We gather in the Cultural Life Center - a perfect setting for a conference on culture. Conversations begin around a table laden with breakfast foods: fruit, muffins, coffee, tea, scones and other goodies. Gradually, we make our way into Shewan hall where there are tables set up and where we greet others we know. Then we are called to worship and together lift our voices in song, some new, others familiar. Our worship leaders assist us, lining out the tunes, signalling when to sing up or down the scale.
Andy Crouch challenges us to think about how we interact with the world, with our society, with our faith. Do we see ourselves as commissioned by God to continue the work of creation, to take what he has begun and pattern our lives after his example of making the best new artifacts from the raw materials of earth? Are we working for renewal in all the various capacities that we can, be it art, music, technology, medicine, environment, or whatever place our skills apply?
Between session conversations are excited, full of buzz and curious exploration. Much to think about. Much to reflect on as I look both back at what I have been doing and forward at the possibilities.
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