Quadrennial Theme 2016-2020
“The African Methodist Episcopal Church: A Social Justice and Liberating Faith”
“And what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?” Micah 6:8 (NASB)
Political Justice (2016)
Criminal Justice (2017)
Environmental Justice (2018)
Economic Justice (2019)
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•Clergy and Laity are encouraged to:
– Incorporate the connectional theme in the ministries of your local congregations with special worships services, Bible Studies, Retreats/conference sessions, action plans and community conversations.
•Auxiliaries, on the connectional and conference level – Encouraged to include the theme in their ministry and deliberations.
•It is hoped that these will not be just talking points but action items for our global ministry.
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Political Justice – 2016
•Voter rights
•Voter registration
•Voter education
•Voter participation
•Ethnic cleansing
•Political prisoners
•Global religious persecution
•Human trafficking
•Black Lives Matter
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Criminal Justice – 2017
•Community policing
•Fair sentencing
•Prison ministry
•Prisoner/alumni re-entry
•Incarceration policy
•Juvenile justice
•Violence
•Addictions
•Human trafficking
•Family disruption
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Environmental Justice – 2018
•Climate change
•Hazardous waste
•Clean water
•Water availability
•Pollution
•Sustainable development
•Off-shore drilling
•Fracking
•Greening of the home and sanctuary
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Economic Justice – 2019
•Fair wages
•Job opportunity and training
•HBCU’s and AME Schools
•The digital divide
•Technical training
•Sustainable development
•Family economics
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Quadrennial Theme Committee
•Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie, Chair
•Bishop McKinley Young
•Bishop William Phillips DeVeaux, Sr.
•Bishop Theodore Larry Kirkland
•Bishop Adam Jefferson Richardson, Jr.
•Bishop Sarah Frances Davis*
•Bishop Clement Willie Fugh
•Bishop John Hurst Adams
•Bishop Frederick Hilborn Talbot
•Bishop Vinton Randolph Anderson*
“The African Methodist Episcopal Church: A Social Justice and Liberating Faith”
“And what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?” Micah 6:8 (NASB)
Political Justice (2016)
Criminal Justice (2017)
Environmental Justice (2018)
Economic Justice (2019)
______________________________________________________________________________
•Clergy and Laity are encouraged to:
– Incorporate the connectional theme in the ministries of your local congregations with special worships services, Bible Studies, Retreats/conference sessions, action plans and community conversations.
•Auxiliaries, on the connectional and conference level – Encouraged to include the theme in their ministry and deliberations.
•It is hoped that these will not be just talking points but action items for our global ministry.
_____________________________________________________________________________
Political Justice – 2016
•Voter rights
•Voter registration
•Voter education
•Voter participation
•Ethnic cleansing
•Political prisoners
•Global religious persecution
•Human trafficking
•Black Lives Matter
______________________________________________________________________________
Criminal Justice – 2017
•Community policing
•Fair sentencing
•Prison ministry
•Prisoner/alumni re-entry
•Incarceration policy
•Juvenile justice
•Violence
•Addictions
•Human trafficking
•Family disruption
______________________________________________________________________________
Environmental Justice – 2018
•Climate change
•Hazardous waste
•Clean water
•Water availability
•Pollution
•Sustainable development
•Off-shore drilling
•Fracking
•Greening of the home and sanctuary
______________________________________________________________________________
Economic Justice – 2019
•Fair wages
•Job opportunity and training
•HBCU’s and AME Schools
•The digital divide
•Technical training
•Sustainable development
•Family economics
______________________________________________________________________________
Quadrennial Theme Committee
•Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie, Chair
•Bishop McKinley Young
•Bishop William Phillips DeVeaux, Sr.
•Bishop Theodore Larry Kirkland
•Bishop Adam Jefferson Richardson, Jr.
•Bishop Sarah Frances Davis*
•Bishop Clement Willie Fugh
•Bishop John Hurst Adams
•Bishop Frederick Hilborn Talbot
•Bishop Vinton Randolph Anderson*