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• Compass Points: Capstone

  • Start
    01 Mar 2024
  • End
    01 Apr 2026

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  The Capstone event is the eighth and final class of the Compass Points certificate program. Students must have received credit for all of the Compass Points coursework, including Site Administration, prior to registering for the Capstone. If you are uncertain about your eligibility for Capstone, please contact your denominational Compass Points Council representative or Joel Winchip. Candidates for the Capstone are advised to begin their projects several months prior to the event at which you plan to make your presentation. Students may choose to Capstone at any denominational outdoor ministries conference of their choice. 

  
  

  Through the Capstone process, you will...

  • Spend time discerning how your ministry has been informed and how it might be enriched in the future as a result of the Compass Points Program

  • Articulate a vision for how your ministry organization might have greater impact on relevant issues of our day

  • Demonstrate a comprehensive grasp of the seven Compass Points content areas through written papers and oral presentations

  • Share final projects in a workshop format with fellow Capstone candidates and workshop attendees

  
  

  Students who successfully complete the Capstone project will be awarded their Compass Points certificate and compass. 

  After registering, students will receive the Capstone syllabus/curriculum as a pdf document via email. Please contact Jen Burch if you do not receive your program documents.

  
  

  Please contact your denominational Compass Points Council representative with further questions about your Capstone. 

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• Compass Points: Site Administration

  • Start
    01 Mar 2024
  • End
    01 Apr 2026

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  This self-directed independent study may be taken at any time, but it is advisable to take a few other Compass Points courses for context first. Students are encouraged to complete Site Administration by the summer prior to the season in which they intend to Capstone.

  
  

  Visiting other camps and conference centers helps develop skills to think critically about our ministries. For this self-directed course, participants will choose and visit a camp and conference center different from one they are currently serving or have served. Participants will physically tour the site, interview staff who serve in various roles, and summarize the visit using comparative observations between this site and their own.

  
  

  Through the self-directed study, students will:

  • Tour another site that is unfamiliar and different from their own camp experience, interviewing staff members and observing them in their roles

  • Learn how to look at another site through the lenses of hospitality, building and grounds, food service, and communication/administration in order to learn and grow in their own ministry

  • Collect their observations and share their own feedback, including suggestions, praises, and concerns with the site visited

  
  

  After registering, students will receive the Site Administration syllabus/curriculum as a pdf document via email. Please contact Jen Burch if you do not receive your program documents. 

  
  

  Please direct Site Admin questions/concerns to

  Russell Casteel, Site Admin Faculty

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• Compass Points: Fall Courses

  • Start
    22 Sep 2024
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    5:00 PM (EDT)
  • End
    28 Sep 2024
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    1:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    Rolling Ridge Conference Center, N.Andover, MA
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  2024 Fall Courses:

  
  

  Development (Sunday-Wednesday, September 22-25)

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  Personnel & Leadership (Wednesday-Saturday, September 25-28) 

  
  

  
  

  
  

  These courses will be held at the beautiful historic Rolling Ridge Conference Center in North Andover, Massachusetts.

  
  

  Tuition, Lodging, Meals, and Transportation

  Registration includes $325 tuition per class. The pricing for lodging with meals (Sunday evening meal through Wednesday lunch or Wednesday dinner-Sunday lunch) is $385.00 for single-occupancy and $345.00 for double-occupancy. A round-trip shuttle from Boston Logan Airport can be added for $60.00 per person. For the best value and most "bang" for your travel buck, stay all week to take both courses. Full payment is due by Friday 9/6; contact Jen Burch with registration or payment questions.

  *If you are a member of your denominational outdoor ministry association, there is a $25 per class discount available. Contact your Association for the member discount code.

  
  

  Please arrive at Rolling Ridge by 5:00pm on Sunday (or Wednesday, if you are only attending the second course). The first course ends after lunch on Wednesday. For those participants flying into Boston Logan, there will be a shuttle leaving the airport at 3:00pm. Please plan your flights accordingly. If you are taking the shuttle back to the airport on Wednesday or Saturday, we ask that you schedule your departure no earlier than 2:30pm. 

  
  

  Cancellation policy: Contact Registrar Jen Burch to amend or cancel your registration. Up to 30 days prior to the class, a refund of the program fee will be given minus a $50 admin fee. In the event that Compass Points must cancel the class, a full tuition refund will be given.

  
  

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  Please contact Joel Winchip: joel@pccca.net or 803.322.0232 with any questions about this class or the certificate program.

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• 2025 National Camp & Retreat Leaders Gathering

  • Start
    27 Jan 2025
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    3:30 PM (CST)
  • End
    31 Jan 2025
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    9:00 AM (CST)
  • Location
    Camp Allen, Navasota, TX
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  This is a working draft! Registration for this event isn't actually open right now. Please check back May 1 to register.

  
  

  Themed "Wonder," UMCRM's biennial cornerstone event will be hosted in 2025 at Camp Allen in Navasota, TX. Gather with camp and retreat ministry leaders from across the country for inspiration, education, fun, and fellowship. Learn more on the website: umcrm.camp/2019-national-gathering/

  
  

  This event is designed to be family-friendly (kids program is free!), and non-United Methodist camp leaders are warmly welcomed. 

  
  

  Payments & Cancellation: 

  Payment can be made by check or credit card; balance must be paid by January 6th. Mailed checks should be postmarked by 1/3. Scholarships are available through the Legacy of Leadership Fund. In the unfortunate event that you have to cancel, UMCRM is able to issue a refund, minus a $100 registration fee, up until December 15th. Please email the Registrar for assistance if needed.

  
  

  Airport Shuttles

  Ground transportation will be provided to and from Dallas Forth Worth airport (DFW). Book flights to arrive before 3:30 pm on Monday 1/27, departing after 11 a.m. on Friday, 1/31. The last shuttle on Monday will depart at 4:30 pm. If you're arriving or departing outside the shuttle times, check our Carpool Site to connect with a ride (or offer one!).

  
  

  
  

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