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What’s the Best Part?

The best part about this year’s Regional Assembly is that it we will be connected in a unique way via technology and in-person. We may have more folks than in year’s past because they don’t have to travel but can still experience our joyful fellowship experience. For attending in person, together, we will worship, break bread, celebrate our gifts, learn, and conduct business.

Why Does It Matter to Me?

Because each and every church in the Oklahoma Region, and furthermore, each and every member of our churches, are vital towards the part of the Body of Christ that we represent here in Oklahoma.

As we strive towards the global unity that God is calling God’s church to have, we relish these opportunities to embody that unity in our smaller geographies. The work and ministry that each of our churches are doing, especially during this season of COVID-19, planting seeds of faith, reaching out into the community to care for the poor and the broken, feeding the hungry, and providing for children, may be more important now more than ever before.

Come and make sure your voice is heard and that we are lifting up the wonderful ways your church is doing along with all of the other Disciples of Christ in the Oklahoma Region!

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The Oklahoma Region is excited to invite you to 2022 Regional Assembly April 29-30.  Harvard Avenue Christian Church, Tulsa is hosting, and the events will also be live-streamed as we explore “More Than a Moment: Rejoicing in our Story.”

Activities include

A free tour of Greenwood Rising Museum.
Three workshops with master storyteller Rev. Rebecca Anderson
Preaching by the dynamic Rev. Dr. Cynthia Hale, one of the nation’s most influential African American leaders
And the Region’s biennial business meeting

If you would like to represent our congregation as a voting delegate in the business meeting, please contact our pastor.

To register and learn more visit the regional website at okdisciples.org

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Join Us For 2022 Regional Assembly

The Oklahoma Region is excited to invite you to 2022 Regional Assembly April 29-30, 2022. Harvard Avenue Christian Church, Tulsa is hosting in-person attendance, and events will be live-streamed as we explore “More Than a Moment: Rejoicing in our Story”.

Friday afternoon offers a free tour of Greenwood Rising Museum followed by conversation with Phil Armstrong, former head of the Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission.

Master storyteller Rev. Rebecca Anderson’s three workshops include the theology of storytelling, storytelling as spiritual practice, plus experiential performances.

The dynamic Rev. Dr. Cynthia Hale, one of the nation’s most influential African American leaders and author, will preach at Saturday morning worship. She is senior pastor of Ray of Hope Christian Church (DOC) in Decatur, Georgia.

The Region’s biennial business meeting includes a state of the Region address, review of a change to the bylaws, and voting on new officers for the Regional Board.

To register and learn more visit okdisciples.org/ra-2022. Be sure to take advantage of the special hotel rates and spend the weekend!

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You’re invited to Oklahoma 2022 Regional Assembly 4/29-30/22 at Harvard Avenue Christian Church, Tulsa for in-person and live-streamed events as we explore “More Than a Moment: Rejoicing in our Story”. Register okdisciples.org/ra-2022

• Free tour of Greenwood Rising Museum
• Master storyteller Rev. Rebecca Anderson workshops
• Dynamic Rev. Dr. Cynthia Hale, one of the nation’s most influential African American leaders preaches Saturday morning worship.
• Region’s biennial business meeting
• Special hotel rates

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Join us at Oklahoma 2022 Regional Assembly 4/29-30/22, Harvard Avenue Christian Church, Tulsa for in-person and live-stream events as we explore “More Than a Moment: Rejoicing in Our Story”. Storytelling workshops, dynamic preaching and business meeting. Register okdisciples.org/ra-2022

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Voting Delegates – Church & Clergy

Congregational Voting Delegates

Every two years congregations from our Region are required to send representatives to join as a decision-making body to vote for new Regional Board members and consider any other Regional business.

According to the Bylaws of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Oklahoma, voting representatives from the congregation is based upon participating membership as reported in the latest Year Book and Directory. Please call the Regional Office at (405) 528-3577 to obtain this information if you do not have a Year Book.

Each congregation shall be entitled to three (3) lay voting representatives plus one (1) additional lay voting representative for each three hundred (300) members or major fraction thereof over the first three hundred (300).
Each congregation, in selecting its representatives, shall seek to maintain a balance of lay men, lay women, and youth.

Clergy Voting Delegates

Ordained and commissioned ministers in the Oklahoma Region whose ministerial standing is certified by the Regional Church.

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Why Congregations Should Participate

Each congregation in our denomination is unique, and your congregation is an integral and unique part of our Region. Your congregation should participate in 2022 Regional Assembly because we are stronger when you are here! Together we make up the Body of Christ, and it is incomplete without your participation.

Your congregation also has an important story to share in regards to the mission that you do in your community. We won’t be able to hear about it and learn from you unless you are here!

Whether you attend in-person or virtually, your voice is important!

