Rediscovering Jesus and Communities of Hope
Thursday, October 14th to Sunday, October 17th, 2010
at Horizon Unitarian Universalist Church
Carrollton, TX -
Dallas/Fort Worth Metropolitan Area
All Welcome: Christian or not, Unitarian Universalist or not, believers, skeptics, seekers…gathering in the loving and liberating spirit of Jesus
Keynote Speakers…workshops…dynamic varied worship…small groups…service project…community eating…bookstore and more.
Featured Presenters
Brandon Scott will explore "Re-Imagining Jesus along with Peter, Paul, and Mary and the other radical early disciples.” He is a much sought-after speaker as a founding fellow of the Jesus Seminar, a parables and Christian scriptures scholar, Distinguished Professor of New Testament at Phillips Theological Seminary in Tulsa, author of “Re-Imagine the World,” “Hear Then The Parable,” "Hollywood Dreams and Biblical Stories” and the just released ground-breaking "Sound Mapping the New Testament." He is a frequent presenter on progressive Christian videos produced by www.livingthequestions.com.
John Buehrens is the new co-author with Rev. Rebecca Parker of "A House For Hope: Progressive Faith in the 21st Century”. He is minister of First Parish in Needham, Mass. He is a past president of the Unitarian Universalist Association, author of “Understanding the Bible,” and of “A Chosen Faith” with Forrest Church. Ordained in 1973, he served congregations in Knoxville, Tennessee, Dallas, Texas, and New York City. A graduate of Harvard College and of Harvard Divinity School, he is cited as a “scholar, organizer, but above all, pastor,” John has been awarded three honorary doctorates. He has taught seminary courses in history, theology, preaching, and the practice of ministry. Long a leader in interfaith cooperation for peace and justice, John currently serves as national co-chair for Freedom to Marry (www.freedomtomarry.org). He also serves on the Board of the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (www.uusc.org), and as UU Denominational Counselor and Instructor in UU Polity and Practices at Harvard Divinity School. John has been married since 1972 to the Reverend Gwen Langdoc Buehrens, a priest in the Episcopal Church.
The Revival/Retreat will feature many opportunities for worship, workshops, small groups, social time, service project, and products from our bookstore.
Workshop Presenters:
Dr. Ruben Habito of Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University who will present a workshop on Christian Faith and Buddhist Practice. He is the president of the Society for Buddhist Christian Studies and is the author of Experiencing Buddhism: Ways of Wisdom and Compassion (Orbis Books, 2005); Living Zen, Loving God (Boston: Wisdom Publications, 2004); "Compassion Out of Wisdom: Buddhist Perspectives from the Past toward the Human Future," in Stephen Post, et.al., eds., Altruism and Altruistic Love (Oxford University Press, 2002); Healing Breath: Zen Spirituality for a Wounded Earth (MKZC Publications, 2001); Originary Enlightenment: Tendai Hongaku Doctrine and Japenese Buddhism (International Institute for Advanced Buddhist Studies, 1996); Ministry and Theology in Global Perspective: Contemporary Challenges to the Church, co-edited with Don Pittman and Terry Muck (Wm. Eerdmans and Co.) Click here to view a wonderful video presented by Dr. Habito on "The Fruits of Zen Practice."
Rev. Naomi King received her Masters of Divinity from Meadville Lombard and has served most recently the River of Grass UU Congregation in Florida. She was an intern minister at Horizon UU Church in Texas and has been active in the movement for sustainable agriculture on a global basis with Project Harvest Hope. She was a communion service preacher for the UUCF at General Assembly in 2006.
Rev. Thom Belote is minister of Shawnee Mission UU Church in Overland Park, Kansas and is editor of the new book "The Growing Church: Keys to Congregational Vitality. In his seven years at his church it has grown by 50 percent. He has served on the Executive Committee of the UU Ministers Association as well as an internship at Horizon UU Church in Texas, and student ministries in Needham and Boston, MA. He received his Masters of Divinity from Harvard.
Rev. Lillie Mae Henley is minister of Universalist National Memorial Church in Washington, D.C., an historic Universalist Christian church called the Universalist National Cathedral when it was built. She received her Masters of Divinity from Meadville Lombard and was minister of Westside UU Church in Fort Worth and served as interim in three other UU congregations. She has served on the Board of the UUCF and was the Revival communion preacher in 2009.
Rev. Dennis Hamilton is minister of the host church Horizon in Carrolton, Texas. He is a graduate of Starr King School for the Ministry and was Horizon's first minister as part of the UUA extension ministry program. He has been a leader in the Southwest UU Conference and UU Musicians Network serving on the task force that developed the new hymnal supplement Singing The Journey.
Rev. Ron Robinson has been Executive Director of the UUCF since 2003 and is a missional church planter in the northside of Tulsa, OK with A Third Place Community, and serves as Director of Ministerial Formation and part time faculty at Phillips Theological Seminary in Tulsa where he received his Masters of Divinity. He has been a hospice chaplain, student minister in Bartlesville, OK, intern minister at All Souls Church in Tulsa, and started the UU Congregation of Tahlequah, OK.
Worship team leader for Revival is the Rev. Tony Lorenzen of Pathways UU Church in Southlake, TX, who is a member of the UUCF Board of Directors and was an intern minister at First Parish in Weston, He received his Masters of Divinity from Harvard and also served with the First Parish Church in Billerica, MA.
Worship Leaders:
Opening Worship with multi church choir and presented by ministers from the Dallas Fort Worth area: Rev. Dennis Hamilton of Horizon, Rev. Tony Lorenzen of Pathways, Rev. Patrick Price of Community, and ministers of First Unitarian Dallas.
