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TJ Connection - Winter 2002

Wishing You a Happy Holiday Season and a Peaceful and Prosperous New Year!
The Thomas Jefferson District Board and Staff

Table of Contents

Connecting Your Congregation

District President’s Column 

Qiyamah’s Corner 

Ministerial Matters 

Lifespan REmarks 

Field Staff Calendar / Save this Date!

Your Wild(e) Trustees Report 

Chalice Lighter Update/1st Annual NC Choral Festival

A Victory for Poultry Workers in NC!

Mind the Gap

Walking Lightly on the Earth

Rev. Bill Sinkford to Keynote TJD Anti-Racism Conference / TJD Young Adult & Campus Ministry Midwinter Retreat

GLBT Issues / TJ District Fair Share 

Beacon Press / Reflection on FLC / Request for Proposals /A Day of Possibilities 

Open Positions / Visit Northern VA!

Resources for Congregational Leaders

Lay Leadership Development / The Flaming Chalice

District Calendar

Connecting Your Congregation to TJD Services

TJD has more ways than ever to connect your congregation to services it needs. The District Staff and the Healthy Congregation Consulting Team stands ready to work with you in a number of areas.

  • Transitions when a minister or religious educator leaves or is hired, such as start-up, exit and transition interviews
  • Religious Education Visioning and Covenanting
  • Covenanting Sessions
  • Trainings by congregational size
  • Conflict management and consultation
  • Lay leadership development
  • New congregation development
  • Sabbatical consultation
  • Fundraising
  • Congregational planning and Board retreats
  • Welcoming Congregation
  • Anti-racism

How do you connect with a District consultant and services? Have your minister, religious educator, or congregation president contact District staff: Qiyamah A. Rahman or Laurel Amabile. They will work with you to assess your needs, choose a date for the on-site consultation, and find an available consultant who will meet the needs of your congregation.


There is a $150 per day consultant honorarium. TJD covers all other expenses. Many congregations used district consulting services over the past year with much success. It is a great way to get your congregation energized about new ideas, and it helps give a healthy perspective to the work you are doing.

Please remember and use the services provided by the District. We are here to serve you!