Re-Mind & Re-New Conference
"Renewal in North American Christianity"
January 17 & 18, 2012
We’ve heard much for decades now about climate change in North American Christianity. Mainline decline. The rise of evangelicalism. Mushrooming megachurches and disappearing mid-sized congregations. Persons who claim to be spiritual but not religious. Post-Christian and post-Christendom North America. A remarkable increase in the de-churched and of persons who check “none” regarding religion.
But we also see significant renewal movements. Missional church. Emerging/emergent church. The new monasticism.
Woven through the climate change and movements of renewal are serious and provocative questions about the relationship between Christianity and “church.”
Registration
A fee of $90 includes the program, coffee breaks, the dinner on Tuesday evening, and lunch on Wednesday. Registrations received after January 9, 2012 will be accepted, but the Tuesday night dinner and Wednesday lunch will only be included on an as-available basis. Register now through our secure site. If you plan to bring an additional guest to the dinner, the cost is $25. Please indicate on your registration form and include in payment. You may also register by emailing Melanie Tipton or by calling 918-270-6405.
Pre-Conference Webinar
PTS President Gary Peluso-Verdend led a one hour webinar on Wednesday, November 30th. Dr. Peluso-Verdend spoke briefly about the topic of this year’s R&R and introduced webinar participants to selected writings from our speakers. If you weren't able to participate, the PowerPoint presentation which he shared with information about the speakers is now available.
Why rename Ministers’ Week Re-Mind & Re-New?
Well, Ministers’ Week did not span anything like a week, and it is not for clergy only (despite good efforts to broaden the definition of “ministers” to include all the baptized, in the church going public’s mind, “minister” still connotes “clergy”).
Re-mind means to bring to attention, especially something once known or once important that has slipped from conscious attention, as well as to change one’s mind.
Re-new means to freshen or to make new.
Re-Mind & Re-New is an annual PTS educational event designed to foster the renewal of participants minds and spirits.
PTS is very grateful for the support of the Oreon E. Scott Foundation. PTS received a grant in 2010 to assist the change of Ministers’ Week into Re-Mind & Re-New.