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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2007 |
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4:00 - 6:00 PM |
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Registration / Organizational Fair |
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6:00 - 6:50 PM |
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Gathering Service / Keynote Address
Music by Gospel Singer - Brenda Williams |
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7:00 - 9:00 PM |
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Performance and Discussion: Remember Who Made You by Jeffery Barnes |
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2007 |
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8:30 - 9:00 AM |
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Gathering & Devotions, led by Rev. Darren Chittick |
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9:00 - 10:30 AM |
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General Session I: On Holy Relationships |
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| General Session I Speakers : Jeffery Barnes, Moderating |
| Qualities of Holy Relationships |
| -Rev. Rich McCarty, co-moderator, Holy Relationships |
| Relationships with Others - LGBT&A |
| -Dr. Virginia Mollenkott, Professor and Author |
| Cultivating a Holy Relationship with Oneself |
| -Linda L. Proffitt, MSW, Executive Director of Global Peace Initiatives |
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10:45 - 12:00 PM |
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Workshop Session I: Exploring Holy Relationships |
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| Workshop Session I Speakers : Exploring Holy Relationships |
| Workshop 1 : Exploring Sex, Sexuality, Wholeness and Holiness |
| A presentation and discussion on the sexual dimension(s) of our lives: Celebrating and exploring sex and sexuality as gifts. Starting with a positive view of sex and sexuality, we discuss how we grow and enjoy the many aspects of our sexuality. Leader - Rev. Dr. Jay Johnson (Professor, Pacific School of Religion) |
| Workshop 2 : Relationship with Self |
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Do we wish for ourselves the same kind of love and care that we desire for others? Come prepared to engage in a time of self reflection and self cultivation. Equip yourself to have a holy relationship with yourself! Leader - Rev. Paul A Johnson |
| Workshop 3 : Bible 101: What does Scripture really say about LGBT people? |
| Passages in the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament have been used to condemn LGBT people, our love, and our sexuality. Many serious readers of the Bible disagree. An educational workshop on what the Scriptures really have to say about LGBT people, sexuality, and our relationships. Leader - TBD |
| Workshop 4 : Interfaith Dialogue on Human Sexuality and Relationships |
| Come investigate how a variety of religious traditions attend to sexual orientation, gender identity, and intimate relationships. What can we learn from the struggles and blessings faced across the religious landscape? Leaders - Rev. Darren Chittick |
| Workshop 5 : Gender Identity |
| Female, male, transgender, omni-gender: Our gender identities are diverse and deeply seated aspects of self. Engage in conversation with experienced leaders who help us understand the depths of who we are in the diversity of our gender experiences. Co-Leaders - Virginia Mollenkott and Sandra Stevens |
| Workshop 6 : Young Adults and LGBT Culture |
| Young adults and young professionals live in a different world than the generation at Stonewall. We join together as young people to discussion what it means to us to be LGBT, questioning, or allies. What privileges do we have as we step into the 21 st Century? What are our hopes? Our concerns? Come for honest and confidential discussion. Leader - Ryan Romerman, Executive Director of the Iowa Pride Network |
| Workshop 7 : LGBT Identities: Straight Acting? Queer? Butch? Fem? Dom/Submissive? Exploring the different ways LGBT identify. |
| Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people present themselves in a wide variety of ways. What informs the way we present ourselves? Especially relevant: if we are queer, why would we want to be "straight acting?" Even so, if we are queer, why should we put any limitations on how we instantiate ourselves? Come for a lively conversation on what it means to each of us to be L-G-B, or T. Panel Discussion |
| Workshop 8 : Christian Theology and Holy Relationships: Drawing on Our Traditions |
| Mainline Christianity draws on scripture, tradition, experience, and reason as four sources of theological reflection. Enjoy a workshop that uncovers Christian theology from a variety of sources that help us to articulate a faith of unconditional love and inclusion for all people. - Leader TBD |
| Workshop 9 : Living Healthy and Whole With or With One You Care About with AIDS: Individual, Community, and Church Response and Efforts |
