BeFriender Ministry

A Listening Presence

Workshop registration
 Foundations for BeFriender Ministry

   

CHURCH CLUSTERS

For churches in a group to qualify for cluster pricing, the pastor or another staff person from one of the churches will need to complete and submit either the following PDF 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."

Return to cluster section of registration form

   

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.

   

Return to e-mail field on registration form

  

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.

 

 

 

 

Completing the form

Use the [TAB] key to move through the fields, do not use the [ENTER] key. Pressing the [ENTER] key will automatically submit the form.

If you prefer, you can print a blank copy of the registration form to complete.

 Dates, fees, and deadlines

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

  

 KENTUCKY, Louisville - November 16-19, 2009
 Fees reflect 2009 temporary recession reduction (read more)

Fees include materials
and lunch each day.

 EARLY registration:
 Full payment by
October 19		 Regular registration:
Full payment AFTER
October 19
  First registrant $739 $639 $789 $689
  Each additional registrant $589 $489 $639 $539
  Registrant from cluster See cluster pricing Not applicable after early registration deadline.

    

 MINNESOTA, Golden Valley - July 13-16, 2009
 Fees reflect 2009 temporary recession reduction (read more)
Fees include materials. EARLY registration:
 Full payment by
June 15		 Regular registration:
Full payment AFTER
June 15
First registrant $699 $599 $749 $649

Each additional registrant

 $549 $449 $599 $499

Registrant from cluster

 See cluster pricing Not applicable after early registration deadline.

    

 MINNESOTA, Golden Valley - September 21-24, 2009
 Fees reflect 2009 temporary recession reduction (read more)
Fees include materials. EARLY registration:
 Full payment by
 August 24		 Regular registration:
Full payment AFTER
 August 24
First registrant $699 $599 $749 $649

Each additional registrant

 $549 $449 $599 $499

Registrant from cluster

 See cluster pricing Not applicable after early registration deadline.

   

 MISSOURI, Independence - October 26-29, 2009
 Fees reflect 2009 temporary recession reduction (read more)
Fees include materials. EARLY registration:
 Full payment by
September 28		 Regular registration:
Full payment AFTER
September 28
First registrant $699 $599 $749 $649

Each additional registrant

 $549 $449 $599 $499

Registrant from cluster

 See cluster pricing Not applicable after early registration deadline.

   

   

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

To qualify for cluster pricing, the pastor or other staff person from one of the churches must first print, complete, and sign the cluster form before registrations are submitted. Clusters must be formed before the early registration deadline.

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

  Chaplain

  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

    

How did you hear about this workshop?

Please select the one that most closely describes how you heard about the workshop:

Church has BeFriender Ministry
Information packet from BeFriender Ministry National Office
Other direct mailing from the BeFriender Ministry National Office
Conference exhibit or presentation
Referral from someone who has the program
Referral from my church governing body
Referral, other
Advertisement
Article in periodical or journal
Event notice in newspaper
Other

  
Details about your selection above (name of the person, organization, location, newspaper, conference, etc.):
    
 

Payment method

Registration is not confirmed until payment is received. Pay before the early registration deadline to save $50 per registrant.

 

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.

I will pay by credit card in 3 equal monthly installments ($5 processing fee per month).

I will pay by credit card in 6 equal monthly installments ($5 processing fee per month).

     
 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.