The Progressive Christianity Network of South Australia (PCNet) is pleased to launch the 2024 series of the Progressive Christianity Forum (the newly titled successor to Seminary of the 3rd Age) at 7.00pm next Thursday 1 February at the Effective Living Centre, 26 King William Road, Wayville SA.

The Forum will be launched by Rev Dr Sean Gilbert, speaking about Wisdom – positing that acquired religious knowledge can readily become a badge of honour, therefore a barrier to genuine conversation. Wisdom, on the other hand, depends upon a depth of attentiveness and a deep listening with the “ear of the heart.” A truly grounded wisdom, not abstracted knowledge is surely the way forward for any movement or grouping within the Christian Church at present.

Sean is a Uniting Church Minister who, while serving long term at Christ Church Wayville played a significant role in the establishment of the Effective Living Centre (ELC) and shared in the facilitation of the visit of the late Bishop Shelby Spong to Adelaide. This event led to the formation of PCNet. Sean currently lectures in Ministry Practice, oversees Field Education and supervises post graduate students at the Uniting College for Leadership and Theology.

We hope you will join us to hear Sean’s engaging presentation and celebrate the launch of the Forum.

This event is free but we would appreciate you registering your attendance via the HUMANITIX website by using this link or searching for Progressive Christianity Forum on the Humanitix website (https://www.humanitix.com/au)