World Relief, originally called the War Relief Fund and currently the humanitarian arm of the National Association of Evangelicals, was co-founded at Park Street Church in 1943. Matthew Soerens leads the organization’s advocacy work and serves as National Coordinator of the Evangelical Immigration Table. He is a thoughtful evangelical voice on immigration, refugee policy, and what it looks like for churches to engage the hardest questions of our moment without losing their witness. Join us for a live evening of conversation, Q&A, and dialogue.
Free and open to all.
American Independence and Identity at 250 Conference
Hosted at Gordon College, this conference provides Christian political scientists, historians, and other scholars a unique forum to gather to explore the state of democracy in the US and globally. Each day features stellar keynote addresses, paper panels, workshops, and roundtables. In recognition of the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, join us for an optional Sunday excursion into nearby Boston to visit revolutionary sites!
Gordon College is pleased to offer a variety of packages to conference guests. If you would like to learn more about our child, spouse, or student rates, or inquire about a package not seen below, please reach out to our Conference Director to discuss potential accommodations.
Vulnerability & Cruciformity: A Resurrection Retreat
We live in a hurried, polarized, and fearful time. Our natural instinct is to react with hardness, protection, and isolation. Yet, both modern psychology and sound Christian theology beckon us to do the opposite: live life with arms wide open. As Brené Brown would say, “Live vulnerably.” Let your life be cruciform: taking the very shape of Jesus’ own life and even his cross and resurrection.
Join Dr. Elizabeth Woodard, Ph.D., Catholic theologian and spiritual director, for a post-Easter Day Apart retreat that will focus on how to live with open hearts during a time such as this. We will investigate vulnerability as it is presented in the work of psychological researcher Dr. Brene Brown, and we will investigate cruciformity as it is presented in the Christian theological tradition. These two, very different scholastic approaches seem to call us to quite similar ends.
Discover the joy of the Easter season at Rolling Ridge.