Join us in November for Housemoot
Our Housemoot schedule is here! This is what we're planning and we hope you can join us.
Check it below, and, while you're at it, go ahead and sign up. A little further down, you'll find session descriptions.
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The Schedule
Friday
5:30-6:00 pm - Welcome. Come in and make yourself at home and meet friends.
6:00-6:30 pm - Dinner. Tuck into some home-cooked food (Shepherd’s Pie!) and good conversation.
6:30-7:30 pm - Keynote Lecture. “The Bible Rediscovered: Understanding Scripture As Wisdom Literature” by Tim Mackie and Jon Collins
7:30-8:00 pm - Discussion and hang out.
Saturday
8:30-9:00 - Scones, clotted cream, and jam. Join us for a light breakfast, Rabbit Room-style.
9:00-10:00 - Lecture 2. “Why We Feast: How a healed relationship with food forms us to renew the world” by Brian Brown, Sarah Howell, & Christina Brown
10:00-10:30 - Discussion. We’ll take a few minutes to debrief, discuss, and ask questions.
10:30 - Break
10:45-11:10 - Lecture 3. “A Question Mark is a Generative Little Thing: Discovering Creative Life in the Bible’s Questions” by Anna A. Friedrich
11:10-11:40 - Discussion. We’ll take a few minutes to debrief, discuss, and ask questions.
11:40 - Lunch Break.
12:30-1:00 pm - Lecture 4. “Bilbo and The Bible: Seeing God’s Artistry in the Scriptures” by Marty Solomon
1:00-1:30 pm - Discussion. We’ll take a few minutes to debrief, discuss, and ask questions.
1:30 pm - Break
1:45-2:30 pm - Lecture 5. “The Hospitality of Need” by Kevin Chandler and Tommy Shelton
2:30-3:00pm - Discussion. We’ll take a few minutes to debrief, discuss, and ask questions.
5:30-6:00 pm - Welcome. Come in and make yourself at home and meet friends.
6:00-6:30 pm - Dinner. Tuck into some home-cooked food (Shepherd’s Pie!) and good conversation.
6:30-7:30 pm - Keynote Lecture. “The Bible Rediscovered: Understanding Scripture As Wisdom Literature” by Tim Mackie and Jon Collins
7:30-8:00 pm - Discussion and hang out.
Saturday
8:30-9:00 - Scones, clotted cream, and jam. Join us for a light breakfast, Rabbit Room-style.
9:00-10:00 - Lecture 2. “Why We Feast: How a healed relationship with food forms us to renew the world” by Brian Brown, Sarah Howell, & Christina Brown
10:00-10:30 - Discussion. We’ll take a few minutes to debrief, discuss, and ask questions.
10:30 - Break
10:45-11:10 - Lecture 3. “A Question Mark is a Generative Little Thing: Discovering Creative Life in the Bible’s Questions” by Anna A. Friedrich
11:10-11:40 - Discussion. We’ll take a few minutes to debrief, discuss, and ask questions.
11:40 - Lunch Break.
12:30-1:00 pm - Lecture 4. “Bilbo and The Bible: Seeing God’s Artistry in the Scriptures” by Marty Solomon
1:00-1:30 pm - Discussion. We’ll take a few minutes to debrief, discuss, and ask questions.
1:30 pm - Break
1:45-2:30 pm - Lecture 5. “The Hospitality of Need” by Kevin Chandler and Tommy Shelton
2:30-3:00pm - Discussion. We’ll take a few minutes to debrief, discuss, and ask questions.
The Sessions
KEYNOTE
The Bible Rediscovered: Understanding Scripture As Wisdom Literature
TIM MACKIE & JON COLLINS
FOUNDERS OF BIBLE PROJECT
In this session from BibleProject, cofounders Tim Mackie and Jon Collins reframe Scripture as a unified library meant to form wisdom—not just deliver quick answers. Through live, communal reading, they model how to notice literary patterns, structure, and connections across the text, and how a meditative approach engages both mind and imagination. The emphasis is on delight, repetition, and conversation: reading aloud, asking better questions, and letting the text shape how we see, think, and act. Tim and Jon walk us through a simple, exploratory way of reading the Scriptures that slowly reveals God's wisdom in the Bible over time.
