{"id":992,"date":"2010-02-03T19:21:39","date_gmt":"2010-02-03T19:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/bibleandculture\/2010\/02\/houston--we-have-a-solution-the-laity-conference-feb-4-5.html"},"modified":"2010-02-03T19:21:39","modified_gmt":"2010-02-03T19:21:39","slug":"houston-we-have-a-solution-the-laity-conference-feb-4-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/bibleandculture\/2010\/02\/houston-we-have-a-solution-the-laity-conference-feb-4-5.html","title":{"rendered":"Houston– We Have a Solution! The Laity Conference Feb. 4-5"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"houston.jpg\"<\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n

I will be coming to Houston tomorrow for the Celebrating a Call to Lay Ministry Conference which begins Thursday evening and continues all day Friday. I will be speaking Friday on a nice non-controversial topic— ‘In Christ there is neither clergy nor laity’.   You are most welcome to come.     Here is the full conference schedule—<\/p>\n

“Celebrating a Call to
\nLay Ministry”<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

February 4 and 5, 2010<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Department of
\nSpiritual Care & Education <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

The Methodist Hospital – Sponsor <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

St. Paul’s United
\nMethodist Church<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Houston, TX – Host Church<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Thursday, February 4, 2010<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/span><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n

5:00pm –
\n6:00pm                 <\/span>Conference
\nRegistration  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

                                                <\/span>Conference
\nBook Room (closes 6:00pm) <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

6:00pm –
\n8:00pm                 <\/span>“An Evening with
\nKathleen Norris”<\/span><\/p>\n

                                    <\/span>               <\/span>Dinner and Conversation<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Welcome – Chaplain Ted M. Smith, Director, Spiritual Care
\n& Education,<\/span><\/p>\n

The Methodist Hospital<\/span><\/p>\n

            <\/span>Greeting – Dr. L. James Bankston,
\nSenior Minister,     <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

St. Paul’s United Methodist Church<\/span><\/p>\n

Dinner<\/span><\/p>\n

            <\/span>Poetry Reading by Ms. Norris<\/span><\/p>\n

            <\/span>Informal Conversation with Ms.
\nNorris<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

8:00pm –
\n8:30pm                 <\/span>Book Room open<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/span><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n

Friday, February 5, 2010<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

8:00am –
\n8:50am                 <\/span>Conference
\nRegistration<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Continental Breakfast<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

                                                <\/span>Book
\nRoom (closes 8:50am)<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

9:00am –
\n9:10am                 <\/span>Welcome and
\nAnnouncements – Chaplain Smith<\/span><\/p>\n

                                                <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

9:10am –
\n10:00am               <\/span>Ms. Kathleen Norris
\n– “Story Telling as Witness”<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

10:00am –
\n10:10am                        <\/span>Q and A
\nwith Ms. Norris<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

10:10am –
\n10:30am                        <\/span>Break \/
\nBook Room open<\/span><\/p>\n

                        <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

10:30am –
\n11: 20am           <\/span>Dr. Ben Witherington <\/span><\/p>\n

“Laying
\nIt on the Line: The Role of Laity in Ministry”<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

11:20am –
\n11:30am            <\/span>Q and A with Dr.
\nWitherington<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

11:30am –
\n11:50am                        <\/span>Book Room
\nopen <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Book Signing – Ms. Norris and Dr.
\nWitherington<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

12noon –
\n12:50am              <\/span>Lunch<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

1:00pm –
\n1:50pm                 <\/span>Ms. Norris – “Hope and Healing”<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

1:50pm –
\n2:00pm                 <\/span>Q and A with Ms.
\nNorris<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

2:00pm –
\n2:20pm                 <\/span>Break \/ Book Room
\nopen<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

2:20pm –
\n3:10pm                 <\/span>Rev. Vance
\nRoss  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

“Ministry Of, By, and
\nFor the People – In Jesus’ Name”<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

3:10pm –
\n3:20pm                 <\/span>Q and A with Rev.
\nRoss<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

3:20pm –
\n3:25pm                 <\/span>Concluding Remarks
\n– Chaplain Smith<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

3:35pm –
\n3:45pm                 <\/span>Gather for Worship
\n– Sanctuary <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

3:45pm –
\n4:45pm                 <\/span>Closing Worship
\nwith Holy Communion <\/span><\/p>\n

Ms. Leah Taylor, homilist<\/span><\/p>\n

                                                            <\/span>Mr.
\nMark Edenfield, organist<\/span><\/p>\n

                                                            <\/span>Ms.
\nDawn Uebelhart, soloist<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

4:45pm –
\n5:00pm                 <\/span>Book Room open<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

5:00pm                                   <\/span>Conference
\nConcludes<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

In addition I will be preaching Sunday morning at Rev. Steve Wende’s   First UMC Church in downtown Houston  on ‘Attempting to overcome A Tempting’— any one tempted to come?   The services are at 8:30 and 11 a.m.  Ya;ll come one down. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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