Midwest Training
Milwaukee, WI
November 12-13, 2026
A two-day training rooted in the principles of equity focused, grassroots driven, and spiritually grounded organizing.
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Cost for the two-day training includes training resources and lunch. Participants are responsible for lodging and transportation.
Generous scholarships are available.
Click here to fill out a brief application for financial support.
If you are unsure about your membership status, reach out to Br. Steve.
Schedule
Thursday, November 12 - Equity Frameworks and Spiritual and Cultural Foundations
9:00 am - Doors Open
9:30 am - Registration Begins
10:00 am - Opening sSessions - values, framing, and getting clear about the work
12:30 pm - Lunch
1:15 pm - Building a racial equity framework
2:15 pm - Break
2:30 pm - Closing Sessions: strategies of public actions and closing ritual
4:00 pm - Sending
Friday, November 13 - Place-based Strategies and Spiritual and Cultural Foundations
9:00 am - Doors Open
9:30 am - Registration Begins
10:00 am - Opening Sessions - framing and place-based history
12:30 pm - Lunch
1:15 pm - Building collective power
2:15 pm - Closing Sessions: power mapping and closing ritual
4:00 pm - Sending
What you'll learn
Organizing For Mission Network has three lenses we apply to our work: Organizing is Our Northstar; Place-Based Organizing; and Organizing is a Spiritual Practice. This training will engage these principles in a way that sharpens skills, nourishes weary leaders, and builds collective power.
We will connect organizers, lay leaders, deacons, pastors, and community members to engage in the core practices of organizing.
Our timing is intentional. Many of us will be engaged deeply in electoral work. This creates space to refresh and ground ourselves for the work that still lies ahead.
The Training Team
Rhonda Hill
Trainer
Br. Steve Jerbi
Director, OFMN
Professor Yolanda M. Norton
Theologian in Residence
Jaszy Segarra
Trainer