North East Leadership School (NELS) announces its twenty-sixth year! This week-long training for lay leaders is an intensive program that is rooted in Unitarian Universalist history and principles. Theology and worship modules are combined with leadership skills development to provide participants with a new and stimulating way to incorporate UU theology, spirituality and leadership.
Are you a lay leader looking for ways to energize a board or committee? Have you recently accepted a leadership role in your congregation and are wondering how you’re going to manage? With participation in the NELS program you will return to your congregation with stronger group leadership skills, new ideas for your governing board and committees, and a greater integration of the UU principles into the day-to-day running of your congregation and your personal life.
This year’s program takes place in the beautiful setting of Craigville Conference Center on Cape Cod during the week of July 27, 2008 - August 2, 2008. Congregations must co-sponsor their participants. Check with your governing board to determine if there are funds available for lay leader training. Many UU districts offer scholarships, especially for congregations that have never sent members to NELS.
Applications have been sent to all congregations in the northeast of the U.S. The application deadline is April 29, 2008. For more information, contact the NELS 2008 Registrar Lee, who can be reached evenings at (860) 848-7476 or
rustyboltz@att.net. Also, visit our web site at www.uua.org/nels. |
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