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Sunday, August 6th to Tuesday, August 8th, 2023

Nexus will be held in New York City for the first time!  Since we haven’t met in person since 2019, we decided to shake things up. For this conference, our focus will be on Korean American pastors who serve in the United Methodist Church (we will invite laity again for the next convocation in 2025).  We will be meeting at Community UMC in Jackson Heights, located in one of the most diverse neighborhoods in the world.  160 different languages are spoken here and the food is also amazing. Rev. Eumin Kim is the pastor at Community UMC, a vibrant multi-ethnic congregation with services in English, Spanish, and Chinese. Participants will be staying at the brand-new Four Points by Sheraton in Flushing, a mecca of Asian food.  Like the 3 million New Yorkers who take the subway everyday, we’ll also be taking the 7 train from the hotel to Community UMC.  We don’t have the registration form set up yet but we wanted to have everyone write these dates down in your calendars so you make time for a quick trip to NYC. We will provide childcare as well.We will start with dinner on Sunday night, August 6th, and end after lunch on Tuesday, August 8th.  If you have any questions please contact Prumeh Lee, the chair of Nexus: welcome@nexusministry.org and (646)280-9885.

Overview

Children’s Ministry Initiative (CMI) will be held concurrently with Nexus and the other Initiatives during Convocation 2021.

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Contact

Pastor Tarah Lee at cmikumc@gmail.com

Overview

Youth Initiative (YI) will be held concurrently with Nexus and the other Initiatives during Convocation 2021.

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Contact

Pastor Dan Kim at dankim06@gmail.com

Overview

College Initiative (CI) will be held concurrently with Nexus and the other Initiatives during Convocation 2021.

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Contact

Pastor Dan Chun at collegeinitiativeumc@gmail.com

Overview

The Nexus portion of Convocation will take place concurrently with the other Initiatives.

The official Nexus schedule is listed below…

Contact

welcome@nexusministry.org

Schedule

All Times in Eastern Time Zone

  • 7:00PM = Opening Worship (w/ Pastor Woojin Kang, Preaching)
  • 8:30PM = Welcome & Orientation
  • 9:30PM = Focused Conversations (Topic = How did your ministry adapt to the pandemic?)
    • w/ Rev. Joe Kim
    • Breakout Groups

All Times in Eastern Time Zone

  • 1:00PM = Keynote Conversations A1 – The Future of our Korean Communities in The United Methodist Church
    • Rev. Jae Duk Lew (Korean National Caucus)  – Focusing on the local church
    • Rev. Paul Chang (KMP) – Focusing on the denomination
  • 4:00PM = Keynote Conversations A2 – The Future of our Korean Communities in The United Methodist Church
    • Rev. Jae Duk Lew (Korean National Caucus) – Focusing on the local church
    • Rev. Paul Chang (KMP) – Focusing on the denomination
  • 7:00PM = Workshops A
    • [90-mins] Aimee Hong (GBCS) – “Racial Wealth Gap Exercise” – In this interactive workshop created by Bread for the World Institute and Network, participants will learn how federal policies created structural inequalities that have led to the widening racial hunger, income, and wealth divides of today. This exercise hopes to provide an awareness of structural inequality and learn how to engage in dismantling and supporting policies that reduce these disparities.
    • [90-mins] Eumin Kim – “Leading a Multi-ethnic Ministry” – Eumin Kim is serving as the senior pastor at Community UMC in Jackson Heights, NY, which is one of the most diverse neighborhoods in America. Community UMC has three services led in English, Spanish, and Chinese. Prior to becoming lead pastor, he spent eight years serving as a United Methodist missionary in Kazakhstan, working with local leaders in developing and planting churches throughout Central Asia. Including his time overseas, Pastor Kim also served churches along the East Coast; with stops in Northern Virginia, Connecticut, Upstate New York, and Queens.
    • [90-mins] Grace & Mercy Foundation – “The Public Reading of Scripture: the most Biblical way to hear God’s Word” – led by Pastor Charles Kim (Consultant with The Grace and Mercy Foundation. He is a director of Diversity and Ethnic Ministry Development for Resonate Global Mission, a Christian Reformed Church (CRC) agency focusing on church planting/strengthening, leadership development and holistic mission network both globally and locally in North America), and Sumi Kim (Co-President of The Grace & Mercy Foundation. Prior to joining G&M, she worked at Goldman Sachs, American Express and Ernst & Young, collectively for over 26 years)
  • 8:30PM = Evening Worship (w/ Rev. Joseph Kim, Preaching)
  • 9:30PM = Keynote Conversations B
    • Rev. Thomas Kim (United Methodist News) – Understanding the Korean Communities in the United Methodist Church
  • 10:30PM = Fellowship

All Times in Eastern Time Zone

  • 1:00PM = Keynote Conversations C1
    • Rev. John Oda – The Future of the Asian American Communities in The United Methodist Church
    • Rev. Jae Lee – The Future of Korean Americans in Cross Cultural / Cross Racial Ministry in The United Methodist Church
  • 4:00PM = Keynote Conversations C2
    • Rev. John Oda – The Future of the Asian American Communities in The United Methodist Church
    • Rev. Jae Lee – The Future of Korean Americans in Cross Cultural / Cross Racial Ministry in The United Methodist Church
  • 7:00PM = Workshops B
    • Jeehye Kim Pak – How GCORR put everything on teachable.com
    • Angelo Blancaflor – Contextualizing the gospel for an online generation
    • Tim Kim – Prayer through podcast
    • Tim Kim – Leading a dinner church during a pandemic
  • 8:30PM = Evening Worship (w/ Rev. Sarah Hong, Preaching)
  • 9:30PM = Keynote Conversations D
    • Rev. Victor Cyrus Franklin & John Oh – A Local Church Partnership for Affordable Housing
    • Pacific Islander Youth and Young Adults (PIYYA) – Understanding the Next Generation of Pacific Islanders in The United Methodist Church
  • 10:30PM = Fellowship

All Times in Eastern Time Zone

  • 4:00PM = Plenary – Business Session
  • 7:00PM = Closing Worship (w/ Rev. Moonyoung Lee, Preaching)