Elders' Retreat 2006
Our Story in God’s Story
November 13-15, 2006
Kanuga, North Carolina
A retreat for the Order of Elders in the Western North Carolina conference.
Presented by Duke Divinity School
Featuring: Dr. Lauren Winner, Duke Divinity School
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A vital part of Christian discipleship is learning to tell our story in light of the Gospel story. Since Augustine’s Confessions, there have been Christians in every generation who have done this by writing their own accounts of how their lives were claimed by and made a part of the ongoing story of God’s work in the world.
One of the more recent writers in this genre, whose spiritual autobiography has received much critical acclaim, is Dr. Lauren Winner, a visiting lecturer at Duke Divinity School and the author of the 2002 book Girl Meets God. In this book, she describes her journey from Reform Judaism through Orthodox Judaism ultimately to Christianity, a journey which brings her to, what she calls, “the reality of Jesus.”
Join Dr. Winner for four plenary sessions as she facilitates a conversation about how we, as elders, might tell our own stories in light of the Gospel. Your ministry, your preaching, and your life will be touched and transformed.