Learning to speak with the courage, conviction, and compassion of Christ in a culture of silence and shouting
Date: Wednesdays, Jan 14th - Feb 11th
Time: 7-8:30pm
Location: The Ministry Center
In a divided society enmeshed in seemingly endless culture wars, followers of Jesus often feel like we have only two options: silence or shouting. We worry that by speaking up our words could cause further chaos in an already deeply conflicted world—and so we remain silent. Or, we fear that by remaining silent we might unintentionally signal approval of the many evils in the world—and so we shout.
But when it comes to the most significant spiritual and moral crises of our day might not the Gospel call us to something more? What if we could learn from Jesus not merely what to say, but how to say it? And what if this Christlike engagement proved to be a catalyst for healing, civility, grace, hope, and truth in our deeply unstable world? In this five-week series of public forums, Rev. Dr. John Frederick will engage in live, in-person dialogues with guest presenters from across the Metro-DC region to discuss what Jesus has to say about: culture, violence, other religions, speech, and politics. Join us as we learn from Jesus to speak like Jesus.
Schedule:
Jan 14th — “What does Jesus have to say about culture?” with Dr. Jennifer Patterson (Lecturer in Public Theology, Reformed Theological Seminary) and Rev. Dr. John Frederick
Jan 21st — “What does Jesus have to say about violence?” with Dr. Gerald Bray (Research Professor of Divinity, Beeson Divinity School) and Rev. Dr. John Frederick
Jan 28th — “What does Jesus have to say about other religions?” with Very Rev. Fr. Dr. David Subu (Rector, St. Mary Orthodox Church, Falls Church) and Rev. Dr. John Frederick
Feb 4th — “What does Jesus have to say about how we speak?" with TFCA members Elizabeth Fender (Senior Brand Advisor and former Director of Marketing, The Heritage Foundation), Jedd Medefind (President of the Christian Alliance for Orphans and the former leader of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives under President George W. Bush), Glenn Oeland (current Program Coordinator for The Falls Church Fellows, and previously Senior Editor at National Geographic Magazine for 30 years), and Rev. Dr. John Frederick
Feb 11th — “What does Jesus have to say about politics?” with Rev. Dr. Graedon Zorzi (Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Theology, Patrick Henry University) and Rev. Dr. John Frederick