| HIV and AIDS is a global reality that transcends all people. Participate in a workshop that allows us to face this pandemic with clarity, charity, and compassion. Leader - Steve Everett |
| Workshop 10 : Unholy Relationships - Racism, Misogyny, Homophobia |
| Women, people of color, and homosexuals have all faced severe societal fear and hatred. What does it take to unlock the oppression common to racism, misogyny, and homophobia? How can we stop them in our own lives? A "must attend" workshop for those wishing to promote peace and justice in their home communities. Leader -
Rev. Yvonne Brandenburg |
| Workshop 11 : Reimagining Forgiveness: When Holy Relationships Need Healing |
| This workshop will explore forgiveness as a key dimension in living holy relationships. Too often, mandates and expectations for forgiveness are imposed in ways that reinforce denial, blame and victimhood. This workshop will draw on resources within and beyond Christian tradition to reimagine the very meaning of forgiveness -- and its related practices -- as a central dimension in our lifelong processes of living Holy Relationships. Special attention will be given to the gifts and struggles known in the collective LGBTA movement for healing and justice. . Leader - Rev. Jacki Belile, Holy Relationships National Steering Committee . |
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12:00 - 1:00 PM |
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Lunch |
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1:00 - 2:15 PM |
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Workshop Session II: Exploring Holy Relationships
Workshops 1 - 11 repeated |
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2:30 - 4:00 PM |
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General Session II: LGBTA Storytelling |
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| General Session II Speakers |
| A Portrait of Faith Communities and LGBT Inclusion in America |
| -Dr. Sharon Groves, Manager, Human Rights Campaign: Religion and Faith Program |
| On Families Accepting Their LGBT Relatives |
| -Ria Murray, Author ( To be Confirmed ) |
| Issues Facing Youth and Young Adults in our Schools |
| -Ryan Romerman, Executive Director of the Iowa Pride Network |
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4:00 - 7:00 PM |
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Break |
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7:00 - 8:30 PM |
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Workshop III: Telling Our Stories |
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| Workshop 1 :
Creating My Own Story/Monologue |
| Artist and leader, Jeffery Barnes, takes workshop participants through a creative process of telling one's story through collage and monologue. A perfect opportunity to bring narrative to one's life journey. |
| Workshop 2 :
Transgender Storytelling |
| Transgender community members moderate a conversation on transgender issues. Come with questions, stories, and experiences. A time for more understanding and self exploration. Moderator - Sandra Stevens and Local Indianapolis Rep. |
| Workshop 3 : Young Adult / Young Professional Storytelling |
| After a day of theological conversations and presentations, young adults and young professionals are invited to discuss how any or all of the day's conferencing has meaning to their lives. Is the next generation a generation of faith? If yes, what kind? If no, why not? All view points are welcome! Moderator - Ryan Romerman |
| Workshop 4 :
Parents, Family, and Friends of LGBT |
| "Mom, dad, I'm gay..." As a parent of an LGBT child living in a heterosexist world, your love for your child has become definitive of unconditional love. But not all parents have responded to their gay children with love. How can parents of LGBT children grow in the support of their sons and daughters? Parents of LGBT youth are invited to gather in a time of sharing experiences of raising LGBT youth and walking with them into adulthood and their meaningful relationships. Moderator - PFLAG Representatives |
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Stories from the Church: Our Struggles, Our Hopes, Our Pain, Our Healing. |
| The Church can be a difficult place to be LGBT, or allied. People of faith involved in communities are encouraged to come to this workshop to share stories about their experiences in the Church. Clergy and laypeople alike! Even as we come from different denominations and institutions, we learn from our common experiences--and we learn to support one another. Moderator - TBD |
| Workshop 6 :
Stories from Mixed Marriages: When Homosexual People are Married to Heterosexual People |
| What happens when a spouse comes out as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender in a marriage thought to be heterosexual? How do married partners continue to relate to one another after such a personal and profound disclosure? Come and share your experiences and your support. Moderator - Rev. Ken Walsh, Holy Relationships National Steering Committee, Ecumenical Liaison Chairperson |
| Workshop 7 :
Sacred Pampering |
