April 21-23, 2020Lodging & Meeting PlaceBaymont by Wyndham (Orlando Area)
7601 Black Lake Rd. Kissimmee, FL 34747 (409) 396-1100 Cost $100 (includes lodging) Schedule DAY ONE
2 pm First Session (meet in lobby) 5:30 pm Dinner Outing to Disney Springs Evening Free DAY TWO 9 am Second Session Noon Lunch 1:30 pm Third Session 4:30 pm Dinner on your own with One Rule* * No one eats alone Evening Group Outing (optional) DAY THREE 9 am Fourth Session Noon Safely travel home |
August 25-27, 2020Lodging & Meeting PlaceRidgecrest Conference Center (Asheville Area)
1 Ridgecrest Drive Ridgecrest, NC 28770 (826) 669-8022 Cost $100 (includes lodging) ScheduleDAY ONE
2 pm First Session (meet in meeting room, TBD) 5:30 pm Dinner Outing to Black Mountain Evening Free DAY TWO 9 am Second Session Noon Lunch 1:30 pm Third Session 4:30 pm Dinner on your own with One Rule* * No one eats alone Evening Group Outing (optional) DAY THREE 9 am Fourth Session Noon Safely travel home |
Rules of Engagement ;)
- YOU are the agenda. YOU are the program. This is YOUR time.
- This is not a place to brag or boast - we're not here to impress.
- If you haven't been to something like this before, this is a different style of engagement. You may be used to one person giving all the answers. Not true here.
- We are about to start a few days of dialogue, not monologue. We've been given a gift - three days away to spend with colleagues, sharing ideas, stories, resting in the comfort of being understood by peers.
- Don't get agenda anxiety. It's written in "chalk", not in stone. We'll change it as needed. Flexibility is the key word here.
- What is said here is confidential. We hope to build an atmosphere of trust - a safe haven.
- Your honesty will lead to our honesty.
- Some are having a great year.
- Others may be ready to quit.
- Reach out and make an effort to connect.
- On professional and program materials - thou shalt not steal. For any that are in the public domain - run with 'em.
- Disagreement is okay - iron sharpens iron. What the Church has not agreed upon in 2,000 years we won't settle in three days.
- Keep disagreement from becoming personal.
- Learn from others with a student's heart.
- Silence is okay. Let things percolate.
- Nobody dominates. Everyone participates.