2023 Salt and Light Conference
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Date: Saturday, October 21, 2023, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Location: United Christian Parish, 11508 North Shore Drive, Reston, VA.
Who Should Attend: Ministers and at least four lay leaders from each Disciples congregation.
Leading in Times Like These
Restoration, Reconnection, Recovery
Keynote Speaker: Rev. Yvonne Gilmore
The purpose of the Salt and Light Conference is to help develop congregational leaders by providing practical information, inspiration, and encouragement. In this way we hope to strengthen and enliven regional congregations, improve/retain our saltiness, and to let our light shine brightly (see Matthew 5:13-16). Every Disciple (leader or not) is invited to attend and will find it a day well spent.
Register Now! $15 per person and virtual $5
Schedule:
9:00 – 10:00 Registration/Networking/Continental Breakfast
10:00 – 12:00 Opening Gathering, Keynote and Panel Discussion
12:00 – 12:45 Lunch/Networking
1:00 – 1:50 Workshop Session 1
2:00 – 2:50 Workshop Session 2
3:00 – 4:00 Closing Worship, Communion and Send-off
Keynote Speaker: Rev. Yvonne Gilmore, Vice President and Chief of Staff, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
“Futuring Disciples: The answers to How”
Rev. Yvonne Teresa Gilmore serves as Vice President and Chief of Staff in the Office of the General Minister and President of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada where she also directs the Church Narrative Project. Previous to this role she served as Interim Administrative Secretary of the National Convocation, and Associate General Minister. From 2013-2020, she served as Associate Dean of Disciples Divinity House of the University of Chicago (DDH), and as a co-teacher in the MDiv Arts of Ministry sequence at the Divinity School of the University of Chicago. Ever committed to the cultivation of thought leadership and community formation, she is also a core trainer with Reconciliation Ministries and co-directs "Living Justice: An Anti-Racist Practicum," a justice learning and innovation lab at DDH UChicago. She also serves as adjunct faculty at Lexington Theological Seminary. She is a former new church pastor, and chaplain.
Rev. Gilmore is a daughter of the elders, pastors, churches, and camps of the Christian Church Capital Area and was formed and ordained at Michigan Park Christian Church. She holds a BA in International Relations from The American University, and an MDiv from the University of Chicago Divinity School. Assata (24) is her oldest daughter and Kharis (19) is her youngest. We love to get back to Bethany Beach as often as possible or at least annually with our whole family.
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ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? Contact Neil Romstedt at neil.romstedt@gmail.com, or (cell) 571-263-1038
We are preparing an all-star lineup for speakers, panelists and workshop leaders for this Salt and Light Conference. Check back at cccadisciples.org this September for a complete list of presenters.
Workshop Topics for the Conference will include:
Connect with Neighbors, Churches, and Service
Be the Leader
Use Technology to Tell Your Story
Discipling Disciples
