Transformation and Renewal V
People Get Ready: A Fresh Start
in Proclaiming Christ
November 11 - 16, 2007
Highlights of the Week
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In sessions for large and small groups, this week will provide tools and inspiration for discipleship and evangelism.
- Tell Me Something Good — The conference design team wants to hear what has happened in your church since T&R IV in 2005. How did the conference affect your church’s ministry, or not? If you did not attend T&R IV, the team welcomes your comments as we learn from each other in this reporting session.
- Highlights and the State of the Black Church — Led by the Rev. Canon Angela Ifill, missioner for Black Ministries at Episcopal Church Center in New York. Previously she was associate rector at St. Paul’s in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, and canon pastor at Trinity and St. Philip’s Cathedral in Newark, N.J.
- Evangelism and Congregational Development — Led by Angela Ifill.
- Radical Welcome — Led by the Rev. Stephanie Spellers, minister for radical welcome at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Boston. Her book Radical Welcome: Embracing God, The Other, and the Spirit of Transformation is based on over 200 interviews. She is a member of the Episcopal Church's Commission on Domestic Mission and Evangelism.
- Liturgical Evangelism — Led by the Rev. Martini Shaw, rector of the African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas in Philadelphia, the first black Episcopal church in the country. From 1990-2003, he was rector of St. Thomas Church in Chicago.
- Stewardship and Evangelism — Led by Anne Ditzler, special projects manager of the Episcopal Church Foundation in New York. The ECF is an independent organization that seeks to strengthen the leadership and financial capabilities of congregations, dioceses and related organizations to pursue their mission and ministry.
- Music workshops not just for musicians will be led by Carl MaultsBy. Topics include "So Your Church Can’t Find An Organist: Reviving a cappella worship and other solutions," "Clergy/Musician Relations" and "The Mass: A Mini-Review Course."
- Evangelism with Young Adults — Led by the Rev. Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows, rector of Grace Episcopal Church in Syracuse, N.Y., and Episcopal chaplain at Syracuse University.
- Let’s Get Moving — In the final presentation of the week, participants will translate what they have learned into plans for action back home. The Rev. Vincent Harris of St. George’s in Washington, D.C., will moderate this discussion.
This biennial conference is a national resource for strengthening historically black congregations in the Episcopal Church.
This year’s gathering will prepare participants to throw open their church doors and do the holy work of evangelism, which brings new faces to those doors.
Presentations will examine the importance of evangelism and each individual’s responsibility for sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ through various types of encounters.
The Rev. Dr. Susan Newman from The Balm in Gilead will give the opening address. Another plenary session, "Evangelism 101," will be led by the Rev. Dr. Benjamin K. Watts, director of Hartford Seminary's Black Ministries Program.
Participants come from many parts of the country to share knowledge, make friends, build networks and celebrate their Episcopal faith.
From its beginning in 1999, this national gathering has been co-sponsored by Kanuga, the Episcopal Church Office of Black Ministries and the Union of Black Episcopalians.
About the keynoters
Susan Newman
The Rev. Dr. Susan Newman is director of the Washington, D.C., office of The Balm in Gilead, a non-profit, faith-based organization that seeks to improve the health of people of the African diaspora by helping faith communities address life-threatening diseases, especially HIV/AIDS.
Dr. Newman also is a consultant in teen pregnancy prevention. An ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, she served as the senior pastor of First Congregational Church, UCC, in Atlanta and was hailed by Ebony magazine as one of the Top Black Women Preachers in America. She is the author of Oh God! A Black Woman’s Guide to Sex and Spirituality, With Heart and Hand: The Black Church Working to Save Black Children and Your Inner Eve: Discovering God’s Woman Within. For more details, visit her web site, www.sincerelysusan.com.
Benjamin Watts
The Rev. Dr. Benjamin Watts is a graduate of Yale University Divinity School and Hartford Seminary, where he now directs the Black Ministries Program. The BMP is a national model for bulding leadership, training and preaching skills of laity and clergy in the urban church. Since 1982 the program has helped nearly 1,000 people of faith put their love of God into action.
Dr. Watts has served for 21 years as pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church, New London, Conn., and is president of the state’s Missionary Baptist Convention.
Conference staff
St. Ambrose Jazz Mass Quartet
Carl MaultsBy
Music Leader: Carl MaultsBy is executive artistic director of Rejoicensemble, an a capella choral group based in New York City. A composer, arranger, conductor, keyboardist and singer, he is a member of the Episcopal Church standing commission on liturgy and music. He is the author of Playing Gospel Piano: The Basics.
Featured Group: The St. Ambrose Jazz Mass Quartet from St. Ambrose Episcopal Church in Raleigh, N.C., are diverse musicians who also perform as the jazz group Moment’s Notice.
Lynne Washington
Nelson Pinder
Karen Montagno
Chaplain: The Rev. Karen Montagno is dean of students at Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Mass.
Chaplain: The Rev. Canon Nelson Pinder is a priest in Orlando, Fla., and president of the Union of Black Episcopalians.
Coordinator: The Rev. Lynne Washington, who coordinated Transformation & Renewal IV in 2005, is director of the Peter Paul Development Center in Richmond, Va.
ARRIVING ON SATURDAY?
If you need to arrive on Saturday, see special rates and registration information. Early arrivals traditionally go to nearby Asheville for 11 a.m. Sunday worship at historic St. Matthias Church. Karen Montagno will preach and all will enjoy a bountiful lunch served by the parishioners. There is no extra charge for this travel or lunch.
SPECIAL TEAM OFFER
When two people register for this conference, a third person may attend free! One team member must be a clergy person. For complete details, download the Special Team Offer Form. PDF
Please mail or fax the completed form. Online registration is not available for this offer.
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Double Occupancy |
$475 per person |
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Single Occupancy |
$625 per person |
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Participating spouse |
$425 per person |
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Non-participating spouse |
$340 per person |
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Commuter |
$270 per person |
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$50 per person |
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Balance Due |
October 10 |
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4-6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11 |
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Check-Out |
After breakfast Friday, Nov. 16 |
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