The Carolinas Black Clergy Leadership Retreat – scheduled for May 21-25, 2018, in Myrtle Beach – is designed as both a chance to renew, reconnect and refocus, and an opportunity for worship, fellowship and learning.
“In Mission From Anywhere to Everywhere – Strengthening the Beloved Community” is hosted by the South Carolina, North Carolina and Western North Carolina conferences of the United Methodist Church at the Embassy Suites at Kingston Plantation, 9800 Queensway Blvd., Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Speakers include:
- Bishop L. Jonathan Holston, resident bishop of the South Carolina Conference of the UMC.
- Bishop Sharma Lewis, resident bishop of the Virginia Conference of the UMC.
- Rev. Olu Brown, church planter and author, from Impact Church in Atlanta, Georgia.
- Dr. Olusimbo Ige, director of global health for the UMC General Board of Global Ministries.
- Rev. Junius B. Dotson, general secretary of UMC Discipleship Ministries.
- Rev. Dr. Fred A. Allen, national director of Strengthening the Black Church for the 21st Century.
Session topics include “Keeping Your Focus: Navigating the Times,” the Forward Focus Initiative, the Abundant Health Initiative, “Healthy Congregations/Healthy Communities,” and “Health, Wealth and Happiness.”
Retreat workshop participants will earn a certificate in “Mass Incarceration 101” from the Exodus Foundation. The six-hour training will be an interactive discussion rooted in African-American cultural history and biblical interpretation. Participants will be taught by formerly incarcerated persons and experts in a variety of fields, including but not limited to law enforcement, mental health and prison abolition.
Retreat registration fee is $150 by April 30, $175 after that.
You must register for the retreat first, then you will receive an email with a link to book your hotel room separately. (Deadline to book hotel room: April 21)
Registration has closed for this event.
Click here to read the retreat brochure.
More information
Contact the Rev. Millie Nelson Smith at mnelsonsmith@umcsc.org or 803-735-8797.