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Rev. Dr. Cynthia Hale – Guest Preacher

Rev. Dr. Cynthia L. Hale is the founder and Senior Pastor of the Ray of Hope Christian Church in Decatur, Georgia. A native of Roanoke, Virginia, Dr. Hale received a Bachelor of Arts in music from Hollins University; a Master of Divinity degree from Duke University; and a Doctor of Ministry degree from United Theological Seminary. She holds five honorary Doctorates of Divinity and an honorary Doctor of Law degree.

As a woman of vision, Dr. Hale is revered worldwide for her leadership, integrity, and compassion. Her vision and leadership led her to establish two ministries; Elah Pastoral Ministries, Inc. and the Women in Ministry Conference, Inc. Elah is a mentoring program to assist in the spiritual and practical development of pastors and para-church leaders and the Women in Ministry Conference is a premiere national conference with a focused mission to develop, coach, and mentor Christian women in ministry for the 21st Century.

As a recipient of numerous honors and recognitions, Dr. Hale was inducted into the African American Biographies Hall of Fame, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Board of Preachers of Morehouse College, and the Atlanta Business League Women’s Hall of Fame. She is a recipient of the National Urban League’s “Women of Power” award, the Preston Taylor Living Legacy Award, the Balm in Gilead Keeper of the Flame Award, and she was recognized on Ebony Magazine’s “Power 100” list as one of the nation’s most influential African American leaders. In 2009, Dr. Hale was appointed by President Barack Obama to serve on the President’s Commission on White House Fellowships. She also served as a member of the 2016 Platform Committee for the Democratic National Convention and delivered the Invocation at the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.

Dr. Hale is a contributing writer for many books and publications including, Power in the Pulpit II: How America’s Most Effective Black Preachers Prepare Their Sermons and the preaching resource series, Feasting on the Gospels. In January 2010, she authored her first book entitled, I’m A Piece of Work: Sisters Shaped by God.

Dr. Hale presently serves as the Chairperson of the IC3 Conference Board, Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of Beulah Heights University, the Vice President for the Hampton University Ministers’ Conference, a member of the Board of Visitors of the Divinity School at Duke University, a member of the Board of Trustees at Hollins University, a member of the UNCF NFI Advisory Council and a member of the Welcome.US Council.

Dr. Hale is an active Lifetime member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. She currently serves as the Co-Chairperson of the International Spiritual Oversight Committee and Chairperson of the Membership Committee of her local chapter, Nu Lambda Omega Chapter.

During her 42 years of ministry, her ministerial gift has drawn thousands, young and old, to witness the anointing of a woman totally sold out for the Kingdom of God.

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Rev. Rebecca Anderson – Storytelling Workshops

Rev. Rebecca Anderson is co-pastor of Gilead Church Chicago and is ordained in The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). She has a Masters in Divinity from the University of Chicago and a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Playwriting from Hampshire College (Amherst, MA).

Rebecca’s been on Snap Judgment (radio), and podcasts including The Broad Experience and Broccoli & Ice Cream. Active in the Chicago storytelling scene, she’s performed with events like RISK!, 2nd Story, The Moth, and This Much is True. As a comic (back in the day), she was featured in The Boston Globe and The Christian Century.

Rebecca has developed and teaches workshops designed to grow the practice of story-telling and foster interpersonal connection (more at EarshotStories.com). She also hosts potlucks, plants gardens, and knows the best places to pick juneberries.

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Greenwood Rising Museum Tour

Regional Assembly participants are encouraged to experience a Pro-Reconciliation Anti-Racism educational event at Greenwood Rising Friday afternoon. It will include a free 90-minute tour followed by a 45-minute conversation with Greenwood Rising Interim Executive Director Phil Armstrong, who is also the chairman of the board of the Greenwood Cultural Center and previously head of the Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission.

Participants are asked to meet for the 12:30 pm tour at Greenwood Rising, 23 N. Greenwood Ave., Tulsa. Please identify yourself as a member of the group associated with the Oklahoma Regional Assembly, Rev. Kevin Howe event coordinator.

All participants are required to wear masks and required to have a temperature check before entry.

Reserve your ticket for this free event when you register to attend Regional Assembly.

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Preparing for Ash Wednesday & Lent

Ash Wednesday is March 2, 2022, and this day marks the season of Lent, the forty-six days of preparation from Ash Wednesday to Easter. A very moving video created by Rev. Elizabeth Grasham (First Christian Church Nowata) is about preparing ashes to use on Ash Wednesday. We anticipate that Ash Wednesday services this year again will be a mix of hybrid, on-line, and in-person services. However your congregation celebrates this day, we hope you will take a moment to step into the season, to be reflective upon your own heart and mind, and to walk humbly and faithfully toward Jerusalem.

