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Ecumenical Seminar on the Church of the 21st Century at Brite Divinity
What will the Church of the 21st Century be like? That’s the question that’s on everyone’s mind, plate, planning committee, budget projection, etc. We know things are changing in our parishes and congregations, but we seem to be standing on the brink of something so new that we can’t quite get a firm grasp on it. All of us in every denomination are talking about this shift. So let’s talk about it together! The Rev. Carol Howard Merritt, a speaker, writer, and broadcaster will be featured. Read the detailed announcement…
Seminar on forgiveness in Granbury
Forgiveness is part of the journey of faith for many Christians. It is, on the one hand, something that compels us toward right relationships and justice. On the other hand, forgiveness is hard work that requires energy, spiritual integrity, and honesty. Forgiveness is not a fix for our relationships; rather it is a process one moves through. This seminar will engage participants in wrestling with the call of forgiveness in our lives even as it seeks to unpack the complexity of forgiveness in diverse contexts and situations. The day is designed to help people of faith discern how best to respond to individual, interpersonal, and communal pain and injustice through the work of forgiveness.
REVEAL North Texas conference scheduled for October 25, 2012
Survey reveals that church activity IS NOT a blueprint for spiritual growth The leaders of St. Philip’s Episcopal Church were surprised—and disappointed—by their initial REVEAL results. After all, their 10-year old church plant in Frisco, Texas, was growing rapidly. And the church’s young, professional congregation was dynamic, highly relational, and very involved in serving both the local community and worldwide missions. Senior Pastor Clay Lein recalls the sequence of his own reactions to the January 2009 survey feedback, including a Spiritual Vitality…
Brite Divinity School Seminar – The Marriage Wars: Sex, the Bible, and Christian Ethics
Stalcup School of Theology for the Laity at Brite Divinity School Presents: Beyond The Marriage Wars: Sex, The Bible and Christian Ethics Saturday, September 8 (9:00 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.) Northway Christian Church 7202 W. Northwest Hwy., Dallas, TX Jennifer Wright Knust, Associate Professor New Testament and Christian Origins Boston University The Bible has once again become a political football as pastors and pundits, purporting to defend both the Bible and American morals, seek to enforce what they understand to…