The Fountains is pleased to be hosting one of 54 “Love Your Neighbor” trainings hosted nationwide by the Methodist Federation for Social Action (MFSA) and Reconciling Ministries Network (RMN). The goal is to train 1500 United Methodist laypeople and clergy in one-to-one meeting skills so that they can contact the 606 US delegates to the 2012 United Methodist General Conference and encourage them to vote towards establishing a Fully Inclusive United Methodist Church.
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
8:30 a.m. to 4pm at The Fountains
Registration of $15 covers materials and lunch CLICK HERE to download a Registration Form
Our training session will be attended by United Methodist volunteers from around the conference who will be coached by Rachel Harvey, Associate Executive Director of the Reconciling Ministries Network. There’ll also be an opportunity to network with other Reconciling United Methodists from around the Desert Southwest Conference .
The training will include:
- Storytelling as an approach to Holy Conversations
- Strategies for encouraging a friend or delegate to share their story
- One-to-One meetings that facilitate dialogue and relationship building
- Planning and scheduling meetings with General Conference delegates
- Gospel grounded theology and the opportunity to connect with coalition partners