 Thursday,
March 11, 2004
11:00 AM - 7 PM Registration
1:00 PM Opening Session
 “Let's
Copy the Way God Acts”
- Dr.
James R. Kok
2:00 General Session
“Kindness:
A Way of Life”
-
Dr. Chuck Wall
3:00 Table Talk
4:00 Workshops
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- “Caring for Families of Addicts and Abusers ” - John
Vawter
- “Blessings of the Heart Through Listening” -
Susan Balk
- “Aging with Grace” -
Sandra McMullen Hayhurst
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5:00 Socializing
5:30 All American Dinner
6:30 Plenary Speaker
“Amazing
Grace in the Midst of Loss”
- Connie
Jackson
Friday, March 12, 2004
8:00 Continental Breakfast
8:45 General Session
“Uncommon
Graces: Reflecting Jesus in Our Harsh World”
-
Dr. John Vawter
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10:30 Workshops |
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- “Kindness: How to Make It Part of Life” -
Dr. Chuck Wall
- “Depression: Fighting Back ” -
Dr. Debbie Hutchinson
- “Surprising Joy for Tired Care-givers” -
Bill Gaultiere
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11:45 Box Lunch
12:25 General Session
“Barriers
to Bridges”
- Kelsey
Marshall
1:15 Table Talk
1:50 Panel Discussions
“Loving.Care
at the Last Stages of Living”
“Answering
the Tough and Routine Questions of Care and Kindness ”
3:15 Workshops
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- “Practical Care and Kindness” -
Dr. James Kok
- “A Caring Moment: Visiting the Sick” -
Philip Somsen
- “Grief After Suicide” -
Bill Hoy
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4:30 Preparing a Local Care and Kindness Program
Panel
6:00 Care and Kindness Banquet (included) and
Entertainment
Saturday, March 13, 2004 “Care-iffic
Saturday”
7:30 Devotions —Rev. Dr. Vicki Orr
"Lectio
Divina"
8:00 Continental Breakfast
9:00 General Session
“Here
Is the Purpose Filled Life”
- Dr.
James R. Kok
“Making
Rooms: Serving a Hospitable God”
-
Dr. Richard Mouw
10:45 Workshops
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- “Balanced Caregiving: Avoiding Burnout,
Stress-out and Depression” -
Rick Foss
- “Feast or Famine, The Promise of Genomic Medicine
vs. the Hosts of Uninsured” -
Mark Spee, MD
- “Effective Ministry to Families with Special Needs
Children ” - Dawn
Booth-Anderson
- “A Caring Moment: Visiting the Sick” - Philip
Somsen
- “Dying In Diversity: Cross
Cultural Issues In Death and Grief” -
Bill Hoy
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11:50 Buffet Lunch (included)
12:30 Plenary Speaker
“Ministry
— You Can't Do It Alone”
-
Duane Visser
1:45 Table Talk
2:00 Group Photo
2:45 Plenary Speaker
“The
Bully, the Bullied and the Bystander”
- Barbara
Coloroso
3:30 General Session
“Taking
Care and Kindness Home”
- Dr. James
R. Kok
4:00 Communion and Empowerment Service
4:30 Evaluation Gift
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