Called to Witness

Does All Mean All?

During our Nashville retreat, we spent a lunch together discussing issues of full inclusion, white privilege and racism. Currently, the CTW team is pulling together resources to equip our movement to think about, reflect and take action on issues of inclusivity and race.

Check back to the blog for a detailed resource page on issues of white privilege and race. In the meantime, click on the following links for more information:

The United Methodist General Commission on Religion and Race
White Anti-Racism and Privilege
Allies Gather: Working to End Racism and Heterosexism
The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Racial Justice
Project Change
Anti-Racism for Activists: A Bibliography
General Board of Church and Society Resources
The National Resource Center for the Healing of Racism
Anti-Racism Annotated Bibliography

If we proclaim "All Means All," then it must mean that beginning first within our very own movement. Take a moment to look at the resources, read, be informed and take action.

Please add more links and resources in the comments section.  Together we can create change, one relationship at a time!

Called to Witness II: Off and Running

This month we kicked off Called to Witness II: All Means All in Nashville, TN. With over 70 leaders gathered from around the country, we shared stories, worshiped, planned and strategized to make real our vision of a fully inclusive church.

Before even leaving the retreat we had:

• Trained 70 Regional Leaders
• Commissioned 36 Team Leaders
• Scheduled 24 Regional Trainings
• Called 400 Volunteers
• Confirmed 175 Participants for Regional Trainings

Teams committed to sending out save the date cards to annual conference volunteers by November 1st. Let's see which Annual Conference Team gets the most confirmed participants in November!

Don't forget to check out the online resources as you continue to plan your regional campaign. The Organizers' Plan, Public Narative Worksheets and Power Point presentations are all available on the Downloads tab. In addition, videos of the training sessions are available. To obtain a copy of the training video, email Sarah Howery at the RMN office, sarah@rmnetwork.org.

Join us in making real our vision of a fully inclusive church where ALL MEANS ALL!