Clergy and ministry leaders from the East Ohio and West Ohio Conferences will gather Aug. 31-Sept. 2 at Kalahari Resort and Convention Center in Sandusky for the 2026 All-Ohio School of Ministry, a three-day event centered on worship, learning, reflection and renewal. The theme, “You Feed Them,” invites participants to consider how the Church is called to respond faithfully in a time of uncertainty.
Featured speaker Rev. Dr. Elaine Heath will lead three plenary sessions during the event. Heath is an ordained United Methodist elder, author and theologian who serves as abbess at Spring Forest in North Carolina and formerly served as dean of Duke Divinity School and professor at Perkins School of Theology. Her work focuses on spiritual formation, healing, and the renewal of the Church.
Registration is $50 per person, and participants handle their own hotel accommodations.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS JULY 31.
Reserve a room at Kalahari Resort
Agenda
East and West Ohio Conferences
August 31, 2026
10:30 a.m. – Check-in; Lunch available (10:30 a.m.–12 Noon)
12:00 p.m. – Opening Worship, Preacher, Bishop Hee Soo Jung
1:30 p.m. – Opening Plenary with Facilitator, Rev. Dr. Elaine Heath
3:15 p.m. – Break
3:30 p.m. – Ministry Conversations
5:00 p.m. - Explore Kalahari with Rev. Beth Ortiz and Rev. Matt Overman
Dinner
September 1, 2026
9:00 a.m. – Worship, Preacher, Bishop Frank J. Beard
10:00 a.m. - Plenary Session II with Facilitator, Rev. Dr Elaine Heath
12:00 p.m. – Collaborative Work within the Ohio Episcopal Area
12:30 p.m. – Lunch
1:30 p.m. – Contemplative Practices and Guided Reflection
Ministry Conversations
5:00 p.m. – Dinner
6:00 p.m. – Concert with Recording Artist, Nia Allen
September 2, 2026
9:15 a.m. – Devotions
9:30 a.m. – Integrative Plenary Session with Facilitator, Rev. Dr. Elaine Heath
10:30 a.m. – Stretch Break (5 minutes)
10:30 a.m. – Reflections from Bishop Jung & Rev. Linda Middelberg
11:30 a.m. – Closing Worship with Communion, Preacher, Bishop Frank J. Beard