{"id":14925,"date":"2020-05-16T19:59:17","date_gmt":"2020-05-16T19:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.brethren.org\/news\/?p=14925"},"modified":"2020-06-06T20:00:21","modified_gmt":"2020-06-06T20:00:21","slug":"moderators-town-hall-on-faith-science-and-covid-19-slated-for-june-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2020\/moderators-town-hall-on-faith-science-and-covid-19-slated-for-june-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Moderator\u2019s Town Hall on \u2018Faith, Science, and COVID-19&#8242; slated for June 4"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/06\/kathryn-jacobsen.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14913\" \/><figcaption>Kathryn Jacobsen<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Church of the Brethren Annual Conference moderator Paul Mundey has announced plans for a Moderator\u2019s Town Hall on June 4 at 7 p.m. (Eastern time), held in online webinar format. The topic will be \u201cFaith, Science, and COVID-19\u201d with leadership from Dr. Kathryn Jacobsen, professor in the Department of Global and Community Health at George Mason University, Fairfax, Va.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jacobsen is a specialist in infectious disease epidemiology and global health who has consulted with a number of organizations during the COVID-19 crisis. She is a member of Oakton Church of the Brethren in Vienna, Va., valuing her connection to faith and the Church of the Brethren.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Commenting on the upcoming town hall, Mundey said, \u201cAs we continue to move through the COVID-19 crisis, the relationship between faith and science is rising in importance, especially as church leaders gauge when to reopen church campuses. I anticipate our town hall will provide a lively dialogue about the tension between \u2018moving out in faith,\u2019 and the wisdom of heeding medical, scientific realities.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additional information on the Moderator\u2019s Town Hall will be released soon. To register, visit tinyurl.com\/modtownhall2020 . To be added to the mailing list to receive updates about the event, email your name and contact information to&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:cobmoderatorstownhall@gmail.com\">cobmoderatorstownhall@gmail.com<\/a>&nbsp;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Church of the Brethren Annual Conference moderator Paul Mundey has announced plans for a Moderator\u2019s Town Hall on June 4 at 7 p.m. (Eastern time), held in online webinar format. 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