Taize Worship with the Rev. Jonalu Johnstone, program minister of First Unitarian Church in Oklahoma City who has also served as the District Growth minister of the Southwestern Conference and at James Reeb UU Church, a new congregation start in Madison, Wisc. She has been president of the national Interweave organization for UU gays and lesbians, bisexuals and transgendered persons. She was the prayer and healing service preacher at Revival 2009.
Communion and Baptism worship will be led by the Rev. Thomas D. Wintle who is senior minister at First Parish Church in Weston, MA. He previously served with the First Church of Christ, Unitarian, in Lancaster, MA, and as Executive Director of the UUCF. For thirty years he has been editor of the UU Christian Journal. He received his Doctorate from Chicago Theological Seminary affiliated with the University of Chicago.
Prayer and Healing Service will be led by the Rev. David Owen OQuill founding pastor of Micah's Porch Community Church in Chicago. He is a graduate of Meadville Lombard and has served at the UU Church in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Daily Office morning and evening prayer will be led by the Rev. Dr. Suzanne Spencer, who has served UU churches in Danbury, CT and Weston, MA, Vancouver, Los Angeles and Salt Lake City. She holds a law degree from Boston University and theological degrees from Harvard and the Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, MA.
Small Group Leader again this year will be the Rev. Melanie Morel-Ensminger of the Unitarian Universalist church in New Orleans, who has previously served churches in New Jersey and Tennessee and New Zealand and is a past president of the UUCF and preacher at Revivals in the past. She received her theological degree from Loyola Institute of Ministry.
Dr. Ruben Habito of Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University who will present a workshop on Christian Faith and Buddhist Practice. He is the president of the Society for Buddhist Christian Studies and is the author of Experiencing Buddhism: Ways of Wisdom and Compassion (Orbis Books, 2005); Living Zen, Loving God (Boston: Wisdom Publications, 2004); "Compassion Out of Wisdom: Buddhist Perspectives from the Past toward the Human Future," in Stephen Post, et.al., eds., Altruism and Altruistic Love (Oxford University Press, 2002); Healing Breath: Zen Spirituality for a Wounded Earth (MKZC Publications, 2001); Originary Enlightenment: Tendai Hongaku Doctrine and Japenese Buddhism (International Institute for Advanced Buddhist Studies, 1996); Ministry and Theology in Global Perspective: Contemporary Challenges to the Church, co-edited with Don Pittman and Terry Muck (Wm. Eerdmans and Co.) Click 
Rev. Naomi King received her Masters of Divinity from Meadville Lombard and has served most recently the River of Grass UU Congregation in Florida. She was an intern minister at Horizon UU Church in Texas and has been active in the movement for sustainable agriculture on a global basis with Project Harvest Hope. She was a communion service preacher for the UUCF at General Assembly in 2006.
Rev. Thom Belote is minister of Shawnee Mission UU Church in Overland Park, Kansas and is editor of the new book "The Growing Church: Keys to Congregational Vitality. In his seven years at his church it has grown by 50 percent. He has served on the Executive Committee of the UU Ministers Association as well as an internship at Horizon UU Church in Texas, and student ministries in Needham and Boston, MA. He received his Masters of Divinity from Harvard.
Rev. Lillie Mae Henley is minister of Universalist National Memorial Church in Washington, D.C., an historic Universalist Christian church called the Universalist National Cathedral when it was built. She received her Masters of Divinity from Meadville Lombard and was minister of Westside UU Church in Fort Worth and served as interim in three other UU congregations. She has served on the Board of the UUCF and was the Revival communion preacher in 2009.
Rev. Ron Robinson has been Executive Director of the UUCF since 2003 and is a missional church planter in the northside of Tulsa, OK with A Third Place Community, and serves as Director of Ministerial Formation and part time faculty at Phillips Theological Seminary in Tulsa where he received his Masters of Divinity. He has been a hospice chaplain, student minister in Bartlesville, OK, intern minister at All Souls Church in Tulsa, and started the UU Congregation of Tahlequah, OK.
Worship team leader for Revival is the Rev. Tony Lorenzen of Pathways UU Church in Southlake, TX, who is a member of the UUCF Board of Directors and was an intern minister at First Parish in Weston, He received his Masters of Divinity from Harvard and also served with the First Parish Church in Billerica, MA.
Communion and Baptism worship will be led by the Rev. Thomas D. Wintle who is senior minister at First Parish Church in Weston, MA. He previously served with the First Church of Christ, Unitarian, in Lancaster, MA, and as Executive Director of the UUCF. For thirty years he has been editor of the UU Christian Journal. He received his Doctorate from Chicago Theological Seminary affiliated with the University of Chicago.
Prayer and Healing Service will be led by the Rev. David Owen OQuill founding pastor of Micah's Porch Community Church in Chicago. He is a graduate of Meadville Lombard and has served at the UU Church in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Daily Office morning and evening prayer will be led by the Rev. Dr. Suzanne Spencer, who has served UU churches in Danbury, CT and Weston, MA, Vancouver, Los Angeles and Salt Lake City. She holds a law degree from Boston University and theological degrees from Harvard and the Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, MA.
Small Group Leader again this year will be the Rev. Melanie Morel-Ensminger of the Unitarian Universalist church in New Orleans, who has previously served churches in New Jersey and Tennessee and New Zealand and is a past president of the UUCF and preacher at Revivals in the past. She received her theological degree from Loyola Institute of Ministry.