November 6th-9th, 2014
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Annapolis
Annapolis, MD
"Irresistible Revolution: A Quest to be Ordinary Radical"
Abstract: This presentation is an invitation to join Shane in a new movement of God's Spirit that begins inside each of us and extends into a broken world. It sketches out a vision of "ordinary" Christians in social work ready to change the world with little acts of love.
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"All Things New: Neo-Calvinist Groundings for Social Work"
Abstract: “There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain… See, I am making all things new.” This vision from Revelation 21 – perhaps the most comforting words a Christian in social work will ever hear – provides a beacon of hope in the face of despair. This lecture will ground this hopeful vision in Reformed Christianity, specifically within the neo-Calvinist tradition, and highlight contributions of this tradition to social work and social welfare.
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"Ways That Our Christian Faith Challenges Us: Stories from the Bus"
Abstract: On the bus we moved from community to community hearing stories and letting our hearts be broken open. In the process we discovered that sharing stories leads to hope. Hope leads to community. Community leads to action for the common good…i.e. justice. Join Sister Simone as she shares these stories that move her being to action.