Eden Church to host motivational speaker
Eden Mennonite Church in Moundridge will host motivational speaker David E. Nelson of Overland Park for a one-day workshop Saturday, Aug. 21, at the church. The event, planned and sponsored by the church's Christian Education Committee, is open to the public. Registration deadline is Aug. 15.
Nelson will speak on "Journey of Love" at three sessions. The day's schedule runs from 8:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Cost is $10, which includes lunch at the church. Child care will be provided with advance notice.
Send checks to Eden Mennonite Church, PO Box 406, Moundridge, KS 67107. For directions to the church or information, call the church office at (620) 345-8320 or e-mail edenmc@mtelco.net.
David E. Nelson is a member of the ministry staff of the Center for Religious Experience and Study (CRES) in Overland Park. The organization's goal is to provide understanding of all faiths through teaching, writing, and consulting. In addition, he leads his own organization, The Human Agenda, which provides resources and coaching for people and organizations to claim their full potential.
Nelson holds a master's degree in divinity and a doctoral degree in ministry from the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago. He is also a graduate of the two-year program in spiritual direction at the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Direction, Washington, D.C. He has pastored Lutheran churches in Kansas City, Manhattan, and Andover and was chair of the Kansas City Interfaith Council and coordinator of the Christian Jewish Muslim Dialogue Group.
Eden Mennonite Church is located at the corner of 18th Ave. and Cherokee Rd., rural Moundridge. The church is four miles west and two miles north of Moundridge.
