Keynote speaker Phyllis Tickle: Prof. Phyllis Tickle will be keynote speaker at the Institute’s conference on Jan. 14, 2012. She is a renowned scholar, compelling speaker and founding editor of the religion department of Publishers Weekly. Phyllis will speak on “The Great Emergence: How Christianity is Changing and Why” from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. with lunch served, and then she will repeat that presentation from 6 p.m.- 7:30 p.m., preceded by dinner beginning at 5 p.m. Cost is…

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Lately, as I visit with leaders in American Christianity, I hear three categorical responses to our changing world and the impact of those changes on the churches we hold dear:



"Let's return to the True Faith and Order of the past." Some of these tend toward Fundamentalism, but not all. These are the ones who promise that if we just did our Bible Studies better and welcomed folks more warmly, we would grow again.



"'Just be faithful and God will bless! After all, we've had… Continue