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The third day of the assembly brought a second day of workshops to enrich attendees at the 2023 General Assembly. Offered were workshops creating sustainable community impact, exploring faithful ways to use and re-purpose building space and creating financial wellness.
In her workshop on Partnering with Your Neighbors, National Benevolent Association partner and co-executive director Allison Lanza shared "We have to realize we are not the smartest person in the room. We don’t know the answers or solutions as well as the person going through it. That is what Be The Neighbor is all about."
One of the highlights of the Exhibit hall experience was the Arts Engagement experience Within Us, Among Us. The five resident artists created interactive art exhibits for attendees to experience. Attendees can participate in an Artist’s Speak Out on Tuesday, August 1 at 11am in the Exhibit Hall.
Another feature of the Exhibit Hall experience can be found at the National Benevolent Association’s booth. NBA's commitment to mental health, as the church's health and social services ministry, includes welcoming attendees to their booth to engage in the Bold Visions Coloring Wall as well as presenting workshops on BIPOC mental health and Lament of Life Unlived.
The third night of worship welcomed the Rev. Dr. David Anderson Hooker to the stage to preach. Rev. Dr. Hooker was joined on stage by Rev. Joan Bell Haynes, Diane Watkins, Rev. Dr. Jay Hartley, Paul Tche, Rev. Sarah Zuniga, as story tellers during the sermon. “There is a dominate narrative of despair but if we tell what we see there are clear signs of an emerging and not yet realm of God,” Rev. Dr. Hooker shared with the worshiping body in reflecting on the power of narrative to shape our shared future.
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