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SUMMARY:Crossing the Difference Divide with No Joke Live and Brian McLaren
DESCRIPTION:For United Methodists\, this event is one of three ways to engage in this year’s Bishop’s Symposium. Click here to learn more. \nAneela Afzali flanked by other faith leaders at the Defend DACA rally in Seattle\, WA on September 5\, 2017. Photo by Joe Mabel\, CC BY 4.0.\nCrossing the Difference Divide with No Joke Live and Brian McLaren is a dynamic opportunity to learn more about developing interfaith relationships. Aneelah Afzali of the Muslim Association of Puget Sound (MAPS)\, and noted Christian author and public theologian Brian McLaren will join the Christian Pastor\, Jewish Rabbi and Muslim Imam whose story is presented in the documentary entitled No Joke: When People Like Each Other the Rules Change. \nTickets for the event are $32. A student rate of $15 is also available. Space will be limited\, so be sure to buy your tickets quickly. \nThis event is open to the public and is co-sponsored by the Pacific Northwest Conference and Jim Henderson Productions. \nClick here to purchase tickets online! \nGeneral Schedule For The Day\nMorning – 10am-12pm\n• Bishop Elaine Stanovsky Welcomes\n• Brian McLaren – The Great Spiritual Migration\n• Aneelah Afzali – Crossing The Difference Divide when Islamophobia is in the way\n• Brian McLaren – Notes from Charlottesville \nAfternoon – 1:55pm-4:30pm\n• Aneelah Afzali – Making friends with people who fear Muslims\n• Brian and Aneelah – Brian interviews Annelah about her experiences as a change agent\n• No Joke Live Show\n• Brian McLaren – I’ll stop comparing my best with your worst \nSpeakers & Presenters for the Day\nNo Joke Live – Jim Powell\, Kamil Mufti\, Daniel Bogard\, respectively\, are the Evangelical preacher\, Muslim Imam and Jewish Rabbi from the conservative Heartland of America who share the story of their unthinkable friendship and introduce you to the Three Practices that enabled them to cross the difference divide and connect with each other. You can learn more about them and view the trailer for their film on the No Joke Project website. \nBrian Mc Laren 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 \nAneelah Afzali is the Executive Director of the American Muslim Empowerment Network (AMEN)\, a new initiative of the Muslim Association of Puget Sound (MAPS) in response to the challenges of our times including the rising threat of Islamophobia. She also serves as a Governing Board Member of the Faith Action Network\, and Director of Legal Clinic at the Muslim Community Resource Center. \nProducer Jim Henderson – acclaimed by USA Today for having “blazed a new path as an innovator\, author\, church evaluator\, self-professed subversive\, and leader in the creation of new ways to be publicly and persuasively Christian in the twenty-first century.” He holds a Doctorate in transformational leadership and has been featured in the Wall Street Journal\, USA Today\, Fox News\, and “This American Life” with Ira Glass.
URL:https://www.pnwumc.org/event/no-joke-live/
LOCATION:Seattle First United Methodist Church\, 180 Denny Way\, Seattle\, WA\, 98109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Clergy,Greater NW Area,Laity,Training
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