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Friends Center of Ohio Yearly Meeting
Talking about Christ Led by Brian Drayton March 14 - 16, 2008 Cost: $120 |
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One way or the other, Christ is a presence even in the most liberal of Friends meetings, but He may be welcomed with ambivalence or not at all. For some, He is the beloved companion, prophet, and guide. Others consider Him as historic relic, a controversila shibboleth in the culture wars, or a Jungian achetype. How do Friends in your meeting regard Christ? What happens when you or others in your meeting speak about Him? How does Christ affect the life of your meeting? What way might open for the life of your meeting, or yourself, if you could speak more freely, more honestly, about Christ in all His manifestations and meanings, with others in your community? During this weekend, we will explore our experiences in speaking about Christ - positive or negative. More than that, we will consider how we can help each other to a liberating engagement with the cultural, emotional, spiritual issues that arise within and among us, owing to the diversity of attitudes and interpretations of Christ in our meetings. How can this engagement feed our peacemaking, our prayer lives, our ministry to each other, our testimony to the world, the divisions among Friends? Brian Drayton of Weare (NH) Monthly Meeting is a plant ecologist working in science education research. He has traveled extensively in the ministry, carrying a concern to encourage those who contribute to their meeting's ministry. He has given workshops, retreats, and addresses on a range of topics in Quaker history and belief for monthly, quarterly, and yearly meetings and Pendle Hill. in 1994, he published Selections from the Writings of James Naylor. In 2003 Brian was one of the originators of the Quaker Peacebuilders Camp, a program for teaching nonviolent action based on Quaker spirituality. His most recent book, On Living With a Concern for Gospel Ministry, has been among the best selling Quaker books since 2006. |