The Get Started in Messy Church is our foundational training event that is highly recommended for any church planning to start a Messy Church. The training is led by Messy Church USA certified trainers.
The Get Started training is both theoretical and practical. Each team will learn vital tools to strongly begin their local Messy Church. They will discover how the five foundational values and four components are used as building blocks to contextualize their own Messy Church. They will participate in a ‘Mini-Messy Church’ that pulls both the theoretical and practical together. In addition, they will have the opportunity to dialogue with their team about specific challenges and strengths facing their distinctive context.
There are two formats to our Get Started Training. We highly recommend attendance at a regional in-person Get Started training event that is hosted either by a local church or a jurisdictional organization. We also offer a Get Started Online series of three installments several times a year for those churches who are not able to attend an in-person event.
In Person
Get Started in Person
Local Church Sponsored:
We require a minimum of five registered churches (excluding the host church) to hold a Get Started training. Our host church receives free registration for their team to attend the training.
Cost: Individual $125.00,
Team of 2-4 $250.00
$25.00 per person over 4 team members
Jurisdictional Leaders:
Jurisdictional leaders should refer to Messy Pathways, a program specifically designed to contextualize to fit your needs.
Getting Started in Messy Church
October 6th, 2023
Date of Training: Friday, October 6th, 2023
Time: 9 am – 3 pm (Mountain time)
Location:
Name of Church: Immanuel Lutheran Church
Address: 707 W. Fort St, Boise, ID, 83702
Lunch Details:
- Option # 1: Contact Mary Riedl at [email protected] if you want to purchase a lunch for $ 10.00 per person. You must RSVP to Mary prior toTuesday, October October 3rd. Payable day of training to Immanuel Lutheran.
- Option # 2— Bring a sack lunch
Cost:
$125.00 individual; $250.00 per church team of 2-4, over four team members is additional $25.00 per person.
Local Contact:
Name: Mary Riedl
Phone: 208-801-9249
Email: [email protected]
Messy Church contact: Roberta Egli, [email protected]
Partial Registration Scholarship refund is available for ELCA churches in the Northwest Intermountain Synod: Contact Mary Riedl at [email protected] to request a partial refund for your church registration. for the training.
Getting Started in Messy Church
October 14th, 2023
Date of Training: Saturday, October 14th, 2023
Time: 9 am – 3 pm (Central Time)
Location:
Name of Church: First United Methodist Church
Address: 6635 Hohman Ave. Hammond, IN 46324
Lunch Details:
- Option # 1: Contact Brenda Petty at [email protected] if you want to purchase a lunch for $ 10.00 per person. You must RSVP to Brenda prior to Tuesday, October 10th. Payable day of training to First United Methodist Church, Hammond, IN (cash preferred or check)
- Option # 2– Bring a sack lunch
Cost:
$125.00 individual; $250.00 per church team of 2-4, over four team members is additional $25.00 per person.
Local Contact:
Jim Denton,
[email protected]
Messy Church contact: Roberta Egli, [email protected]
Online
Get Started Online
Online Getting Started in Messy Church
The Get Started Online Training includes a series of three 90-minute sessions held on consecutive days. The content is unchanged from the in-person training with videos used to experience the Mini Messy Experience.
Online Get Started in Messy Church
October 10, 17 and 24
Date of Training: Online series of 3 sessions
- Tuesday, October 10 from 4 pm – 5:30 pm (Pacific), 7 pm – 8:30 PM (Eastern)
- Tuesday, October 17 from 4 pm – 5:30 pm (Pacific), 7 pm – 8:30 PM (Eastern)
- Tuesday, October 24 from 4 pm – 5:30 pm (Pacific), 7 pm – 8:30 PM (Eastern)
Location: Online Only
Cost: $125.00 individual; $250.00 per church team of 2-4, over four team members is additional $25.00 per person.
Contact:
Name: Roberta Egli, [email protected]
Trainers:
- Rev. Roberta J. Egli
- Rev. Brett DeHart
- Leyla Wagner