NAPAD Visioning Conference Update:
Women
Vision II draft: Cultivate leadership
of women in ministry
Goals:
- Educating NAPAD and Disciples congregations about the role of
Pacific/Asian women as church leaders (clergy and laity).
- Providing opportunities for NAPAD women to: model leadership,
participate in interim ministry, preach, intern in congregations
and other units of the church.
- Establishing a travel fund for NAPAD women to expand their ministries.
- Connecting with racial/ethnic women in ministry.
- Working toward having NAPAD women in congregational, regional,
or general manifestations.
Background: Because scripture
calls us (Gal 3:28) "There is neither Jew or Greek, slave or free,
male or female, (lamb or lion) for you are all one in Christ Jesus."
Issues/Concerns:
- Acceptance (clergy working within church)
- Support (not many women)
- Employment (not in NAPAD or church as whole) All areas relate
to leadership (Laity & Clergy).
Note: Only six NAPAD clergy women in last 20 years; two retired,
two chaplains, one unpaid co-pastor, one unemployed.
Goal 1: Educating NAPAD and Disciples
congregations about the role of Pacific/Asian women as church leaders
(clergy & laity).
Objectives:
- Continuing education for clergy women;
- Scholarships for lay leader training;
- Certification offered for training.
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What?
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Who?
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Funding?
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When?
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Continuing Education
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Office of Disciples Women (ODW);
Clergy Women
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Scholarships through ODW-Clergy Women, United
Church of Christ
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Ongoing
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Advocacy w/in NAPAD Women's Task Force
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Women serving on NAPAD Executive Council assist
to represent women's concerns
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N/A
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Effective immediately
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Leadership Development Team (4 women representing
NAPAD ethnic diversity)
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ODW Enabler Ministries
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ODW, NAPAD
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Nominations April 2000
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Leadership Development Workshops
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ODW, NAPAD
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$2,500 initial ODW, NAPAD
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NAPAD Convocation- JCL 2000 Future NAPAD Gatherings
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Funding opportunities
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Local congregations
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Reconciliation grants
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May 1 deadline
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Women's Endowment Fund
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October 1 deadline
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Goal 2: Providing opportunities
for NAPAD women to: model leadership, participate in interim ministry,
preach, intern in congregations and other units of the church.
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What?
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Who?
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Funding?
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When?
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Advocacy w/in NAPAD Women's Task Force
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Women serving on NAPAD Executive Council assist
in representing women's concerns
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N/A through usual Executive Council meeting
funds
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Effective immediately
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Increase visibility
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Advocacy through NAPAD Women's Task Force
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N/A
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Effective immediately
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General Assembly
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(see above)
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Regional Assembly
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Congregations
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Internships
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Potential Partners:
Division Higher
Education
DHM
National Benevolent Association
Christian Board of Publication: (materials
development)
General/regional/
seminary units
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By respective unit
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Two years to identify (2002)
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Office of Disciples Women Leadership Timeline
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ICWF Executive Committee by 2004 ICWF Cabinet.
Plan: Increase NAPAD representation by one. By 2002. Contacts
through ODW Quadrennial stewards (youth/young adult). Summer
2002
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Goal 3: Establishing a travel fund
for NAPAD women to expand their ministries.
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What?
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Who?
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Funding?
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When?
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Travel fund
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NAPAD Executive Council Leadership Development
Team (See above)
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Grants Women-to-Women
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Next 2 years?
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Goal 4: Connecting with racial/ethnic women in
ministry.
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What?
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Who?
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Funding?
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When? |
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Sponsor/co-sponsor event or gathering for
ethnic/racial women
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Office of Disciples Women (ODW), Clergy Women,
United Church of Christ Women's ministries
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Individual women, ODW, Clergy women
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2001 and following years
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United Church of Christ Pacific/Asian American
Ministries (UCC-PAAM)
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United Church of Christ (PAAM) NAPAD Women's
Task Force
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N/A at this time
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2001 General Assembly Kansas City
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Ecumenical events
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United Church of Christ (PAAM, Women's
office, MRSEJ)
Church Women United
Office of Disciples Women (Seminaries)
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Travel Fund Congregations Individual registration
Other?
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Ongoing |
Goal 5: Working toward having NAPAD
women in congregational, regional, and/or general manifestations.
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What?
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Who?
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Funding?
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When?
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Women staff at congregational, regional, and/or
general
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Evaluate under new structure/funding proposal
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Employer
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2002 plan further identified
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