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The Power of Covenant Groups for Urban Ministries
Workshop leaders:
Mellen Kennedy
All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church
4501 Walnut Street, KC, MO 64111
Phone 816-531-2131
fax 816-756-5651
email mellenken@aol.com
Vicky Combs
Gaia Community
PO Box 45307 KC, MO 64171
Phone 816-756-2743
Connie Grant
1025 N. Smith Road
Palatine, IL Phone 847-359-8440
About the Workshop:
A covenant group is a small relational group within a congregation that provides an
opportunity for members to explore intimacy and ultimacy in an environment of trust. A
covenant group is tied into the congregation and the larger community of which it is a
part. The covenant group model is a powerful way for urban churches to revitalize and
connect with their communities. In this workshop, the leaders will describe what covenant
groups are and how they work. The leaders will describe urban covenant group projects
drawing on their own experiences. The workshop will include a presentation as well as an
experiential component.
Workshop leader biographies:
Rev. Vicky Combs is a graduate of Meadville/Lombard Theological School and was
ordained by All Souls Church UU Church in Kansas City in December 1996. She began in
community ministry as co-coordinator of the Kansas City Food Circle. In May 1997 she
started work as a parish minister with Gaia Community, a UU pagan theme congregation. She
has always lived in the inner city and is committed to maintaining the urban core.
Mellen Kennedy, PhD, is a community psychologist with 15 years experience in working
with small relational groups. She serves as Co-Director of Lifespan Religious Education at
All Souls UU Church in Kansas City where she works with covenant groups and small group
trainings. She is a Modified Residency Program student at Meadville/Lombard Theological
School. She has chosen intentionally to live and work in the inner city of Kansas City.
Connie Grant is a Religious Educator at Countryside Unitarian Universalist Church in
Palatine, Illinois where she works with covenant groups. She is a student at
Meadville/Lombard Theological School.
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