The Willard is an annual event that engages our faith tradition with relevant issues including justice, human dignity, and inclusion. It is sponsored by The Willard Endowment of First Presbyterian Church, a fund that was established in memory of Charles R. Willard, Jr.
2024 Willard Lecturer: Brian McLaren
“Wisdom and Courage for a World Falling Apart”
April 28, 2024 | Tickets go on sale March 20 | The cost is $15 per ticket.
Rev. Brian D. McLaren notes that the challenge of living well and maintaining resilience in turbulent times requires new ways of thinking, becoming, and belonging. Facing nations, ecosystems, economies, religions, and other institutions in disarray, we are called to a spiritual transformation in our own lives that will express itself in transformation in our world.
April 28 Schedule of Events
Sunday School, Fellowship Hall Overflow and Zoom, 9:45-10:45 a.m. – “Faith and Our Ecological Crisis” | Click here to join on Zoom
Sermon, Sanctuary, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. – “How to Identify Yourself in Conflicted Times”
Willard Lecture, Sanctuary, 5-6:30 p.m. – ”Wisdom and Courage for a World Falling Apart”
Reception, Fellowship Hall, 6:30-7:30 p.m. – Mingle with Brian and attendees. Books will be available for purchase.
About the speaker
Brian D. McLaren is an author, speaker, activist, and public theologian. A former college English teacher and pastor, he is a passionate advocate for “a new kind of Christianity” – just, generous, and working with people of all faiths for the common good. He is a core faculty member and Dean of Faculty for the Center for Action and Contemplation and a podcaster with Learning How to See. He is also an Auburn Senior Fellow and is a co-host of Southern Lights. His newest books are Faith After Doubt (January 2021), and Do I Stay Christian? (May 2022). His next release, Life After Doom: Wisdom and Courage for a World Falling Apart, is available for pre-order now and will release in May 2024.
Brian McLaren | Way of Love
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