Well, it has been a very busy day (though tomorrow will be busier still!) I can't stay long since I have homework for tomorrow morning, and breakfast starts at 7:15 ...
I've been to the orientation which was fun, to the opening worship which was interesting and a combination of varied media and approaches, from a digital prelude to an intermingling/telling of 3 scripture passages and a Pslam with four people involved. It flowed, it stimulated and challenged and offered insight into some of what lies ahead.
From worship we moved to lunch and more opportunities to meet people from different places and different backgrounds. There are people from all over the United States, from different parts of Canada, from Australia, from Ireland, from Africa (the Gambia) ... those are the ones I can remember!
After lunch we went back for a presentation by Donna Marie Todd, who uses song as well as story in her storytelling.
Then there was a chance to check out Exhibitors Hall before we headed off to our first workshop (that's my homework - part 2 is tomorrow). We're learning God's Covenant with Abram -- an appealing technique, but a tad scary since we do it without any props (ie no Bible in front of us, and we're aiming NOT to paraphrase.... I did say aiming!) I tried to get a YouTube video of Amelia (our leader) to load, but it wouldn't for me. Perhaps you'll have better luck (or a better connection than what I have right now.)
After dinner we went back for a keynote address which was wonderful and posed some challenging and insightful questions. The presentation was by Richard Swanson
We've been having fun and learning lots, and now I'm off to sip some tea, work on my homework and then off to bed -- no time for photos today, but I'm hoping to squeeze some time in for that tomorrow!
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment