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Columbia, IL

Name: Columbia, IL
Start: 2018-03-16T15:00:00-04:00
End: 2018-03-16T16:30:00-04:00
Location: St. Paul UCC

March 16 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm EDT

Book signing and conversation with the Illinois South Conference.

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Date:: March 16
Time:: 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

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St. Paul UCC

127 St. Paul St.
Columbia, IL United States

Having Bob Chase as a guest in my course on ecumenism proved to be a great opportunity to launch the conversation on how ecumenical engagement expands to include interfaith dialogue and relationship building. Bob’s decade long experience with Intersections provided a rich context for our class to explore the many possibilities that are at hand … Continue reading Rev. Geoffrey A. Black; Visiting Professor of Leadership and Ecumenical Studies, Eden Theological Seminary

― Rev. Geoffrey A. Black; Visiting Professor of Leadership and Ecumenical Studies, Eden Theological Seminary

Life’s most precious gems of wisdom may be missed because we are too hurried to stop, look and listen at points of interruption or delay. Chase’s rich treasury of insights and observations make a convincing case that we must value more highly than ever before God’s gifts of pauses and punctuations along our pilgrimage of … Continue reading The Rev. Dr. James Forbes

― The Rev. Dr. James Forbes

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― Rev. John Thomas, former General Minister and President, UCC