Fall 2011 Schedule

Check out the great conversations coming this season on ecclesio.com. Thanks in advance to all conversation partners and contributors! You can see their bios by clicking the tab for Conversation Partners Fall 2011. We look forward to your contributions as well.

Cynthia Holder Rich, Director

September 19-24 Engaging the Bible in Congregations
Mark Rich, Pastor, Peace Lutheran Church, Holland, MI
Jermaine Marshall, Pastor, Mount Olive Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, Orlando, FL
Stephanie Sorge Wing, Co-Pastor, United Presbyterian Church, Harrodsburg, KY

September 26-October 1 The “Arab Spring” and the Church CHR with
Noushin Framke, Communications Chair, Israel/Palestine Mission Network, Presbyterian Church (USA)
Duncan Hanson, Supervisor of Reformed Church Mission in Europe, the Middle East and India

October 3-8 Equipping Leaders: Change and Theological Education CHR with
Landon Whitsitt, Executive/Stated Clerk, Synod of Mid-America, Presbyterian Church (USA)
José Irizarry, Director, Cambridge College, Puerto Rico

October 10-15 The Church and Disability CHR with
Lucia Rios, Accessibility Specialist and Youth Services Coordinator, Disability Network Lakeshore, Holland, MI
Jill VandeZande, Director of Christian Education, First Presbyterian Church, Muskegon, MI

October 17-22 LGBT and Ministry in the ELCA
Mark Rich, Pastor, Peace Lutheran Church, Holland MI
Olin Sletto, Pastor, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Elgin, IL
Andreas Teich, Pastor, Messiah Lutheran Church, Bay City, MI

October 24-29 Youth, Young Adults, and the State of the Church CHR with
Jeff Foels, Director of Youth Ministries, House of Hope Presbyterian Church, St. Paul MN
Steven Germoso, Pastor/Planter, Living Stones Church, Tampa FL

October 31-November 5 Poverty in America CHR with
Karen Keene, Chief Financial Officer, Volunteers of America, Utah
Leslie Woods, Representative for Domestic Poverty and Environmental Issues, Presbyterian Church (USA) Office of Public Witness, Washington, DC

November 7-12 A Year Before the Election CHR with
Randal Jelks, Associate Professor of American Studies, African and African-American Studies, University of Kansas
John Senior, Director of the Art of Ministry, Wake Forest School of Divinity

November 14-19 Intersectional Justice CHR with
Delfin Bautista, MSW, MDiv, Alliance for GBLTQ Youth
Theresa Cho, Associate Pastor, St. John’s Presbyterian Church, San Francisco, CA
Noushin Framke, Communications Chair, Israel/Palestine Mission Network, Presbyterian Church (USA)
Courtney Hoekstra, Associate for Advocacy Support, Presbyterian Church (USA)
Lisa Larges, Minister/Coordinator, That All May Freely Serve
Emily West, Americorps, Grand Rapids, MI

November 21-26 The Future of Communion and Community
Mark Rich, Guest Director

November 28-December 3 Globalization and the Church CHR with
Kathryn Poethig, Associate Professor of Global Studies, California State University, Monterrey Bay
Patricia Sheerattan-Bisnauth, Theologian; Senior Program Executive for Justice and Partnership 2000-2011, World Alliance of Reformed Churches and World Communion of Reformed Churches, Geneva, Switzerland

December 5-10 The Church, Women and Leadership CHR with
Fulata Moyo, Executive, Women in Church and Society, World Council of Churches
Carola Tron Urban, Pastor, Waldensian Church (Evangelical Waldensian Church of the River Plate), Dolores City, Uruguay
Dora Ester Arce Valentin, Director, Program and Mission, Presbyterian-Reformed Church, Cuba

December 12-17 Resistance as the Basis of Discipleship CHR with
Philip Vinod Peacock. Bishops College, Kolkata, India
Teresa Chavez Sauceda, Theologian, Vallejo, CA