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Berean Challenge

Join us on March 21 from 2:00–4:00 PM for our inaugural Berean Challenge, a lively Bible knowledge competition hosted on our Sattler campus! Open exclusively to high school students, this event invites participants to test their knowledge of Scripture in a friendly but rigorous setting—whether they come well-prepared or rely on what they already know.

No more than 70 students will compete before a panel of judges for a $1,000 cash prize, enjoy spirited rounds of questions, and experience the academic and Christian community of our campus. The Berean Challenge is designed to encourage careful study of God’s Word while fostering fellowship and healthy competition. All are welcome to attend, cheer on participants, and enjoy the afternoon—no prior preparation required!

Please register by clicking here or by visiting sattler.edu/events!

 

Parking

If you travel to campus via an automobile, metered parking is available around the building and in front of Center Plaza. Additionally, 100 Cambridge has a parking garage with hourly parking rates during the weekdays and flat fees in the evenings and on weekends. This parking garage has a direct entrance to the building.

A More Perfect Communion: Panel Discussion

Feeling conflicted about what it means to be Christian? Until recently, calling yourself a “Christian” has meant that we share a short list of beliefs about God, Jesus, and the Bible with many, many other Americans. Now the same short list of beliefs no longer has the same unifying effect. What could it mean to be the Church in this moment?
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Hosted by InterVarsity’s Theological Foundations Department and InterVarsity Greater Boston, this panel discussion will feature pastor-theologians who will take us beyond that short list into deeper convictions about who we are as human beings, and what the Church is meant to be and do in our world fractured by race, politics, and more. Join us to seek a way for the “communion of saints” to take meaningful shape in our communities and beyond.

Date: November 21st, 2025
Time: 7 pm
Location: Central Square Church
5 Magazine St, Cambridge, MA 02139

​Panelists will include:

  • ​Rev. Dr. Soong-Chan Rah, Robert B. Munger Professor of Evangelism and Church Renewal at Fuller Theological Seminary and the author of The Next Evangelicalism (IVP Books, 2009); Many Colors (Moody, 2010); Prophetic Lament (IVP Books, 2015); co-author of Forgive Us (Zondervan, 2014); Return to Justice (Brazos, 2016); and Unsettling Truths (IVP Books, 2019). Rev. Dr. Rah is also the founding Senior Pastor of Cambridge Community Fellowship Church, and has previously served on the boards of World Vision, Sojourners and the Christian Community Development Association

  • ​Rev. Dr. Joy Jittaun Moore, MDiv., PH.D., President and Professor of Homiletics at Northern Seminary and an ordained elder in the United Methodist Church. As an “Ecclesial Storyteller”, she seeks to encourage theologically framed, biblically attentive, and socially compelling interpretations of Christian Scripture in order to understand the critical issues influencing community formation in contemporary culture.

  • ​Dr. Marc Cortez is the Dean of the Litfin Divinity School at Wheaton College and a leading expert in theological anthropology, an area of theology that focuses on what Christians believe about human persons. He has written multiple books on the subject, including Theological Anthropology: A Guide for the Perplexed (Bloomsbury, 2010), ReSourcing Theological Anthropology (Zondervan, 2018), and Christological Anthropology in Historical Perspective (Zondervan, 2016).

​This discussion will be moderated by Rev. Dr. Jeff Liou, PhD, the National Director of Theological Formation for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. Jeff has been ministering among college students and young adults since 2001. His scholarly interest and work are at the intersection of race, identity, and ministry.

​This discussion is free and open to the public, with a special welcome to InterVarsity Alumni! A reception with refreshments and an opportunity to connect more with InterVarsity Greater Boston will follow the discussion. We hope that this event and the discussion that follows will serve as an opportunity to explore how these questions intersect with the college campus and influence the work InterVarsity is doing to disciple the next generation. RSVP is encouraged. Contact greater-boston@intervarsity.org with questions.

A Reparations Summit: An Episcopal Call to Moral Witness & Action

Join us for a summit calling the Episcopal Church in Massachusetts to truth, repair, and transformation. The Rev. Kelly Brown Douglas will deliver the keynote address, followed by stories from Christ Church Cambridge, ECM, and other communities leading reparations efforts. Participants can also join learning and action tracks designed to meet congregations and leaders wherever they are on their journey. Free and open to all. Lunch will be provided. Registration required.

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Prayers for Liberty

Dear Massachusetts Residents of All Faiths:

We are writing to you with an invitation to pray with your feet and march with us from Lexington to Boston this Labor Day – Monday, September 1st, 9:00-5:00 – to sound the alarm for American democracy and to demand a more just and humane democracy that honors our shared sacred values.

On Friday, May 30th, hundreds of us marched this same route from Lexington to Boston, reversing Paul Revere’s ride for liberty 250 years ago to sound the alarm for democracy, as the actions of our current presidential administration regularly violate our shared sacred values and our constitutional rights. We stopped in Lexington, Arlington, Cambridge, and Boston to pray to God for the merciful and just rule of law from our federal administration, as well as the protection and preservation of our sacred values and democratic principles. We also brought a letter signed by over 300 Massachusetts clergy, addressed to members of our Congressional Delegation.

To join any portion of the march and prayers on September 1st, please register here.

If you have questions or would like more information, our leadership team will host question and response sessions for clergy and other religious leaders over zoom on Thursday, August 14th, from 6:00-6:45 p.m. and on Tuesday, August 19th from 8:30-9:15 a.m.

A printable flyer and handout to share with friends, family, and congregations is available here.

Join us on September 1st in our call to religious leaders around the country, and all our fellow Americans: calling for our President to obey the law and to respect the decisions of our courts and the rights of all American residents.

In our faith traditions and our American tradition, the President is not a dictator or tyrant. Instead, “the Law is King, and no person is above the law.” (Thomas Paine, Common Sense)

In Faith, Hope, and Power,

The Prayer for Freedom Organizing Team

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

What does the schedule look like on Monday, September 1st?

9:00 a.m. Hancock Church – parking, gathering, greeting

9:15 a.m. Opening prayer on Lexington Battle Green

9:45 a.m. Walk from Lexington to Arlington (~5.3 miles)

12:00 p.m. Prayer in Arlington Center – The lawn at First Parish Unitarian Universalist Arlington

12:30  Walk to Cambridge Commons (~3.5 Miles)

2:30 Prayer in Cambridge Center – Cambridge Commons

3:00 Walk to Boston Commons – 3.1 to 3.2 miles

5:00 Boston Prayer and Rally at the Common – Embrace Statue or Common Bandstand

 

Who can participate in the march? For what parts?

People of all faiths are invited to participate in any segment. We will walk relatively quickly between stops, in order to make it to each of our prayer gatherings on time. (See our schedule above.) For our friends who are disabled, tired, busy, etc., we welcome participation at any one of the prayer stops in Lexington, Arlington, Cambridge, or especially at our conclusion in Boston in lieu of marching.

 

Can I use my clothing, signage, and speech to protest other offenses at this event? 

While we respect the conscience, speech, and liberty of all our clergy and other participants, at this event we are focused on the preservation of our shared sacred values and democratic, constitutional governance. In our prayers and signage, we ask that participants not mention any other issues, however important they are to one’s conscience or community.

 

What should I bring? What should I wear?

Clergy are encouraged to wear any clothing identifying their tradition and/or role. We will have bathroom stops in Arlington and Cambridge. We recommend all participants bring a refillable water bottle, some snacks in your pocket, sunscreen and hat, and comfortable walking shoes!

For more information and to register, go to Prayersforliberty.org


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