FOUNDERS OF BIBLE PROJECT
In this session from BibleProject, cofounders Tim Mackie and Jon Collins reframe Scripture as a unified library meant to form wisdom—not just deliver quick answers. Through live, communal reading, they model how to notice literary patterns, structure, and connections across the text, and how a meditative approach engages both mind and imagination. The emphasis is on delight, repetition, and conversation: reading aloud, asking better questions, and letting the text shape how we see, think, and act. Tim and Jon walk us through a simple, exploratory way of reading the Scriptures that slowly reveals God's wisdom in the Bible over time.
BRIAN BROWN, SARAH HOWELL, & CHRISTINA BROWN
Why We Feast: How A Healed Relationship With Food Forms Us To Renew The World
We were meant for life together. But the fallen world seeks to drive apart things that were meant to be together. People from God. Sexes and generations and tribes and individuals from each other. And the image of God from the rest of the creation (including food; through body image issues, food allergies, and McDonald's). Meanwhile, food features prominently in so many of our favorite stories—like Lord of the Rings, Wingfeather, Redwall, and Harry Potter. Why?
In this session, we'll delve into these fantastical realms to find a healed relationship with food—and reveal how eating can literally change how we do Christianity.
Why We Feast: How A Healed Relationship With Food Forms Us To Renew The World
We were meant for life together. But the fallen world seeks to drive apart things that were meant to be together. People from God. Sexes and generations and tribes and individuals from each other. And the image of God from the rest of the creation (including food; through body image issues, food allergies, and McDonald's). Meanwhile, food features prominently in so many of our favorite stories—like Lord of the Rings, Wingfeather, Redwall, and Harry Potter. Why?
In this session, we'll delve into these fantastical realms to find a healed relationship with food—and reveal how eating can literally change how we do Christianity.
ANNA A. FRIEDRICH
A Question Mark is a Generative Little Thing: Discovering Creative Life in the Bible’s Questions
Questions are like seeds— they may appear small but are energy-filled and potent, given the right placement. God knows this. Hundreds of his questions are scattered throughout the pages of the Bible. What are we to make of them? Join poet Anna A. Friedrich for an exploration of questions in the Scriptures, and their creative potential for an artful life, well-lived.
A Question Mark is a Generative Little Thing: Discovering Creative Life in the Bible’s Questions
Questions are like seeds— they may appear small but are energy-filled and potent, given the right placement. God knows this. Hundreds of his questions are scattered throughout the pages of the Bible. What are we to make of them? Join poet Anna A. Friedrich for an exploration of questions in the Scriptures, and their creative potential for an artful life, well-lived.
MARTY SOLOMON
Bilbo and the Bible: Seeing God’s Artistry in the Scriptures
Bilbo and the Bible: Seeing God’s Artistry in the Scriptures
We’ve all been moved by great literature—words that challenge us, stir something deep within, and change the way we see the world. Shouldn’t reading the Bible do the same? Yet, for many of us, Scripture has become dull, routine, or even frustrating. Maybe that’s not the Bible’s fault. Maybe we’ve inherited a way of reading it that strips away its beauty, its tension, and its artistry. What if we could rediscover the Bible for what it truly is—a masterpiece crafted by the ultimate Author? What if, instead of dissecting it for answers, we learned to begin to ask better questions? God is a masterful Artist, and His story is more compelling than we’ve been led to believe. Come and see.
KEVAN CHANDLER & TOMMY SHELTON
The Hospitality of Need
Too often, our needs are perceived as either burdens to shamefully hide, or idols before which everything must bow. But maybe need isn’t actually a bad thing if we realize the hospitality of it. From the life of Jesus and their own testimonies, Kevan and Tommy share what can happen when we see our needs as opportunities to invite others into our lives and step into theirs. Check them out at wecarrykevan.org.
The Hospitality of Need
Too often, our needs are perceived as either burdens to shamefully hide, or idols before which everything must bow. But maybe need isn’t actually a bad thing if we realize the hospitality of it. From the life of Jesus and their own testimonies, Kevan and Tommy share what can happen when we see our needs as opportunities to invite others into our lives and step into theirs. Check them out at wecarrykevan.org.