Dates: 7/21/2010 - 7/21/2010
Time: 7pm - 9pm
Location: Easton Hall Library at Church Divinity School
2401 Ridge Road
Berkeley, CA
94709
Details:
ANNOUNCING a Special Event
A Conversation with Rev. Fred Plumer, M.Div.
President, The Center for Progressive Christianity
WHEN: Wednesday evening, July 21,
7:00 - 9:00 PM
WHERE: Easton Hall Library at
Church Divinity School of the Pacific (CDSP)
2401 Ridge Road, Berkeley, CA 94709
(Easton Hall is at corner where Ridge Road, Scenic Ave and LeConte Ave intersect)
COST: There is no charge for this event,
however donations to help defray Fred's travel expenses are welcomed.
What lies ahead for Christian church? And what might ministry look like in the next era of Christianity?
On Wednesday evening, July 21, from 7:00 - 9:00 PM, seminarians, clergy and other interested persons will join in a conversation with Rev. Fred Plumer, M.Div., President of the Center for Progressive Christianity (TCPC). Fred will also be guest faculty at the Chaplaincy Institute's Protestant Christianity module the next day.
About The Center for Progressive Christianity (TCPC) : A flame of spirit is being tapped within progressive Christianity. Progressive Christianity emphasizes innovative spiritual expression and living in alignment with the teachings of Jesus-the-wayshower. "The focus of The Center for Progressive Christianity (TCPC) is on rethinking and re-conceptualizing the theological and Christological foundations of the Christian faith … and creating healthy, dynamic Christian communities. … TCPC is building an international network of progressive Christians ... reaching out to those for whom organized religion has proved ineffectual, irrelevant, or repressive, as?well as to those who have given up on or are unacquainted with it. …?It supports those who ‘embrace the search, not certainty.’ " (From The Center for Progressive Christianity’s mission statement, www.tcpc.org)
BIO: Rev. Fred Plumer earned his M.Div. degree in the early eighties at the Pacific School of Religion, and has been involved with the Jesus Seminar since that time. In 1984 he was called to lead a United Congregational Church (UCC) new start church in Irvine, California. The church became known throughout the denomination as one of the more exciting and progressive mid-size congregations in the nation. In 2004, he retired from the Irvine church so he could devote more time to writing and his passion—reclaiming the message of Jesus. A member of the Executive Council for The Center for Progressive Christianity (TCPC) since 1995, he became TCPC's president in 2006 upon the retirement of its founder, Rev. Jim Adams. Rev. Fred wrote “The Study Guide” for TCPC’s “Eight Points of Progressive Christianity”, and he has published articles on church development, building faith communities, and redefining the purpose of the enlightened Christian Church.
For more information about the Chaplaincy Institute,
visit www.chaplaincyinstitute.org.
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