State of the Church • 2 p.m., Sunday, July 10
Sharon E. Watkins
Sharon E. Watkins serves as General Minister and President of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada. During the Sunday afternoon July 9, business session hear her State of the Church address as Disciples do ministry in a changing landscape.
“Be The Change” Series
The General Assembly engages the conversation about leading in times of unprecedented change, during weekday business sessions.
Harvey Cox
10:45 a.m. • Monday, July 11
Harvey Cox, renowned theologian and author of The Future of Faith, says that after more than 1,500 years of oppressive control, theology is returning to the early faith – a time of openness, diversity and the ethics of Jesus rather than doctrine about him. Hear what he thinks that means for ministry on the front lines of that change.
Soong-Chan Rah
10:45 a.m. • Tuesday, July 12
Soong-Chan Rah, theology professor and author of The Next Evangelicalism, on the changing face of American Christianity, calls the North American church to escape its captivity to Western cultural trappings and find new life in this diverse and multi-ethnic ministry context.
Patrick Villier
4:15 p.m. • Tuesday, July 12
Patrick Villier, president of the National Spiritual Council of Haitian Churches (CONASPEH) which is an ecumenical council of about 8,000 Haitian churches, shares what it means for Disciples to serve in a changing global context. What can we learn in relationship with partners like CONASPEH as the people of Haiti face disaster upon disaster?
Amy-Jill Levine
10:45 a.m. • Wednesday, July 13
Amy-Jill Levine is University Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies at Vanderbilt University Divinity School and College of Arts and Science. Author of The Misunderstood Jew: The Church and the Scandal of the Jewish Jesus and a member of an Orthodox synagogue, she helps Christians and Jews discover their common history and, in the context of interfaith conversation, correct the false perceptions they have of each other.