
Dr. Paul Fries has been teaching RCA Standards for MFCA since the mid-1990's. In the pictures he is captured utilizing similar hand motions in both 2003 (below) and now in 2009 (right). The haircut is somewhat different.

June 1st saw a smaller group than planned gather at Geneva Shores in Holland, Michigan for the week long residential component of the Seminar for Pastoral Formation. Dr. Jaco Hamman of Western Theological Seminary is leading the seminar for the second time. The seminar, a regular part of the curriculum at WTS is new to the MFCA. It was approved by the board as an alternative to Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) in 2007.
The group pictured include from left to right: Jose Garreton (Toronto, Ont.), Rob Kamrath (Grand Rapids, MI), Ben Falconer (East Lansing, MI), Jason DeVries (Dyer, IN), Tim Ehrhardt (Ames, IA), Jodi & Imos Wu (Staten Island, NY) and Rev. Dr. Jaco Hamman.