2010 NCMA National Conference

Finding Holy Ground: Converging Streams of Righteousness & Justice

On the campus of Wesley Theological Seminary & American University

June 21-25, 2010

Registration Fees: To Be Determined

The 2010 NCMA conference has come to the East Coast.  Come to the nation's capital and experience four days of resources and dialogue on campus ministry across the country.  Speakers include Shaun Casey, professor at Wesley Theological Seminary and former spiritual advisor to Barack Obama, Carol Howard Merritt, author of Tribal Church, Mark Forrester, campus minister at Vanderbilt University, and many others.

The Question you may be thinking is WHY Finding Holy Ground: Converging Streams of Righteousness & Justice is our theme.  The answer lies primarily in our work Tuesday evening through Thursday morning at the conference.  We will spending a significant amount of time dealing with models of justice for use on our campuses.  We will be exploring the models of justice, hearing from organizations working on specific justice issues, and gaining understanding on policy development.  If our righteousness goes without a sense of justice on our campus, we miss our call to Do Justice.  There will be a lot of information to take back to your campus for both your ministry and your students.

If you are looking for resources and new ideas in your campus ministry setting, you should consider joining us for the conference this June.  Highlights include

• A day out in DC exploring justice models and an opportunity to engage in a specific justice issue of your choice
• 4 separate workshop sessions with 4 workshops per session (Topics include Technology Usage, Fundraising, Board Development, Lamenting and the Psalms, Call and Vocational work with college students, Young Adult formation, Veteran's Issues, Coffeehouse and Third Place Ministry, Immersions in Israel & Palestine, and more)
• Opportunities to dialogue on the future of campus ministry and where we go from here
• A resource display with your comments and recommendations for books and resources for your campus ministry.
• Dialogue with former campus ministers (our Sages) who have a tremendous wealth of knowledge

While we continue to finalize the schedule, we would love your input on things you would like to see at the Annual Conference.  If you would like to provide us with a suggestion, or if you would like to begin registration for table space at the conference for your seminary, your organization, or anything else you would be interested in displaying, please email Cody at j.cody.nielsen@gmail.com.