national summit

schedule

“Seek the shalom of the city where I have sent you, for in its shalom, you will find your shalom.”

Jeremiah 29:7

Wednesday, October 28

Afternoon               Arrival, check-in, hospitality, registration, relaxation               

4:00 p.m.         Walk the Shalom Labyrinth for Prayer & Meditation           Capital Room

5:00 p.m. Dinner (on your own)--see list of nearby restaurants

7:00 - 9:00 p.m.     Informal Gathering for Fun and Relaxation    Congaree Ballroom B

  Quiet Storm (local jazz trio) and Mike Goodwin (local comedian)

  with light snacks

  Regional and Jurisdictional networking

Thursday, October 29

7:30 - 8:30 a.m.                    Breakfast buffet            Congaree Ballroom B

8:30 - 9:30 a.m.     Exhibit area opens for Shalom resources     Congaree Ballroom B

9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.  Opening Plenary: "The Seventh National Shalom Summit"    Congaree Ballroom A

  •  Welcome from Host Committee, Rev. Ellis White, moderator         DVD Clip: Bennettsville-Cheraw Shalom

  •  Greetings from Bishop Mary Virginia Taylor, Resident Bishop

         of South Carolina Conference; Mayor Bob Coble, May of Columbia

  Break

  •  Opening Worship: “Shalom for the Community”

  Rev. Tanya Bennett, presiding; Bishop Gregory Palmer, preaching

  •  Presentation: "State of Shalom" by Dr. Michael J. Christensen,

          National Director, Communities of Shalom, Drew University

12:30 - 1:30 p.m.   Buffet Lunch  Congaree Ballroom B

1:30 - 2:45 p.m.      General Session One: "Stepping Up to Shalom—   Congaree Ballroom A

  From Just as I am to Justice I AM" with Dr. Michael J. Christensen

  and Annie Allen, National Program Associate and Trainer

  Special Guests: Vien Truong, Green for All; and Steve Tamayo,

  organizer of ROAM Arts Cooperative, Rosebud Reservation

  DVD Clips: Tree of Life; Green for All; Glide Shalom Zone

2:45 - 3:00 p.m.     Break

3:00 - 5:00 p.m.     Stepping Up Workshops

5:00 - 6:00 p.m.     Spectrum of Shalom ministry networking in the exhibit area   Congaree Ballroom B

6:30 - 7:30 p.m.     Buffet Dinner       Congaree Ballroom B

7:30 - 9:00 p.m.     General Session Two: "Prophetic Leadership and Shalom—     Congaree Ballroom A

         Seeking Systemic Change”  with Bishop Joseph Sprague,

  Instigator of Shalom

  Featured Artists: Claflin University Gospel Choir

  Special Guests: Robert Linthicum, Founder of Partners in Urban

  Transformation; Jayda Jacques, Founder of Nine Strong Women

  DVD Clip: Nine Strong Women

Friday, October 30

7:30 - 8:30 a.m.                    Breakfast buffet           Congaree Ballroom B

8:00 - 8:45 a.m.     Walk the Shalom Labyrinth for Prayer & Meditation           Capital Room

                                                       Visiting the Exhibit Area for Shalom Resources Congaree Ballroom B

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.  YOUTH TRACK         Newberry A&B

9:00 - 10:30 a.m.   General Session Three: "Stepping Up to Web Congaree Ballroom A

  Technology—Developing a Shalom Presence on the

  World Wide Web" with Ted Hart

  DVD Clip: Gallatin Shalom Zone (TN)

10:30 - 10:45 a.m. Break

10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.Session continued                     Congaree Ballroom A

12:30 - 1:30 p.m.   Buffet Lunch  Congaree Ballroom B

1:30 - 3:00 p.m.      General Session Four: "Building Shalom Training for the    Congaree Ballroom A

  21st Century" with National Shalom Zone Training® team

  and Dr. Robert Duncan, Jr. National Partner

  DVD Clip: Richmond Shalom Farms

3:00 - 5:00 p.m.      Stepping Up Workshops

3:00 - 6:00 p.m.     Local Site Visit—Rev. Ellis White & Rev. Wiley Cooper, hosts

5:00 - 7:00 p.m.      Common Interests networking       Congaree Ballroom B

          Exhibits close at 7:00 p.m.

7:00 - 10:00 p.m.   Shalom Banquet: "Shaloming Across Borders" with       Congaree Ballroom A

                 Rev. Kelvin Sauls, Assistant General Secretary, Congregational

  Development & Racial Ethnic Ministries, General Board of

  Global Ministries

         Featured Artists: Resurrection

  Special Guests: Dean Maxine Clark Beach, VP/Dean,

         Drew University; and Robert Duncan, Jr., President, Bacone College

  DVD Clips: Mzuzu Shalom Zone; Pharr Literacy Project (TX)

Saturday, October 31

7:30 - 8:30 a.m.                    Breakfast buffet           Congaree Ballroom B

8:30 - 10:30 a.m.   Stepping Up Workshops

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.   YOUTH TRACK    Newberry A&B

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.Closing Worship: "Shalom for the World"                        Congaree Ballroom A

  Rev. Tanya Bennett, presiding; Bishop John Schol, preaching

        and commisioning.  Special music by Resurrection choir

  DVD Clip: Deaf Shalom Zone

12:30 p.m.       Departure

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