News & Announcements
There are several new things happening this year as we prepare for the 200th Convention, and I wanted to take this opportunity to explain one of the biggest changes we have, which is the accommodations. Please note, that the following information is for regular Convention attendees, and may not apply for Ministers, Licensed Pastors, and […]
Convention 2024 Accommodations – Explained! Read More »
200th Convention at the Kellogg Conference Center in East Lansing, Michigan Friday, June 28 – Tuesday, July 2, 2024Registration will be open from April 15 – May 15 on swedenborg.org Friends, and colleagues of the Swedenborgian Church, we are eagerly preparing for a historic 200th annual convention at Michigan State University that will be robustly
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Reflection on the Keynote Address By Sage Cole At Convention this past July, I offered a keynote address titled“Being Everyday Mystics: Helen Keller and the Inner Call of the New Church.” Standing before our denomination’s representative body, my intended address got lost in an exposed vulnerable panic as I spoke hardly a word at all.
Be Love, Be Honest, Be Useful Read More »
We hope you can join us for the 2024 Swedenborgian Church Annual Convention in East Lansing Michigan this year! Kellogg Hotel and Convention Center
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Message from the Ordination Speaker By Rev. Jane Siebert Introduction to the reading from Ezekiel 47:1–12. The Hebrew prophet Ezekiel had several visions while in captivity in Babylon. He foresaw the destruction of Solomon’s temple, and the reading tonight is taken from his last vision during the twenty-fifth year of his exile. An angel took
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Convention Preacher Sermon By Rev. Rich Tafel In all my years of preaching, there’s one thing I have said that really gets push back. It’s not the topic I expected. Mind you I’ve preached on the most controversial topics you can imagine. In fact, I preached a whole sermon series called “Sermons Ministers Won’t Preach
What in the World Comes Next: Why I Remain Optimistic Read More »
Opening of Convention By Rev. Dr. Jim Lawrence Welcome to the 199th Convention of the Swedenborgian Church of North America. Of course, our legal name and the one which we commonly used until about twenty years ago is the General Convention of the New Jerusalem, and that legal incorporated name came the first words of
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A Message from the Ordinand By Rev. Dr. Devin Zuber The text for my sermon today comes from the gospel of Mark 4: 26–32: He also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts
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By Rev. Dr. Jim Lawrence For the fourth time since 2008, we convened our annual convention south of Boston at lovely Bridgewater State University, easily accessible by car and train and only a short drive from both our Bridgewater and Elmwood churches. Overall, our hybrid attendance saw numbers approaching our older times when we always
We Gathered Together Read More »
