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Pre—Conference Schedule
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
(Event locations listed in italics)
8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast and Registration for Pre-Conference Events (Multicultural Presbytery/Church Team Training and Antiracism Training participants only) — Texas Ballroom A
9:00 a.m. Pre-Conference Training Events start:
- Antiracism Training — Seguin/Travis
- Multicultural Presbytery/Church Team Training (Cross Cultural Adoptee and Interracial Couples events will start at noon) — Texas Ballroom D&E
Noon: Group lunch (Pre-conference participants only) — Texas Ballroom A
1:00 p.m. Pre—conference training events continue:
- Antiracism Training — Seguin/Travis
- Cross Cultural Adoptee Ministry — Goyens/Houston
- Interracial Couples — Milam/Navarro
- Multicultural Presbytery/Church Team Training — Texas Ballroom D&E
6:00 p.m. Dinner and community building — Texas Ballroom A
7:00 p.m. Pre—conference training events continue:
- Antiracism Training — Seguin/Travis
- Cross Cultural Adoptee Ministry — Goyens/Houston
- Interracial Couples — Milam/Navarro
- Multicultural Presbytery/Church Team Training — Texas Ballroom D&E
Thursday, April 10, 2008
8:00 a.m. Breakfast (pre—conference participants only)
9:00 a.m. Pre—conference training events continue:
- Antiracism Training — Seguin/Travis
- Cross Cultural Adoptee Ministry — Goyens/Houston
- Interracial Couples — Milam/Navarro
- Multicultural Presbytery/Church Team Training — Texas Ballroom D&E
Noon: Pre-Conference Events End
Noon — 4:30 p.m. Free Time (Rest and get ready for the big opening) |
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Multicultural Conference Schedule
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Let the Gathering Start
3:45 p.m. Welcome and Greetings — Texas Ballroom
4:00 p.m. Opening Celebration with a surprising feature (be there on time to enjoy this one) — Texas Ballroom
4:30 p.m. Worship and Praise — The Rev. James Lee and the New Covenant Fellowship Band — Texas Ballroom
5:30 p.m. Break
5:30 p.m. Children/Youth Track — Orientation for Parents — West Lone Star Ballroom
6:00 p.m. Dinner, Community Building and Announcements — Texas Ballroom
7:30 p.m. Gather All Nations and Tongues: From Claiming to Celebrating and Living the Vision (Stories, models and future envisioning of the multicultural ministry presented by a team of Multicultural practitioners and church officials including Dr. Ruben Armendariz, the Rev. Jin S Kim, Dr. Wanda Lundy, the Rev. Buddy Monahan and the Rev. Raafat Girgis) — Texas Ballroom
9:15 p.m. Dessert Reception at the pool with yet another surprise — Texas Foyer
Friday, April 11, 2008
Let the Gathering be Claimed
7:00 a.m. Breathing before breakfast Tai Chi (please see Optional Opportunities page) — Pool area
7:30 a.m. Breakfast/Community Building/Announcements
9:00 a.m. Worship and praise — The Rev. James Kim and the Praise Team — Texas Ballroom
10:00 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. The State of the Multicultural Church: Panel Discussion with the Rev. Joan Gray, Moderator of the 217th General Assembly, PC(USA); the Rev. Curtis Kearns, Executive Administrator, General Assembly Council; the Rev. Dr. Clifton Kirkpatrick, Stated Clerk, Office of the General Assembly, PC(USA); and, Elder Linda Valentine, Executive Director, GAC — Texas Ballroom
Noon: Box Lunch — Texas Ballroom
1:30 p.m. Workshops Session I including Forums & Ministry Models — Please see Workshop Rooms’ Map page
3:00 p.m. Break
3:30 p.m. Workshop Session II including Forums & Ministry Models — Please see Workshop Rooms’ Map page
5:00 p.m. Evening on your own or “Get to know your San Antonio Presbyterian Family” with a visit to a local church for fellowship and evening meal. — Please see Optional Opportunities page
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Let the Gathering be Celebrated
7:00 a.m. Breathing before breakfast Tai Chi (Please see Optional Opportunities page) — Pool area
7:30 a.m. Breakfast/Community Building/Announcements — Texas Ballroom
8:30 a.m. Prayer Connection — Texas Ballroom
9:00 a.m. Worship and Praise — The Rev. Dr. Cyprian Kimathi Guchienda — Texas Ballroom
10:00 a.m. Break — Texas Ballroom
10:30 a.m. Keynote “Unbinding the Gospel” — Real Life Evangelism — The Rev. Dr. Martha Grace Reese — Texas Ballroom
Noon: Presbyterian Multicultural Network Annual Meeting and Luncheon — Texas Ballroom
1:30 p.m. Network Connections — Coordinated by Rev. Randy Lee — Please see Network Connections’ page for sessions descriptions
Please sign up for one of the following sessions at the registration table:
- Intentional Multicultural New Church Developments
- Evolved mono—racial ethnic to multicultural ministries
- Sharing facilities with an immigrant group NCD/fellowship
- Euro American church partnerships and multicultural staff
- Partnership with Racial Ethnic or immigrant ministry
- Multicultural church Council
- Multicultural Ministry Team of Presbytery
- Legal and ecclesiastical issues of hiring immigrant multicultural staff
- GA Multicultural ministry office videos, books, and one to one personal coaching resources
- Multicultural Worship design
- Regional or church Multicultural consultation, invitation and design
- Conversations on Diversity in Leadership
3:00 p.m. Break
3:30 p.m. Workshops Session III including Forums and Ministry Models — Please see Workshop Rooms’ Map page
5:00 p.m. Break
6:00 p.m. Multicultural Dinner Buffet
7:30 p.m. Multicultural celebration — Texas Ballroom — Our denomination is a representation of many rich cultures. Join us in celebrating the uniqueness of our heritage in music and dances different cultures — a small sample of our Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) multicultural diversity! The groups performing this evening come from the following churches and centers:
- Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center
- 2008 Multicultural Children &Youth Track
- Highland Park Presbyterian Church, Dallas, TX
- First Korean Presbyterian Church, San Antonio, TX
- Northwood Presbyterian Church, San Antonio, TX
- Faith Community Church, Corpus Christi, TX
- Divine Redeemer Presbyterian Church, San Antonio, TX
- Indian Presbyterian Church, Livingston, TX
10:00 p.m. Closing Prayer — Texas Ballroom
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Let the Gathering be Proclaimed
7:00 a.m. Breathing before breakfast — Tai Chi — Pool Area
7:30 a.m. Breakfast/community building — Texas Ballroom
8:30 a.m. Closing Worship and praise — The Rev. Dr. Rhashell Hunter — Texas Ballroom
10:00 a.m. Go in Peace — Opportunity to worship in one of San Antonio’s churches (transportation on your own). Please look for the list of San Antonio’s churches provided at registration time. |
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