Preliminary Announcement
Peace-Making and Justice-Doing
in the Shadow of Globalization
Church and Society Gathering
Northeast Jurisdiction, United Methodist Church
November 6-8, 2003
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
"What does the Lord require of you, but to do justice and to show
constant love and to walk humbly with your God." Micah 6:8
KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS:
- Jim Winkler, General Secretary
General Board of Church and Society
- and others...
LOCATION: Wilkes-Barre, Pa, (northeastern Pennsylvania) which is accessible by interstate highway
and various means of public transportation.
Meetings will be held in church facilities with lodging in nearby motels.
DATE: November 6-8,2003: Thursday afternoon through Saturday afternoon.
PROGRAM:
The gathering will include plenary sessions and workshops on a variety of current issues and organizing skills.
Intended audience is Church and Society / Peace with Justice conference leadership and local church
leadership -- clergy and lay.
We are exploring the following program areas; details will be announced later.
- Keynote Presentations:
(a) Biblical / theological reflection
(b) Globalization
- NEJ leadership training / strategy session
- How-to / idea sharing workshops for folks in local church Church and Society / Outreach leadership role
- National / International issues related to globalization
(led by GBCS staff and other invited guests)
restorative justice, militarism/peace, racism, global climate change, economic justice, ...
- State / regional issues
How does globaliztion affect us locally?
privatization of public services, public school funding, death penalty, poverty/welfare issues, gambling ...
- Caucus time -- Ann. Conf. or regional groups; ethnic groups; MFSA; ...
- Field trip /action opportunities
- Workshops on social change / introduction to non-violence training / third party nonviolent intervention
- Young adult program options
This gathering is sponsored by the Northeast Jurisdiction United Methodist Boards of Church and Society and the
General Board of Church and Society for United Methodists who have an active concern for social justice.
The program for the regional gathering held in 1999 (Pennsylvania '99) gives
an example of what might be expected for the 2003 gathering. Look for updates here from time to time.
For further information, contact
Robert Walden: rwaldenpa@entermail.net or
Clayton Childers: cchilders@umc-gbcs.org.
Location: http://www.enter.net/~ppjr/cswt/gather03.htm
Last Updated: November 19, 2002
Created: July 21, 2002