Workshops, Lectures, Special Events
J. Brent Walker Lecture: "Sex, Lies and Church-State Separation" October 4, 2007: 6:00-8:00.
J. Brent Walker, Executive Director, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, Washington, DC. This lecture and discussion will focus on faith and politics in an election year. Cost: $10pp
The Rev. Michael Begg: Celtic Spirituality - October 11, 2007 11:30-1:30
The Celts developed a spirituality that embraced all experience as the raw material of the spiritual journey. This is a workshop for clergy, seminarians and interested others who would like to learn more about Celtic Spirituality and how to incorporate its sense of pilgrimage into their daily lives. Michael Begg is an ordained Methodist pastor from Ireland who leads pilgrimages and retreats in the Celtic tradition. Cost: $25pp including lunch, $10 for students and senior citizens
Visiting Scholar: .Dr. Walter Brueggemann - November 5, 2007
- Workshop for Clergy on prophetic preaching and ministry, 2:00 – 5:00 PM, cost: $35pp.
- Dinner and keynote talk for the public beginning at 6:30, cost $35pp. Advanced reservations required for dinner. Total cost to attend both events: $60pp.
Workshop on Stewardship for Clergy and Lay Leaders - Dec. 1, 2007
Paul Wilkes, noted author and speaker and author of “New Beginnings” Stewardship Training program. This program is designed for clergy and lay leadership who want to revamp their congregational stewardship programs for the 21st century church. 8:30 a.m-4:00 p.m. Cost $50 per person, discount for congregations sending a team of 3 or more - $40 per person.
2008 Trinity Institute: An Interfaith Dialogue on Religion & Violence – January 21-23, 2008
Presented via webcast at CRCDS from Trinity Wall Street. This conference will focus on untangling the roots of conflict particularly as world conflict becomes complicated with religious ideologies. Katharine Jefferts Schori, the Presiding Bishop and Primate of the Episcopal Church, will preach the opening sermon and keynote speakers will be Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan, Jewish scholar Susannah Heschel, black liberation theologian James Cone and Roman Catholic author James Carroll. Small group theological reflection sessions will be held at CRCDS concurrently with similar sessions occurring in New York City. CEUs will be granted to students who complete the full program. Please contact the LLL office of CRCDS for more details and for registration. Cost: $100 per person.
“Finding God in Your Life and Learning to Talk About It” – February 26-27, 2008. A workshop for anyone interested in exploring their own spiritual journey and helping others to give voice to their experiences. The workshop will be led by The Rev. Bobbie McKay, licensed psychotherapist and UCC pastor and Lewis A. Musil, MFA, who wrote and produced theater and television for twenty years. Rev. McKay and Mr. Musil have researched the spiritual lives of mainline Christians and Jews and written extensively about the deep spiritual experiences of the presence of God that many people have had but not shared with others. They have led many workshops for clergy and lay leaders, as well as for the medical community, most recently at Strong Memorial Hospital.
In this workshop, participants will be encouraged to reflect upon their own “God experiences,” share them with the group and discover the unity, wholeness and healing that comes from such encounters with the holy. This is an excellent workshop for clergy and lay leaders who wish to help others identify and articulate their own spiritual experiences and to learn how to integrate those experiences into everyday life in a transformative way. Tuition: $150.00, Students and seniors: $105.00. Registration Deadline: February 15, 2008.
To register for these programs, please complete the online form or call (585) 340-9540, e-mail lll@crcds.edu.
Preaching Workshop for Clergy: "Preaching in a Windstorm: Keeping Sermons Vital and Relevant in a rapidly changing culture." – The Rev. Dr. Thomas Long – May 7, 2008
Join Dr. Thomas Long, revered teacher of homiletics and author of many books, for a one day workshop on preaching. Dr. Long will preach on Tuesday evening at a worship service held at Third Presbyterian Church, 4 Meigs St Rochester, NY 14607. Reception immediately following. Free and open to the public. On Wednesday, May 7 Dr. Long will lead a workshop for clergy from 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Cost: $75.00. Contact lll@crcds.edu to register.
Nonviolent Atonement Conference – April 1, 2008
An interactive day where nonviolent interpretations of the atonement are offered by a team of theologians and discussed by participants. Topics include “Intrinsic Violence in Traditional Atonement Images”, “Perceptions of God that Lead to Violence”, “Restorative Justice as Forgiveness.” Cost: $50 per person. Lunch available at the seminary for additional cost. Contact lll@crcds.edu to register.
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