Zombie Apocalypse
Zombie Apocalypse Are you ready for a disaster like a zombie apocalypse? This video provides information shared in an intergenerational workshop on planning for extreme events, held at the 2023 SEYM Gathering. It used information from the Centers for Disease Control...
Deepening at the Root: Tending the Source of Our Worship & Witness.
The 2023 Walton Lecture with Christopher Sammond.
The problems facing us today, climate disruption, resource depletion, species extinction, white supremacy and endemic racism, to name but a few, are vast, multifaceted, and complex. We cannot live in the midst of them, do nothing, and be fully spiritually alive. And our own best ideas alone will not be adequate to address them. If we are to have a meaningful impact, and not burn ourselves out, we need to be clearly and powerfully led.
Welcome As You Are: Seekers, Finders, Sharing The Journey
The 2023 Michener Lecture with Joel Cook
Whoever you are, however you are, you are invited to and welcomed at the Divine banquet table.
In this 2023 SEYM Michener Lecture, Joel Cook shares stories from his own life, the Bible and other sources: stories of how all are welcome to abundant life in the Spirit, and loved just as we are; stories of restlessness, seeking and finding, of shadows, transformation, and belonging. To truly welcome everyone, we must share our stories of our spiritual journeys with each other — so that all can know they are not alone in their struggles, and that they are loved and welcome just as they are.
Wonder & Welcome: Holding Our Family of Friends in the Light
The 2022 Walton Lecture with Windy Cooler & Melinda Wenner Bradley.
We want a vibrant multigenerational community, but what stands in the way? What lights the way? What stories do we carry about our families, our meetings, and our faith that invite or discourage our wonder, our welcome, and our inclusion of all ages in community?