REA2022

REA Annual Meeting 2022

5-8 July, Online

Becoming Good Ancestors

This is a poem written with the words of twenty-five of REA members’ six-word memoirs. These members responded to an invitation to the entire guild to co-create 2022’s theme. Pedagogically, it was crafted by taking each six-word memoir and scrambling them into a larger list of words. Teams were then asked to create a poem using only the words — representative of the very lives — of its members. The poem above is all of those individual poems pieced together. The collective lives, our words, weaved together to make art. 

What might be possible if we co-created within our guild? What bold idea, collaborative practice, or research might the guild do to advance the greater and common good? 

As a collection of religious education professionals — of some-bodies, not no-bodies — from across the globe, who are we really? What is the REA’s collective work? What could we accomplish together that might not be possible separate from each other? Who does our work serve? Why do we exist, together? These are questions of institutional purpose.

Recent Updates about REA2022

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• Call for Papers, International Journal of Practical Theology: “Global Authoritarianism as a Challenge to Practical Theology
  International Journal of Practical TheologyVolume 29 (2025) Issue 2 Call for Papers Global Authoritarianism as a Challenge to Practical TheologyAuthoritarianism is a growing threat in many parts of our world. Prominent thinkers who only afew years ago triumphantly proclaimed “the end of history,” “the end of power,” and the globaltriumph of democracy, now voice growing… Read more: Call for Papers, International Journal of Practical Theology: “Global Authoritarianism as a Challenge to Practical Theology
• Call for Papers: 1st International Conference on Congregational Education in the 21st Century
  2nd Call for Papers: 1st International Conference on Congregational Education in the 21st CenturyReflection, Relevance, and Resilience in a Changing World from a Protestant Perspective Date: 29th September – 1st October 2025Location: Joensuu, University of Eastern FinlandSubmission Deadline: 15th of March Submission Details:We invite scholars and practitioners engaged in Congregational Education, including areas such as confirmation, pastoral care, public theology, and… Read more: Call for Papers: 1st International Conference on Congregational Education in the 21st Century
• Join a conversation led by Briana Pobiner, Saint Paul School of Theology
  Join Us at Exploring Human Origins: Incorporating Human Origins Content into Religious Education Saint Paul School of Theology invites religious leaders to participate in a conversation led by Briana Pobiner. The workshop equips religious educators to enter the public conversation or introduce the story of human origins in their ministry settings. Register to receive the… Read more: Join a conversation led by Briana Pobiner, Saint Paul School of Theology
• Two Job Openings at Loyola Institute for Ministry (LIM) 
  The Loyola Institute for Ministry (LIM) has two job openings we’d love to see posted through REA.
• Wabash Center Awards Two Grants to REA
  The Religious Education Association is very pleased to announce that through the work of its Horizons book series Co-Editorial Team, two grants have been secured from the Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion. A $5000 grant was awarded for the project, “Mentoring Authors for Public Scholarship: Exploring New Mentoring Models among Religious Education Scholars.” Through this… Read more: Wabash Center Awards Two Grants to REA