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seu.jpg Week 24: Community Director Sharon Covingon led a discussion on gender. Chairman Bob Kramer addressed the impact technology has on our political and personal relationships. Writer Andrée Seu spoke on the writing life and how it calls us to faithfulnnes in Christ. Fellow Sarah Coffin led the Fellows in a creative exercise that mimicked her work on the pottery wheel. Reading: Isa 55, 61, Jer 1, 17, 20, 29, 31, Lam 3; A Journey Worth Taking (Drew) Read More

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harburgs.jpg Week 23:Global leadership consultant Fred Harburg led the Fellows through a workshop on how one's personal story can inform a style of leading and coaching. Susie Harburg led a discussion of the Trinity Forum Reading "Babbette's Feast". Fellow James Jordan led a class of fragmentation of knowledge and its effect on the church. Reading: Prov 23; Ecl 1; SoS 1; Isa 6, 11, 40, 49, 53 A Journey Worth Taking (Charlie Drew) Read More

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livingspeech.jpg Week 22: Guest Speaker Al Sikes, Chairman of The Trinity Forum and former Chairman of the FCC,shared his thoughts on practicing faithful presence, making his faith known in the workplace by giving books, by honesty and kindness, and also by extending hospitality. Executive Director Grady Powell held led a discussion on James Boyd White’s Living Speech, exploring his major concepts—“the Empire of Force” (Simone Weil), “speaking from silence (White’s alternative), and “the Marketplace of Ideas”... Read More

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bill edgar.jpg Academy Senior Faculty member Dr. Bill Edgar provided the Sunday morning sermon for attendees to the 2011 Annual Conference - The TOTAL Phenomenon on technology and the human person. Read More

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