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Lecture, Workshop & Worship
with Dan Wolpert
October 25th-27th
Seek God’s presence with us. This weekend will be filled with searching, discovery, and learning as Dan leads us in a lecture about seeking God’s presence and a workshop to share tools to help us better understand God’s presence. Dan will also preach on Sunday at all three worship services as part of our Do Unto Others sermon series. Don’t miss this opportunity to dive deeper with Dan!
Weekend Details
Seeking God’s Face: Measuring the Divine
An ancient Christian prayer asks that we may see the face of God and live. This prayer represents a human desire to see what is invisible through faith in God’s presence in our lives. Today, we have devised many ways to measure what is real: both the seen and the unseen. This lecture explores how we “see” God through modern means of measurement and how we can develop a way to measure God’s universal presence.
- 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm- Dinner
- 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm- Lecture by Dan
- 8:00 pm – 8:30 pm- Q&A with Dan
Childcare for ages 4 & under is provided for all events.
The God Unit: Exploring the Spiritual Practice of God’s Presence
In our world there are many false representations of God’s word and it can be difficult to discern what is a faithful representation of God and what is not. In this workshop we will explore how to understand God’s presence. We will connect the Christian tradition to seek understanding of God’s word to how we can feel God’s presence and measure blessings of the Holy Spirit in our lives and our communities.
- 8:30 am – 2:30 pm (lunch included)
Childcare for ages 4 & under is provided for all events.
Do Unto Others: Kindness includes Respect
Dan will preach at all three services (8:00 am, 9:30 am, and 11:00am)
Childcare for ages 4 & under is provided for all events.
Get to know Dan
Daniel Wolpert, a healer and student of the spiritual life, worked as a research scientist, psychologist, farmer, and teacher, before earning his Masters of Divinity degree at San Francisco Theological Seminary (SFTS). Co-founder and former Executive Director of the Minnesota Institute of Contemplation and Healing (MICAH, micahprays.org), he has taught in the fields of psychology and spiritual formation in numerous settings around the world. A writer and a spiritual director, he has also played key rolls in developing environments for contemplation and spiritual leadership, helping to build or restore monasteries, theological schools, and retreat centers across North America. Author of multiple books on the spiritual life, his most recent work is “Looking Inward, Living Outward: The Spiritual Practice of Social Transformation” (Upper Room 2024). When not on the road, he divides his time between Seattle and Minnesota.
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Kaitlin Curtice is an award-winning author, poet-storyteller, and public speaker. As an enrolled citizen of the Potawatomi nation, Kaitlin writes on the intersections of spirituality and identity and how that shifts throughout our lives. She also speaks on these topics to diverse audiences who are interested in truth-telling and healing.
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Besides her books, Kaitlin has written online for Sojourners, Religion News Service, Apartment Therapy, On Being, SELF Magazine, and more. Her work has been featured on CBS and in USA Today. She also writes at The Liminality Journal. Kaitlin lives in Philadelphia with her family.
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Mike McHargue is a Christian turned atheist turned follower of Jesus, and these days people call him “Science Mike.” Mike found God again, but not through apologetics or theology. Instead, it was cosmology and neurology that opened Mike’s eyes to the reality of a Creator.
Mike is writer, speaker, and podcaster. He’s written for RELEVANT, sojo.net, and is a frequently called on voice for science in the world of faith. He co-founded The Liturgists with Michael Gungor, and co-hosts The Liturgists Podcast. The Liturgists create sacred art and community for the spiritual homeless and frustrated, and have featured work by Rob Bell, Rachel Held Evans, Pete Holmes, Shauna Niequest, The Brilliance, Gungor, Sleeping At Last, Nicole Nordeman, Amena Brown, and many other incredible creators.
Mike also hosts Ask Science Mike, a weekly podcast addressing the tough questions that bubble out of the intersection of science and faith and writes weekly on his blog at mikemchargue.com.