NURTURING COMMUNITY. EMBODYING GOOD NEWS. CULTIVATING SHALOM.
Remember and Recommit: Modern Civil Rights Movement and the Ongoing Call for Racial Justice
If you seek a deeper understanding of America's radicalized culture... If you want to strengthen your practices in the work of racial justice as discipleship... If your heart longs to pursue ways of becoming "Beloved Community"... ...this ten-week course is for you!
Time & Location
Apr 18, 2023, 7:00 PM EDT – Jun 20, 2023, 9:00 PM EDT
Zoom
About the Event
Join Neighborhood Seminary in the ten-week study Remember and Recommit facilitated by Rev. Dr. Jim Melson,
Tuesdays April 18 through June 20, 2023, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. EST (USA/Canada).
PURPOSE
The purpose of this ten-week course is to further equip church leaders, clergy and laity, to participate in the work of dismantling racism as discipleship. By actively engaging in the course through listening, reading, viewing, reflecting, praying and conversing with others in the small groups, participants can anticipate deepening of relationships with God and neighbors, and discerning with others how we may more fully embody God’s love and grace through our congregations and in our communities.
CLASS DETAILS
> 10 Tuesdays beginning April 18 through June 20, 2023
> Virtual Class via ZOOM, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. EST (USA/Canada)
> Class outline and reading assignments provided after class registration.
> Zoom link provided one week prior to start of class.
Each weekly session is two hours and includes:
- Opening Scripture and Prayer
- Presentation correlated to focus of each session
- Small group conversations on focus questions in ZOOM
- Large group gathering for closing reflection and prayer
COST
Registration Fee: $200 per person.
2.0 CEUs: $10
Registration closes April 11, 2023 at 5 pm.
Participants purchase a personal copy of these books in their preferred format:
- Where Do We go from Here: Chaos or Commitment, by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (2010)
- Time to Teach: A History of the Southern Civil Rights Movement, by Julian Bond (2021)
We encourage purchases from a local bookstore and/or one owned by a Person of Color.
*If you have any questions, please contact Pansy Crumpler, office.manager@neighborhoodseminary.org.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Rev. Dr. Jim Melson, facilitator, is an ordained United Methodist pastor and is Founder and Executive Director of Cornelius Corps, a ministry that focuses on the intersection of racial justice/reconciliation and spiritual formation. For more information about Cornelius Corps go to www.corneliuscorps.org.
Tickets
Remember & Recommit PAID $200
This registration is for 1 participant entry into the 10-week short-term course "Remember and Recommit".
$200.00Remember & Recommit PAID $210
This registration is for 1 participant entry into the 10-week short-term course "Remember and Recommit". Upon the completion of the course 2 CEU credits will be issued.
$210.00
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