Our Hopeful Future: Vital Ministry in a New Generation
The Rev. Carol Howard Merritt, author of Reframing Hope & Tribal Church
Drawing upon her knowledge of postmodernism and her lived experience as a young mainline pastor, Ms. Merritt proposes hope as the virtue for vital Christian community, especially for the younger – often missing – generations.
Hosts: Philadelphia Theological Institute & Saint Peter’s Church
When: Sunday, October 9, 2011 from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Where: Saint Peter’s House – 313 Pine Street, Philadelphia, PA
Free parking available in the lot at 3rd & Lombard.
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Carol Howard Merritt is a pastor of Western Presbyterian Church, an intergenerational congregation in Washington, D.C. Western’s deep commitment to serving the poor in the city has helped to initiate programs like Miriam’s Kitchen, a social service program for the homeless which provides a hot, nutritious breakfast and dinner for over 200 men and women and Project Create, which teaches art to children in transitional housing.
Carol’s the author of Reframing Hope: Vital Ministry in a New Generation (Alban, 2010) and Tribal Church: Ministering to the Missing Generation (Alban, 2007).
Carol is the co-host of God Complex Radio with Landon Whitsitt, and she blogs for Duke Divinity, Augsburg the Huffington Post and her personal blog TribalChurch.org.