JUSTICE NETWORK
FREE METHODIST CHURCH
2023 JUSTICE NETWORK SUMMIT
WORKSHOP OPTIONS
THURSDAY WORKSHOPS
Seven Hard Truths We Need to Create New Realities
Anisi Daniels
How can people be exposed to a life-changing gospel, then change nothing?
It is more than stubborness.
It is more than comprehension.
It is more than fear, laziness, or need of additional fun.
Using insights from social research, this workshop will explore some hard truths that we need to create necessary change in our life groups, churches, and environments.
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Making Space: Women in the FMC
Panel Workshop
Marissa Mattox Heffernan will moderate a panel of Free Methodist women including Amelia Cleveland-Traylor, Roberta Mosier-Peterson and Katie Sawade Hall. Hear their stories and suggestions as well as time for questions.
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Truth, Justice, and Grace in the Immigration Conversation
Karen González
Immigration has become a polarizing economic, political, and social issue in the United States. However, it is also an important biblical issue because it deals with human beings whom the Bible tells us are image bearers of God. As Christians, we have an obligation to be certain that our views on this issue are primarily informed by our faith. But what does the Bible say about immigration? How do we hold in tension the command to obey the law and the care of our immigrant neighbors? Amid all the contradictory rhetoric, what are the facts about immigration? What is a Christian’s responsibility to their immigrant neighbors?
The Gospel and Mass Incarceration
Brenda Cain and Elizabeth "Leesa" Nomura
Jesus made it His business to tackle the social problems of His day. This workshop will address the implications of mass incarceration and the rebuilding of lives of incarcerated believers. We will look at how the gospel impacts the system of incarceration and what we may do to change it.
FRIDAY WORKSHOPS
The Religion of Whiteness and Its Antidotes
Michael Emerson
Following up on his Keynote, this workshop will, through evidence and discussion, explore in more detail the Religion of Whiteness and specifically explore its antidotes. More than ever, we need churches committed to gospel teaching and living. We will discuss together paths forward.
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Making Space: Women in the FMC
Panel Workshop
Marissa Mattox Heffernan will moderate a panel of Free Methodist women including Amelia Cleveland-Traylor, Roberta Mosier-Peterson and Katie Sawade Hall. Hear their stories and suggestions as well as time for questions.
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Beyond Welcome: Centering Immigrants in Our Response to Immigration
Karen González
Many American Christians have good intentions, working hard to welcome immigrants with hospitality and solidarity. But how can we do that in a way that empowers our immigrant neighbors rather than pushing them to the fringes of white-dominant culture and keeping them as outsiders? This workshop will examine the pastoral, political, and theological implications of decentering whiteness in the immigration conversation, ministry approaches, and advocacy.
The Gospel and Redeemed Lives
Brenda Cain and Elizabeth "Leesa" Nomura
Formerly incarcerated believers offer unique gifts to the body of Christ and the community at large. This workshop focuses on rebuilding the lives of incarcerated believers and building the connection between the current population outside of prisons that are formerly incarcerated.