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A Weekend with Dr. Robin Meyer
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Event Type(s):
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Lecture / Workshop, Religious
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Organization:
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First Community Church
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Description:
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The Underground Church:
Reclaiming the Subversive Way of Jesus
A Weekend with Dr. Robin Meyers
Friday - Sunday, March 2 - 4
Sanctuary, South Campus
1320 Cambridge Blvd, Columbus OH 43212
614 488.0681 ext 113
Prominent writer, speaker, and minister Robin Meyers proposes that the best way to recapture the spirit of the early Christian church is to recognize that Jesus-following was originally, and must continue to be, subversive because the gospel taken seriously turns the world upside down.
Dr. Meyers, professor in the philosophy department at Oklahoma City University and senior minister of Mayflower Congregational (United Church of Christ) Church, offers a potent antidote for organized-religion-as-usual—suggesting that until being a follower of Jesus is dangerous again we will continue to bless the status quo instead of transforming it. We must return to our culturally and socially subversive roots and live by the two most powerful words in the gospel: "Fear not." No matter how the church may organize itself or worship, the defining characteristic of the Beloved Community should be its love of justice and its countercultural compassion for all people.
The "underground church" will provide healthy, inclusive, dignified options for living in a world saturated with sickness, separation, and indignity. In short, we will not try to get people up into heaven. We will try to get heaven to come down to earth.
"If you believe it is more important to be loving than to be right, and want to live into that belief in every dimension of your life, The Underground Church is for you... May the underground church rise up and flower everywhere!"
-Parker Palmer, past Spiritual Searcher,
author of "Let Your Life Speak" and "The Heard of Democracy"
Sunday, March 4
Dr. Robin Meyers will be the guest preacher at 9:15 am and 10:25 am Worship at North Campus and 11 am Worship at South Campus.
North Campus address: 3777 Dublin Rd., Columbus, OH 43221
South Campus address: 1320 Cambridge Blvd., Columbus, OH 43212
Weekend Schedule and registration is available online at http://fcchurch.com/programs/spiritualsearcher/854-robin-meyers
For more information, contact Spiritual Searcher Office by phone 614 488.0681 ext 113 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
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Address:
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1320 Cambridge Blvd
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Columbus, Ohio 43212
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Date:
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Sunday, 3/4/2012
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Start Time:
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9:15 AM
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End Time:
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12:00 PM
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