Be part of a fast-paced, highly interactive workshop! Bring a favorite book that helped you through your strife and struggles. Share how it impacted you and then be willing to give it away! We’ll each leave with a different book and inspiration for the days to come. A...
You can’t have growth without change. You can’t have change without conflict. As we wrestle with God and Church, conflict will come. The purpose of this workshop is to understand the role of conflict in change, to encourage healthy conflict, to discourage...
In addition to service, the “mission” of our youth mission trips includes learning the history of systemic injustice that brings us to this present moment. Join Bill Buchanan and Jenita Nakamura, staff of Memphis Youth Mission, in a discussion of the past and present...
What happens when an adult invites a young child to practice centering and reflection? They participate in an act of holy listening. The Children’s Spirituality Research & Innovation Hub at Union Presbyterian Seminary has been experimenting with Holy Listening in...
“To know that with all that we are and all that we have we are God’s stewards is the answer to a particularly deep yearning of the time in which we live…” ~Hanns Lilje Stewardship is defined as the cultivation and nurture of the abundant gifts given to us by a...
Including people with disabilities in worship is often a challenge Join Presbyterians for Disability Concerns as we explore the journey from exclusion to inclusion in scripture, worship, and society.
When our struggles seem overwhelming, we need spiritual practices that help us move towards wholeness. Come learn to use writing as a pathway toward healing for individuals and groups. With creative prompts from poetry, scripture, photos and more, we’ll write and...
Come gather and participate in handicrafts to knit communities together and build relationships. Have you felt the desire to craft new avenues to engage and serve your community? This is sew the spot for you! Let’s weave our ideas together and engage in...
Tour this once deserted “disaster” of 1.5 million-square-foot building that now anchors a thriving neighborhood in Memphis. Built between the World Wars to be a Sears store and shipment center, Crosstown Concourse has been readapted as a “vertical village.” The...
*This workshop has reached maximum capacity and is no longer available for additional registrations. Noted as one of the nation’s premier heritage and cultural museums, the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee, is steadfast in its mission to share...
