The Third Way Conference Report Part 2

Welcome to the second part of our report on The Third Way Conference!  In this discussion we go over the second and third presentations, including our favourite part of the conference--the presentation of William Johnsson on his experiences building real connections with people of other faiths, and how that has informed his life.  It was an intensely personal presentation of his experiences that demanded a response on the part of the audience, and, well, here's ours.

Spectrum Conference Report Part 2

Look forward next week to a discussion of what we learned about ourselves by travelling to the States, as well as a bit of what we learnt about the States, which was equally fascinating (at least to us).

The Third Way Conference Report Part 1

This report has been a little while coming. We recorded it a week ago, then I (Dale) misplaced the recorder.  The recorder has been found, so it is now my privilege to present to you our attempt to report on some of what we learnt on our trip to the Adventist Forums Conference, aka the Spectrum Conference.

This first session introduces the main theme of the conference and Brian McLaren's first two presentations.  The chief question was: in a world with so many beliefs and so many differences, how do we engage in a way that is compassionate and caring without simply giving up our own beliefs?  Part of the answer we found is changing the paradigm with which we approach difference.  Do we operate out of fear (of losing our identity) or out of love (as our identity)?

Spectrum Conference Report Part 1