Growing Vital Religious Communities In Canada  
     
LIFESPAN LEARNING QUESTIONS?
YOUR SERVICE CONSULTANTS CAN HELP!

The first four Lifespan Learning Service Consultants (2003) Leuba Franko, Lynn Sabourin, Jo-Anne Elder-Gomes,
Sylvia Bass West and Diane Bosman

Lifespan Learning Volunteer Consultants can help you with:

  • Shared professional and lay leadership in religious education
  • Children’s religious education and adult programs development
  • Big picture visioning
  • Program administration and implementation
  • Large and small group workshop facilitation
  • Current curriculum and practices
  • New resources and directions for Canadian curriculum development
  • Youth, young adult and campus ministry directions in Canada

BC Region - Lynn Sabourin – lsabourin@nsuc.ca

Lynn, a children’s Religious Education specialist, and the DRE of 22 years, now DLRE, at North Shore Unitarian Congregation, brings to the team her experience as a trained Covenanting workshop facilitator, co-leader of Renaissance Modules, former dean of Eliot Institute family camp, start-up facilitator, inter-generational workshop and activities coordinator, and curriculum and resource developer.

Western Canada Region

vacant

Central Region - Lissa Foster rockwoods@rogers.com

Lissa received training as a Volunteer Screening Initiative Consultant in the Volunteer Canada 10 Safe Steps and has used this approach to risk assessment and risk management in both her UU service and personal volunteer activities.  Lissa worked with the Screening in Faith task force at the Unitarian Fellowship of London and acts as a "champion" of healthy volunteer development practices, willing to share her knowledge and leadership with others new to the process across Canada. Lissa has extensive experience in working with volunteers, developing trainings and facilitating discussion. As a parent of three UU children, and as a former congregational Board member for a 3 year term, Lissa comes to this role with personal integrity,  great skills and high energy. Please consider how Lissa might engage with your congregation to help you address the complexities, challenges and excitement of building thriving lifespan religious education community!

Eastern Canada Region - Audrey O’Callaghan


To meet other Lifespan Learning volunteers, go to:
http://www.cuc.ca/whos_who/index.htm#Lifespan