“Generous God, Giving Church” 2015 Wesley Royce Leadership Symposium AGENDA Monday, June 1 – Day One Symposium events will take place in Room SG-58, Yale Center for Faith and Culture, unless otherwise noted. 11:30 a.m. Arrival/Registration Sarah Smith Gallery, Yale Divinity School (1st floor, main entrance) 12:00 Noon Lunch Courtyard – Yale Center for Faith and Culture 12:30 p.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks, Dean Andrew McGowan 1:15 p.m. First Presentation by J. Clif Christopher “The First Question: NOT ‘Why Give’ BUT ‘Why Give To You’?” 2:15 p.m. Break Refreshments will be available in the foyer outside of SG-58 2:45 p.m. Second Presentation by J. Clif Christopher “Rich Church vs. Poor Church” 3:45 p.m. Break 4:15 p.m. Panel Discussion, The Rev. Jay Sidebotham 5:30 p.m. Evensong: Marquand Chapel The Rev. Whitney Z. Edwards ’07 M.Div. 6:15 p.m. Reception at Berkeley Center 363 St. Ronan St., New Haven 7:00 p.m. Dinner at Berkeley Center Tuesday, June 2 – Day Two Symposium events will take place in Room SG-58, Yale Center for Faith and Culture, unless otherwise noted. 8:00 a.m. Continental breakfast Please join us in the foyer outside of Room SG-58 8:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist: Marquand Chapel The Rev. Whitney Z. Edwards ’07 M.Div. 9:30 a.m. Third Presentation, Dean Andrew McGowan “Eucharistia: Thanksgiving at the Heart of Worship and Ethics” 10:45 a.m. Coffee Break Refreshments will be available in the foyer outside of SG-58 11:00 a.m. Concluding Responses with Panelists 12:00 Noon Adjournment (unless staying for Sidebotham workshop) 12:05 p.m. Box Lunches: for afternoon attendees Courtyard – Yale Center for Faith and Culture 1:00 p.m. The Rev. Jay Sidebotham.: Renewal Works Workshop* 3:00 p.m. Break 5:00 p.m. Session End *“The Episcopal Spiritual Life Initiative: An Update” During the 2013 symposium, we explored the learnings from spiritually vital congregations, based on research which began at Willow Creek, a large non-denominational church. These learnings are now being applied to Episcopal Churches, in partnership with Forward Movement. This effort is led by the Rev. Jay Sidebotham, Director of Renewal Works, who will offer an afternoon session to talk about the current state of this endeavor and to discuss a variety of ways the Episcopal churches are exploring this work, and inviting any who are interested to participate in days ahead.