Stoking the Fire Schedule Released

The schedule for Stoking the Fire: Claiming Spiritual Power for Transformative Action has been set! Here’s the plan:    

Sunday,  July 9th    Friends  will arrive between 3:00 and 5:00 pm. Dinner will run from 5:30 to 7:00 pm,  and then Kelly Kellum will lead the opening session.    

Monday,  July 10th    Morning  worship will be led by Nancy McCormick from 7:00 to 8:00 am, with breakfast  to follow. Jan Wood will lead the morning Plenary Session, and blocks are set  aside for both meeting with Home Groups and unstructured time.    

Afternoon workshops will includeBeing Grounded in Spiritual Practice(led by Kathryn Damiano), The Third Way: Nonviolent Resistance and Civil Disobedience (led by Leslie Manning), Prophetic Witness I (led  by Dorlan Bales), and Discernment for Spirit-led Action I (led by  Patricia Thomas).    

After a break and dinner, Friends will re-gather for Experimental Semi-programmed Worship with Eden Grace.    

Tuesday, July 11th    

Morning  worship will be led by Nancy McCormick from 7:00 to 8:00 am, with breakfast to follow. Jan Wood will lead the morning Plenary Session, and blocks are set  aside for both meeting with Home Groups and unstructured time.    

Afternoon workshops will include Quaker Social Change Ministry (led by Lucy Duncan), Music as a Grounding for Action (led by Leslie Manning and Kathy Luethje), Prophetic Witness II (led by Dorlan Bales), and Discernment for Spirit Led Action II (led by Patricia Thomas).    

Wednesday, July 12th    

Morning  worship will be led by Nancy McCormick from 7:00 to 8:00 am, with breakfast  to follow. Home Groups will meet, and then following a break the Closing  Session will be led by Scott Wagoner and Kelly Kellum.    

You can download the schedule as a PDF here:Stoking the Fire 2017 conference timetable 6June2017. More  information, including details about childcare and scholarship assistance for Young Adult Friends, is available on our Stoking the Fire site.