BWARM & Other Education Programs

BWARM Conference - SAVE the DATE
EXTREME CHURCH -- EXTREME HOSPITALITY

• Keynote: Rev. Dr. Youth Hardman-Cromwell will speak on "Biblical Perspectives"
• Opening & Closing Worship
• Concurrent Workshops on such topics as the language of
  hospitality, talking to children and teens about sexual
  orientation and gender diversity, inviting young adults
  back to the church, inclusive worship, talking to persons
  with whom you disagree, and assessing whether your
  church extends as wide a welcome as you think.

When: October 4, 2008 - 8:30am to 4pm
Where: Metropolitan Memorial United Methodist Church in Washington, DC

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March 3, 2008 Monthly Meeting - Ministry with Young Adults
Is there a link between the United Methodist Church’s policies and practices toward LGBT persons and the decline of young adults in our churches? What are the issues facing ministry to both demographics? How can our churches engage in meaningful outreach to both populations at the same time? How would these ministries be different (or similar) than the ways we are already doing ministry? The presentation was led by Chett Pritchett: view his Power Point Presentation and another document with some additional resources.

Retreat - Creating a Culture of Peace
Jan 19-21, 2008 at Manidokan Conference Center - Sponsored by BWARM

B-WARM presented a three-day interactive, experiential workshop designed to train participants in the ethics, practice and techniques of using nonviolence to bring about personal and social change. This workshop is a national, spiritually-grounded program which has been adopted by The Methodist Federation for Social Action, Veterans for Peace, and other national and regional organizations. It is coordinated by Janet Chisholm at Kirkridge Retreat Center in PA.

In the workshop participants explored the nature of violence and nonviolence, how social change occurs, and how to build communities of trust. We learned about the spirituality and practice of peacemaking and plan concrete actions and peacemaking projects. This training is applicable to many areas of conflict: domestic violence, LGBT, racial and other forms of discrimination, community and school violence, environmental concerns, and other controversial issues.

Reconciling Convocation
The ninth national reconciling convocation took place at Vanderbilt University from August 2-5, 2007. Visit the Reconciling Ministries Network for highlights.

Hearts on Fire: Continuing the Journey
Saturday, October 21, 2006
Jimmy Creech gave the keynote address and there were ten workshops in this one day conference. View the conference brochure for more information.