Successful spiritual leadership requires a healthy and balanced life.  This course is designed to help rabbis, congregational leaders, and lay leaders to cultivate a dynamic vital lifestyle inside and out! Whether you are an aspiring leader, newer leader or you are a seasoned veteran this eight week  course will offer practical insights and ideas from an all star cast of presenters that will benefit us all.  The course will focus on four areas of personal development: intellectual, physical, social and personal spirituality.  Joining me as presenters will be Stuart Dauermann, Ira Brawer, Richard Freeman, Jason Forbes, Walter Lieber, Barney Kasdan and Rich Nichol. I do hope that you will make this investment in your own life and ministry.

Howard Silverman, Lead Instructor

The course is co-sponsored by the UMJC Madrikh Program and RO’I, the Rabbinical Ordination Institute of MJTI, and will run for eight consecutive Thursday nights, 8:00–10:00 PM Eastern time, beginning March 25, 2010. It is open to congregational leaders and associates, elders, worship leaders, teachers, and anyone preparing for leadership as well. Tuition is $225 for 16 hours of intensive instruction, which is applicable for credit with the Madrikh Program (UMJC licensure) and MJTI. For more details and registration, just click here: www.regonline.com/personal_life.

Set aside for me Bar-nabba and Sha’ul for the work to which I have called them. Acts 13:2

How can you make a difference in the unfolding progress of tikkun olam, God's plan to repair the world? It is often said you can give a fish or teach someone how to fish. The latter is usually the better plan, at least for the long term. And to be able to teach means to become a leader, one who makes a difference. Some of us are convinced that tikkun olam flows from Israel to the world and that Messianic Judaism is in a decisive spot in its unfolding. We're issuing a call for leaders, guides, Madrikhim and Madrikhot.

Get ready for two great classes coming this summer... at the annual UMJC Conference!

Offered by RO'I, the Rabbinical Ordination Institute of MJTI, these classes are open to anyone with a serious interest in Messianic Judaism. They also are available for credit for the UMJC Madrikh licensure program. For Madrikh requirements and an application, click here.

RO'I 405 - History of Judaism and the Jewish People

Instructor: Jamie Cowen
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, July 23-25
(During the conference)

God's intervention in human history did not end with the close of the New Testament. Rather, He remains active to this day. As we explore the history of the Jewish people, we will see God's hand in dramatic ways, such as the reestablishment of the nation of Israel, and in quiet ways, such as the converso Christopher Columbus ushering in safe passage to the Americas for ultimately millions of Jews, hundreds of years later. Join us for the thrilling spiritual journey of ROI's Jewish history course.

RO'I 401 - Congregational Growth and Development

Instructors: Rich Nichol and Howard Silverman
Sunday, Monday, July 26 - 27
(Immediately after the conference)

Calling all rabbis, cantors, elders, administrators, Shabbat school directors and teachers, musical directors and synagogue officers!

This course exposes congregational leaders and those who work with them to practical strategies for developing significant Messianic Jewish synagogues which grow numerically, financially and in impact on the Jewish and Christian communities. It addresses issues such as strategic planning, interpersonal relationships, personal development of each member's abilities, and kiruv (outreach).

RO'I courses include 16-20 hours of intensive instruction time and normally cost $225 each. To register for the classes, follow the conference registration link below. You will be given the option of registering for a special conference discount with one or both classes, or taking the classes without attending the conference.

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Established by the Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations (UMJC) in the summer of 2002,  Messianic Jewish Theological Institute (MJTI) serves the Messianic Jewish movement by providing advanced education and training for those seeking ordination within the UMJC. MJTI also furnishes educational opportunities for any qualified students who seek an in-depth understanding of Messianic Judaism that is academically sound, spiritually vibrant, and sensitive to the demands imposed by both the past and the future.

MJTI is based in Clermont, Florida. It consists of two schools:

• The School of Jewish Studies (SJS)
  • Offers a fully distance-learning Master of Jewish Studies degree, with concentrations in Scripture, Rabbinic Literature, or Interdisciplinary Study, all taught from a Messianic Jewish perspective
  
  
• The Rabbinical Ordination Institute (RO'I)
  • RO'I offers practical courses in congregational leadership. RO'I also provides spiritual and vocational direction for Rabbinical candidates. While SJS is a distance learning program, RO'I offers intensive, face-to-face courses given in conjunction with UMJC conferences and retreats.