Though many of us are feeling buried under a continual blanket of snow, or are growing ever anxious as the seasonal rains aren’t arriving this year, all around spring is starting to burst forth. In little ways: swollen buds on…
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Open Table in 2013
Wow! We made it through our first full year as an organization! And a very good year it was. We hosted some 200 guests at our “free” Open Table Reception/Dinner on the first evening of Annual Conference in Charlotte, NC.…
Fall 2013 Progressive Gathering November 15-17
As you probably know the Fall Progressive Gathering will be in Fort Wayne Indiana at the Beacon Height’s Church of the Brethren, November 15 – 17. Each year this gathering of progressives from around the country is an amazing time…
Opening The Table
Today as I do some reading and writing in preparation for guiding a small group of my congregation’s members in crafting an Open and Affirming statement to present to the full congregation I came across an article that speaks to…
Annual Conference Wrap-Up
Open Table Cooperative kicked off Annual Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina with over 200 people gathered for a reception dinner. The love and energy in the room was overflowing with joy. The Holy Spirit was palpable as we greeted friends…
Progressive Guide To Annual Conference
The Progressive Guide to Annual Conference highlights insight sessions, meals and other events happening throughout conference that may speak to Progressive Brethren in a specific way. Download it, share it, email it! Progressive Guide to Annual Conference We’ll see you…
Open Table Co-op Annual Conference Preparations
Happy June! Out here in my part of the West Coast summer doesn’t officially start until July 5. Traditionally the sun doesn’t make much of an appearance until after the 4th of July holiday. This year we’re being spoiled, big…
Mission & Ministry Board Issues Resolution Against Drone Warfare
This week the Church of the Brethren Mission and Ministry Board issued a resolution against Drone Warfare. The resolution, which will be sent on to Annual Conference this summer, urges the “President and Congress of the United States to halt…
Open Table Winter Update
Greetings! I’m writing you today on this decidedly mid-winter day. Some of you are shoveling driveways and, if you are lucky, enjoying a snow day. Here on the west coast after several sunny spring-like days I am finding the return to wet and cold…
Send a Letter to Your Legislator Supporting Gun Control
As a people of faith with a strong commitment to pacifism The Church of the Brethren has long been an outspoken voice in favor is gun control. As gun control legislation has once again entered the public conversation it is…
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