Andover Newton Summer Institute 2008 - Our Hearts Ablaze

Sunday, June 22, 2008

3:00 PM

June 22 -25 2008

Featuring:
Marty Haugen and Susan Briehl

The Institute is about growing creatively, spiritually, and intellectually; building community; receiving fresh perspective and inspiration to live out our call.  It gathers pastors and lay people, seminarians and artists, musicians and poets, who desire to live into a deeper communion in worship and witness to the living Christ through expanding their spirits and their horizons, and taking on the crises and opportunities of faith and art in our times.

The structure of the Institute offers a blend of worship, morning keynote presentations by Marty Haugen and Susan Briehl, time for questions and small group discussion, afternoon workshops, and events, all focused on renewing the vitality, beauty, and faithfulness of worship.

The morning keynotes will look back at the earliest roots of Christian worship; consider the current reality of worship in U.S. culture today; and offer a vision of how worship can be relevant, life-giving and prophetically challenging to the future of the world. 

June 22 -25 2008

Schedule:

Sunday Afternoon Registration 3:00 pm
followed by welcome, worship, and dinner.

Sunday Evening Song Fest open to the public
led by Marty Haugen and Susan Briehl, and including hymns beloved and new.

Monday through Wednesday Morning Plenary Sessions
led by Marty Haugen and Susan Briehl
Monday:  Encountering Christ on the Road
Tuesday:  Encountering Christ in Word and Meal
Wednesday: Encountering Christ for the sake of the World

Monday and Tuesday Afternoon Workshops
The Jazz of Preaching: How to Preach With Great Freedom and Joy, led by Kirk Jones.

New Fire: Considering Creativity in "Traditional" and "Alternative" Worship Services, led by Mary Luti and Dan Smith. 

Tuesday Evening Poetry Reading open to the public
Poets Maren Tirabassi and Robert Congdon present their work.  Then time for savoring and discussion.

Wednesday Afternoon Concluding Festival Worship
Faculty, staff, and registrants prepare and take part in this joyous celebration

A registration form, with the workshop fee, must be received by June 2, 2008.

Institute Fee (includes most meals, details with registration): $350.00
Optional, on-campus lodging for three nights: $75.00

Brochures with registration forms and more details are available on the Andover Newton campus. Questions or requests for brochures should be directed to .
Please provide mailing address information.

Students should register for Summer Institute credit directly with the Registrar. Students must attend from Saturday, June 21 through Thursday, June 26. See Registrar for details.

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