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I'm curious what y'all might think of a post at my blog called The Sacred Feminine, a response to some concepts mentioned in The DaVinci Code.
I guess I feel like y'all would be the first to sniff it - and point it out to me! - if I'm full of baloney.
:::posted by Keith Brenton on 5/31/2006 09:25:00 PM
Fifty years ago this month (May, 1956), the General Conference of the United Methodist Church voted to add this sentence to its Discipline: “both men and women are included in all provisions of the Discipline which refer to the ministry” [Para. 412.2.].
And with that the door was opened for women to become ordained ministers in UM churches. Today there are well over 9,000 UM clergywomen, about one fifth of all UM ordained clergy. Further, United Methodists have elected twenty women to the office of bishop in the USA and one in Germany.
How did this come about? How has it affected the UMC? What have been the experiences of UM clergywomen? For a series of articles reflecting on the ordination of women in the United Methodist Church, see "Women Called and Ordained," the May/June, 2006 issue of CIRCUIT RIDER.
:::posted by Christopher on 5/25/2006 01:57:00 PM
As far as I am aware, anyone may attend the New Wineskins Retreat.
:::posted by Christopher on 5/25/2006 01:56:00 PM
Is this retreat only open to a certain group of people or to anyone who would like to attend?
:::posted by julie on 5/08/2006 07:58:00 PM
2006 New Wineskins Retreat
Male & Female: Made in God’s Image (Genesis 1:27)
The 2006 New Wineskins Retreat will be held on the campus of Pepperdine University on Friday & Saturday, July 14 & 15, 2006. This year’s theme is “Male & Female: Made in God’s Image (Genesis 1:27).”
Our 2006 featured speakers include Dr. Jeanene Reese (Abilene, Texas); Sylvia Rose (Detriot, Michigan); D’Esta Love (Malibu, California); and Irie Session (Dallas, Texas). Each of these women has experience serving in various roles in the church and as Christian leaders throughout the United States. They will lead us in thoughtful and intelligent discussion on our theme.
The $150 New Wineskins Retreat conference fee includes meals and two nights lodging on the campus of Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. Attendees can register and pay by mail. Send contact information and conference fee to Emancipation Fellowship Ministries, c/o Al Jumper, 8117 W. Manchester #221; Playa Del Rey, CA 90293.
The New Wineskins Retreat is not affiliated with New Wineskins magazine. It began as predominantly African American men in 2000. The retreat provides a non-threatening environment wherein church leaders in our fellowship can experience spiritual formation as well as intellectual stimulation.
“We believe the New Wineskins Retreat is a national event that serves as a good starting point for leaders within churches of Christ to experience at a spiritual and intuitive level a small community given to the practice of authentic racial and gender harmony,” says Dr. Jerry Taylor, coordinator of the New Wineskins Retreat and assistant professor of Bible, missions & ministry at Abilene Christian University.
The mission of the New Wineskins Retreat is to provide a spiritually healthy environment for growth, refreshment and healing, while promoting a resourceful national support network for ministers and leaders, and preserving an open atmosphere conducive for honest dialogue and strategic planning.
The 2005 retreat was held at the Richland Hills Church of Christ in North Richland Hills, Texas. Over 75 church leaders attended to discuss the theme “Undoing Racism in churches of Christ and beyond.”
:::posted by Christopher on 5/08/2006 02:55:00 PM
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