Video Recorded in Cincinnati Ohio at the BMC Inclusive Worship during COB Annual Conference 2018 Speaking: Elizabeth Ullery Swenson founding pastor of WildWood Gathering Church of the Brethren. To read more from Elizabeth visit her blog. Transcript: I had the opportunity this spring to sit in a large circle of people while several folks shared their version of the story of my call to ministry. They shared about the first time they asked me if I had thought about a call to min

June 28 – July 2, 2017 Claiming Our Space: SCN Briefing & Gathering Wednesday, June 28 @ 1:00 - 4:00 pm Location: Amway Grand Haldane The return to Grand Rapids is very difficult for many of us. To help prepare ourselves, we will receive updates about SCN work, engage in some community care training with Zandra Wagoner, work with Carol Lundquist on a framework for understanding, receive the Standing Committee report from Kara Evans and Sara Davis, and discuss any action steps

This speech was given by Dylan Haro at BMC’s luncheon during the Church of the Brethren Annual Conference, July 5, 2010. ​ I’d like to tell you a story about feet. A few weeks ago I stepped off a plane in Boston to participate in a conference presented by the Fund for Theological Education (FTE*). The ecumenical worship services reflected the variety of the assembled traditions; there were roughly one hundred rising leaders from across the nation who were gathered for the con

This speech was given by Anita Smith Buckwalter at BMC’s luncheon during the Church of the Brethren Annual Conference, July 5, 2010.​ The Lansing Church of the Brethren has been a publicly open and affirming congregation for 13 years (1997). We have been marching in Michigan Pride parades for the last 7 years. A dozen of us walked this year. However, it was our first year to have a booth at the diversity festival after the parade. We handed out 240 cups of cold water. Then we

From For Life is a Journey Epiphany, a sudden realization, a sudden intuitive leap of understanding, especially through an ordinary but striking occurrence. It was an epiphany moment for me. As is the practice in our congregation, the bread and cup communion was being offered on this first Sunday of Epiphany. I have sometimes been indifferent about taking part in communion. But this day I decided that I was going to participate. As I moved, along with others, into the center