Monitoring forms are tools for recording participation data and observations related to behavior, language and environment. Here are step-by-step suggestions on how to use them.
GCORR's Web site offers information and links to resources to help United Methodist congregations observe Native American Ministries Sunday. The special Sunday offering aids Native American urban ministries and seminary students.Also, be sure to watch Part 2 ("Tecumseh's Vision") of the PBS-TV series, "We Shall Remain" on April 20.
The purpose of the monitoring report is to raise awareness of an assembled body to its value of inclusiveness and to draw attention to how well that value is being lived out. The focus is a statistical report on the inclusion, or lack thereof, of diverse racial/ethnic identities represented in the body.
A diverse gathering of leaders from conference commissions on Religion and Race shared their concerns and experiences recently as they learned from one another and from GCORR staff how to approach the challenges of being racial justice advocates. One leader shares her impressions and her own story
We have created a CORR Connection Calendar of upcoming meetings and activities involving commissions on Religion and Race and counterpart groups* in our various annual conferences, and we need your help. Please send us information about upcoming meetings and events that involve your CORR ministry. See what's upcoming up around the connection so far.
Detroit Conference CORR monitors, promotes inclusiveness
When the Detroit Annual Conference convenes, May 14-17, its Commission on Religion and Race (CORR) will be ready, as usual, with a team of volunteers recruited and trained to monitor the annual legislative session for racial/ethnic inclusiveness.