SUGGESTED SABBATICAL PROJECTS

Books

"Ubuntu: I in You and You in Me" by Michael Battle

"Made for Goodness: and why this makes all the difference" by Archbishop Desmon Tutu and his daughter, the Rev. Mpho Tutu

"The Long Walk to Freedom" – autobiography of Nelson Mandela

"A Dream Unfinished: The Theological Reflection of America from the Margins" edited by Fernandez and Segovia

"Take This Bread" by Sara Miles. Radical ministry to the homeless direct from the Altar

 

Scripture Study

Use of "The Poverty and Justice Bible" – a version of the Bible recommended by Archbishop Rowan Williams which highlights all the verses in the Bible related to poverty and justice issues.

A quick computer search on the word "justice" found 134 references. Some examples: Isaiah 10:2; Isa.11:4; Amos 5:24; MT 12:18-21; MT 23:22-24; LK 18:2-8

 

Prayer

Pray for Mother Joan; for Christ Church, for Fr. Tim, the Vestry and all the leadership; for Christ Episcopal Church Community Center; the CECCC Board

Pray the Sabbatical Prayer (see Church website for this Prayer: www.christchurchtomsriver.org

 

Seminars and Worskshops

"Effective Organizing for Congregational Development" – Lay and Ordained leaders will learn skills for organizing congregation for effective action in community and within our own church. Saturday, April 17, 2010, 9:30am to 4pm, Trinity Cathedral, Trenton

Contact The Rev. Jarrett Kerbel 609-396-9355 or email

jarrettk@thecrisisministry.org

"Revival" – Imparting and renewing Christian faith. "Revive" is dynamic worship, preaching and a moral conversation centering on the issues of incarceration and immigration.

June 11-13, 2010, Trinity Cathedral, Trenton.

For latest event news and to register: www.revivejustice.org