Lake Junaluska Multicultural Conference Schedule
"Creating a Church for All People"
November 29 – December 1, 2012
Wednesday, November 28
Small Group Facilitator Training
1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Small Group Facilitator registration and
check-in, Bethea Welcome Center
4:00 - 5:30 p.m. Small Group Facilitator training session
KI training and practice using dialogue tools
5:30 - 7:00 p.m. Dinner - Terrace Hotel Dining Room
7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Small Group Facilitator training continues
(Additional training and practice if needed because
of late arrivals or late start in afternoon)
Thursday, November 29
10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Registration and Hotel Check-in
Bethea Welcome Center
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. Opening worship, Harrell Center
Intercultural or Multicultural: What’s the difference and
to what does God call us?
2:30 - 2:45 p.m. Refreshment Break - Susan Todd Lounge (Harrell Center)
3:00 - 3:30 p.m. Overview and Introduction
3:30 - 5:00 p.m. Plenary Session I
Respectful Dialogue: Navigating the Waters of Diversity
Core Competencies of a church leader in the 21st century
Respectful Communication Guidelines
Mutual Invitation
Small Group Table Dialogue
5:30 - 6:45 p.m. Dinner – Terrace Hotel Dining Room
7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Bible Study the Kaleidoscope Way: Luke 21:25-36
Friday, November 30
7:30 - 8:30 a.m. Breakfast – Terrace Hotel and Lambuth Inn
9:00 - 9:30 a.m. Morning Prayer & Praise
9:30 - 10:15 a.m. Plenary Session 2
Key Note Speaker: Gifts and Challenges for The United Methodist Church
Presentation and Q&A
10:15 – 10:45 a.m. Small Group Table dialogue
10:45 - 11:10 a.m. Refreshment Break - Susan Todd Lounge (Harrell Center)
11:10 - 12:00 p.m. Plenary Session 3
Exploration of the UMC Organizational
Iceberg (Presentation, and Affinity group dialogue)
Exploring your Organizational Iceberg (local, district, conference,
jurisdiction, denomination)
12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Lunch - Terrace Dining Room
1:30 - 2:20 p.m. Intercultural Competency, Bennett’s Developmental Model of
Intercultural Sensitivity, and the IDI Group Profile feedback.
2:20 - 2:40 p.m. Break
2:40 - 4:45 p.m. Plenary Session
“What color should the church be?”
5 minute regroup & stretch/energize
Connecting the UMC Organizational Iceberg with the IDI: insights and implications
4:45 - 7:00 p.m. Free Time and Dinner - Terrace Dining Room
7:15 - 8:30 p.m. Worship and Communion
Southeastern Jurisdiction College of Bishops
Theme: “How Far We Have Come: How Far We Have to Go”
Saturday, December 1
7:30 - 8:30 a.m. Breakfast – Terrace Hotel and Lambuth Inn
9:00 - 9:30 a.m. Bible Study the Kaleidoscope Way: 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13
9:30 - 10:00 a.m. Plenary, 5
From Concerns to Transformational Change
10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Affinity Group Sharing
11:00 - 11:30 a.m. Closing Plenary 6
Key Note Speaker/Presentation and Q&A:
What Shall We Do and Holding One Another Accountable in Love
11:30 - 12:30 p.m. Closing Worship: “We’re Creating a Church for All People!”