On this page, you will see a featured workshop or retreat that will be of particular interest to clergy and lay leaders.

Other upcoming workshops and retreats will be listed below 

CITIZEN/CONSUMER/CHRISTIAN?

How did priorities come to change for many disciples of Jesus Christ in a so-called Christian nation?  United Methodist pastor, scholar, and author, Rev. Dr. Tex Sample  takes us on a journey through the evolution of contemporary U.S. religious culture that will inform leaders about the urgent work of the Church today. 

Recommended Reading:  

• Vincent Miller. Consuming Religion.
• Cavanaugh, William. Theopolitical Imagination. New York: T&T Clark, 2003.
• Cavanaugh, William. Migrations of the Holy. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans Publishing, 2011.
• Talal Asad, Secular Translations: Nation-State, Modern Self, and Calculative Reason (Ruth Benedict Book Series)

4 contact hours of continuing education

Saturday, July 13, 1:00 - 5:00 pm  Merriam Christian Church, 9401 Johnson Drive, Merriam, Kansas 
$10  (you may bring a snack to share)    All proceeds benefit Trinity United Methodist Church where Dr. Sample servers as pastor.