track to explore new expressions of Christian spirituality, seemingly disconnected from traditional church life. Discover new approaches to church and ministry, like Fresh X, Digital church, responsible living, new monastic communities.
Teachers: Nel Shallow (leading Fresh Expression in England) and to be determined

HOPE
Follow this track to gain perspectives on connecting people and bridging the gap between generations, Gen Z, Gen Y, Gen X, Postmoderns and Baby boomers. When all want to stay young, we must grow younger to be church with all people! How can the local church be the hope for the world today? Teachers: Anne Thompson (Denmark, pastor focus on children), Juliet Young (Norway/Ghana works with spiritual formation in a multiethnic church) Marianne Munz (Norway, pastor in a large merged Methodist Church in Oslo)

Plenaries

Prices:
Price for participants from the Nordic countries: 195 EURO / 2.300 NOK / 1.465 DKK
Accommodation Smart Hotel:
Single Room: 240 EURO / 2.820 NOK / 1.795 DKK
Double room shared pr person 217 EURO / 2.550 NOK / 1.625 DKK

Price for participants from Latvia, Lithuania and Ukraine:  136 EURO / 1.600 NOK / 1.020 DKK

For participants from Latvia, Lithuania and Ukraine we have reduced the price and included accommodation (Smart Hotel) and a travel grant.