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  Church Development Institute  

      Seattle, WA

 

Dates  

Seattle CDI - in 2008 June 16 - 27; in 2009 June 15 - 26

[In 2010 June 14 - 25]

Tuition for 07-08: $2,000.00 for both summers Fees to be paid in installments 1. $850 deposit with registration 2. $800 at your first session  and 3. $350 by March 1 before your second summer.

NOTE: Assumption of the program is that every one is registering for the whole program, i.e., both summers.

 Deposit refunds  cancellation is within 8 weeks of the event - no refund; if 10 weeks or more - $200 refund; if 12 weeks or more - $400. SPECIAL OFFER: Register by December 15 and take $200 off your fee (March 1 payment before your second summer would be $150)

  Information for those registering       To Register

Being in Seattle

   The Public Market                        The Space Needle          Seattle and the Mountains

 

Being at Trinity Church

 

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Rose Window

 

 

Meals: Participants eat all meals in area restaurants, at their own expense.

Schedule: Beginning on Monday at 8:30 a.m. with coffee and ending on the second Friday at 11:00 a.m. Please arrange your travel to allow you to arrive and leave on time.

Schedule for 2007, 09, 11

Schedule for 2008, 10, 12

 

For more information: Robert A. Gallagher, Director  
Phone: 206-300-3700

A brochure on CDI-Seattle

To Register --  LINK TO REGISTRATION FORM  

 

Director CDI - Seattle

Bob Gallagher

Director

Seattle CDI

Bob has been an organization development consultant and trainer since 1970, providing services to non-profit organizations and small businesses. He has also served as the vicar of several urban parishes and as the Congregational Development Officer in the Diocese of Connecticut. He is a member of the Order of the Ascension. Bob is the founder of the Church Development Institute program and the director of the Seattle CDI. He has conducted CDI's in several dioceses. Bob is also a trainer with LTI (Leadership Development Institute)

 

Business web sites --

www.CongregationalDevelopment.com 

www.orgdct.com

 

2008 Staff

 

 Alissa Newton

Intern Trainer

Seattle CDI

 

Alissa will be with us for both weeks this summer.

Alissa is the junior warden of Saint Paul's, Seattle. She has completed CDI and is the process of receiving advance training. She is also an intern trainer with the Leadership Training Institute (LTI)

 

 

 

 

Ann Fleming                        

Intern Trainer

Seattle CDI

Ann will be with us for both weeks this summer.

 

Ann has a bachelor’s degree in psychology and works as a sleep technologist at Rose Medical Center in Denver, Colorado, analyzing data and working in outreach and education.  She has done her CDI training through the Diocese of Colorado and is pursuing advanced training through LTI.  She is also an intern trainer with the Leadership Training Institute (LTI)

 

 

Krista Points

Intern Trainer

Seattle CDI

 

Krista will be with us for both weeks this summer.

 

Krista has been working as an organizational development consultant with small businesses, Fortune 500 companies and federal government agencies for nearly 15 years.  She holds a B.S. in Psychology and an M.S. in Human Resources Design from The Claremont Graduate University.  Currently, Krista is working as Director of Organizational Development for the Baxa Corporation in Denver, CO.  Residing in Boulder, Colorado, she serves there as the Dir. of Adult Spiritual Formation for St. John's Episcopal church and as a member of the Mission Strategy Committee for the Colorado Diocese.  Krista has completed CDI an intern trainer with the Leadership Training Institute (LTI)

 

 

 

 

 

Michelle Heyne

Staff Associate    

Seattle CDI

Michelle will assist in designing and implementing the first two days of the program on the dynamics of risk & safety faced by parish leaders. These two days will be mostly experiential and provide an opportunity for participants to become more aware of how they manage the dynamic and to explore ways to expand the range of behavior available.

 

Michelle is the chief compliance officer for a Seattle based company. She has served as treasurer and on the vestry at Saint Paul’s Church, Seattle and co-authored a short paper with Bob Gallagher on aligning the role of a vestry with the needs and realities of parish churches. She is also an intern trainer with the Leadership Training Institute (LTI)

 

 

 

 

2007 Staff

   Rebecca DeBow

 

Trainer

Seattle CDI

 

Rebecca DeBow is the associate rector at St. Luke's, Mountain Brook, AL. Before that she served as rector of St. Francis of Assisi in Indian Springs, Alabama for nine years. Rebecca is also a senior trainer with the Leadership Training Institute (LTI). Her involvement with CDI continues to strengthen her ministry in her parish and diocese.

 

  Susan Latimer

 

Trainer

Seattle CDI

 

Susan Latimer is the rector at St. Mark's, Waterville, Maine . Susan is also an intern trainer with the Leadership Training Institute (LTI). Susan loves to lead retreats and quiet days. She practices several forms of contemplative prayer, including Centering Prayer, Taize' sung prayer, and meditative walking.

 

Associated Staff

Trainers who have assisted in the national CDI and may do so again.

 

 Susan Adam
Susan is a professional artist having been trained in fine arts at Colorado College, San Francisco Art Institute and the Massachusetts College of Art. Susan is part of the congregational development consultant network in the Diocese of Maine. She is currently focusing her time on expanding her skills and knowledge for congregational development and organization development. Susan is a trainer in LTI (Leadership Training Institute) and CDI. Susan, and her husband Josh, operate the Adam Gallery in Castine, Maine. Susan has served on the training staff of the national CDI and in two diocesan CDI's. She's not currently active in the Seattle program.

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Pictures CDI-Seattle 2007 and 2006