Conference Date: April 26-29, 2008, New York City View a video promo for the event... click play below

For a complete updated schedule with plenary,lecture and workshop descriptions, please download this PDF
KEYNOTE SPEECH
Dr. James Forbes	“Race Matters”
PLENARY SESSIONS
John Janka	“Re-Writing the Congregation’s Story: Managing Change”
Eric Law	“Reading and Re-Writing the Cultural Story”
Eric Law	“Rehearsing the New Story in Community”
Dr. Jacqui Lewis	“The Power of Story: Rehearsing God’s Reign”
Dr. Jacqui Lewis	“The Power of Story: A True Story”
GROUP LECTIONARY
John Janka	“Encountering and Countering the Way Race is Storied”
Dr. Jacqui Lewis and Dr. Brad Motta	“Closing Worship: Rehearsing God’s Reign”
Middle Church Staff	“Storying the Vision Through Worship, Music and the Arts”
GROUP INTERACTIVE
Dr. Jacqui Lewis and John Janka	“You and the New Story/Integration”
RCA Multicultural Task Force	Group Coaching: Making Maps for Success
LABORATORY
Middle Church Sunday Worship Celebration	“Through the Lens of Learning”
Middle Church Sunday Worship Celebration	“Celebration through Music”
WORKSHOPS
Peter Bai	“Starting from Scratch: Learning from New Church Developments”
Scott Cocking	“Kicking Butt: Using Marketing to Create Change”
Gordon Dragt	“The Art(s) of Dismantling Racism”
John Janka	“Wherever Two or More are Gathered: Managing Congregational Dynamics”
Eric Law	“On Lions and Lambs: Dealing with Difference”
Dr. Jacqui Lewis	“Plotting Points of Success: From Conviction to Competencies”
Dr. Brad Motta	“Tools For Teaching: Everything is Education”
Blaine Newhouse	“We Are Not in Kansas Anymore: A Mid America Case Study”
Steve Robbins	“Shades of Color: Asian and Latino Voices”
NETWORKING AND COACHING
Specific Networking and individual coaching opportunities are available throughout the conference
If you want to print out the registration, please download and fax to Middle Church at 212.228.5027 or mail to: Middle Church, 50. E. 7th Street, New York, NY 10003. Click here to download the registration form.

SPEECHES

RCA General Synod 2007

Dr. Jacqui Lewis preached at The Reformed Church in America’s General Synod 2007 in Pella Iowa this past June 2007.

Listen to three of her speeches by clicking on the player below:

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Monday
Tuesday

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The Spirit of Wholeness in Christ: A Racial Ethnic Multicultural Event

Dr. Jacqui Lewis was a keynote speaker at this conference jointly sponsored by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and the Reformed Church in America this July in Los Angeles.

Click here for Presbyterian Church USA’s news release.

AND MORE

If you want to join a discussion forum on multicultural congregations, please go to: http://groups.google.com/group/multicultural-church

“You Are So Wonderful” children’s book on multiculturalism is available for purchase through Amazon.com. Click here for more information.

Middle Collegiate Church is serving as a living laboratory for different congregations and denominations. Click here to register for Multicultural Academy 2007-08 given by the Greater New Jersey Conference of the United Methodist Church.

Available Now by Jacqueline J. Lewis...

Shows what it takes to lead a
multicultural / multiethnic congregation.