Well, annual conference went well, and we finally got all the elections of General and Jurisdictional Conferences taken care of. A friend of Th3 Waters Sean went to the conference and was amazed at how many people made up the UMC just in the KY conference, (there were probably around 1,000 people representing each church/charge in the KY UMC) It really is a great way to see the connection of the UMC in a very real way. And I must admit, that I loved getting to see and visiting with friends there. It is a great understanding of conferencing in it's real sense!
Well, I am back hard at work, and I am attending a NASCAR Busch series Race (first one ever) tomorrow, so I will be sure to take lots of pictures and put them on Flickr...so be looking for them.
one of the things I did this week was present a small discussion on what emergent/emerging/missional church and what is it's implications for the UMC and especially the UMC of KY.
While there I listened over and over again to older black men and women taking about how bad the need is for young black men for preachers...and how it is vitally important to have stong male role models as preachers in the black churches so they can become a role model for younger black men to grow up and be preachers....well, granted I have no ideas about the black culture in the US here, but I wonder how much postmodernity and emerging ideals are affecting the black young culture? (and for that matter, Hispanic, Latino, and Mexican cultures as well)
anyone know of anyone's work of the Emerging church with-in other cultures?
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Glad you are home. Can't believe that you are off and running to a Nascar race after being so busy at conference. I liked seeing the race at the first, but got tired of cars just going around and around. Hope Sunday goes well and that Tiffany's kids pictures really contribute to the service. glad conference went well. Hope to hear from you soon. Love, Mom
I think one of the biggest problems in KY in inviting, equipping, and developing young African American preachers and leaders is the fact that our conference rarely if ever makes cross-cultural appointments. This leaves about seven or eight African-American congregations in which they might serve. I think the largest one averages appx. 150 people.
Additionally, our Conference leadership focused on new congregational starts in black communities is ineffective.
By the way, it was great seeing you at A.C.!
Hey DG. I just wanted to thank you and Tiffany again for the opportunity to go to Annual Conference. I was truly blessed to be able to go and experience the connections our church has and to make some new relationships. hehe. (Like with the DS of Colombia and his family. haha)
Hope you enjoyed the Busch series race. My cousin Amanda (who came to a Monday night OG) and her boyfriend Randy were there.
See ya tomorrow at church! Love ya man!
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