Education Day C56

C56 EDUCATION DAY: DISCIPLESHIP

Disciple/Discipleship: A follower or pupil of a great master. A disciple is a learner who follows a movement or teacher and helps to spread the master's teaching. (From An Episcopal Dictionary of the Church, A User Friendly Reference for Episcopalians)

All are invited to attend Convention 56's Education Day!

To register, please use the main registration link that can be found on the main Convention webpage or click HERE.

Schedule:

Please note that no breaks are scheduled, so please feel free to take a break when you need one.

8:45 AM - 9:30 AM, REGISTRATION

9:30 AM - 9:50 AM, WELCOME & MORNING PRAYER

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM, PLENARY SESSION
With Virginia Theological Seminary

11:30 AM - Lunch

12:15 PM - 2:30 PM, AFTERNOON SESSION
Discipleship Panel Interviews facilitated by the Right Rev. Diana Akiyama
With Diocesan Ministry Representatives from:
Racial Reconciliation, Creation Care, Prison, Diaconate, Youth

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM, BREAK-OUT SESSIONS
Select from:
*Screening of The Philadelphia Eleven Documentary (Tenney Theater)
*Lei Demonstration by Mamo Wassman (Von Holt Room)
*Volunteer Choir practice for the Convention Eucharist (Cathedral)
*Genki Ball Making (TBA)

4:15 PM - OPENING EUCHARIST
(Seeking all those interested in being a part of the open choir-
Contact Canon Sandy Graham for details & music)

5:30 PM - ALOHA RECEPTION
Hawaiian Dinner Buffet

Sessions & Workshops:

MORNING PLENARY SESSION (10:00 AM)

PREACHING & DISCIPLESHIP - We might think of preaching as the work of only a few people in our congregations, but in fact, proclaiming the Good News of Jesus Christ is the calling of all baptized Christians. In this session we will explore what preaching is and why it belongs to all of us, and how we can be proclaimers of Christ in our daily lives. We will pay particular attention to preaching as a spiritual discipline that gives life to our relationship to God and as a decolonizing practice of liberation that is a vital part of our Christian discipleship. The Plenary Session will be led by a team from Virginia Theological Seminary's Preaching Congregations Initiative – a congregationally-based program of renewal and formation for preachers and congregations, of which six clergy/lay groups from our Diocese will be participating.

The Rev. Ruthanna B. Hooke, Ph.D., Program Director of the PCi, is an Episcopal priest and Professor of Homiletics at Virginia Theological Seminary (VTS). Her most recent publication, Sacramental Presence:  An Embodied Theology of Preaching (Lexington Books, 2023), draws on liturgical and sacramental theology to develop a theology of proclamation rooted in the body’s experience of preaching. A Designated Linklater Voice Teacher, her first love is teaching preachers and worship leaders how to find and free their voices for fully embodied and authentic proclamation of the Good News. 

The Rev. Kevin Vandiver, Ph.D., Assistant Director of Homiletical Formation for the PCi, is the Martha Horne Visiting Professor for the 2024-25 academic year at Virginia Theological Seminary (VTS). Dr. Vandiver is the first Black Senior Pastor of the Lutheran Church of the Reformation in Washington D.C., founded in 1869, and holds a Ph.D. in Practical Theology with a specialty in Homiletics from Princeton Theological Seminary. His areas of specialty are Black preaching and exploring both the constraints and the extravagant possibilities of embodied preaching from the margins. 

The Rev. Rich Nelson, M.A.C.F., Assistant Director of Spiritual Formation for the PCi, is an Episcopal priest, spiritual director, writer, and artist. He specializes in innovative faith formation and fostering deeper spirituality through creativity. Rich has written curricula featuring people such as Rowan Williams, Rachel Held Evans, Brene Brown, Richard Rohr, Brian McLaren and others. A founder of three non-profits, he seeks to lead Christians into action in the world. Rich has extensively researched and explored ways to effectively communicate with younger generations and spiritual but not religious people. He is an associate member of the Iona Community in Scotland. Learn more about Rich at www.revrichnelson.com 

AFTERNOON SESSION (12:15 PM - 2:30 PM)

DISCIPLESHIP PANEL INTERVIEWS

The Right Reverend Diana Akiyama, Bishop of Western Oregon, and Chaplain for Convention 56, facilitates this "panel interview" with representatives from several of our Diocesan ministries that include: Racial Reconciliation, Creation Care & Environmental Justice, the Prison Ministry, Diaconate, and Youth.

AFTERNOON BREAK-OUT SESSIONS (2:30PM - 4:00 PM)
(Select one)

SCREENING OF THE PHILADELPHIA ELEVEN DOCUMENTARY
(Tenney Theater)

The Philadelphia Eleven are eleven women who were the first women ordained as priests in the Episcopal Church on July 29, 1974, two years before General Convention affirmed and explicitly authorized the ordination of women to the priesthood. In 1974, in an act of civil disobedience, eleven women are ordained as Episcopal priests. They face backlash and harassment as they build a movement that challenges patriarchy within Christendom.

This film has been in production for eight years because of the challenge of securing financing. It's release comes during the 50th anniversary year of this historic event. Click HERE to learn more about the film.

LEI MAKING

Mamo Wassman of Nā Wahine ‘O Kamehameha leads a class on lei making. The term wili is what most people know as Haku. We will make mini (kupe'e) which are anklets or bracelets or hairpieces with fresh flowers and ferns.

CHOIR PRACTICE FOR THE OPENING EUCHARIST

This year's Convention Eucharist will once again have a volunteer choir. All those in the Diocese who would like to share their voices are welcome to join in. There will be only one in-person practice together, held just before the service from 2:30-4:00 PM. If you are interested in joining the choir, please contact Canon Sandy Graham who will send you the music for the service. Email Canon Sandy through this link HERE.

GENKI BALL MAKING
Folks from The Genki Ala Wai Project will be on hand to have participants make "Genki Balls" with a goal to clean up the heavily polluted and toxic Ala Wai Canal by 2026, making it safe for fishing and swimming again. Using bioremediation technology, these Genki Balls are mud balls that contain billions of Effective Microorganisms®, which sink to the bottom of the canal to digest the sludge and act as a “probiotic” for the environment. Every first Saturday of the month, they host a community Genki Ball Making & Throwing event! Visit their website HERE to learn more!

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