Where is the Spirit at work in this world where people living under occupation are blamed for their own suffering...where black men are gunned down by police for no good reason...where folks who claim to love Jesus respond to refuge children with threats of violence? Churches and other Christian faith communities need to embrace the subversive message of Jesus...they need to become Schools for Re volution. On October 23-25 in Minneapolis, we'll be offering a learning intensive called a "School for… Show more Revolution" that explores the shape of revolutionary Christianity in the midst of Empire.
GOALS
We are offering this "School for Revolution" to teach participants a way of understanding the message of Jesus that helps them break free from the dominant scripts of our society and pursue a different way of life, so that they can thrive as compassionate human beings.
We want to do more than challenge conceptual knowledge, but also equip participants in how they might more practically follow the way of Jesus in the midst of imperial culture.
Finally, this School for Revolution will emphasize the role of contemplation in becoming people of action who challenge the status quo.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
Thursday
6pm to 9pm - Introduction: Life in the Empire (light dinner provided)
Friday
9am to noon - Focus 1: Hospitality and Jubilee
1:30pm to 5pm - Focus 2: Prayer and Contemplation
7pm to 9pm - Focus 3: Simplicity and Sustainability
Saturday
9am to noon - Focus 4: Peacemaking and Resistance
1:30pm to 5pm - Focus 5: Community as School for Revolution
5pm - Conclusion: The Revolutionary Table (All are invited to help prepare a meal together. We will eat after performing an Agape Meal Liturgy).
Facilitators/Instructors
Daniel Wolpert, a student of the spiritual life, has taught in the fields of psychology and spiritual formation in numerous settings. The co-founder of the Minnesota Institute of Contemplation and Healing, he is also the author of “Leading a Life with God, the practice of spiritual leadership," “Creating a Life with God: the call of ancient prayer practices,” co-author of “Meeting God in Virtual Reality,” and “The Collapse of the Three Story Universe: Christianity in an age of Science."
Mark Van Steenwyk is the co-founder of the Mennonite Worker . Mark has led retreats, facilitated workshops, presented at conferences and taught several seminary courses. He nurtured and networked with groups around North America that are exploring the radical implications of Jesus' life and teaching. Mark is the author of "The unKingdom of God: Embracing the Subversive Power of Repentance" and "That Holy Anarchist: Reflections on Christianity and Anarchism."
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Space is limited to 15 people. We'll provide simple meals for the time we are together. Hospitality will be provided for folks coming from out of town. If you need lodging, please send an email markvans [at] gmail.com
This is hosted by the Gene Stoltzfus Center for Creative Peacemaking, an initiative of the Mennonite Worker . It is co-sponsored by the Minnesota Institute of Contemplation and Healing .
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