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Tennessee AnnualTennessee Annual

Conference Commission onConference Commission on

Religion & RaceReligion & Race

2007 Progress Report2007 Progress Report

on compliance withon compliance withThe Plan of InclusivenessThe Plan of Inclusiveness



Cross Racial and Cross Cultural or Cross Racial and Cross Cultural or

Appointment of a Clergy WomanAppointment of a Clergy Woman

Since 2006, there has been a decrease inSince 2006, there has been a decrease in

the number of churches reporting thatthe number of churches reporting that

they:they:

• ““Participated in a pulpit exchange betweenParticipated in a pulpit exchange between

churches of different cultural, racial, or churches of different cultural, racial, or

gender background”gender background”



Plan of Inclusiveness Action StrategiesPlan of Inclusiveness Action Strategies

• Share a list of willing participants at districtShare a list of willing participants at district

meetingsmeetings

•After a pulpit exchange, follow up for After a pulpit exchange, follow up for reflection through engaging pastors andreflection through engaging pastors and

district superintendentdistrict superintendent



Other action strategies include:Other action strategies include:

• Invite racial/ethnic seminary students toInvite racial/ethnic seminary students to

teach/preach in local churchesteach/preach in local churches

•Encourage co-operative ministries amongEncourage co-operative ministries amongwhite and racial/ethnic area churcheswhite and racial/ethnic area churches

• Encourage training for churches to receiveEncourage training for churches to receive

cross racial/gender appointmentcross racial/gender appointment



Food for Thought:Food for Thought:

How might your congregationHow might your congregationbecome a welcomingbecome a welcoming

environment to allenvironment to all

who seek to serve Godwho seek to serve Godthrough professional ministry?through professional ministry?



New Church andNew Church and

Congregational DevelopmentCongregational Development

Since 2005, there has been a significantSince 2005, there has been a significant

increase in congregations reporting thatincrease in congregations reporting that

they:they:

• ““Created ways to work with another Created ways to work with another

congregation of a different racial or congregation of a different racial or

cultural background for the purpose of cultural background for the purpose of

sharing ministries and resources.”sharing ministries and resources.”




• Develop an expanded view of churchDevelop an expanded view of churchthrough the establishment of lay-led smallthrough the establishment of lay-led smallgroups in the Wesleyan traditiongroups in the Wesleyan tradition

• Provide training for indigenous lay personsProvide training for indigenous lay personsto become bi-vocational church leadersto become bi-vocational church leaders

• Establish house churches to provide anEstablish house churches to provide an

opportunity for worship and involvement inopportunity for worship and involvement inministry with persons who are otherwiseministry with persons who are otherwiseun-servedun-served




• Encourage dialogue sessions betweenEncourage dialogue sessions between

racial/ethnic/white youth groupsracial/ethnic/white youth groups

•Encourage churches to invite racial/ethnicEncourage churches to invite racial/ethnic

seminary students to teach/preach in localseminary students to teach/preach in local

churcheschurches

• Encourage and promote annual pulpitEncourage and promote annual pulpit

exchange Sunday with other racial/ethnicexchange Sunday with other racial/ethnic

groupsgroups




How might your congregationHow might your congregationencourage new church andencourage new church and

congregational development bycongregational development bysurveying demographics andsurveying demographics and

learning more about your learning more about your community?community?



All Ministries Inclusive in NatureAll Ministries Inclusive in Nature

Since 2005, there has been a decrease inSince 2005, there has been a decrease in

the number of churches reporting thatthe number of churches reporting that

they:they:

• ““Provided opportunities for children andProvided opportunities for children andyouth to interact and relate to persons of youth to interact and relate to persons of

different racial or cultural backgrounds”different racial or cultural backgrounds”




• Provide training and support for staff at camps andProvide training and support for staff at camps andassemblies with the purpose of helping them to beassemblies with the purpose of helping them to besensitive in creating an atmosphere of acceptance for allsensitive in creating an atmosphere of acceptance for allracial and cultural groups and persons with disabilities atracial and cultural groups and persons with disabilities at

the various activitiesthe various activities

• Intentionally identify and invite persons of differentIntentionally identify and invite persons of differentcultural/racial groups to provide leadership at variouscultural/racial groups to provide leadership at variouscamps, assemblies and church activitiescamps, assemblies and church activities

• Provide scholarships for impoverished children andProvide scholarships for impoverished children andyouth to attend various district and conference activitiesyouth to attend various district and conference activities




• Encourage dialogue sessions betweenEncourage dialogue sessions between

racial/ethnic/white youth groupsracial/ethnic/white youth groups

•

Encourage more interaction betweenEncourage more interaction between

ethnic/white childrenethnic/white children

• Encourage more participation of Encourage more participation of

racial/ethnic youth in Conference youthracial/ethnic youth in Conference youth

eventsevents




What opportunities can your What opportunities can your congregation provide to encouragecongregation provide to encourageinteraction between children andinteraction between children and

youth of different racial andyouth of different racial andsocio-economic groups?socio-economic groups?



Affirm, Develop, and EnableAffirm, Develop, and Enable

Ministries that Embody JusticeMinistries that Embody Justice

• The 2007 Summary Report showed that inThe 2007 Summary Report showed that in2005, 278 churches reported; in 2006, 2812005, 278 churches reported; in 2006, 281churches reported, and in 2007, 272churches reported, and in 2007, 272

churches reported that theychurches reported that they “financially“financiallysupport a specific justice ministry,support a specific justice ministry,such as hunger, prison, or jail outreachsuch as hunger, prison, or jail outreachto (the) poor or those on the margins of to (the) poor or those on the margins of

society”.society”. Although there was a rise in Although there was a rise in2006, the number of churches so reporting 2006, the number of churches so reporting in 2007 declined beneath 2005 figures.in 2007 declined beneath 2005 figures.



