Seminary of the Southwest, in collaboration with the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society and its Office of Latino/Hispanic Ministries, is sponsoring this Nuevos Horizontes Conference, an Episcopal conference in Austin, Texas. Nuevos Horizontes is held on alternating years from Nueveo Amanecer that takes place every two years in Kanuga, North Carolina.

The theme of the Conference is “ConeXión with the New Latino Generation” and is designed for:

• clergy and lay leaders who are confronting rapid changes in the Latino/Hispanic ministries
• Church leaders who are having to adjust their Latino ministry in their congregation or dioceses, which now must take into account the various generations of Latinos born and acculturated in the United States
• Congregational leaders who must adjust to the linguistic and cultural shifts taking place in the adolescent and young adult members of Spanish-speaking congregations.

The Conference will explore how the Church can be in sync with these cultural, demographic and generational realities of American Latinos.  The Conference will offer “how-to” tools to the conference participant and those called to minister in a multi-cultural environment.”

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Conference Keynoters:

Rev. Elizabeth Tamez brings a vitality and energy to her love of developing a new generation of Hispanic leaders in an evolving cultural and linguistic environment.  Originally from Mexico City, Elizabeth is a Ph.D. candidate and is the founder and executive director of Generación 3, whose focus is training congregations on reaching out to adolescent and young adult potential church leaders.  Her consultant clients and partner clients include the Baptist General Convention of Texas, Hispanic Education Initiative, Lifeway and Baptist University of the Americas.

Rev. Dr. Ruben Saenz is the Director of Connectional Ministries and the Mission Vitality Center for the Rio Texas Annual Conference in San Antonio Episcopal Area. Dr. Saenz is especially attuned to reaching new people, younger people, and more diverse people in the Rio Texas mission field through revitalization of congregations, starting of new faith communities, developing culturally proficient lay and clergy leaders through communications/media technologies and platforms.  An eighth generation Mexican American from “El Valle de Tejas”, Dr. Saenz has served congregations in Oak Cliff, El Paso and Edinburg, Texas.

Workshop Offerings will be repeated to allow participants to attend more than one workshop

Workshop #1 Evangelizing the Latino Millennials

Workshop #2 Designing a Bilingual Service

Workshop #3 Taking Steps Towards Mission Development and Formation

Workshop #4 Hands-on Tools for developing an Intercultural Music Program

Conference Registration Fee: $160 per person (does not include hotel or other lodging cost)         

Lodging: The Double Tree by Hilton is the conference hotel. Conference participants make their own hotel reservations. Rate listed below is an out of pocket expense borne by each conference participant.

The Double Tree by Hilton - Austin University: 1617 IH-35 North, Austin TX. 78702,              512/479-4000   Group name: Seminary of the Southwest- Clergy Conference on Hispanic Ministries Click here for reservation link.  Rate: $139 double occupancy

 

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