It’s nearly Pentecost and the Festival of Homiletics 2021 is off to a start, with that evocative emoji tweeted and posted with the #Homiletics2021 throughout the day by participants from all over.
We invited you to post a photo of your mug today from wherever you are joining the Festival. We love to see where all of you are tuning in from and are glad you are joining in the workshops with other groups and friends! Look for a chance to share your pet companions and other Festival fun each day.
Enjoying the festival with friends/colleagues at Camp Sequanota! #homiletics2021 pic.twitter.com/U1NUi3W0f0
— Amanda McCaffery (@ahuntsbe128) May 17, 2021
Enjoying #Homiletics2021 poolside. If we can’t be in person… at least the sun is shining and the suds are flowing. pic.twitter.com/Wx6DaIsufz
— John C. Borthwick (he/him/his) (@jborthwik) May 17, 2021
Look for a chance to share photos of your animal companions throughout this week. We’ll post on social media for you to share who is watching the festival with you. Today, we were charmed by Lulu, the pig, who is enjoying the Festival!
Hi ya'll…I'm Lulu the mini pig…my dad is a church and preacher geek so excited to join you at #Homiletics2021. Tell him I will need bathroom breaks and treats this week. pic.twitter.com/hBIzNYjwqB
— Rev. Jeff Doucette (he/him/his) (@revjeffdoucette) May 17, 2021
Bishop Curry got us off to a great start this morning with his energizing message about putting Christ back in Christianity. Thank you for sharing what resonated with you!
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If supremacy/bigotry is your game,
— christine anne – tiny fiery human tamer (@christinepeirce) May 17, 2021
Jesus is not your/the name.
-Bishop Michael Curry #Homiletics2021
The lecture sessions with Cynthia Hale and Anthea Butler provided wisdom and spoke to our current reality. Are we ready to move when it is time to move?
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Rev. Eugene Cho’s powerful message ignited lots of conversation in our live chat and on Twitter. A few memorable quotes were:
"What happened in the Church that we've extracted justice out of God's character, thrown it aside, and called it an 'agenda,' a progressive issue, a liberal issue?"—@EugeneCho is delivering a powerful afternoon sermon at #Homiletics2021. pic.twitter.com/olLlRw5stH
— Friends Journal (@friendsjournal) May 17, 2021
Enger M. pulled this quote from the sermon into the live chat “We do NOT worship justice. We worship a JUST GOD. That’s why we pursue justice.”
Enjoying the #homiletics2021 conference. Pretty neat to be listening to same lecture as 1.3k of my colleagues around the world.
— Tay Moss (@taymoss) May 17, 2021
Happy Festival of Homiletics, preachers! Be fed. Be moved. Be bold. #Homiletics2021
— Dr. Karoline Lewis (@karoline_lewis) May 17, 2021
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A few of you have already gotten into some of the premium content, sharing your thanks for conversations with Brian McLaren and Otis Moss III. Others have that to look forward to on your own time table!
Take a quiet moment to ponder what you experienced through today’s preachers, lecturers and Q & A partners. What did their words do in your life and heart? “See” you again tomorrow.