Peace by Piece - day two

Snapshots from day two of the Peace by Piece conference:

* Peter Rollins continued his thoughts on Christianity having become a story we tell ourselves rather than a transformative experience (we say we believe in something, but our actions remain unchanged). In Christianity we are called to be the incarnation, to be the site where resurrection happens. Look forward to another post on his ideas about rebound relationships, horrific marriage proposals and their relation to faith.

* Geoff Maddock from Communality shared insights and stories from his experience in community. I have much to process from that conversation, but for now I'll leave you with the impromptu money quote:

God didn't come to break up marriages with homeless people...

* Karen Sloan shared her heart about what a major commitment choosing to enter community can be, and how it needs to be approached as a process, built on a series of small steps, moving toward deeper relationships of love and trust.

* The Castanea community shared about the courtship that was their visioning process, and gave numerous examples of questions they asked themselves. It's not only essential to identify what commitments are important to your community, but to what degree you plan to implement those commitments... and what each of you even means by the terms you use...

* Karen Sloan and Matt Pritchard with Formation House spoke on money, sex and power in community formation and sustainability. We squeezed a lot into that short time, so I'll save most of it for a latter post when my pillow isn't calling my name...

* Danielle Shroyer presented a practical and powerful discussion on conflict resolution and peacemaking, which I almost skipped and am immensely glad I didn't. Again, I'll share more later (I'm getting very sleepy...)

* Chris Haw from Camden House (see: Jesus for President) gave the final keynote of the day, focused on pursuing holiness in the midst of exploitative economy. He talked about Wendell Berry, logs in our eyes, the relationship between cult-culture-cultivation, sacramental imagination, and a host of other ideas I'll explore when Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz...................