Companions,
Final 2009 budgets have been cleared at GBOD, so I can now announce that we DO have funding to offer the second emergingumc gathering.
We don't know exactly where yet-- and we don't know exactly when-- probably Nashville (though that could change) and probably Octoberish again (though this time we won't schedule this at the same time as Emergent!).
But we do know what-- that is, the reason to gather... to explore concrete steps that can renew missional methodism (which is a bit redundant, except, of course, that now it's not!) and examples of people and places who are engaging this work around us.
We actually have money in the budget this time for some worship leadership other than yours truly (yay!)... so I'll be talking with some of you about what we can arrange for that.
So... for now-- think renewing missional methodism, think Octoberish, and think (and pray!) about what you'll come to share and what you want to learn as we design, develop and share this time together.
Peace in Christ,
Taylor Burton-Edwards
13 comments:
sweet! Cincinnati in October is wonderful.... we'd love to host an emergingumc conference here!
Sounds good. I'm looking forward to trying to make it this year.
Great news Taylor! please let me know how I can help!
Taylor, if there is anything I or Lake Junaluska can do to help, don't hesitate to ask.
I am finishing DMIN work on Unlikely Places...missional churches where you wouldn't expect them and what we can learn from them.
Marty Cauley
Great! I look forward to it!
i want to go to some mountains. can we do like colorado, northern california?.. utah?
eh, wherever works for me.
Haven't been here in a while, but I'm excited to hear about this!
Marty, does that offer from Junaluska include an offer to host? I've been out of the SEJ for 9 years now, and probably miss Junaluska more than anything else.
Although I must say, Taylor, it was nice to be able to fly into the airport, hop on a bus, and get where I needed to go.
Keep us posted!
Marty...
Send me an email worship at gbod dot org and let me know what sort of options there might be for a Junaluska event...
Cost is a factor. We want costs to be as low as possible for participants so we don't have to charge higher registration fees to cover the event.
Peace in Christ,
Taylor Burton-Edwards
And having raised the cost bugaboo...
What if we thought about lodging and meeting space for this event differently. What if instead of trying to find sleeping accomodations in hotels and meetings in some sort of conference center, we stayed in people's homes and used a congregation's space? What if these accomodations were essentially donated.
That is... what if this gathering could be an exercise in actual hospitality?
What think ye about that?
Peace in Christ,
Taylor Burton-Edwards
This is profoundly encouraging. Perhaps we can recapture the missional power of early Methodism and work to (re)win the Western world with the Gospel.
I like the idea of staying in homes or in fellowship halls. It'd be cheaper and a good chance to connect with others.
I'll throw Dallas into the ring as a potential site. I know of several churches (including mine) which could host something like this. There's even a seminary out here that might help promote and host.
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Would be happy to bring the Wesley Project for some worship music.
Well, I'm a little slow to respond, but Great News! How about the Baltimore-Washington area? We have Christ UMC for the Deaf, Mt. Vernon Place's new intentional living community in partnership with Wesley, plus we're Brian McLaren's neighborhood, too. LOTS of possibilities.
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