COMMONDREAMS3CONFERENCE

THIRDINTERNATIONALGATHERING OFRELIGIOUSPROGRESSIVES
ManningClarkCentre,AustralianNationalUniversity,Canberra,Australia 1922September2013

MidwivesofChange:ProgressivesShaping ReligiousCommunities
InternationalKeynotePresenters: ProfMarcusBorg(USA),BruceSanguin(Canada) DavidFelten(USA) Specialinternationalattendancefrom: DrAlanRace,SonyaBrown (ProgressiveChristianityNetwork,Britain)

ConferenceTheme:

ProgramDraftNo.30.

Thursday19September2013
Afternoon 12.30pm ConferenceLunch(PlanningTeam/Presenters). InConferenceVenuefoyerornearbyCaf. Registration.

3.305.00pm

SPECIAL:PreConferenceForum 2.004.30pm OfferinganAlternative:BeingProgressiveChristiansabout Politics. AnintroductiontotheworkoftheAProgressiveChristianVoice (Australia),especiallyasitstandsincontrasttoTheAustralian ChristianLobby. Presenters: DrPeterJ.Fensham 1.LivingOutFaithinaPoliticalParty DrPeterCatt 1.TheTheologyofPoliticalEngagement 2.TheProgressiveAgenda,cf.Conservatism FollowedbyDiscussionandAfternoontea. Evening 6.007.00pm

Registration. 1

7.007.30pm 7.35pm 7.45pm

Entertainment. CanberraQwire. WelcomeandLocalarrangements.(RexHunt). PublicLecture. ProfessorMarcusBorg(USA).(Moderator:RichardCarter). xxx

Friday20September2013
Morning 8.00am 8.158.45am 9.00am 9.15am 10.15am 11.00am Registration. MorningMeditation.(SandeRamage) WelcometoConferenceandOfficialOpening.RexHunt. KeynoteNo.F1:DrValWebb(Aus).(Moderator:RogerMunson) MidwivesofChange. Morningtea. KeynoteNo.F2:DrLorraineParkinson(Aus). TeachingstheChurchForgot:Jesus'BlueprintfortheBest PossibleWorld.(Moderator:LindaPure) Evaluationprocess,(5Minutes).(Facilitator:RichardCarter).

12.00noon

FreeTime:InformalConversationaroundtheCoffeePot,Lunch,Networking,Book shop Afternoon 1.30pm

2.45pm 3.304.15pm

BreakoutGroups. Atimeforparticipantstoengageininformalconversationonlocal andregionalissuesforreligiousprogressives.ValWebb,Glynn Cardy,NigelLeaves,AnnEvans,SteveOgden,LorraineParkinson andsomeotherPresentersand WorkshopLeaderstobeavailableto visit/resourcethesegroups. 1.(Facilitator:JeremyGreaves). 2.(Facilitator:LindaPure). 3.(Facilitator:EricStevenson). 4.(Facilitator:ElizabethBurns). 5.(Facilitator:IanPearson). Afternoontea. WorkshopsA 1.xxx,Prof.MarcusBorg(USA).(Moderator:EricStevenson). 2.StopWhiteCollarCrime.ChangingthePoliticalReligious Landscape,GlynnCardy(NZ).(Moderator:xxx). 3.BeyondNavelGazing:ProgressiveReligionandGlobal Citizenship,DrNoelPreston(Aus).(Moderator:WesHartley). 4.IntegralEvolutionaryChristianity:WakingUp,GrowingUp, ShowingUp,andActingUp,DrRodMitchell(NZ).(Moderator: xxx). 2

4.155.00pm

5.MidwivesareHandsOn:ProgressiveCommunitiesand EngagingPolitics,DrMargaretMayman(NZ).(Moderator:Greg Jenks). WorkshopsB 1.CoreAgreement:FailingBravely.BruceSanguin(Canada). (Moderator:xxx). 2.HospitalChaplaincyBeyondReligiousControl:ACompelling Pilgrimage,SandeRamage(NZ).(Moderator:DesleyGarnett). 3.ReshapingtheHealingNarrativesinlightofProgressive Theology,JohnWSmith(Aus).(Moderator:xxx). 4.NoCrecheforChristmas,Mom,AnnEvans(Canada). (Moderator:xxx). 5.AintItNecessarilySo?ProgressiveReligionandTheological Education,PanelDiscussion:DrValWebb,DrGregJenks,Prof. MarcusBorg,JenBurns.(Moderator:DrAlanRace).

