Persuade

Center for Open and Relational Theology

A conference exploring open, relational, and process preaching.

St Andrew United Methodist Church

The Center for Open and Relational Theology and Homebrewed Christianity, along with St. Andrew United Methodist Church, host this conference devoted to preaching from open, relational, and process perspectives. Also sponsoring this event is Future Christian, and podcast hosted by Loren Richmond.The conference features discussions, sermons, and interviews exploring questions such as...“How does Open/Relational/Process theology influence sermon preparation?”“What good news might Open/Relational/Process preachers proclaim?”“How does Open/Relational/Process Theology influence special day sermons?”Speakers and preachers include Tim Burnette, Russ Dean, Mark Feldmeir, Jonathan Foster, Tripp Fuller, Beth Hayward, Michael Hidalgo, Chris Jorgensen, Thomas Jay Oord, Danny Prada, Janel Apps Ramsey, Vikki Randall, Loren Richmond, Pete Shaw, Casey Sigmon, Nichole Torbitzky, Jeff Wells, and others.Check-in for Persuade starts at 1pm at St. Andrew United Methodist Church (Denver area) on Thursday, April 11. The conference concludes at 5pm on Friday, April 12 with a no-host group dinner at a nearby restaurant. Immediately following is the God After Deconstruction conference at the same location.Purchase tickets for one or both events. SCHEDULEThursday, April 111pm: Doors Open2pm: Conference Introduction2:20: Sermon Preparation Panel3:30: Discussions4:15: Break4:35: Sermon4:55: Panel Responses5:30: Break for Dinner7:30: Evening SessionFriday, April 128am: Coffee8:30: Sermon Content/Themes Panel9:40: Discussions10:30 Break10:50: Sermon11:10: Panel ResponseNoon: Lunch2pm: Special Sermons Panel3:00: Discussions3:45: Break4:00: Sermon4:20: Panel Responses5:00: No-Host Group Dinner Nearby hotels:Comfort Suites, 7060 E County Line Rd, Highlands Ranch 80126 <a href="https://highlandsranchcomfort.com/" title="https://highlandsranchcomfort.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://highlandsranchcomfort.com/</a>EVEN Hotel Denver Tech Center, 7380 S. 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