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Annual Conference for East-Africa

Use Your Talents Institutional Development Project

The aims of the Annual Conference in Antsirabe are:

  • Introduce Use Your Talents to participants that are not familiar with it
  • Experience and learn from Leaders in and around Antsirabe on how they encourage people to use their talents
  • Learn how to lead in a Use Your Talents way
  • Experience sharing and discussions related to how Use Your Talents has been or could be integrated in pedagogical institutions linked to the churches
  • Information about pedagogical tools that are developed
  • Experience sharing about how Use Your Talents could be relevant in the fight against climate change, especially through climate smart agriculture

Lovasoa Antsirabe, 27-31 March 2023

Opening session – Presided by Rev. Dr. Denis Rakotozafy – President of Malagasy Lutheran Church.

Greetings from governor of Vakinankaratra (delegate)

Introduction to Use Your Talents – Gen. Secretary Rev Kotobesoa and Sigurd Haus

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What have you observed and learned during the visit?

Use Your Talents Learning Visit: Synod Avaratr’imania

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Visit of the District of Mahazoarivo. Rgeional Synod of Avaratr’i Mania

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Visit to Congregation Soanierana Ambohitsoa

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Sharing session from the participating churches/organizations – with a special focus on Leadership.

  • EECMY,
  • Mekane Yesus Seminary,
  • ELCK,
  • FPFK,
  • ELCT,
  • UMC-Zimbabwe,
  • ELCSA,
  • Protestant University of Central Africa,
  • Norwegian Church,
  • VID Specialized University,
  • NMS,
  • NLM,
  • SALT,
  • FLM,
  • Asia-network and West- and Central-Africa Network .

Asset Based Leadership – introduction: Sigurd Haus

How do you practice Use Your Talents in your leadership?

Presentations from different persons from different contexts and levels: 5 presentations – 15 minutes each. 4 presentations before break:

  • Katekista RAZANAMALALA – FLM
  • Rev. Margaret Macheka – UMC-Zimbabwe
  • Ms. Hanta RASOARIMALALA – Animateur – FLM
  • Mr. Josoa MONJA – FANILO, FLM

How do you practice Use Your Talents in your leadership?

  • Rev. Dieu Donne RANDRIANARIVONIRINA – FLM
  • MS – Rasolonjanahary ép Razafindrabe, Voahangisoaranto Lalantsoa – FLM -Bible school director
  • Rev. KOTOBESOA – General Secretary – FLM

What is – based on the inputs we have received so far in the conference – relevant and important for leadership in my position?

Presentations of books and booklets

Short presentations of those books that are ready,

  • Dr Jean de Dieu Rafalimanana
  • Rev Esayas Emene Enicha,
  • Study and action booklet – Seth Ueland Chancy
  • Rev Kotobesoa
  • Sunday School booklet – Dr Samuel Frouisou

Parallel Workshops;

  • Practice of Use Your Talents in groups within the congregations and how the leaders could support these groups – Maria Theresa Celeti
  • Climate smart agriculture – farming God’s way – Ranaivomanantsoa William Joseph and Daniel Mutidzawanda
  • Further development and spreading of Use Your Talents in church related pedagogical institutions – with a special focus on how the 15 ECTS module in Diakonia and Congregational Asset Based Community Development could be thought in the future – Stephanie Dietrich

Workshop on Asset-mapping (Seth Ueland Chancy and Zo Ramiandra RAKOTOARISON)

Wrapping up: How to lead in a Use Your Talents way?

Evaluation

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