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Starting
New Multicultural Faith Communities
March 1-2, 2010
Columbus, Ohio
------POSTPONED TO FALL 2010 - DATE TO BE
ANNOUNCED-----
This seminar is designed to focus on specific strategies and proven
methods to start new multicultural faith communities, which is an exciting and
continuing challenge. Participants
will gain insight into the unique dynamics of life in a multicultural faith community that impacts ministry in that
setting. The seminar will provide
valuable information about effective strategies for launching ministries
that will reach diverse groups of people. Special emphasis will be given
to engaging in ministries with the poor.
This will be
an experientially based seminar featuring direct interactiosn with the
wide variety of people who worship at the Church for All People, and
representatives of the 1000s of folks who participate in the outreach
ministries. This action reflection approach will include
participating in worship and engaging in one of the direct service
ministries with poor folks, as well as sharing together in discussions
at common meals.
The
instructional sessions will include practical information about how to
launch and then continue to grow a multicultural congregation.
Specific content in the sessions will include:
-- Demonstrating best practices for
offering radical hospitality to people who are different from oneself.
-- Shaping the form and content of
worship services to celebrate unity in the midst of diversity.
-- Making disciples who embrace the core values of inclusivity and
transformation.
-- Developing high quality program ministries that authentically
engage in ministry with (not just to) people who are different,
especially the poor and marginalized.
-- Inviting participants to discern if they have authentic affinity
for this type of ministry.
Host Leader and Church
The seminar will be led by staff and members of the United Methodist
Church for All People (C4AP). The sessions will draw
heavily upon the knowledge gained from development of this diverse urban
new church start. C4AP was launched in 2003, emerging out of a
series of direct service ministries to low income and marginalized folks
on the south side of Columbus. The lead pastor is Rev. John Edgar.
The congregation is composed of
a rich mixture of people and draws its life from the diversity of the
people who live in the surrounding area. About half of the
congregation is African American; the other half is Caucasian, many of
whom have strong Appalachian roots. The multicultural aspects of
the church include wide diversity in the socio-economic characteristics
of the people who form this body of Christ. Approximately two
thirds of the church members have incomes well below the poverty level
and about 15% of the members are homeless. More than half of the
adult men have spent some time in jail. New members come from a
variety of faith backgrounds and the majority have joined the church by
profession of faith. C4AP welcomes everyone regardless of sexual
orientation.
The church emerged from the
United Methodist Free Store, which was formed ten years ago, and has
provided clothing and household items to more than 100,000 low income
persons. The church now operates a community development
corporation, Community Developent for All People (CD4AP). CD4AP
partners with a vareity of groups to provide a broad range of services
to low income persons. The ministries include affordable housing,
health care, community meals, recovery groups, and advocacy.
Registration
and Cost
Along
with "Renewal of Old Downtown First Church" and "Church
Planter Tune Up (formerly First 180 Days of a New Church Pastor", "Starting New
Multicultural Faith Communities", is one of a series of
conference-sponsored seminars; registration costs vary depending upon your
membership. See the table below for registration fees.
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Level
One –
Members of a Sponsoring United Methodist Annual Conference.
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Sponsoring
conferences may send 7 members free for each seminar and additional
registrants at $95 each. Check below* to see if yours is a
sponsoring conference. [For
information on becoming a sponsoring conference for this valuable
series, please contact us.]
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Level
Two –
Members of a Non-sponsoring United Methodist Annual Conference of
the North Central Jurisdiction only.
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$195
each
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Level
Three –
All others, including United Methodists NOT from the North Central
Jurisdiction.
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$295
each
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Registration
for Starting New Multicultural Faith Communities includes
materials and lunches. Additional
meals, transportation, and accommodations are not included.
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Sponsoring conferences for this seminar are:
Location
and Travel
United Methodist Church for All People
946 Parsons Avenue
Columbus, OH 43206
614-445-7342
Directions
Contact
the church for driving directions or find United Methodist Church for All
People on the United Methodist website at
www.umc.org and use the mapping feature.
Schedule
March 1, 2010 (Monday)
Registration begins at 9:30 a.m.
Sessions begin at 10:00 a.m. and will include Monday evening worship.
March 2, 2010 (Tuesday)
Ends at 4:00 p.m.
Accommodations
Participants
are responsible for their own travel and accommodations.
If
you have any questions, please contact us.
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