Young Adults in Mission: 1999 Class of US-2s
Purpose
To bring together campus ministers and student leaders to examine and promote
opportunities for mission.
Scope
It will include various foci: programs for individual young adults, alternative spring and
Christmas breaks, summer companies, disaster response, short term teams, and a fundamental understanding of the theology of mission in a pluralistic world.
Brief Description
Want to bring your campus ministry to a new level of mission service and outreach?
Thinking about a life in social service or mission work? Hoping to get your campus
ministry doing alternative spring and Christmas breaks? Want to take a semester off of
school to serve in a Third World country or, better yet, get credit for it? Desire to make
connections with international students and learn about their mission challenges?
This special post-
Student Forum gathering is designed for persons interested in learning more about Christian
mission in the context of a campus ministry. Worship, workshops, plenary sessions, and informal
sharing will bring focus to this one-time event. It will include a keynote address by Prof.
Thomas Thangaraj of Emory University on doing Christian mission in a pluralistic world
and will showcase some of the cutting edge mission work of campus ministries from
across the country.
The event is sponsored by the General Board of Global Ministries, the official mission
agency of The United Methodist Church. The GBGM helps to support the ministry of
young people internationally and enables them to serve in short- and long-term mission
opportunities, on teams or as individuals, and with domestic or international placements.
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Fee
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| Individual (bringing their own linens, or re-using linens from the Student Forum) |
$35 |
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Individual (with linens supplied) |
$45 |
Tentative Schedule
| FRIDAY, MAY 26, 2000 |
Pre-event for those attending
Student Forum |
| 1:00 - 4:00 pm |
Tour |
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Visit to "Samaritan House Ministries"
with Thomas Reuter, Host
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- Job Readiness
- Voice Mail for the Homeless
- Café 458: Food Service
- Laundry Service
- US2 Site Placement
or Visit "Hands-on Atlanta" or one of several other sites |
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SUNDAY, MAY 28
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| 12:00 noon |
Registration
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| 1:00 pm |
Opening Address and Introductions |
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Bob Walton
Assistant General Secretary, GBGM |
| 1:30 pm |
Plenary I |
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"A Theology of Mission:
Christian Mission in a Pluralistic World" - Professor Thomas Thangaraj |
| 2:45 pm |
Break |
| 3:00 pm |
Workshops I |
| 4:15 pm |
Workshops II |
| 5:30 pm |
Dinner |
| 7:00 pm |
Plenary II
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"The Cutting Edge:
Campus Ministries in Mission"
Panel Discussion -
Bridgette
Young, GBHEM, Moderator
Schuyler
Rhodes, UC Berkeley
New
Angles on Social Justice
Betsy
Alden, Duke
The
Praxis Project:
Campus
Ministry in the Classroom
Stewart Jackson, Birmingham Southern
Alternative Breaks and Latin America
and others |
| 8:30 pm |
Small Group Discussion |
| 9:15 pm |
Worship with Communion |
| 10:00 pm |
Movies, Fellowship, and Coffee House |
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| MONDAY, MAY 29 |
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| 7:00 am |
Breakfast: "Eggs and Issues" (small clusters on topics) |
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- Being a US-2
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Being a Mission Intern
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Being a Global Justice Volunteer
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Leading Alternative Breaks
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Campus Ministers Sharing Ideas
: What is Our New Mission?
- Shared Mission Focus on Young People |
| 8:00 am |
Main Worship with Rev. Kelvin Sauls, Rev. Dee Baker |
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and Univ.
of Toledo's WF singing group, Testify
Focus: "Mission as Fundamental to
Our Identity" |
| 9:30 am |
Break |
| 9:45 am |
Workshops III |
| 11:00 am |
Plenary III |
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"Questions and Concepts:
Putting It All Together" |
| 12:00 noon |
Lunch and head home |
Registration
To register for this event, please visit the site for the Student Forum
(www.umsm.org/studentforum). Registration forms are available there.
Contact Us
If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact us:
Rev. Bud Heckman
Mission Volunteers Office
General Board of Global Ministries
475 Riverside Drive, Suite 330
New York, NY 10115
Tel (212) 870-3825
E-mail:
bheckman@gbgm-umc.org
