Session 1 (Saturday Morning, April 23): Why Prophets Matter Today: Confronting the Climate Crisis
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Session 4 (Sunday Morning, April 24): "Caring for our Earthly Garden"
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Interfaith Worship Service (Sunday Morning, April 24)
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Session 4 (Sunday Morning, April 24): "Caring for our Earthly Garden"
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Interfaith Worship Service (Sunday Morning, April 24)
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The Faith of Prophets: Lessons for the Climate Crisis
April 23-24, 2022
Featuring the 37th Ames UCC Annual Theologian-in-Residence speaker Reverend Dr. Brooks Berndt
Co-Hosts: National United Church of Christ
Iowa-Nebraska-South Dakota UCC Tri-Conference
Iowa Conference UCC
Central Association of the Iowa Conference UCC
Ames United Church of Christ
The best-selling Catholic writer Joan Chittister has written, “What this world needs most right now is a new generation of prophets.” This is especially true as we confront the climate crisis today. Yet, we can no longer wait for others to be the prophets that were needed yesterday. We must find the prophet in each of us. We are the ones who can make a profound difference right now. To answer the urgent call for prophetic action today, this event will focus on what the Hebrew Prophets teach us and what is already being done to act. This year’s event will open with a national webinar Saturday morning, April 23, featuring Rev. Dr. Brooks Berndt, Minister of Environmental Justice for the United Church of Christ; Nellis Kennedy-Howard from Honor the Earth, Rev. Michael Malcolm from People’s Justice Council; and Hector Arbuckle, Ames Climate Action Team. The Saturday afternoon session will focus on what actions individuals and faith communities in Ames and the Tri-Conference area can take to address specific aspects of the Climate Crisis. On Sunday morning April 24 before worship Rev. Brooks will focus on what faith communities can do to care for God’s creation as well as engaging audience questions. During worship he will then provide the sermon “Barefoot Blessings” at Ames UCC church. Program details are provided below. Registration is required for both the national webinar event and the Ames UCC/Tri-Conference sessions. Both the national and Ames UCC/Tri-Conference sessions are free and open to the public.
April 23-24, 2022
Featuring the 37th Ames UCC Annual Theologian-in-Residence speaker Reverend Dr. Brooks Berndt
Co-Hosts: National United Church of Christ
Iowa-Nebraska-South Dakota UCC Tri-Conference
Iowa Conference UCC
Central Association of the Iowa Conference UCC
Ames United Church of Christ
The best-selling Catholic writer Joan Chittister has written, “What this world needs most right now is a new generation of prophets.” This is especially true as we confront the climate crisis today. Yet, we can no longer wait for others to be the prophets that were needed yesterday. We must find the prophet in each of us. We are the ones who can make a profound difference right now. To answer the urgent call for prophetic action today, this event will focus on what the Hebrew Prophets teach us and what is already being done to act. This year’s event will open with a national webinar Saturday morning, April 23, featuring Rev. Dr. Brooks Berndt, Minister of Environmental Justice for the United Church of Christ; Nellis Kennedy-Howard from Honor the Earth, Rev. Michael Malcolm from People’s Justice Council; and Hector Arbuckle, Ames Climate Action Team. The Saturday afternoon session will focus on what actions individuals and faith communities in Ames and the Tri-Conference area can take to address specific aspects of the Climate Crisis. On Sunday morning April 24 before worship Rev. Brooks will focus on what faith communities can do to care for God’s creation as well as engaging audience questions. During worship he will then provide the sermon “Barefoot Blessings” at Ames UCC church. Program details are provided below. Registration is required for both the national webinar event and the Ames UCC/Tri-Conference sessions. Both the national and Ames UCC/Tri-Conference sessions are free and open to the public.
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Schedule of Events
Registration InstructionsRegistration is required to attend these events, but there is no charge for registration. Please read carefully: Two Separate Registrations are required
Because a portion of the sessions will be part of a national United Church of Christ webinar, registration for the portion on Saturday morning, April 23rd, will be necessary at the National United Church of Christ website. To register for these sessions, click here. Registration for the Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning events will be through the Ames UCC church. All sessions will be available via zoom. To register, please fill out the form below. Those registering for these sessions will receive a confirmation email and can expect a zoom link approximately one week prior to the 2022 Theologian-in-Residence event. Program DonationsAll Theologian in Residence events are free and open to the public. However, if you are able, we request that you consider making a donation to help support the costs of our program. The cost to us is approximately $30 per family attending. We would welcome donations of any amount. If you make a donation, you will receive a receipt for any amount contributed. Thanks in advance for your help!
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About the Speaker
The Rev. Dr. Brooks Berndt, Minister of Environmental Justice for the United Church of Christ, will be the 2022 Theologian in Residence speaker at this event. Rev. Berndt is the author of Cathedral on Fire: A Church Handbook for the Climate Crisis and the co-author of Sounding the Trumpet: How Churches Can Answer God’s Call to Justice. He will address the urgent call for prophetic action today concerning the climate crisis. Rev. Berndt will be the 37th TIR speaker sponsored by the Ames United Church of Christ.
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Previous Theologians in Residence
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Year
2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1985 1984 |
Theologian
Karen L. King Not Held Due to Covid-19 David Vasquez-Levy Dave Csinos Harry T. Cook Barry Lynn Ruth Duck & Cynthia Wilson Phyllis Tickle Gary Dorrien Marva Dawn Ingrid Mattson Peter Sawtell Walter Brueggemann Diana Butler Bass Randall Balmer Christine M. Smith Amy Jill Levine Norman Jackson Dale Bishop Doug Adams John Shelby Spong John Dominic Crossan Karen Jo Torjesen Tex Sample George A. Drake Rita Nakashima Brock Robin Scroggs Marcus Borg Donald White Marty McMane & Alan Johnson Brian Wren Charles Hambrick-Stowe John Bolen Keith G. Schrag Andre LaCoque Wilson Yates Henry Gustafson |
Theme
"The Challenges of Truth in Our Time" Not Held Due to Covid-19 "Immigration Matters: Joined Together, Finding Solutions" "Will our Faith Have Children?" "God, Christ, and Religious Action: A Challenge to Your Beliefs and Actions" "God and Government: Are Religious Liberties Crumbling?" "Stirred by the Spirit: Spirit-filled Worship and Spirit-filled Congregational Singing" "Being Christian and Church in 21st Century America" "The Crisis and Necessity of Progressive Theology" "Worship When God Seems to Be Absent" "Islam: Rumor and Reality" "Biblical Faith and Ecological Hope: Rethinking Theology for the Health of Creation" "The Good News of Alternative" "The Practicing Congregation: Imagining a New Old Church" "Perspectives on American Evangelicalism" "Resurrection: Fidelity to Life...in This Life" "Jesus, Gender, and Judaism" "Is God's Justice Irrelevant or Central to Our Faith?" "Building Bridges" "Bringing to Life the Humor in the Bible" "A New Christianity for a New World" "The Historical Jesus and the Birth of Christianity" "Rethinking Gender: Masculinity and Femininity in Early Christianity" "Christian Faith and Cultural Diversity: Doing Ministry in Oral, Literate, and Electronic Cultures" "Puritanism" "Who Do You Say That I Am?" "Exploring the Theology of Paul" "Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time" "The Church and the Environment: Modernism and Post-Modernism Views" "Good News" "The Language of Worship" "Spiritual Roots and Spiritual Growth" "Ethics in the Bible" and "Faith Development and the Church" "Creating a Just Peace in Home and Church" "The Church and the Environment" "Art and the Journey of Faith" "A New Vision of the New Testament" |