Rooted and Repurposed!
Evergreen Association of American Baptist Churches
Annual Meeting 2021
Keynote Speaker: Rev. Dr. Cheryl Dudley
Executive Minister of Metro New York
Theme Verse: Colossians 2:6-7 (The Message)
"My counsel for you is simple and straightforward: Just go ahead with what you’ve been given. You received Christ Jesus, the Master; now live him. You’re deeply rooted in him. You’re well constructed upon him. You know your way around the faith. Now do what you’ve been taught. School’s out; quit studying the subject and start living it! And let your living spill over into thanksgiving."
"My counsel for you is simple and straightforward: Just go ahead with what you’ve been given. You received Christ Jesus, the Master; now live him. You’re deeply rooted in him. You’re well constructed upon him. You know your way around the faith. Now do what you’ve been taught. School’s out; quit studying the subject and start living it! And let your living spill over into thanksgiving."
Registration is now CLOSED. Please email Clem at clem@ea-abc.org if you have any questions.
Schedule of Events
Thursday, October 7th:
Ministers Council Gathering 7PM on Zoom
Friday, October 8th:
Saturday, October 9
Ministers Council Gathering 7PM on Zoom
Friday, October 8th:
- 1pm – Welcome Plenary
- 1:45pm – Workshops 1 (see description below)
- 3:45pm – Workshops 2 (see description below)
- 5pm – Dinner Break
- 7pm – Worship
Saturday, October 9
- 9:15am – Business Session Review
- 9:45am – Caucus Meetings
- 11am – Plenary/Business meeting
- 12:15pm – Lunch Break
- 1:30pm – Workshops 3 (see description below)
- 3:30pm – Workshops 4 (see description below)
- 5pm – Dinner Break
- 7pm – Worship
Workshop Descriptions:
Friday: Workshop Session 1, 1:45 p.m.
A) Homelessness – Multi-tiered Response – Olympia, WA
Theo Yu and Mark Rambo, Facilitators
Come listen and dialogue how Homelessness is being addressed in our host city as well as Olympia First Baptist’s evolving story of responding to the challenges of our home-less neighbors.
B) Anti-Racism Team
Facilitators – Rev. Wim Mauldin and Rev. Jim Hopkins
Roots and Wings: We will explore the biblical and theological roots of the work of anti-racism and celebrate the ways in which that work is and can yet unfold meaningful and beautiful ways in Evergreen congregations. A formative question for this workshop is: Are there uniquely Christian ways by which to dismantle racism?
Friday: Workshop Session 2, 3:45 p.m.
A) Local Churches Serving Multi-Ethnic Communities
Leadership – Rev. Dr. Liliana Da Valle
This workshop will address dynamics of exclusion and inclusion that take place in multi-ethnic contents. Together, we will explore our different roles in building space for all, the path to restoration, and a new criterion for oneness. Participants will be able to share their experiences and learn from one another.
B) Transitioning Ministry into a Post-Pandemic World
Facilitator – Rev. Samuel Kim
Saturday: Workshop Session 3, 1:30 p.m.
A) Hospitality and Community in a Fragmented World
Facilitators – Rev. Samuel Kim & Pastor Angeline Lau
B) Sharing the Good News in the 21st Century
Speakers: Rev. Guadalupe Vásquez, Rev. Mario Morales, and Rev. Dr. Horacio Da Valle
The church faces unprecedented challenges in the new millennium as congregations dwindle, they must think, prepare and adapt to resurrect as faithful communities that actively proclaim the Good News centered in Divine Love to transform the challenges of our times: Poverty, Racism, Economism, Militarism, Sexism, Anti-immigrant Sentiment and the destruction of our planet, which is leading to the extinction of life as we know it.
C) Burma/Myanmar – Ministry, Mission, Advocacy, Partnership
Facilitator: Rev. Dr. Paul Aita & Guests
Saturday: Workshop Session 4, 3:30 p.m.
An Artful Approach to Reckoning Racialized Trauma On the Way Towards Collective Liberation
– Rev. Mylinda Baits
A) Homelessness – Multi-tiered Response – Olympia, WA
Theo Yu and Mark Rambo, Facilitators
Come listen and dialogue how Homelessness is being addressed in our host city as well as Olympia First Baptist’s evolving story of responding to the challenges of our home-less neighbors.
B) Anti-Racism Team
Facilitators – Rev. Wim Mauldin and Rev. Jim Hopkins
Roots and Wings: We will explore the biblical and theological roots of the work of anti-racism and celebrate the ways in which that work is and can yet unfold meaningful and beautiful ways in Evergreen congregations. A formative question for this workshop is: Are there uniquely Christian ways by which to dismantle racism?
Friday: Workshop Session 2, 3:45 p.m.
A) Local Churches Serving Multi-Ethnic Communities
Leadership – Rev. Dr. Liliana Da Valle
This workshop will address dynamics of exclusion and inclusion that take place in multi-ethnic contents. Together, we will explore our different roles in building space for all, the path to restoration, and a new criterion for oneness. Participants will be able to share their experiences and learn from one another.
B) Transitioning Ministry into a Post-Pandemic World
Facilitator – Rev. Samuel Kim
Saturday: Workshop Session 3, 1:30 p.m.
A) Hospitality and Community in a Fragmented World
Facilitators – Rev. Samuel Kim & Pastor Angeline Lau
B) Sharing the Good News in the 21st Century
Speakers: Rev. Guadalupe Vásquez, Rev. Mario Morales, and Rev. Dr. Horacio Da Valle
The church faces unprecedented challenges in the new millennium as congregations dwindle, they must think, prepare and adapt to resurrect as faithful communities that actively proclaim the Good News centered in Divine Love to transform the challenges of our times: Poverty, Racism, Economism, Militarism, Sexism, Anti-immigrant Sentiment and the destruction of our planet, which is leading to the extinction of life as we know it.
C) Burma/Myanmar – Ministry, Mission, Advocacy, Partnership
Facilitator: Rev. Dr. Paul Aita & Guests
Saturday: Workshop Session 4, 3:30 p.m.
An Artful Approach to Reckoning Racialized Trauma On the Way Towards Collective Liberation
– Rev. Mylinda Baits
Worship
The Worship Services for both Friday and Saturday evening, beginning at 7pm Pacific Time, will be on our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/evergreenabcusa You do not have to have a Facebook account to watch.
Documents for the Annual Meeting
All documents pertaining to business will be posted below.
*Please note: this letter from the Black Caucus is not intended for any Caucus to critique or comment; they are not seeking consensus from the caucuses. They are simply asking each participant to read the letter and discern the contents, and listen to the frustrations and feelings of the Black Caucus.
Note: The website does not support Excel documents, so all three documents below are part of the Budget report. On Excel, they are separate tabs on the same document.
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