Conference Schedule

8:00 Registration, coffee and refreshments; visit resource table, video previews and Shower of Stoles

8:45 Conference welcome

8:50 - 10:00 Worship and keynote address -- Bishop Paul W. Egertson, The Stranger in Our Midst

10:15 - 11:00 Hear Our Voices -- Personal stories of GLBT persons of faith and their families,
presented by readers theater, Mayflower Community Congregational Church (UCC)

11:00 - 12:00 Panel response to Hear our Voices, by a GLBT person,
parent of a GLBT person and a psychologist/pastoral counselor/clergyman.
Panelists: Jan Bailey, David Waterbury, Charles Rassieur. Facilitator: Cheryl Persigehl

12:00 -  1:00 Lunch. Shower of Stoles presentation, fellowship
                    and book/resource/video and Shower of Stoles browsing.

1:00 - 2:15 and
2:30 - 4:00  Workshops
  1. Defining and Overcoming Obstacles to Inclusion
  2. Discovering the Bible As Our Friend, Not Our Enemy
  3. Why We Must Be Intentionally Inclusive
  4. What Resources are Available for Networking?
  5. Supporting Clergy Leadership Toward an Inclusive Community of Faith
  6. Getting Beyond Myths and Stereotypes
  7. Defining a GLBT Ministry
  8. Exclusion/Inclusion from a GLBT Perspective
  9. Video Screening and Discussion
10. Creating a Healing Circle -- Practicing and Nurturing Intentional Prayer
11. The Shower of Stoles Project -- Some Stories Behind the Stoles
12. A Family Journey -- The Importance of Ministry to the Whole Family (Personal and Church)

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4:00 - 4:30 Closing worship

Keynote Speaker

The Rev. Paul Egertson was installed as Bishop of the Southern California West Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) in January 1995.  He previously served as a parish pastor for 21 years in California and Nevada. In addition, he was director of the Center for Theological Study in Thousand Oaks, Calif., for 13 years and a professor of religion at California Lutheran University in that city for 10 years. He is a graduate of Pepperdine College, Los Angeles, earned a master of divinity degree from Luther Theological Seminary in St. Paul, and received a doctor of philosophy degree from the School of Theology at Claremont, Calif.

While at the Center for Theological Study, he taught courses for laity, including “Homosexuality: Taking A Second Look.” In 1992, he received the Voice of Faithfulness award from Lutheran Lesbian and Gay Ministry, San Francisco. He and his wife have six sons and four grandchildren.

We thank the following for financial contributions which made this conference possible:

Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church Foundation                          Lutherans Concerned, Twin Cities
More Light Committee, St. Luke Presbyterian Church, Wayzata              Morris Wee Foundation
Reconciling Committee, Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church
Three couples (parents of gay/lesbian children) and one other person who chose to remain anonymous
And for in-kind contributions: Lutheran Brotherhood and Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church and its members.

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