Action StrategiesAction Strategies

• Offer a worship service for beneficiaries of justiceOffer a worship service for beneficiaries of justiceministries, in order to increase financial support for suchministries, in order to increase financial support for suchministries, as well as a mechanism to begin buildingministries, as well as a mechanism to begin buildingsustainable relationships between persons, across class,sustainable relationships between persons, across class,racial, and ethnic lines.racial, and ethnic lines.

• Offer programs which emphasize the Biblical basis for Offer programs which emphasize the Biblical basis for tithing and for supporting the poor or those on thetithing and for supporting the poor or those on themargins of society, as Jesus did.margins of society, as Jesus did.

• Also consider holding fund-raising dinners, or other Also consider holding fund-raising dinners, or other events, that acknowledge such ministries and their events, that acknowledge such ministries and their leadership, while raising money for continued justiceleadership, while raising money for continued justiceministry.ministry.





• In 2005, 167 churches reported, in 2006,In 2005, 167 churches reported, in 2006,

161 churches reported, and in 2007, 160161 churches reported, and in 2007, 160

churches reported that they offeredchurches reported that they offered

“worship services (that) provide“worship services (that) provide

opportunities to acknowledge andopportunities to acknowledge and

celebrate clergy and lay participation incelebrate clergy and lay participation in

ministries of justice.”ministries of justice.” This area hasThis area hasseen a steady decline, during the last seen a steady decline, during the last

three (3) years.three (3) years.



Action Strategies for ImprovementAction Strategies for Improvement

• When churches share models of justiceWhen churches share models of justice

ministries that are effecting change, they couldministries that are effecting change, they could

also acknowledge and celebrate the leadershipalso acknowledge and celebrate the leadershipthat has engaged in such models.that has engaged in such models.

• Sponsor conference-wide multi-culturalSponsor conference-wide multi-culturalcelebrations to highlight such justice efforts.celebrations to highlight such justice efforts.





• In 2005, 140 churches reported, in 2006,In 2005, 140 churches reported, in 2006,

129 churches reported, and in 2007, 139129 churches reported, and in 2007, 139

churches reported that theychurches reported that they “provided“provided

opportunities for persons to share howopportunities for persons to share how

a particular justice ministry hasa particular justice ministry has

benefitted or impacted his/her life.”benefitted or impacted his/her life.”

Fortunately, the decline in 2006 wasFortunately, the decline in 2006 wasreversed in 2007, nearly to 2005 levels.reversed in 2007, nearly to 2005 levels.




• When offering a worship service for beneficiaries of justiceWhen offering a worship service for beneficiaries of justiceministries, to increase financial support, such services could serveministries, to increase financial support, such services could serveas a foundation for a mechanism to begin building sustainableas a foundation for a mechanism to begin building sustainablerelationships between persons, across class, racial, and ethnicrelationships between persons, across class, racial, and ethniclines.lines.

• Encourage Volunteers in Mission to recruit more racial/ethnicEncourage Volunteers in Mission to recruit more racial/ethnicpersons as a way to give both adults and children experiences topersons as a way to give both adults and children experiences toshare.share.

• Meet and establishing relationships with persons who haveMeet and establishing relationships with persons who havebenefitted to stimulate congregations to raise money and volunteer benefitted to stimulate congregations to raise money and volunteer to teach those persons to fish, through GED, ESL, and job-trainingto teach those persons to fish, through GED, ESL, and job-trainingprograms, as opposed to simply serving them a fish.programs, as opposed to simply serving them a fish.





• In 2005, 98 churches reported, 2006, 119In 2005, 98 churches reported, 2006, 119

churches reported, and in 2007, 116churches reported, and in 2007, 116

churches reported that their churches reported that their “clergy“clergy

and/or lay leadership participated in aand/or lay leadership participated in adialogue or training session dealingdialogue or training session dealing

with diversity.”with diversity.” Although slightly below Although slightly below

2006 figures, 2007 figures remain2006 figures, 2007 figures remainsignificantly above 2005 figures.significantly above 2005 figures.




On page 17 of the Plan of Inclusiveness, it is recommended that:On page 17 of the Plan of Inclusiveness, it is recommended that:1.1. District Councils on Ministry develop and offer diversity trainingDistrict Councils on Ministry develop and offer diversity training

programs.programs.

2.2. District Councils on Ministry arrange for churches of differentDistrict Councils on Ministry arrange for churches of differentcultural/racial backgrounds meet in clusters to dialogue about issuescultural/racial backgrounds meet in clusters to dialogue about issues

of diversity.of diversity.

3.3. Diversity issues be incorporated into existing training programs.Diversity issues be incorporated into existing training programs.

4.4. Diversity issues be incorporated into Bishop’s Teaching Days.Diversity issues be incorporated into Bishop’s Teaching Days.

5.5. School of Ministry will provide an opportunity, at least once aSchool of Ministry will provide an opportunity, at least once aquadrennium, for dialogue on diversity.quadrennium, for dialogue on diversity.

6.6. District Councils on Ministry set aside time for dialogue on what itDistrict Councils on Ministry set aside time for dialogue on what itmeans to be an inclusive church, (at least annually).means to be an inclusive church, (at least annually).



The Plan of Inclusiveness isThe Plan of Inclusiveness is

available through theavailable through the

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