Your Invitation to an Online Theology Conference (Feb 10-11)
If you've always wanted to attend a top-drawer theological conference (from the comfort of your own home), here's a great opportunity. The Online and Relational Theology conference will be live Feb 10-11, and audio recordings of all 17 conference sessions will be available for three months after the event. So no need to attend every session discussion.
Here's registration information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/online-international-open-and-relational-theology-conference-tickets-471533167397
My session will be Saturday afternoon, with three scholars responding to my book "Do I Stay Christian?"
| Friday, February 10
8am Pacific Time: Keith Ward, Personal Idealism – Panelists: Tim Miller, Lina Langby, Matt Huffman, Fidel Arnicello – Panel Host: TJO |
| 9am Pacific: Michael Berra, Towards a Theology of Relationship – Panelists: Donn Peters, Ryan Lambros, Natalya Cherry, Michael Lodahl – Panel Host: TJO |
| 10am Pacific: Thomas Oord, Pluriform Love – Panelists: Carol Kingston-Smith, Beth Hayward, Wendy Francisco, Dan Rosado – Panel Host: JF |
| 11 am Pacific: John Buchanon, Processing Reality – Panelists: Pam Buzalka, Josh Scott, Roger Wolsey, Sheri Kling – Panel Host: JF |
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Midday Break |
| 1pm Pacific: Gabriel Atchison, Are You the Unchurched? – Panelists: Mark Umstot, Mike Brennan, Libby Tedder Hugus, Aimee Hein – Panel Host: TJO |
| 2pm Pacific: Randy Woodley, Indigenous Theology and the Western Worldview – Panelists: Chris Hoklotubbe, Danny Zacharias, Melissa Stewart, Jessica Stonecypher – Panel Host: TJO |
| 3pm Pacific: Anna Case-Winters, God Will Be All in All – Panelists: Chris Baker, Andy Stanton-Henry, Karen Winslow, Kelley Weber – Panel Host: JF |
| 4pm Pacific: Chad Bahl, God Unbound – Panelists: Amanda Oster, Vikki Randall, Brandon Brown, Dan Kent – Panel Host: JF |
| Saturday, February 11
8am Pacific: Ian Todd, Why Are You Here? – Panelists: Tracy Tucker, Bob Riggles, Zack Allen, Maribeth Trueblood – Panel Host: JF |
| 9am Pacific: Russell Pregeant, Mystery Without Magic – Panelists: Josh Patterson, Shaleen Kendrick, Ulrick Dam, Tori Owens – Panel Host: JF |
| 10am Pacific: Ilia Delio, The Hours of the Universe – Panelists: John Pohl, Bethany Sollereder, Philip Averay, Maynard Moore – Panel Host: TJO |
| 11am Pacific: Jonathan Foster, Theology of Consent – Panelists: Rebecca Adams, Adam Ericksen, Katelynn Carver, Jay McDaniel – Panel Host: TJO |
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Midday Break |
| 1pm Pacific: Joe Bracken, Reciprocal Causality in an Event-Filled World – Panelists: Tripp Fuller, Thomas Estes, Donna Bowman, Philip Clayton – Panel Host: TJO |
| 2pm Pacific: Brian McLaren, Should I Stay Christian? – Panelists: Rodger Rushing, Steve Watson, Kristin Kaminski, Brian Felushko – Panel Host: TJO |
| 3pm Pacific: Greg Hoover, The Pain Killer – Panelists: Donna Ward, Eric Hughes, Shawn Ryan, Kyle Russell, Max Johnson – Panel Host: TJO |
| 4pm Pacific: Michael Lodahl, Matthew Matters – Panelists: Kalie Hargrove, Jared Byas, Russ Preagant, Chris Jorgensen – Panel Host: JF |
| 5pm Pacific: Bruce Epperly, The Elephant is Running – Panelists: Travis Keller, Andrew Schwartz, Kat Reeves, Scott Klepach – Panel Host: JF |
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Podcasts Update
If you're interested in catching Brian McLaren's Learning How to See podcast, you'll find new episodes here: https://cac.org/podcast/learning-how-to-see/
If you're interested in Brian's appearances on other podcasts, just search for "Brian McLaren podcast" or "Brian McLaren spotify," or something similar, and you'll find lots of options.
Finally, if you are a podcaster and would like to invite Brian to appear on your podcast, he will be taking a break from scheduling additional podcast appearances at least through August to focus on his next writing project. Thanks for understanding.
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A Pastor Writes … Book Group says “Yes”
This past fall, 22 people in my congregation committed to doing a deep dive with your book “Do I Stay Christian?” There were two groups; we met 6 times over the course of nearly 3 months, for 2 hours at a time. Slow and steady, painful, illuminating, revealing, vulnerable, strengthening, maddening, clarifying, affirming ... our conversations were rich indeed. It was the right book at the right time, and we’re more committed than ever to saying “Yes” to a new kind of Christianity.
-- It's always encouraging to hear that people turn a book into a conversation. What a great way to learn -- and build community.
For others interested in using Do I Stay Christian?, the first appendix offers some guidelines and questions for forming a meaningful reading group.
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A Catholic and a Protestant walk into …
A Catholic and Protestant walk into the internet ... I believe you'll want to read and share this piece cowritten with my friend Patrick Carolan ... https://www.redletterchristians.org/its-time-for-a-franciscan-renaissance/
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Why I’m not traveling as much this year …
This year, I'll be present for about 15 live events, which is relatively few, especially compared to my pre-Covid pattern of 80-100 days per year on the road.
There are five main reasons for reducing my travel. First, like every sane person, I love the Earth, which makes me feel ambivalent about even important air travel. (Each year I pay a voluntary "carbon tax" by contributing to forest preservation to help compensate for the travel I do engage in.) Second, I'm getting older and I don't have the stamina of the younger me. Third, I love being home, and Grace is happier to have me around too. Fourth, COVID taught us that a lot could be done online via videoconferencing. True, a lot of us have Zoom fatigue, and being together in person is a delight, but overall, online is a good option environmentally and in terms of affordability and ease of access. Finally, this year, I'm working on my next book, which is probably the most difficult and important challenge I've taken on, and I need extended time to read, listen, and reflect, as well as write and rewrite and rewrite and rewrite.
So you'll find details of my in-person speaking events here:
https://brianmclaren.net/events/list/
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