Friends,

We’re excited to tell you about a few of the upcoming offerings of Word and World. Over the next few months we’ll be having an Advent Women’s Retreat (see information elsewhere on this site), launching a national mentoring program (see information and application materials on this website) and sponsoring a Next Generation retreat.

Word and World is experiencing a bit of a resurrection since being in Detroit at the United States Social Forum in June, and we’re really starting to develop a new vision for where the organization can go in the next few years. We heard from a lot of people how necessary the work of bringing together the seminary, sanctuary and streets remains, and experienced again the power of these conversations in Detroit. We also met a few other groups who are working to do similar experiments in alternative theological education and are forming some new networks within which to do this work. Word and World has recommitted ourselves to this vision, and we really hope that you will consider supporting us in this vital and transformational partnership and keep telling others about it.

To this end, we continue to need your ongoing financial support. Our hope is that many of you will see this as an invitation to strengthen and extend the work of Word and World. You can help out by: (1) Contributing to Word and World’s scholarship fund so that people who can’t afford to attend events will be able to; (2) Sponsoring someone from your area to attend one of our events; (3) Making a general contribution to Word and World to help us fund our upcoming events; (4) Connecting us with charitable foundations, churches or other organizations that might offer grants and funding sources.

As always, we appreciate your prayers, well wishes and company in the work. We draw strength from the circle of love and support and hope you feel it too. We’d love to hear some of what you are up to as well. Feel free to drop us a line or send us ideas about how Word and World might partner with or strengthen the work you are involved with.

Please stay tuned to our website at www.wordandworld.org for more information on the upcoming programs.

Blessings,

Mike Boucher, Chair
Word and World