Transitional Ministry Education Consortium Annual Conference
Dates: Feb. 5-8, 2018
Overview
The 2018 annual meeting of the Transitional Ministry Education Consortium (TMEC) will be held at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. This year's meeting will have two sessions open to the public: an evening concert/cabaret on Monday evening and a morning workshop on Tuesday about "Music and the Art of Leading through Change" with Bill Carter and Stuart Malina. After lunch on Tuesday, all sessions will be private to conduct TMEC business.
Bill Carter blends his work as a jazz composer and his calling as a Presbyterian pastor. Walking the dotted line between the sacred and the secular, he preaches sermons each week at First Presbyterian Church of Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania, and makes music with jazz musicians throughout the northeast. A graduate of Binghamton University (SUNY) and Princeton Theological Seminary, he has taught jazz piano and composition at Marywood University in Scranton, Pennsylvania for the past eighteen years.
A faculty member for the CREDO program of the PC(USA) Board of Pensions, he is the founder of the Presbybop Quartet, a jazz ensemble that presents concerts and jazz worship services around the country. Over the course of his career, he has made music with Phil Woods, Dave Brubeck, Bobby McFerrin, and David Liebman, among many others. He is the author of eight books, and travels widely as a speaker, teacher, workshop leader, and jazz pianist.
Stuart Malina is a conductor, pianist, orchestrator, and composer living in the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania area. Currently Music Director of the Harrisburg Symphony (since 2000) and Principal Guest Conductor of the Florida Orchestra in the Tampa Bay area (since 2012), he has guest conducted many orchestras throughout the United States and internationally. In 2003, he won a Tony Award with Billy Joel for his work on the Broadway musical “Movin’ Out”. He is a graduate of Harvard University, the Yale School of Music, and the Curtis Institute of Music.
Schedule
Download a copy of the annual meeting schedule.
Monday, Feb. 5, 2018
3:00 p.m. Registration opens (McNaugher Lounge, McNaugher Hall)
4:00 p.m. Introduction Time/Get to Know You Activities (McNaugher Lounge, McNaugher Hall)
4:30 p.m. Opening Worship (Hick Chapel Sanctuary)
6:00 p.m. Dinner (Knox Room, Long Hall)
*** PUBLIC PORTION BEGINS ***
7:00 p.m. Variations on a Theme: Music and the Art of Leading through Change
Concert Conversation/Cabaret with Bill Carter and Stuart Malina (Knox Room, Long Hall)
9:00 p.m. TMEC Private Social Session (McNaugher Lounge, McNaugher Hall)
Tuesday, Feb., 6, 2018
8:45 a.m. Morning Prayer with Bill Carter and Stuart Malina (Knox Room, Long Hall) / Open to the public with pre-registration.
9:00 a.m. "Variations on a Theme: Music and the Art of Leading through Change" a workshop with Bill Carter and Stuart Malina (Knox Room, Long Hall) /
Open to the public with pre-registration.
12:00 p.m. Lunch (Knox Room, Long Hall) / Open to the public with pre-registration.
*** PUBLIC PORTION ENDS ***
1:00 p.m. TMEC Conversation with Bill Carter and Stuart Malina (Knox Room, Long Hall)
3:00 p.m. Break
3:15 p.m. Site Meetings 1(various locations in Long Hall)
6:00 p.m. Dinner (Knox Room, Long Hall)
7:00 p.m. Business Meeting of TMEC (Long Hall, Room 104)
8:30 p.m. Fellowship Time (McNaugher Lounge, McNaugher Hall)
Wednesday Feb. 7, 2018
8:45 a.m. Morning Prayer (Hicks Chapel Sanctuary)
9:00 a.m. Site Meetings II (various locations in Long Hall)
12:00 p.m. Lunch (Knox Room, Long Hall)
1:00 p.m. Unfinished Business: Reports from Montreat Work Groups and Conversation for Our Future (Knox Room, Long Hall)
4:00 p.m. Break
4:30 p.m. Closing Worship (Hicks Chapel Sanctuary)
6:00 p.m. Celebration Dinner
8:00 p.m. Fellowship Time
Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018
7:30-9:00 a.m. Breakfast and Farewells (McNaugher Lounge, McNaugher Hall)
Registration
Conference registration fee is $150. This fee includes meals and breaks during the meeting.
Lodging
Calian Hall, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary has limited housing available (616 N Highland Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15206). Twelve private rooms are available on a first-come/first-serve basis. Each room has 2 single beds, a desk, TV, and bath. Linens and towels are provided. Cost per night: $60. If you share the room with another guest, the cost would be $30/each. To register a room at PTS, email or call 412-924-1397.
Hotel Indigo,123 N Highland Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15206 is located 3 blocks from the Seminary. A block of rooms is being held until January 12, 2018 at the conference rate of $99/night plus tax. To receive the conference rate, call 412-665-0666 and ask for the group rate for TMEC OR book online. The Book Online button is in the upper right-hand corner of the link.
The Morning Sun Inn, 1156 Portland St, Pittsburgh PA 15206. Phone: 412-478-9016. A number of rooms are available at this local bed and breakfast located 8 blocks from PTS. Rates vary depending upon room selection.
Directions
Driving directions and details about transportation from the airport to the Seminary. There is free parking on campus behind the chapel and library buildings. Building locations can be found on the campus map.
CEUs
3.0 Continuing Education units will be available upon request for the Tuesday morning workshop with Bill Carter and Stuart Malina. To obtain a certificate, E-mail .
Questions
Call Continuing Education at 412-924-1345 or E-mail .
