Wednesday Nights During Lent
Starting February 24, 2021 @ 7:00 pm for 5 weeks
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZctfu-sqz0rGtx9xSxbs3EhBH8k2VG_i607
Each week, Pastor Eric welcomes a national expert to speak on the major post-COVID-19 issues of the day and how we can engage them.
February 24: Post-Covid Church
Rev. Mark Tidsworth, Founder and Team Leader, Pinnacle Leadership Associates
With a keen curiosity about life, Mark explores the intersection of faith, church, and 21st century living. Mark has served as a pastor, new church developer, interim pastor, renewal pastor, therapist, nonprofit director, business owner, leadership coach, congregational consultant, leadership trainer, and author. Mark is a frequent presenter in lay leadership team retreats, clergy gatherings, and denominational gatherings.. Mark resides in Chapin, South Carolina.
March 3: Post-Covid Culture
David Gushee, Distinguished University Professor of Christian Ethics, Mercer University.
Dr. David P. Gushee (PhD, Union Theological Seminary, New York) is the elected Past-President of both the American Academy of Religion and Society of Christian Ethics. He is author and/or editor of 25 books and over 150 book chapters, journal articles, and reviews. His most notable previous books include Righteous Gentiles of the Holocaust, Kingdom Ethics, The Sacredness of Human Life, Changing Our Mind, and Still Christian.
March 10: Post-Covid Families
Rev. Andrea Cook, Pastoral Counselor
Rev. Andrea Cook (EdD, UGA) is quirky, down to earth, and finds humor in all kinds of circumstances, including her own awkward moments and embarrassing life lessons. She is a pastoral counselor because she believes everyone benefits from talking it out, gaining new perspectives, and adding additional skills to find joy, even in (especially in!) times of sorrow or stress. 2020 was a year fraught with uncontrollable, undesirable ridiculousness, now it’s time to kick the dust off our feet and actively build our hope, love, and belief in God, ourselves, and one another.
Rev. Cook, has been practicing for more than 20 years, has a patient, saintly hubby, and three hilarious daughters of strong character because having a weird mom is character-building.
March 17: Post-Covid Missions
Dr. Steven Porter, Global Missions Coordinator, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.
Steven Porter, (Th.D. Duke University, Mission and Evangelism, Systematic Theology), was named CBF’s new Global Missions Coordinator on April 30, 2014. He is a strategic and innovative mission leader and former director of Touching Miami with Love, one of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship’s flagship urban ministries.
March 24: How will the Pandemic End?
Dr. Michael Lauzardo, Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Medicine, University of Florida
Michael Lauzardo, MD, MSc, is an associate professor within the division of infectious diseases and global medicine. He also serves as the director of the CDC funded Southeastern National Tuberculosis Center (SNTC) at the University of Florida. He has been involved in public health, teaching and patient care within the College of Medicine since 1997.