PREP-Preparing, Resourcing, Encouraging, and Praising.
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Attendees at PREP 2010 came from 10 states and 12 Mennonite Church USA conferences.
Mennonite Women USA invites conference MW leaders from across the United States to a resource gathering and networking retreat alternating every 18 months in August or February--PREP-Preparing, Resourcing, Encouraging, and Praising. The next PREP will take place February 24-25, 2012, in Sarasota, Florida.
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PREP 2012: "Gifts from the Sea" will take place February 24-25, 2012, in Sarasota, Florida.
PREP 2010: "The Fields Are Ripe: Focusing Our Mission," was held at Bethesda Mennonite
Church in Henderson, Nebraska August 27-28 with speaker, Sharon Kennel, Central Plains Conference minister. PREP was hosted by MW USA with Central Plains Mennonite Women.
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Laura Steingard plays the organ and Berni Kaufman enacts the story of the Woman at the Well. |
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| Three women who also provided input were (left to right) Lorraine Eby, Franklin Conference; Kathy Weaver Wenger, Lancaster Conference; and Doris Diener, Southeast Conference. |
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Networking at tables was very important.
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The highlight of the weekend was an evening at the home of Shar Doell. The women relaxed outdoors before a barbeque and a quilt show by Kathryn Goertzen.
| HISTORY of PREP Resource Gathering Meetings
2009 - "Flowers in the Desert"-asked the question, why Sister-Care, with speaker Carolyn Holderread Heggen; discussed pros and cons of electronic communication with Shane Hipps, pastor, Trinity Mennonite Church. (Phoenix, Arizona)
2008 – “A Caring Presence”–explores Mennonite Women in the congregation –caring (for self and others); Cheryl Hollinger speaker on mentoring, report on Sister-Care in Franklin and Virginia (MCC Welcoming Place, Akron, Pa.)
2007 – “Listening with Love”–the importance of our stories with Joan Boyer and MW USA staff; the idea of Sister-Care introduced (Dyck Arboretum of the Plains, Hesston, Kan.)
2006 – “Seeing Ourselves as Spiritual Leaders”–the Circle of Women and Four Spiritual Generations– Prayer shawl Sister-Link (Bay Shore Mennonite Church, Sarasota, Fla.)
2005 – “Leading from Within”–Lee Schmucker gave input; groups worked on updating governance (Dyck Arboretum of the Plains, Hesston, Kan.)
2004 – “Importance of Two”–Naomi and Ruth and building a team. More Sister-Link stories (MCC Welcoming Place, Akron, Pa.)
2003 – “Balancing Mary and Martha” with drama by Brenda Glanzer Lilliston–Sister-Link stories (Dyck Arboretum of the Plains, Hesston, Kan.)
2002 – “Letting Go and Holding On”–Self care for leaders with bread baking–Bible story, The woman at the well–the idea of Sister-Link was introduced (Dyck Arboretum of the Plains, Hesston, Kan.)
2001 – “What is our Mission?”–Mennonite Women and Canadian Women in Mission were restructuring into separate national organizations, guest speaker Susan J. Jantzen (Bethel College Mennonite Church, Newton, Kan.)
2000 - "A Look at Leadership"-with input from Dottie Jantzen (Bethel College Mennonite Church, Newton, Kan.)
1999 - "Reflections on Lydia-the Worshipper, the Listener, the Receiver" (Bethel College Mennonite Church, Newton, Kan.) |
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