Dinner: Opening Address – Danny K. Davis, U.S. Congressman 7^th Congressional District of Illinois

9:00 p.m. – Informal dialogues continue – Workshop leaders confer

December 18, 2009 (Friday)

7:00 – 8:00 a.m. -- Breakfast Host: (to be named)

8:00 Dr. David McAllister-Wilson, President, Wesley Theological Seminary

Welcome to Wesley Theological Seminary and Introduction of Dr. William A. Holmes

8:30 a.m. Keynote Address: Dr. William A. Holmes, retired, United Methodist Church

“Two Brothers, One Mission; To Build the Earth”

9:30 a.m. Break – informal dialogues

10:00 a.m.–noon – Session 1: Workshop Tracks (leadership designated for each)

12:30 – 2:00 p.m. – Lunch

            Lunch Host: (to be named)

Address: Bishop Felton Edward May, retired, United Methodist Church

Urban Mission: Leadership Development for Global Vision”

2:30 p.m. -- Break – informal dialogues

3:00 – 5:00 p.m. – Session 2: Workshop Tracks (leadership designated for each)

6:00 p.m. -- Dinner – at Wesley Theological Seminary

Dinner Host: (to be named)

 Address: Larry Ward – California (Major Address)

“Interfaith Engagement / Cultural Transformation”

7:00 a.m. -- Break – informal dialogues

7:30 – 9:30 p.m. – Session 3: Workshop Tracks (leadership designated for each)

December 19, 2009 (Saturday)

Breakfast: (host to be named)

8:30 a.m. Address: Bishop Susan Morrison, retired, United Methodist Church

“Eternal Values in a World of Change"

9:30 a.m. – Break – informal dialogues

10:00 a.m.–noon – Session 4: Workshop Tracks (leadership designated for each)

12:30 – 2:00 p.m. – Closing Luncheon: Host (to be named)

Address: Dean Bruce C. Birch, retired, Wesley Theological Seminary

“Theological Education in the 21^st Century – A Global Vision”