| A dynamic journey into the many ways we can pamper ourselves as a sign of the self-love encouraged by our faith traditions. Moderator - Donna Prince, Holy Relationships National Steering Committee |
| Workshop 8 :
Discussions on Monogamy and Polyamory |
| We live in a society that has historically wrestled with questions regarding relationship configurations. We find ourselves in a period of time when many people are critically, carefully, and lovingly considering whether the number of persons in a relationship matters to wholeness and holiness. Without question, people of faith have a variety of views. The LGBT community also finds itself answering this question with a variety of perspectives. Join a conversation that explores a number of relationship configurations. Workshop attendees are encouraged to enter this conversation with their experiences and convictions, but with a commitment to an open discussion on a disputed issue. Moderator - TBD |
| Post a Group : Post a topic for discussion, gather for informal discussion. |
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8:45 - 10:30 PM |
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Film/Artistic/Musical Presentation : The 2007 Holy Relationships Midwest Regional Conference Planning Team looks forward to bringing you an engaging performance piece by which we might draw together after a full day of conferencing. |
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2007 |
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9:00 - 9:25 AM |
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Gathering and Devotion |
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9:30 - 10:30 AM |
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Keynote Speaker: Rev. Dr. Mel White |
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10:30 - 10:45 AM |
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Musical Presentation |
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11:00- 11:30 AM |
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Book-signing with Mel White |
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11:45- 1:00 PM |
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Workshop Session IV: Strategies |
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| Workshop 1 :
Resources for People of Faith in the Effort of Full Inclusion |
| Dr. Sharon Groves of the Human Rights Campaign's: Religion and Faith Program shares with workshop attendees strategies for making a difference for inclusion in a variety of settings. In this workshop, Dr. Groves will offer extensive resource options for LGBT people and their allies. |
| Workshop 2 :
Strategies for Congregations |
| If you belong to a faith community, and want to begin or further the process of full inclusion for LGBT people, this is a workshop you will not want to miss. A specialist in LGBT / congregational relations, the Rev. Dr. Sarah Rohret will assist workshop attendees to cultivate strategies for their home congregations. |
| Workshop 3 : Legal Rights / Legal Strategies |
| Come learn from representatives in the legal field on how to make changes in local and state law. People of faith and people of good will are needed to stand in solidarity to make civil policy that reflects our commitments to peace and justice without implementing religious law itself. Leader - Dan Funk, Director of ICON |
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Gay - Straight - Alliances on Campuses |
| Join college campus leaders and college students for a time of strategizing about the formation of gay-straight alliances -- especially on those campuses that are hostile to LGBT inclusion. Leader - Ryan Romerman , Executive Director, Iowa Pride Network) |
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Strategies for Creating Peace |
| LGBT inclusion is one part of what it means to be committed to peace. In this workshop, attendees will look at broader strategies for being people of peace, and how such intentional peace-making creates "just" communities. Leader - Linda Proffitt, MSW; Executive Director of the Global Peace Initiatives, Inc. |
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Strategies for Parents, Family, and Friends of LGBT |
| Being a supportive LGBT family member and friend is an important task. How then do heterosexual people offer that kind of support to LGBT people? Come take part in a strategy session that will help equip people in the task of loving the LGBT people in your life. Leader - PFLAG Representatives |
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Strategies for the Next Generation of Leaders |
| Young Adults and Young Professionals must rise up to work for the full inclusion of LGBT people in the Church and society. This workshop is an opportunity for young adults and young professionals to begin equipping themselves for the mantle of leadership that must not fall! Leader - TBD |
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1:15- 2:00 PM |
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Closing Service |
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