Lake Junaluska’s social justice ministry events enable persons from all ethnicities and diverse faith backgrounds to come together for holy conversation, training, advocacy, and formation - to address current and historic injuries and misunderstandings of issues such as poverty, marginalization, racism, healthcare disparities, and more.
April 9-11, 2010 -
This is an intentional spiritual formation weekend of Christian vocation exploration for African-American youth in grades 9-12 at the Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center. This weekend retreat will provide a space for African-American youth to discover, explore, and celebrate the various forms of ministry within The United Methodist Church.
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April 19-21, 2010 -
Designed for African-American clergy, this experience will provide tools for building successful ministries while developing greater self-awareness of soul, spirit, and mind. You will examine your strengths and challenges in order to create strategies and approaches to become a stronger leader and more spiritually attuned!
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June 25-27, 2010 -
2010 Native American Summer Conference
"A World in Need of Healing"
You are invited to spend a weekend in scenic Lake Junaluska, NC to focus on inter-tribal and intra-tribal ministries with United Methodist native people from across the Southeastern Jurisdiction. This year's event will be lead by the dynamic international speaker and preacher, Rev. Leonard John, member of the Tlingit Nation of Alaska.
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July 22-24, 2010 -
A calling together of the African-American clergy to learn of the health issues that affect African-American clergy and ways to address these issues to create greater vitality and enthusiasm in their lives and ministries. They will also learn steps pastors can take to address these issues in their churches and create ministries to help their congregations reach out to others in their communities.
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July 23-25, 2010 -
POSTPONED to Summer 2011. Trail of Hope Native American Youth Conference - The first of its kind in the Southeastern Jurisdiction, this historic three-day event is designed to focus on inter-tribal and intra-tribal ministries with United Methodist Native young people across the Southeast Jurisdiction. The Gathering is intended to celebrate and experience the diversity and uniqueness of Native American's, bolster one's knowledge about various issues from a historical, contemporary, spiritual, and cultural perspective.
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August 5-7, 2010 -
African-American female clergy and female laity will gather to discuss life issues such as health, spirituality and family from a distinctively African-American female perspective. Participants will learn approaches to assist them in dealing with the relevant issues in their lives and the impact being grounded in their faith can have upon these issues.
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September 19-21, 2010 -
"Peace for the World's Children"
2010 Lake Junaluska Peace ConferenceChildren are a paramount concern for all great religions. In our world of war, violence and poverty, come join hands with others who are sounding alarms and issuing calls to action. “Peace for the World’s Children” is our theme.
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September 24-26, 2010 -
A Summons for Men with a Heart for God: Walking the Good Red Road -Native American Men and United Methodist leaders will join hands to break new ground for the first ever Native American Men’s Conference in the Southeastern Jurisdiction. The objective of this gathering is to offer an opportunity for United Methodist national leaders and Native United Methodist Men and leaders from across the Southeastern Jurisdiction for dialogue and increased understanding about their ‘real’ issues and struggles as men and as Native men such as success and faith, detours and ditches and priorities of life.
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November 12-14, 2010 -
Contemporary Native American Social Justice Issues: A Roundtable Dialogue and Implications for the United Methodist Church - Considered novel and practical, this event is designed to bring together national Native leaders and United Methodist leaders for dialogue and discourse to address social justice issues that Native communities are facing and how these concerns and matters impact The United Methodist Church. Such issues include racism, tribal sovereignty, socio-economic status, federal recognition, lack of representation of Native people in key positions and mascots.
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December 2-4, 2010 -
The Multicultural Conference is designed to increase awareness and appreciation in church and the world for the richness of diversity. It will also foster “the belief that we are not fighting a losing battle to become communities in which all are honored, and cultural differences are gifts and blessings rather than being seen as impediments to reflecting God’s hope and desire for God’s people and transformation of the world” (Bishop James E. Swanson, 2007).
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