Past Events

Registration begins at 8:30, Program begins at 9:00. Sacred Ground A Film-Based Dialogue Series on Race & Faith   WHAT IS THE SACRED GROUND RACE DIALOGUE SERIES? Sacred Ground is a sensitive, prayerful resource that creates space for difficult but respectful and transformative dialogue on race and racism. It invites participants to walk back through history in order to peel away the layers that brought us to today, reflecting on family histories and stories, as well as important narratives that…

Registration begins at 8:30, Program begins at 9:00.   Contemplative Ecology "contemplative ecology": bringing the Christian mystical and contemplative tradition to bear on our modern ecological crisis. To solve our ecological crisis we need to come to see ourselves as intimately connected to the soil from which we're formed. We have a long tradition of contemplative practices to guide us in that. This is what Christianity most has to offer the world now. Not moral guidance or activism or yet another…

The Rev. Dr. Michael Battle Herbert Thompson Professor of Church and Society and Director of the Desmond Tutu Center at General Theological Seminary   “My passion is for reconciliation, which was imprinted upon me while I lived for two years with Archbishop Tutu. It is humorous because when I write a book, and try to pitch exotic titles, the publishers always throw the word “reconciliation” in the title somewhere. Perhaps I’ve been labeled; but it also may be telling me…

How to Serve God and Save the Planet with featured speaker Dr. Matthew Sleeth A former emergency room physician, Dr. Matthew Sleeth felt like he was straightening deck chairs on the Titanic saving a patient at a time while the whole ship (Earth) was going down. Together with his wife and two children, he began to bring his lifestyle in line with his values, cutting back on their fossil fuel by two thirds and electricity use by nine tenths. Following…