BOLD NEW RANGE OF JUSTICE TRAINING WORKSHOPS COMING UP.

 

 
Extensive range of training in advocacy work, community organizing and other justice skills .

The Amos commission will shortly announce a full schedule of training programs for United Methodist congregations and the general public in a wide variety of justice related skills, strategies, approaches and methods. These public training events will be open to everyone and will provide empowerment, skills, and new ways of equiping advocates for change.

The Amos Commission members are gearing up to offer a wide range of skills and

Establishing justice ministries in your congregation

Basic training in advocacy - using the Amos Commissions recenly completed and acclaimed Training for Advocacy

Biblical tenants of Justice - why justice is an essential part of the Gospel.

Strategies, Methods and Tools of Advocacy, social action, community organizing... the full gamut of approaches to do justice.

Basics of Community Organizing

Advanced Community Organizing methods

Strategies for addressing Urban Poverty in the USA

Health Care for All - empowering those who don't have adequate care to get it.

Building coalitions and collaborative approaches to create power.

The use of Relational Power to get Change.

Rural Poverty, the hidden poor, the absent majority in the bale out.

Greening your Church... getting real environmental change where you can deploy it.

........... and many more.

The Amos Commission deploys a comprehensive approach to empowerment. We help you tackle important community need, using sound organizing practices, ensuring communities build last relationships.

All these programs are geared to help congregations and individuals equip themselves to address the Four Areas of Focus at the very least.... but ensuring we deal with every injustice as we find it.

 The Four Areas of Focus decided on by the General Conference of the United Methodist Church in 2008 include:

Combating the diseases of poverty by improving health globally.

Creating new places for new people and revitalizing existing congregations.

Developing principled Christian leaders for the church and the world.

Engaging in ministry with the poor.

 

 See more at:

http://www.umc.org/site/c.lwL4KnN1LtH/b.4443111/k.D720/Four_Areas_of_Ministry_Focus.htm

 

Register for these workshops at the Austin District office of the United Methodist Church 512 444-1983 or email Jill at jill@umcad.org