EmergingUMC: A Gathering...update....

Here is the latest from the EmeringUMC blog. (go there for the original post)

thursday october 4

preconference option: a gathering with the nashville Emergent cohort
11:30- 1 @ the flying saucer

registration 3:30-5:30 p.m. at scarritt-bennett

dinner and conversation at scarritt-bennett 5:30-6:30 pm

evening prayer and plenary: 7 p.m.
“streams in the emerging landscape and your ministries:
a conversation and cohortation”

missiology
worship
spiritual formation
theology

facilitated by taylor burton-edwards

night prayer: 9:30

friday, october 5
breakfast at scarritt-bennett 7:30 am

morning prayer: 8:30

emerging ministries 1 9:00-10:00
organic gatherings in greater cincinnati dg hollums & gary gibson
indigenous mission in an urban arts community jim walker
emerging in a traditional congregation in west virginia melissa rudolph
an emerging regional young adult network carl thomas gladstone


break 10-10:15

a key group conversation 10:15-11:30
women and emerging/Emergent elizabeth buxton

noon prayer and lunch options 11:30
love feast hosted by dg hollums

emerging ministries 1:00-2:00
organic groups in florence ky dg hollums & gary gibson
indigenous mission in an urban arts community jim walker
an emerging regional young adult network carl thomas gladstone
emerging in a traditional congregation in west virginia melissa rudolph


break 2-2:15

a panel conversation: emerging and the institutional church 2:30-3:45
emerging and the um connection susan cox-johnson
pcusa: an ic (formerly) supporting a movement chip andrus
emergingumc and gbod: confessions and hopes taylor burton-edwards

mid-afternoon eucharist 3:45-4:30

emerging ministries 4:30-5:30
organic groups in florence ky dg hollums & gary gibson
indigenous mission in an urban arts community jim walker
an emerging regional young adult network carl thomas gladstone
emerging in an institutional church chip andrus

dinner and evening with your cohorts
or bible fight club hosted by jim walker

night prayer (for those who are back) 10 p.m.


saturday, october 6
breakfast at scarritt-bennett 7:30
morning prayer 8:30

spiritual formation options 9:00-10:00
lectio divina
confession
labyrinth
healing
intercessory prayer
study

a panel conversation: theology and missiology 10:00-11:00
an emerging methodist billy watson
emerging and arminianism jay vorhees
attractionional, extractional,
and missional/incarnational taylor burton-edwards

cohort time and covenant affirmation 11:00

mid-day prayer and sending forth 11:30


so who are these people and why should i care?

dg hollums is the cultural architect for th3waters, a network of organic gatherings based in florence, ky(pastored by Gary Gibson). A recent missional concern is the need to redeploy leadership to make way for more organic gatherings to start multiplying. You can learn more on his blog/website at http://www.th3waters.com

jim walker is a united methodist pastor on pastoral leadership team at hot metal bridge faith community in pittsburgh, pa. One serious missional concern of this community is that it may be growing too fast. See their website at http://www.hotmetalbridge.com.

melissa rudolph is the united Methodist pastor of Leetown UMC, a “traditional” UMC in rural West Virginia that is re-engaging in indigenous ministry in its community. The congregation is online at http://leetnmeth.org

carl thomas gladstone is a united methodist deacon, leader of an emerging young adult ministry at birmingham first umc (detroit area), composer and publisher of new settings of charles wesley hymns, and coordinator of what’s becoming a region-wide network of young adult ministries in the greater detroit area. You can see these ministries online at http://www.emergedetroit.org and http://www.carlthomasgladstone.com.

elizabeth buxton is a united methodist pastor in virginia (farmville district) and has been the leader of the women’s gathering in Emergent

chip andrus was on staff with the office of theology and worship, presbyterian church usa, with a particular focus on nurturing emerging missional churches in the denomination. he is now pastor of first presbyterian church, harrison arkansas.

susan cox-johnson is a united Methodist district superintendent in the missouri annual conference, and an advocate and proponent for emerging missional churches in the um connectional system. her blog is here.

billy watson is associate pastor at st. peter’s umc in katy, texas. the church website is http://www.stpeterskaty.org.

jay vorhees is a united methodist pastor in antioch, tennessee, an active participant in Emergent, and keeper of the methoblog.

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I really hope that as many of you can make it, it really should be a great discussion and a needed one especially in the UMC...but for all of the church as a whole. Thanks, take care and God bless! KUTPs!!!