DART National Training
(NOTE: Most expenses for these events are covered for qualifying persons in CLOUT member congregations. If you are a member of your congregation’s Justice Ministry Network and are interested in applying to attend a DART training event, contact the CLOUT office.)
National 5-day Training:
July 12-16, 2011, Cincinnati, OH
This training is designed for local leaders from DART-affiliated organizations who are interested in going beyond local training sessions to practice skills for continuing to build a powerful, grassroots, multi-issued, congregation-based organization in their community. Veteran organizers lead training sessions on a diverse set of topics beginning with the biblical basis for justice work, continuing by developing an understanding of, and skills in, such topics as one-to-one meetings, issue development, and fund-raising, and concluding with a role play of a direct action.
Advanced Leaders Training Institutes:
November 17-19, 2011 (location to be announced)
This training is designed for local leaders from DART-affiliated organizations who are interested in receiving advanced, focused training on one aspect of the organization’s work. The next DART Advanced Leaders Training Institute will be on Nov. 4-6, 2011, and will focus on the Research to Action process.
Clergy Conference:
Feb. 1-3, 2012, Orlando, Florida
This three-day conference is designed to foster relationships among clergy throughout the DART Network, while providing a training ground for a prophetic ministry of justice. Keynote speakers in the past have included: Drs. Willard Ashley, Robert Linthicum, Johnny Ray Youngblood, Walter Wink, and others.
Details on the 2012 Clergy Conference are pending.
