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Essential Conversations for the 74th General Convention

Take advantage of the opportunity to spend an evening learning and talking about urgent developments and trends that have so much affected not only the Episcopal Church but all religious communities during the past three years. On Wednesday July 30 from 7 pm to 9 pm you can take part in the “Evening of Conversations”, choosing between five different conversations taking place simultaneously on the first evening of General Convention. During the first hour each panelist will offer a short perspective on the chosen topic, while the second hour is for interaction between the panelists and the audience. 

Cynthia Shattuck, coordinator for the evening, is bringing together speakers from all parts of the Episcopal Church to engage five questions on imperatives that deeply affect us all as we attempt to work out our faith in community:


Christian Hope
How has the experience of September 11 and its aftermath changed the spirituality of the churches, particularly the idea of Christian hope?
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Christians, Jews, and Muslims
How can these three widely diverse communities work creatively together for reconciliation in the world as it is today? What do we have to say to one another?
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War and Peace
How can we balance ethical demands with the need to feel secure? How can we think about war, especially the Christian idea of a "just war," when faced with crises like those in Afghanistan, Iraq, and throughout the Middle East?
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Who Owns 20/20?
At a time of large cultural shifts, the threat of war, and economic uncertainty, the 20/20 movement challenges us to grow and flourish, anoint new leaders, and raise up nontraditional ministries. How can the whole church come to own this movement?
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“Receive, Repent, Reconcile, and Restore"
What new models and ways of being do Christians need to in order to become communities of forgiveness and healing in light of these ethical imperatives we encounter daily?
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This is also an oppportunity to learn more about Jubliee Justice in the Mission and Ministry of our Church. What is it? How is it lived out in the Episcopal Church? Where is it taking place? Who is involved? How are lives being affected?