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EP Gathering '10
Meet the EP: Aaron and Grete Scott
EP surrenders cherished friend Gene Stoltzfus to eternal life
2010 Duke Summer Institute
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As we begin the solemn walk of Holy Week, sharing in the suffering and death of our Lord that we might rise to Hope and New Life with Him in the Easter victory, we share these thoughtful words from Ragan Sutterfield.
Insurrection Sunday
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Celebrate! by Janice Love
Luke 15: 1-3,
11-32
To see as God sees.
I have had the delight this Lent
to have always before me the picture of Charles McCollough's sculpture,
"The Return of the Prodigal." (pictured*)
Sooner or Laterby Kyle Childress Luke 13: 1-9 Many years ago I heard Walter Brueggemann say to a room full of preachers, "We must always hold before our people  God's commands to obedience. Always. But we must also always be patient with one another as we fail to heed those commands. Always." The readings for this Sunday are all about God's commands to obey and our failure to obey. According to Luke, Jesus found himself in a conversation about some current tragedies, the gist of which had everyone wondering if the people who suffered the tragedies had it coming or not. Perhaps bad things happened to these people because they were bad. Jesus says, "No. These people were no worse than anybody else. But I tell you, this is a reminder that everyone had better change their ways. Sooner or later there is an accounting." Read More
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"'And God Said...': Language, Wordcare and Radical Discipleship"
We are pleased to note additions to our team of workshop leaders. Jana Bennett, who is working on a book on "theological questioning in a Web 2.0 age," will work with Halden Doerge to engage god-talk in cyberspace, and Jamie Gates of the Center for Justice and Reconciliation will work with John McFadden to engage active practices of shalom. We are saddened to note that Therese Lysaught will not be able to offer a plenary talk, but pleased that she will still be able to gather with us.
We will meet on the campus of DePaul University in Chicago July 6-8. We begin Tuesday with lunch (though registration will open at 10 am) and end just before noon on Thursday (no lunch provided). We have a pizza party for all (including commuters) on Tuesday night, with some exciting surprises in the works. We expect to have a small book(let) highlighting the importance of language to give to all participants. Lodging is in the DePaul dorms (bathrooms are shared by 2 room suites); it is secure but not plush.
Mary Bowling will serve as our registrar again this year. Here are costs and registration details.
- Single room $300 2 nights in single-occupancy room, 6 meals, registration
- Double room $200 2 nights in double-occupancy room, 6 meals, registration
- Registration $70 Registration only (meals can be purchased ala carte)
Register using this email . Enter your registration information (please paste this chart into your email):
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Email
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Single, Double or Registration only?
Gender (if staying on campus)
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 | Meet the EP: Aaron and Grete Scott
Aaron and Grete first discovered EP through Phil Kenneson while students at Milligan College and members of Hopwood Christian Church. They have been EP endorsers since 2004, when Grete, then a graduate student at DePaul, suddenly found herself in the role of Gathering registrar. They take delight in such a diverse group of Christians trying to live faithfully to the radical call of Jesus.
The couple relocated to Chicago in 2004, where they broke their lease to move to Reba Place in Evanston, a Mennonite church and intentional community. They remained at Reba for three years as practicing members and youth leaders. They were glad to discover their city was the site of EP's summer gatherings.
Since then, Aaron and Grete have moved twice: to Virginia Tech, for Grete to complete coursework toward a PhD in Rhetoric and Writing, and to Indianapolis, to share the birth of their first child - Isaiah was born last September - with Grete's family. While Grete finished graduate courses and taught writing, Aaron - the brave soul - taught middle school Social Studies. Today Aaron teaches Bible and coordinates chapel services at Traders Point Christian Academy in Indianapolis. They hope to make their final move this summer: back to Hopwood and Milligan in Tennessee, where Grete plans to teach writing part-time and Aaron hopes to continue finding ways to minister to and learn from others.
Aaron and Grete are particularly happy to have met others through EP who share some of their current interests-communal living, gardening, and eating locally are a few-and also to have their worlds expanded by learning about yours!
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EP Surrenders A Friend to Eternal Life
We recently learned of the death of EP-friend Gene Stoltzfus (1940-2010). Gene was the founding director of Christian Peacemaker Teams and spent his life following Jesus and working for peace and justice. He was a friend and inspiration to many in the Ekklesia Project and we join his family, friends, and co-workers in mourning his loss and celebrating his life. A biography and information on memorial services is available at www.cpt.org. You can read his final essays and send a note his family at his blog, http://peaceprobe.wordpress.com/
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The Duke Divinity School Summer Institute Open for Applications
A number of EP endorsers and friends work with The Center for Reconciliation's annual summer institute. It has announced that applications are now being accepted online at www.divinity.duke.edu/summerinstitute through May 7, 2010.
This summer's Institute will focus on the theme "The Ministry of Reconcilia tion in a Divided World" and will be held from May 31 - June 5, 2010 on the campus of Duke Divinity School. The 2010 Summer Institute will create a community of learning among diverse peers and offer intimate interaction with a world-class faculty of scholars and practitioners. Recent additions to the faculty include Richard Hays (the new dean of Duke Divinity and author of "The Moral Vision of the New Testament") and David Black (president of Eastern University). Participants will experience in-depth teaching, prayer and worship, shared meals, real-world contexts and challenges, and an opportunity to reflect on their own vocation and ministry setting.
This one-of-a-kind intensive Institute is designed to serve Christians engaged in grassroots ministries and social agencies, lay ministry within congregations and neighborhoods, pastoral ministry, community-building across divides in global contexts, university or seminary teaching and administration, parachurch ministries, social entrepreneurship or denominational leadership. The Center strongly encourages groups from communities, churches, ministries, and institutions to come together. Seminar topics for 2010 include:
Shaping Congregations for Faithfulness Across Divides with Alvin Sanders and Laura Truax
Jesus and Justice: Spiritual Formation in the Journey of Reconciliation with John Perkins and Chris Rice
Leading for Change within Complex Organizations with Peter Cha and L. Gregory Jones
Building Beloved Communities of Justice and Advocacy for the Poor with Mary Nelson and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove
Social Conflict, Healing, and Mission in Global Contexts with Emmanuel Katongole
At Home with the Global Poor: Discovering Mutuality and Service in Mission with Chris and Phileena Heuertz
Land, Covenant, and the Gospel of Reconciliation with Ellen Davis and Norman Wirzba
Conversations on a New Racial Time with Bill Lamar
The Shaping Spirit of Reconciliation: The Arts and Reconciliation with Malcolm Guite
Medicine, Healing, Suffering and the Christian Community with Richard Payne and Allen Verhe
The cost of the Institute is $1,045 plus housing (economical on-campus housing options are available.) Some scholarship funding is available.
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