UMCMA SI 2023
INFORMATION
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SUMMER INSTITUTE ‘23
Summer Institute Registration:
$149
In this non-Summer Institute year we are setting our membership to $0. As a member of the UMCMA you become part of a network of leaders supporting and equipping each other for collegiate ministry.
On Campus Housing + Meals from:
$338
WHEN: July 11-14, 2023
WHERE: Duke Divinity School, Durham, NC
REGISTRATION: $149
To register for Summer Institute 2023 and receive your complimentary UMCMA Membership:
CLICK HERE or on the “Register Now” Button.
Create an account on our platform.
Follow the prompts to send in your $149 registration fee / annual membership.
HOUSING:
All participants in Summer Institute are expected to make their own housing and meal plans either through Duke University or Local Hotels/AirB&B.
The area around Duke University has many options for housing including hotels and AirBnbs that you may choose to utilize. Meals on campus are not included with off-campus housing options.
There is also an option to stay on-campus in the Craven Dorm on Duke’s West Campus Quad, a short walk to the Divinity School. The cost for staying on campus for the duration of the conference includes housing, meals, and linens as required by Duke University. Rates are:
Single Room: $369
Double/Shared Room: $338
If you would like to reserve a room on-campus (linens and meal plan included) please:
REGISTER for Summer Institute then,
Secure on-campus housing at THIS LINK (logging in with your new membership credentials).
For Registrations/Memberships Via Check:
Send a check for $149/person registering to UMCMA, 1208 Schindler Dr.
Silver Spring, MD 20903. Include with your check a list of names for those being registered including:
Where they serve in ministry.
Email, Phone, Mailing Address.
Once received, UMCMA will send instructions for those registered to create accounts on our online membership platform.
For Questions Please call Carl at 313-757-0471
SI2023 Speakers & Presenters
REVEREND CECIL ANDREW DUFFIE
WORSHIP
research interests in the area of spiritual formation and college & university black chaplaincy in the 21st century.
KATHY DICKRIEDE
NCJ VOlunteers in Mission
Discover Mission strives to bring youth/young adults to United Methodist settings for cross-cultural and spiritual experiences. The goal is to undergird opportunities to journey to places where faith encounters the world. Engage in cross-cultural mission experiences. Share in Christian community through work, worship, study and play.
ALEXIS CARTER THOMAS
Reimagining Needs: Co-learning and Co-laboring with Congregations
How can a collegiate ministry reimagine its relationship with local congregations? What if the key to both communities thriving is through co-learning and co-laboring? The Vinery seeks to awaken faith and flourishing at the intersection of church and university ministry.
Spiritual Direction
As in previous years, spiritual direction sessions will be available SI 2023. Below are some of our previous spiritual directors.
Rev. Dr. Kelly Jackson Brooks
Rev. Dr. Kelly Jackson Brooks, LPCC, Director of Operations, holds a Doctorate of Ministry, a Master’s degree in Counseling, and a Master’s degree in Divinity. She is the Co-Founder of Chrysalis Consulting Center for Clergy, is an ordained Deacon in the United Methodist Church, and currently serves as the Executive Pastor with Central United Methodist Church in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Rev. Heather Harriss
My name is Heather Harriss, and I'm the minister of Congregational Care at Belmont United Methodist Church in Nashville, TN. I have found spiritual companionship to be an important part of my ministry as I journey with people through many life transitions. As a spiritual director, I am able to be present with people as they wonder about how God is at work in their life right now. For myself and with others, I have found contemplative practices like prayer, journaling, walking the labyrinth, paying attention to dreams, and creating time for silence to be means that open my eyes, ears, and heart more fully to experience the divine.
Rev. Dr. David MacDonald
Hello! I am the university chaplain at Ohio Northern University, located in Ada, Ohio. My approach to spiritual direction is informed by the Wesleyan question of “How is it with your soul?” as well as the spiritual practices of the Benedictine tradition. I utilize silence, listening, and asking open and honest questions in my practice of direction, and I sometimes incorporate artistic expression and creativity exercises into sessions. I also occasionally blog at a page called The Grumpy Contemplative .
Rev. Dr. Todd Spencer
Hello! My name is Todd Spencer. I completed my spiritual direction training with the Shalem Institute. I agree with Father Richard Rohr - we don't have to become other-worldly, pure, perfect, or highly religious to participate with God in God’s work. And I assume that God is already working in and around each and every one of us. The question is, are we awake, partaking and participating with that Presence? I have loved providing spiritual direction for the past 15 years. If you would like to learn more about me, check out my weekly Lectio Divina (when in doubt) Podcast at www.lectiodivinatodd.com!
Sponsors
Thank You to our 2023 Institute sponsors!
