Agenda for a Prophetic Faith

If you missed any sessions of CONFRONTING NEW BEGINNINGS, videos of all three sessions are now available below.

Overview Statement for "Confronting New Beginnings" Webinar Series:

Confronting New Beginnings presents outstanding local, national and international leaders who will share their wisdom of possibilities for positive local community solutions and actions and respond through the challenging questions: What is wrong with the world and what are we doing about it? This is the moment for great change filled with transformative opportunities. The Webinars on September 3 and 10 are hosted by a stellar group of experienced and committed community leaders and organizations in the Pomona Valley, California, who have the Big View and Big Solutions at the community level. The Webinar on September 17 involves national and international impact leaders who are creating systemic change across the country. We seek NOT to be politically partisan and NOT to divide us into old battle lines. We will stretch our framework beyond “Us versus Them” to WE/US.

Session 1 – September 3: “Confronting New Beginnings: Local Big View.”
The City of Pomona has made a bold international declaration to be a Compassionate City and is an incredible incubator for new vision and opportunities. Community leaders from the Pomona Valley will share their wisdom through the lens of possibilities, transformation and local community.
o Nora Jacob, Acting Executive Director of UrbanMission Community Partners (Moderator & Speaker)
o Ray Adamyk, Founder and President of Spectra Company; Founder of Homes of Promise
o Nancy Mintie, Executive Director of Uncommon Good
o Toni Navarro, Executive Director of Tri City Mental Health
o Michael Witmer, Cobb Institute, Pomona Sustainable Food Alliance

Session 2 – September 10: “Confronting New Beginnings: Local, On the Ground Endeavors.”
Experienced, on the ground local perspectives and their work will be spotlighted. Five positive examples of pioneering and visionary projects happening right now to address vital issues in the City of Pomona and the City’s effort to become a City of Compassion will be shared.
o Tim Sandoval, Mayor of Pomona (Moderator & Speaker)
o Tamiko Chacon, Purpose Church
o Mary Tawadros, Hope for Home Homeless Services, Volunteers of America, L.A.
o Devon Hartman, Community Home Energy Retrofit Project (CHERP)
o Eric Vasquez, Founder, CEO Just Us 4 Youth

Session 3 – September 17: “New Beginnings: National and Global Perspectives.”
Confronting New Beginnings means boldness to confront and see a fresh perspective that yields new possibilities. The focus will be on bold solutions to national and global issues of paramount and urgent importance: Economy that serves human beings, justice that repairs relationships, a banking model to optimize investment in community and more.
o John Cobb, Cobb Institute, Agenda for Prophetic Faith (Moderator & Speaker)
o Mark Anielski, Economist, President & Chief Well-Being Officer at Anielski Management Inc., Canada
o Susan Harman, Public Bank East Bay, California
o Henry McClenden, International Institute for Restorative Practice, Trustee, Detroit