USA Conference Timeline

USA National Conference Timeline

Available Now: Continuing Revelation

Resource: Together in Christ—A Journey of Faith: Reflective Questions and Spiritual Practices

• Individual discernment

• Mailed to pastors

• Small group discernment

• PDF on Community of Christ website www.CofChrist.org/usaconf/

Available Now: Knowledge and Reason

Resource: Herald article series on Doctrine and Covenants 164:6a–b

• Individual and family study

• Community of Christ website www.CofChrist.org/D&C164/

• Small group study

• Church school study

February – May 2012: Scripture

Resource: The Role of Scripture in Discovering God’s Will DVD & Facilitated Dialogue

Everyone is invited to attend
Attendance is Required for Delegates & Alternates to the 2013 USA Conference
Comprised of 6, one hour presentations with DVD section and facilitated dialogue for each presentation. These will be held in blocks (2 sessions over three meeting dates) or (1 session over six meeting dates.) Choose ONE BLOCK (group of sessions).
Gateway Mission Center will not be holding the 6 presentation/6 hour/one day model. This is not a task to be done, rather, a journey to be taken together, toward greater understanding and unity under God’s purposes. Our journey requires time together and alone, time to absorb and process information, pray and reflect and discern. We ask you to make the commitment necessary to journey deeply into God’s presence as we open ourselves to insights and understandings necessary for preparation for the 2013 USA Conference.
Sessions should be attended in sequence, as each builds on the previous session.
Dates:
- BLOCK 1: Sunday March 4, 11 and 18 - 2pm-4pm at Twin Rivers - John and Janet Williams, Facilitators
- BLOCK 2: Saturday March 3 (10-noon), 10 (2-4pm), 17 (10-noon) @ Jefferson City - Jim & Shari Craven, Facilitators
- BLOCK 3: Saturday April 21*, 28, and May 5 - 1-3 pm at Fairview Craig Ward and Nanette Chun Ming Ward, Facilitators
- BLOCK 4: Saturday November 17, 24**, December 1, 8, 15 and 22 at 11 am.

Locations:

November 17, December 1 and December 15 - Fairview

November 24, December 8 and December 22 - Twin Rivers

Facilitators: Vera Wetteroff, Gene Austin, and Ann Warner

*Spirituality retreat weekend **Thanksgiving weekend

Summer 2012: Personal and Community Experience

Resource: Signal Communities… Live Christ’s Mission

• Reunion/adult study text

Gateway USA Reunion June 9-15, Jim & Shari Craven, and Ruth Richardson Directors
http://cofchrist.org/OnlineResources/reunion/default.asp

• Small group study and discussion

• Personal study

November 10, 2012: Common Consent

Resource: Gateway USA Fall Mission Center Conference

10am to 5 pm
Location: Fairview Road Community of Christ - 1111 Fairview Rd. Columbia, MO
Agenda includes:
- Election of Delegates to World Conference (April 13-18, 2013)
- Elections of Delegates to USA National Conference (April 19-21, 2013)
- Annual Business Meeting

February 2013: Delegate Orientation

Resource: Delegate Orientation presented by Northeast USA/Canada Field Ministers, Stassi Cramm, Stephen Hatch and John Wight

Dates:
- February 16, 2013 9am to 5 pm at Kirkwood
- February 23, 2013 9am to 5pm at Jefferson City
Both sessions required for all USA National Conference Delegates in addition to the “Role of Scripture in Discovering God’s Will DVD & Facilitated Dialogue” sessions above.
Open to everyone

February 2013 to April 2013: Continuing Revelation

Resource: Further Reflective Questions and Spiritual Practices

• Small group discernment

• Mailed to pastors

• Community of Christ website www.CofChrist.org/usaconf/

April 19-21, 2013: USA NATIONAL CONFERENCE