LREDA Professional Days at GA

Tuesday June 19 & Wednesday June 20  

Collegial Conversation: Shared Ministry Leadership
Tuesday June 19 from 2:00– 3:15 pm
Kansas City Convention Center

Beyond power differentials, across disciplines, and in service of vitality for our faith, there lies a field. I’ll meet you there. Rumi may not have been thinking of shared ministry when he spoke aloud his mystical poem on overcoming false divisions, but our conversation today is about just that.  Let’s talk about what holds us back as ministers and religious educators from sharing leadership in our congregations and Association, and what is possible when we take the risk to truly co-lead. This shared programming is sponsored by the UU Ministers Association and will be led by Sarah Lammert and Jessica York, Co-Directors of Ministries and Faith Development. (You must be registered for LREDA Professional Day and wear your LREDA badge to be admitted.)

LREDA Professional Day and Annual Meeting
Wednesday June 20 from 8:30 – 1:30 pm
Marriott Colonial Room

Juana Bordas: Embracing a Life of Purpose and Sacred Service
These turbulent times urge us to embrace the mantle of service and to see it as a path to growing people’s potential. We are also called to work together to envision and build the compassionate and just society. Today this means supporting diversity by respecting each person’s individuality, culture, and background. Together we will explore Servant Leadership, an ageless form found in most spiritual traditions and honored in communities of color. We’ll learn collaborative and multicultural practices that will strengthen our ability to serve, build community, and infuse our lives with deeper meaning and purpose. (You must be registered for LREDA Professional Day and wear your LREDA name badge to attend. Non-registered members and friends may attend the business meeting. Email admin@lreda.org to arrange to attend only the business meeting.)

Juana Bordas is a Nicaraguan-American community activist specializing in leadership development and diversity training. She is the founding President of the National Hispana Leadership and the bestseller author of “Salsa, Soul, and Spirit: Leadership for a Multicultural Age.” In 2017 she was honored as one of most Influential Hispanics in America by the National Diversity Council.

Wednesday June 20th, Marriott, Colonial Room
8:30 am  Registration 
9:00 am  Welcome and Worship
9:30 am  Program
11:50 am  Break
12:00 pm Lunch and Business Meeting
1:30 pm Meeting ends
2:00 pm Berry Street Essay

Berry Street Essay with Rev. Dr. Meg Riley
2:00 pm Kansas City Convention Center

Rev. Dr. Meg Riley is Senior Minister of the Church of the Larger Fellowship (CLF). Her years of professional service have included directing the Unitarian Universalist Association's Youth Office, GLBT Office, Washington Office, and Advocacy and Witness Staff Group. The Berry Street Lecture is sponsored by the UU Ministers Association.

Good Officer Training (pre-approval required) Wednesday June 20, from 1:45-5:00 pm

An invitation from the UUMA:
"We welcome religious professionals to join our choir. The choir will sing in the Service of the Living Tradition. To register for Ministry Days use the code “guest” and indicate you will be singing in the choir." 

REGISTER FOR LREDA PROFESSIONAL DAYS

LREDA Professional Day Programming will be held in the Marriott Colonial
200 West 12th Street, Kansas City, MO

Registration $105, through June 1
Late Registration $125, June 2- June 8
Payment must be RECEIVED by June 8

Registration is not valid until funds are received. If mailing from outside the US please allow an extra week for the check to arrive. This web based system allows either credit card payment or printing of an invoice and mailing in a check payment. No cash, please. 

Note on LREDA membership: LREDA fiscal year spans July-June. If you would like to use remaining 2017-2018 professional expense budget funds for your LREDA membership, you may renew or complete your membership application with payment after March 31st to be counted toward the 2018-2019 fiscal year. Membership information here.

Previous Professional Day Programs

*Several of the above speakers were also Fahs Lecturers in the same year. See our Sophia Lyon Fahs Lecture page as well.