"Right behind worship, the Wholeness Café is THE REASON to be part of 2009 General Assembly, July 29 to August 2 in Indianapolis. Please be there! I want to hear from YOU!"
• Rev. Dr. Sharon E. Watkins, General Minister and President
Read the Entire Message From Rev. Watkins
Disciples as a covenantal movement historically have leaned into the holy space of relationship with one another and with God for our strength and our purpose. We seek wisdom that comes from personally practicing our faith — and we are adamant that we practice our faith in the context of community. We count on meaningful conversation — "discourse" our forebears might have said — to help us tap the wisdom God has placed in each and all of us. We also practice radical hospitality that helps us stay together even when we do not agree.
At General Assembly, we will bring our best traits to the Table.
The 2009 General Assembly marks what may be the biggest Disciples conversation ever. Employing social technologies proven to help large groups hear each other, the 6000+ Assembly Disciples will sit face-to-face to address what it really means to live into our newly stated identity.
"We are Disciples of Christ, a movement for wholeness in a fragmented world.
As part of the one body of Christ, we welcome all to the Lord's Table as God has welcomed us."
- Statement of Identity of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Together we will convene a conversation of the whole, tap the deepest wisdom in our faith community and learn together what it means to be a Movement for Wholeness in a Fragmented World.
Your role?
- To show up and share from the heart; to show up and listen deeply.
- To be part of the outrageous prayer that we might all be One that the world might fall in love all over again with God
- To be part of the audacious prayer that what Disciples do together as a faith community really matters
- To dare to believe that God has gifted our band of believers with a powerful witness to the love that has no bounds.
What you do in Café:
- Listen to learn from each other.
- Share stories and experiences that have made a difference in your life as a Disciple.
- Ask honest questions that influence Disciples' day-to-day lives.
- Contribute to the way this body of believers will face the future together.