FreeTime:InformalConversationaroundtheCoffeePot,EveningMeal,Networking, Bookshop Evening 7.00pm 7.35pm 7.45pm

Entertainment. TheCashews ConferenceInformation.(RexHunt) PublicLecture2:ProfessorMarcusBorg(USA).(Moderator: ElizabethBurns). xxx

Saturday21September2013
Morning 8.00am 8.158.45am 9.00am 9.05am Registration. MorningMeditation.(SandeRamage) Welcome. KeynoteNo.Sa1:DrNigelLeaves(Aus).(Moderator:RodPeppiatt). WhoDoYouSayThatIAm?PreachingJesusToday. 10.00am Morningtea. 11.0012.10am KeynoteNo.Sa2:DrStevenOgden(Aus).(Moderator:Richard Smith).Empowerment:Freedom,PowerandtheChurch. FreeTime:InformalconversationaroundtheCoffeePot,Lunch,Networking,Book shop SpecialLunchtimeEvent: 12.45pm1.15pm DrAlanRace(GtB). HonesttoGod.TheMakingsandtheCelebrationofaMidwifeof 3

Change.(Moderator:RexHunt). Afternoon 2.15pm

WorkshopsC. 1.CoreAgreement:FacingCrisiswithHope(PostTraumatic GrowthSyndrome).BruceSanguin(Canada).(Moderator:Chris Page). 2.Repeat:xxx,Prof.MarcusBorg(USA).(Moderator:Jason DaviesKildea). 3.SpiritualVitalityandIntellectualIntegrity:ShapingProgressive LiturgyDownUnder,RexHunt(Aus).(Moderator:Merilyn Tandukar). 4.AminorityChristianchurchinaMuslimcommunity.Some Reflections,SonyaBrown(GtB).(Moderator:xxxxx). (Moderator:xxx) Afternoontea. KeynoteNo.Sa3:GlynnCardy(NZ).(Moderator:LindaPure). PrayingWhenGodisNotaPerson:NonTheisticPrayer.

3.15pm 3.45pm

FreeTime:InformalconversationaroundtheCoffeePot,Eveningmeal,Networking, Bookshop Evening 7.00pm 7.40pm

Entertainment. TheJazzRepublic. PublicLecture3:BruceSanguin(Canada).(Moderator:RexHunt). PuttingtheprogressbackinProgressiveChristianity.

Sunday22September2013
Morning 8.00am 8.158.45am 9.00am 9.05am Registration. Meditation.(SandeRamage) Welcome. KeynoteNo.Su1:RabbiAvivaKipen(Aus).(Moderator:Jonathon Rea).SabotageattheBirthingStool:Heroines&Heroesor SaboteursofChangeinTodaysDiverse,SacredCommunities?" Morningtea. WorkshopsD. 1.CoreAgreement:HoldingNothingBack:SurrenderingtoGrace. BruceSanguin(Canada).(Moderator:xxx). 2.ReclaimingtheBibleforReligiousProgressives:Performing Philemon,GregoryJenks(Aus).(Moderator:RichardCarter) 3.EnvironmentalEthicsandEcotheology,ProfNoelPreston (Aus).(Moderator:JohnQueripel). 4

10.00am 10.30am

4.MidwivestotheMidwivesofChange,DrIanMavor(Aus). (Moderator:xxx). 5.WhoCanBeaMidwifeforPositiveChange?TheAnswerisin theBeatitudes?LorraineParkinson(Aus).(Moderator:Cynthia Spurr). 11.40am12.30pm KeynoteNo.Su2:DrMargaretMayman(NZ).(Moderator: JeremyGreaves). BirthingwithBlood,SweatandTears:ProgressivePublicTheology FreeTime:InformalconversationaroundtheCoffeePot,Lunch,Networking,Book shop Afternoon 2.30pm

3.45pm 4.00pm

ClosingPresentation: DavidFelten(USA).TheProgressiveFutureisNow,(Moderator: JohnWSmith). Farewell.(RexHunt). InformalconversationaroundtheCoffeePotaswepackup.