First Christian Church, Manhattan
Friday, Sept. 29-Saturday, Sept. 30
Hosted By: The Tri-Regional Partnership Initiative
Have you ever experienced a process that shifted your world? What would it look like for members of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) to hear storytellers and engage our narratives? And what kind of church might we have if we imagined a narrative of a shared future?
It’s about imagining a future by being honest about the stories that make us who we are as a church, and deciding together which stories to carry forward and which may not serve our shared future. During Story Hour we’ll tell stories of seeing the light, epiphanies, large and small to deliver – “Eureka!”, “Ah-ha!”, “I’ve got it!”, or “I finally understand!” insights.
Almost all of us have had some moment of revelation. When we can see ourselves, or some relationship, or the world with greater clarity. Storytellers in each region will tell true 7-minute stories of a time when the scales fell from their eyes — or they told someone else the truth (“we need to call that doctor now”). An exchange that changed their sense of yourself from then on (“You do belong here; this is where God wants you”). A connection with someone unexpected that changed your path. (Any Damascus Road moments?).
We are not inviting you to another boring church meeting. The Church Narrative Project is a two-day experience — a Friday night Story Hour followed by a Transformative Community Conference With Dr. David Anderson Hooker.
Come hear true stories, share dinner with Disciples from across the Tri-Regional Partnership Initiative (Greater Kansas City, Kansas, and Nebraska), and help shape the future in which God is calling the region and the whole church through the Transformative Community Conferencing process, a practical, faithful,
non-divisive model.
Registration is now open through September 20. Cost is $25 plus a $1.50 processing fee and includes program, dinner on Friday, and lunch on Saturday.