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Breakout Sessions

We have eight breakout sessions at Annual Conference this year. Learn more about the sessions below and make sure you register your attendance by May 18.

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“A Generous Creation – Why Should Christians Care About the Earth?”

Rev. Pat Watkins

Relationships with God and each other are at the very core of who we are as Christians. This workshop will examine a third relationship; relationship with God’s creation. We’ll look at the biblical evidence of such a relationship, a Wesleyan understanding of it, and United Methodist principles that speak to a relationship with creation. Then we’ll ask ourselves the “So What?” question. How does a relationship with creation inform my Christian discipleship?

“Worship as God’s Generous Revelation of Sabbath Living”

Rev. Dr. Guy Brewer, Sabbath Living/NC Conference Worship Committee

If the generous Christ and his gospel are the heart of the church, then worship is its heartbeat. Just as our hearts faithfully beat and help to sustain our lives, regular worship helps sustain our life in Christ. We are drawn in, restored and refreshed, and sent back out into the world to work and serve. You are invited to listen and learn how we can faithfully pursue, plan, and lead worship as an opportunity for Sabbath Living.

“How Generosity Transformed Our Lives – Congregations for Children (C4C)”

Dr. Meghan Doyle

Dr. Doyle will share experiences from Craven County Schools of the tremendous impact that the generous engagement of Centenary United Methodist Church has had on Oaks Road Elementary School in particular, as well as the impact that C4C has had on the broader Craven County school system. Dr. Doyle will engage participants in creative activities designed to have attendees consider new ways to engage with public school students in their respective communities across the state.

“Generous, Adaptive, and Effective leadership in a Multi-Cultural World”

Bishop Jonathan Holston

Fulfilling the mission of the church in the world in today’s rapidly changing context requires meaningful partnerships among clergy and laity, a commitment to develop oneself as one develops the team and a willingness to do the necessary work to adapt to current and future challenges, all from a foundation of trust. This workshop will offer an opportunity to reflect on how to cultivate generosity, create an adaptive mindset and increase effectiveness in your context.

“A Dialogue of Generosity – The Work of the Commission on A Way Forward”

Rev. Julie Love

Rev. Julie Love, a member of The Commission on a Way Forward, presents an overview of the Commission’s work done to date. She will provide context and process of the church-wide discussion, speaking to challenges and possibilities in moving into the future, where we might “reignite the energy and imagination needed for providing churches creative freedom for mission.”

“Our sister’s keeper – Justice in a Generous Spirit: #metoo–sexual harassment, sexual violence, and what the church needs to know”

Rev. Christi Dye

As United Methodists, we are committed to having all people in our churches and communities be safe from harassment or harm; yet the harm goes on all around us, and victims now, more than ever, are speaking up.  Come to learn more from state-wide and UMC resource persons about what exactly IS sexual harassment and abuse, what are the signs, how to prevent it, and how to help.

“A Generous Resurrection in the Rural Church”

Rev. Brad Thie, Duke Divinity School – Thriving Rural Communities

Rural and small-town churches have experienced renewal and revitalization, with clergy and laity working together in prayerful partnership to discern God’s vision and mission for the church. We will discuss the characteristics of thriving rural churches.

“Generosity For Our Immigrant Neighbors”

Refugee and Immigrant Care – Emergency Family Task Force/Refugee & Immigration Committee

Based on Scripture and United Methodist Church Resolution #3281, the session will explore the Biblical mandate to welcome the sojourners among us. We will define Sanctuary, and address the history of providing sanctuary to those facing deportation or arrest. An experienced attorney will explain the legal aspects of providing a home for our neighbors seeking asylum. We will meet individuals who are receiving the radical hospitality of sanctuary and explore reasons why sanctuary is necessary.

Registration

We are no longer accepting breakout session registrations. If you have any questions, please contact Shannon Medlin at smedlin@nccumc.org.

  • A prayer from Capital District Superintendent, Chris Brady

We lift our most heartfelt prayers, O God, for those who, on this day, are still waiting for word of their loved ones and for those who have already heard the worst. 

We pray for those healing from injuries to the body or mind. 

We pray for moms and dads who went to work unsuspecting and for siblings who expected their sisters and brothers to come home to play.

We pray, Lord Jesus, for all families whose histories have been forever altered as the effects of the attack pass on from generation to generation.

And although it is but by your grace that we come before you to pray, we, too, mourn our innocence lost, O Lord.

You do not delight in wickedness, O God; so Holy Spirit, enfold us with your compassion, uphold us with your love, and keep us, and all who suffer, in your sight. Grace us, Lord; heal and embrace us, and lead us from this darkness into your everlasting light.

Amen.

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  • Carry each other’s burdens and so you will fulfill the law of Christ. - Galatians 6:2 (CEB)

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  • But if we walk in the light as he himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. - 1 John 1:7

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  • A Prayer for Mental Health Month. Let us pray:

Loving Creator, we come to you because we know that you are a God of love and compassion. We come as people of all creeds and all nations seeking your presence, comfort and guidance. We come as family members, friends, co-workers and mental health professionals. We come because we believe that you, Divine One, love each one of us just as we are and you walk with us on our individual journeys through life. You see the ignorance and injustice that divides and separates persons struggling with mental illness and you weep with us. Give us courage to face our challenges and open us today to the many ways you are already working in our midst. Help us to identify mental illness as the disease it is, that we might have courage and wisdom in the face of ignorance and stigma. Inspire us as we seek to overcome fear, acquire knowledge, and advocate for compassionate and enlightened treatment and services. Lead us as we open our hearts and homes, our communities and job opportunities, our houses of worship and communities of faith. Enable us to find ways to be inclusive of persons living with mental illness in our everyday lives. Be with doctors, therapists, researchers, social workers, and all those in the helping professions as they seek to overcome ignorance and injustice with care and compassion. Sometimes we feel discouraged and hopeless in the face of so many challenges. Help us to see ourselves as you see us…persons of value and worth…persons of creativity and potential. May we come to understand the interconnectedness of mind, body and spirit in bringing about health and wholeness. And may we go forward into our communities with a renewed sense of vision, hope and possibility for the future. Amen.
— Reverend Susan Gregg-Schroeder

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  • Annual Conference 2022 will be at the Greenville Convention Center in Greenville, NC, on June 15-18, 2022. The theme for the quadrennium is Grace for the Future. Annual Conference 2022 will focus on Graceful Justice – Rooted in Our Baptism.

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