Program areas at Christ the Reconciler
RECONCILIATION - In 2022, about 40 of us adopted a Statement of Personal Devotion to live out John 17 for a year.This statement includes renunciation of anti-Semitism, anti-Catholicism, and anti-Protestantism.It also includes commitments to actions of prayer and reconciliation.It will be renewed annually.We supported Amy & Thomas Cogdell as they completed the publication of their book Unity Through Repentance: The Journey to Wittenberg 2017, and held numerous book launches both domestically and internationally. We held follow-up visits to the Alleluia Community in Augusta, Georgia, to learn from their model of intentional community composed of Catholics, Protestants, and Orthodox.We joined a Phoenix-based team in Europe as they filmed a documentary about Jewish-Gentile/German reconciliation, centered on the story of Hanna Zack Miley.We began a teaching series called Boundaries of Reconciliation which were published publicly on YouTube.
HOSPITALITY - In 2022, we hosted over 55 different visitors from Texas, around the US, and seven other countries.In addition, we put on approximately 4 Open Tables, which are Friday night meetings with special guests, open to any visitors.
SPIRITUAL FORMATION - In 2022, we had 5 retreats dedicated to spiritual formation.Teachers included Catholics and Protestants, with Messianic Jews also in attendance. These retreats composed the last three teachings of a series called Foundations of Community and the first two teachings of a series called Boundaries of Reconciliation.Attendance at each retreat ranged from 20 to 40 participants.