{"id":8347,"date":"2017-08-30T21:10:52","date_gmt":"2017-08-30T21:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.brethren.org\/news\/?p=8347"},"modified":"2018-10-16T21:13:10","modified_gmt":"2018-10-16T21:13:10","slug":"moderator-invites-brethren-to-online-townhalls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2017\/moderator-invites-brethren-to-online-townhalls\/","title":{"rendered":"Moderator invites denomination to online \u2018townhall meetings\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Church of the Brethren Newsline<br \/>\nAugust\u00a030,\u00a02017<\/b><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Living Parable\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9gzSTc_urQk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Annual Conference moderator Samuel K. Sarpiya is issuing an invitation to Brethren across the denomination to join in online \u201ctownhall meetings\u201d that he plans to hold once a month beginning Sept. 28. The online \u201ctownhalls\u201d will explore the theme for the 2018 Annual Conference, \u201cLiving Parables.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Participants will take part in discussions about how the theme comes alive in congregations and communities, and will hear stories of how different churches are living out the theme. \u201cI\u2019m hoping for every church to look at their faith as a living parable,\u201d Sarpiya said.<\/p>\n<p>He hopes to \u201cinteract across the denomination as the different churches share what it means to be a living parable in their own communities. Sometimes, in our quietness and humility, we don\u2019t share what we are doing with others, and there is a reinventing of the wheel.\u201d He hopes the \u201ctownhalls\u201d will spark ideas, inventiveness, sharing, and mutual understanding. \u201cEveryone is invited to sign in,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The moderator is inviting congregations to send him their stories about being a \u201cLiving Parable\u201d in local communities, so that he can choose significant stories to share during the \u201ctownhalls.\u201d He would like to receive some stories from congregations as video messages, with no video clip longer than 5 minutes maximum. Congregations also are invited to send stories written in e-mail messages to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/?view=cm&amp;fs=1&amp;tf=1&amp;to=moderator@brethren.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">moderator@brethren.org<\/a>\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p>Stories from congregations should answer the following questions: How does a living parable look for you in your community? And how are you living that out?<\/p>\n<p>The online events will be held live using Zoom technology, sponsored by the Annual Conference office. Up to 200 people may connect to each \u201ctownhall.\u201d Participants will need a Zoom meeting i.d. number or teleconferencing number to join in. These numbers will be shared in advance of each monthly event.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here is the information needed to participate in the first \u201ctownhall\u201d:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Moderator Town Hall: Living Parables<br \/>\nSept. 28, 7 p.m. (Central time) \/ 8 p.m. (Eastern)<\/p>\n<p>Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/zoom.us\/j\/775595309\">https:\/\/zoom.us\/j\/775595309<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Or iPhone one-tap: US: +14157629988,,775595309#\u00a0 or +16465687788,,775595309#<\/p>\n<p>Or telephone: dial 415-762-9988 or 646-568-7788<\/p>\n<p>Meeting ID: 775 595 309<\/p>\n<p>International numbers available:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/zoom.us\/zoomconference?m=nZNQGnSN886uEin7QjgIpUI3ESy_-jrv\">https:\/\/zoom.us\/zoomconference?m=nZNQGnSN886uEin7QjgIpUI3ESy_-jrv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Go to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.brethren.org\/Newsline\">www.brethren.org\/Newsline<\/a>\u00a0to subscribe to the Church of the Brethren Newsline free e-mail news service and receive church news every week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Annual Conference moderator Samuel K. Sarpiya is issuing an invitation to Brethren across the denomination to join in online \u201ctownhall meetings\u201d that he plans to hold once a month beginning Sept. 28. 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