BeFriender Ministry

A Listening Presence

Workshop registration
 Foundations for BeFriender Ministry

COMPLETING THE FORM

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CHURCH CLUSTERS

For churches in a group to qualify for cluster pricing, the program supervisor for the group will need to complete and submit either the following PDF form or the online form:

What is a cluster? Click on this link or call 952-767-0244 (toll free 1-866-468-8708 if you have questions about clusters.

Return to cluster section of registration form

   

PROGRAM SUPERVISOR

The program supervisor is the pastor or other paid staff person with ultimate accountability for BeFriender Ministry in the church or organization. For more on the program supervisor role, see "Getting Started."

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DISCOUNT ELIGIBILITY

Click here for details on the discounts listed.

Go to discount section of registration form

   

PAYMENT

Register early to save $50 per registrant.

Send checks payable to BeFriender Ministry to:

  • BeFriender Ministry
    Suite 101
    1301 American Blvd. East
    Bloomington, MN 55425

To pay by credit card (VISA, MasterCard or Discover), call the national office with your card information:

  • 952-767-0244

  • toll free1-866-468-8708

Return to payment section of registration form

  

CONFIRMATION

You will receive an acknowledgement of your registration within 10 days after we receive your registration.

You will receive an e-GetReady e-mail 7-10 days prior to the workshop's start. The e-mail will include PDF attachments with directions to the site, pre-work, and other details.

Registrants without e-mail addresses can request that the information be sent via U.S. Postal Service.

Please be sure to change settings on your computer and/or with your Internet Service Provider to allow e-mail from the domain befrienderministry.org so that the confirmation packet is not rejected or identified as spam.

   

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PREPARING FOR THE WORKSHOP

We recommend that you review two documents before you attend the workshop. They are available our website :

Both documents are in PDF format. Click below to see how you can install Adobe Reader for viewing PDF files.

 

 

 

 

Dates, fees, and deadlines

Workshops are listed in state order below. Please check the one for which you are registering.

  

 

Location and dates

EARLY registration
and payment

Regular registration
fee

ILLINOIS - Belleville

March 9-12, 2009
 Fees include materials, as well as lunch and a mid-afternoon snack each day..

Full payment by
February 16   

Full payment AFTER
February 16   

$724 - first registrant
$574 ea. addtl. registrant

$774 - first registrant
$624 each addtl registrant

Cluster pricing

Does not apply

MINNESOTA - Golden Valley
January 26-29, 2009
 Fees include materials.

Full payment by
January 5    

Full payment AFTER
January 5    

$649 - first registrant
$499 ea. addtl. registrant

$699 - first registrant
$549 ea. addtl. registrant

Cluster pricing.

Does not apply

MINNESOTA - Golden Valley
April 17-18 and May 1-2, 2009
 Fees include materials.

Full payment by
March 30   

Full payment AFTER
March 30   

$699 - first registrant
$549 ea. addtl. registrant

$749 - first registrant
$599 ea. addtl. registrant

Cluster pricing.

Does not apply

MISSOURI - Independence
October 26-29, 2009
 Fees  include materials, as well as continental breakfast each day.

Full payment by
October 5   

Full payment AFTER
October 5   

$699 - first registrant
$549 ea. addtl. registrant

$749 - first registrant
$599 ea. addtl. registrant

Cluster pricing.

Does not apply

NEW MEXICO - Albuquerque
January 12-15, 2009
 Fees include materials.

Full payment by
December 22   

Full payment AFTER
December 22   

$649 - first registrant
$499 ea. addtl. registrant

$699 - first registrant
$549 ea. addtl. registrant

Cluster pricing.

Does not apply

NORTH DAKOTA - Fargo
February 9-12, 2009
 Fees  include materials, as well as continental breakfast and lunch each day.

Full payment by
January 20

Full payment AFTER
January 20   

$739 - first registrant
$589 ea. addtl. registrant

$789 - first registrant
$639 ea. addtl. registrant

Cluster pricing.

Does not apply

   

Name and home address

Name

Apt./Suite  

Address  

City, State, ZIP  

   

Contact information

Phone 


Home    Work     Cell     Other
     

E-mail
 Required
field

 

If you do not have an e-mail address, please enter "NONE"
(or "UNKNOWN" if you are completing the form for someone
else and do not have their e-mail address).

Why is this field required?

  

Fax 

   

Church or organization

Church/org name 

Address 

City, State, ZIP 

Phone 

Denomination 

Pastor 

   

Preferred mailing address

My preferred mailing address is my: home   church/organization

   

Church clusters

My church is part of a cluster.
      How can my church qualify to be a part of a cluster?

The name of the program supervisor for the cluster is:

  

What is a program supervisor?

         

Discount

I am eligible for the following discount:
  Multiple registrants from same church/organization
  New program leader for already-active program

  Current BeFriender program leader

How can I find out if I am eligible for a discount?

Special needs

Check here if you have special needs for the workshop
     (access, dietary, etc.). Someone from the National Office
     will contact you.

   

Your current role with your church or organization

 Pastor

  Parish nurse

  Other paid staff

  Trained BeFriender in this program
       (BeFriender Ministry - A Listening Presence)

  Trained minister in another lay pastoral care program

  Trained leader in another lay pastoral care program

  Volunteer minister

  Other 

   

Status of your BeFriender Ministry program

  New BeFriender program
  Existing BeFriender program
  Undecided

If your program is new or you are undecided about implementing
BeFriender Ministry, how did you hear about the program?

  

   

Payment method

Please select your payment method (required):

I will send a personal check or pay by personal credit card.

My church/organization will send a check or pay by credit card.

     
 Policies: payment, cancellation, and refund

Please read the policies and, after doing so, enter "yes" in the box below.

 

   I have read and understand the payment, cancellation, and refund policies.