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Thank you for your interest in Ministers Week. Pre-registration is now closed. Onsite registration opens at 4:00 PM Monday, February 8, 2010 at University Christian Church. |
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From the President of Brite Divinity School and the Minister to Texas Christian University |
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On behalf of the students, faculty and staff of Brite and TCU, we invite you to campus for three days of inspiring worship, thought-provoking lectures, enriching workshops and a world-class organ recital. As in years past, we will be graciously hosted by University Christian Church. This 70-year-old continuing education event is not only an opportunity for personal learning and renewal, but also an occasion to connect with colleagues from across the Southwest and beyond. Both lay and ordained ministers and other church leaders who are new to the Southwest are strongly encouraged to attend. As this event is a gift from Brite and TCU, there is no general registration fee. However, pre-registration is encouraged, as we anticipate a large attendance. We look forward to seeing you at Ministers Week 2010!
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THE WELLS
SERMONS
Rev. Dr. Sharon Watkins
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Transformational Leadership: Cultural Fluency among Learning Leaders
Dr. Paula Lisa Yoder In today’s very accelerated home, church, family, education and
business environments, transformational leaders will become the
catalysts for understanding and responding positively to changes. The
framework for supporting changing systems of learning and knowing will
be presented from a transformational paradigm. The paradigm will look at
changing work cultures and cultural fluency and the need for a holistic
framework upon which to build relationships and teams.
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THE MCFADIN
LECTURES
Dr. Warren Carter Ambiguous and complex contexts of empire pervade contemporary
communities of faith: Roman empire, God’s empire, American empire. Often
our spiritualized and individualized readings of the Gospels have helped
us ignore our participation in these multiple locations, and the
questions of societal vision and cultural interaction that they raise.
These two presentations will engage the faces of empire in the Gospels,
in ecclesial communities, and in daily life. 1) What a Difference an
Empire Makes: the Empires of Rome/God are Among You 2) The Empire(s)
Strike(s) Back
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Am I My
Sister’s Keeper?: The Dilemma Of An American Underclass
Dr. Keri Day Poverty among women and children in the United States continues to
engender both material deprivation and widespread fear and hopelessness.
Problems of culture and economy contribute to the plight of poor women
locked in an American underclass. This particular workshop discusses the
problem of neo-liberal rhetoric, the history of shifts in American
political economy that has intensified poverty among women and children,
and ways that faith communities are attempting to struggle with this
problem in order to embody God’s love to the “least of these.” |
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THE
DAVIS WORKSHOP IN MINISTRY
Dr. Diana Butler Bass Diana Butler Bass is an author, speaker, and independent scholar
specializing in American religion and culture. She holds a Ph.D. in
religious studies from Duke University and is the author of seven books
including A People’s History of Christianity: the Other Side of the
Story (HarperOne, 2009). Her best-selling Christianity for the Rest of
Us (2006) was named as one of the best religion books of the year by
Publishers Weekly and Christian Century, won the Book of the Year Award
from the Academy of Parish Clergy, and was featured in a cover story in
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Love to Tell the Story: An Introduction to Biblical Storytelling
Dr. J. Lynn White Biblical narratives were written for oral performance, rather than
silent reading. The Network of Biblical Storytellers is an ecumenical
organization that is committed to helping everyone learn and tell
biblical stories. In this way, the oral tradition of scripture finds new
expression in our post-literate, post-modern culture. This workshop will
explore biblical storytelling as a spiritual discipline that has a
number of implications for ministry.
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THE SCOTT
LECTURES
Mr. William Paul Young Wrapping stories that have emerged from The Shack and from his own life, Paul Young addresses what he considers the Question of First Importance - the nature and character of God. Who is this God, really? In the second session, he continues using story to bring to light what he considers the Question of Second Importance - who are 'we' to this God. What is our nature and identity in light of the First Question? |
Hymn Sing and
Organ Recital Dr. Olivier Latry Olivier Latry, titular organist of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris, is one of the world’s most distinguished organists, not only in France, but in the international community as well. He attended the Academy of Music at St. Maur-des-Fossés, where he later succeeded his teacher, Gaston Litaize. From 1981 until 1985 Olivier Latry was titular organist of Meaux Cathedral, and at age 23 won a competition to become one of the three titular organists of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris. Since 1995 he has taught at the Paris Conservatory. Olivier Latry has performed in more than forty countries on five continents, appearing most often in the United States. read more>>>
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