John Bell Workshops

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Saturday, September 24th, 2016
10:00 AM to 4:30 PM

Two workshops: in the morning - Shopping for Thrills or Yearning for Religion? In an interview with the Presbyterian Record, John said: “My long-time colleague, Graham Maule, once had a conversation with a clearly distressed woman at a big evangelical conference where we were working. She had a T-shirt on which was emblazoned “Jesus is the Answer.”

To her surprise and dismay, Graham pointed out that Jesus never said he was “the answer,” but said he was “the Way.” He thus distinguished between passive discipleship which sees God as the one who will answer my needs and instigate what I need to do, as opposed to dynamic discipleship which recognizes that God is already active within the world and that we have no right to expect God to come to where we are, if we are unwilling to join God where God already is.” Want to hear more? This workshop is for you.

In the afternoon: Improving Congregational Song Singing around the piano or the campfire is becoming less a part of our lives. Singing as a group, however, is a wonderful way to illustrate our interdependence and the beauty of voices blending together. The resulting whole is always greater than the sum of the parts. Using music from around the world, John shares tools and techniques that help everyone lift up their voice, becoming greater, and part of the whole.

Cost for one workshop is $25.00 or both workshops $50.00 which includes a bagged lunch so folks can enjoy the outdoors and explore the Saturday market.

For more information, or to register, go to www.duncanunited.org or phone 250 746-6043.