CONNEXT SUMMIT 2022!!
IN THE WAYS OF JESUS –
GRACIOUS IDLENESS
SCRAPPY TRANSFORMATION
RADICAL BELONGING
PLENARY LEADERS
- Sara Thomsen will lead music and community-building
- Danger Boat Productions will engage us in Improv Café Conversations about challenges and innovations – especially those that include Gracious Idleness, Scrappy Transformation, and/or Radical Belonging
WORKSHOP OPPORTUNITIES
- Let’s Play to the Lord: Worship with Children – Rev. Heather Roth Johnson & Rev. Jen Rome (Life-Long Learning Clergy)
- Youth, Food, and the Community Table – Lake Street Truth Collective
- Outdoor Ministries – Rev. Sheri Nelson (Outdoor Ministries)
- Jesus Blesses Our Meaningful Memorable Moments – Rev. David & Gloria Anderson (Milestone Ministries; learn more here)
- Songs Like Seeds – Sara Thomsen
- Godly Play – Sheila Foster (Faith Formation Leader)
- That’s Settled: Collaboration and Community-Building in Service to Houseless Neighbors – Rev. Eli’jah Carroll, Rev. Amy Wick Moore, Katie Johnson (St Paul Area UCC leaders)
SPIRITUAL PRACTICES BREAKOUT ROOM
- Walk the labyrinth
- Color mandalas
- Prayer Stations
BUILD RELATIONSHIPS
- Enjoy “hearty hors d’oeuvres”, desserts, and beverages both Sunday and Monday evenings
- ZUMBA!!
- Team brainstorming and networking sessions
REST AND RENEW
- Worship each morning and evening (w/ Holy Communion Monday)
- Music (with Sara Thomsen!)
- Facilitated contemplative prayer time
- Free time for walks, chats, NAPS, and reconnecting with self, nature, and friends
WHEN
Sunday, October 16, 2022 – 5:00 PM CT
-to-
Tuesday, October 18, 2022 – 2:30 PM CT
WHERE
Christ the King Retreat Center
621 – 1st Ave S
Buffalo, MN 55313
REGISTRATION
SLIDING-SCALE FEES:
- Large Congregation (budget greater than $250,000) = $250
- Medium Congregation (budget between $150,000-250,000) = $175
- Small Congregation (budget below $150,000) = $150
- Extra $50 for a single room
- Scholarships available through some judicatories; see registration form for details or contact your judicatory office
Register here.

About
The ConNext Summit casts a vision for progressive, innovative, ecumenical, inspiring Christian faith formation.
The ConNext Summit’s biennial 2-day/2-night retreat-style conference creates a space to inspire Progressive Christian faith formation leaders as they reflect together, form networks, and cultivate innovative and sustainable ministries with children, youth, families and adults. Both newer and more seasoned leaders create a community in which to connect and grow!
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Register here.
Our Gracious Sponsors Include:
The Ministry Lab
Cultivating vibrant church leaders and congregations by pooling the wisdom and resources of the Minnesota Annual Conference United Methodist Church, Minnesota Conference United Church of Christ, Presbytery of the Twin Cities Area, The Synod of Lakes and Prairies (PCUSA), and United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities.
Contact
Rev. Emily Meyer
Executive Director, The Ministry Lab
ministrylab@unitedseminary.edu
tel | 651-894-2927
The Ministry Lab open hours are temporarily suspended. Contact Emily Meyer for consultations, to access resources, or to register for workshops.