While there are many resources to accompany our journey toward Jerusalem, here are two to pick up and delve into:

Faithful Families for Lent, Easter, and Resurrection: Simple Ways to Create Meaning for the Season by Traci Smith was just published in January of 2022. She first recognizes that this season of Lent, Easter, and Resurrection involves matters of the “heart of Christian faith.” She also recognizes that this journey toward Jerusalem tends to be violent, but, she focuses on this season as one of mystery and wonder. Inside this book are real ideas for prayers, practices, and conversation starters to help guide those on the journey whether it be a family or a small group.

Fierce Love: A Bold Path to Ferocious Courage and Rule-Breaking Kindness That Can Heal the World by Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis was published in November of 2021. In the introduction, Jacqui writes, “. . . put simply, we are in a perilous time, and the answer to the question “Who are we to be?” will have implications for generations to come. We have a choice to make. We can answer this question with diminished imagination . . . or we can answer the question of who we are to be another way.” She calls for a “demanding, heart-transforming, fierce love.” This book would be a fascinating study for Lent.

These books are readily available in online bookstores.

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2022 Oklahoma Regional Assembly Speakers Announced

The Oklahoma Region is proud to announce its speakers for the 2022 Regional Assembly: Rev. Rebecca Anderson and Rev. Dr. Cynthia Hale. The event theme is “More than a Moment: Rejoicing in Our Story.” It will take place April 29-30, 2022 as a hybrid event at Harvard Avenue Christian Church, Tulsa.

Rev. Dr. Cynthia Hale

Rev. Dr. Cynthia L. Hale is the founder and Senior Pastor of the Ray of Hope Christian Church in Decatur, Georgia. A native of Roanoke, Virginia, Dr. Hale received a Bachelor of Arts in music from Hollins University; a Master of Divinity degree from Duke University; and a Doctor of Ministry degree from United Theological Seminary. She holds five honorary Doctorates of Divinity and an honorary Doctor of Law degree.

As a woman of vision, Dr. Hale is revered worldwide for her leadership, integrity, and compassion. Her vision and leadership led her to establish two ministries; Elah Pastoral Ministries, Inc. and the Women in Ministry Conference, Inc. Elah is a mentoring program to assist in the spiritual and practical development of pastors and para-church leaders and the Women in Ministry Conference is a premiere national conference with a focused mission to develop, coach, and mentor Christian women in ministry for the 21st Century.

As a recipient of numerous honors and recognitions, Dr. Hale was inducted into the African American Biographies Hall of Fame, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Board of Preachers of Morehouse College, and the Atlanta Business League Women’s Hall of Fame. She is a recipient of the National Urban League’s “Women of Power” award, the Preston Taylor Living Legacy Award, the Balm in Gilead Keeper of the Flame Award, and she was recognized on Ebony Magazine’s “Power 100” list as one of the nation’s most influential African American leaders. In 2009, Dr. Hale was appointed by President Barack Obama to serve on the President’s Commission on White House Fellowships. She also served as a member of the 2016 Platform Committee for the Democratic National Convention and delivered the Invocation at the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.

Dr. Hale is a contributing writer for many books and publications including, Power in the Pulpit II: How America’s Most Effective Black Preachers Prepare their Sermons and the preaching resource series, Feasting on the Gospels. In January 2010, she authored her first book entitled, I’m A Piece of Work: Sisters Shaped by God.

Dr. Hale presently serves as the Chairperson of the IC3 Conference Board, Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of Beulah Heights University, the Vice President for the Hampton University Ministers’ Conference, a member of the Board of Visitors of the Divinity School at Duke University, a member of the Board of Trustees at Hollins University, a member of the UNCF NFI Advisory Council and a member of the Welcome.US Council.

Dr. Hale is an active Lifetime member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. She currently serves as the Co-Chairperson of the International Spiritual Oversight Committee and Chairperson of the Membership Committee of her local chapter, Nu Lambda Omega Chapter.

During her 42 years of ministry, her ministerial gift has drawn thousands, young and old, to witness the anointing of a woman totally sold out for the Kingdom of God.

Rev. Rebecca Anderson

Rebecca is co-pastor of Gilead Church Chicago and is ordained in The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). She has a Masters in Divinity from the University of Chicago and a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Playwrighting from Hampshire College (Amherst, MA).

Rebecca’s been on Snap Judgment (radio), and podcasts including The Broad Experience and Broccoli & Ice Cream. Active in the Chicago storytelling scene, she’s performed with events like RISK!, 2nd Story, The Moth, and This Much is True. As a comic (back in the day), she was featured in The Boston Globe and The Christian Century.

Rebecca has developed and teaches workshops designed to grow the practice of story-telling and foster interpersonal connection (more at EarshotStories.com). She also hosts potlucks, plants gardens, and knows the best places to pick juneberries.

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