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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- New Deadline (March 1) REA 2025 Call for CandidatesREA 2025 Call for Candidates The Religious Education Association would like to issue an open call for candidates. We have several open positions within our organization and would like to extend an invitation for interested members to apply. The open positions available are: If you are interested in being considered for one or more of these… Read more: New Deadline (March 1) REA 2025 Call for Candidates
- Propose a Program Theme for REA 2026 Annual MeetingThemes for future annual meetings are chosen via the solicitation of proposals. You must be a member of the REA to make a theme proposal, and members who have attended several annual meetings generally have an advantage when applying. In addition, proposals should be made by a person or persons who agree to be the… Read more: Propose a Program Theme for REA 2026 Annual Meeting
- REA @ AAR_Call for proposals for AAR June Online ConferenceREA at AAR Online June Annual Meeting 2025https://papers.aarweb.org/group/15177 This call seeks to explore the interplay between religious education and freedom. Proposals exploring how religious traditions conceptualize freedom, how these conceptualizations embodied in beliefs, theologies, interpretations, and practices shape the practices of religious education, and the impact of these practices on learners and society, are welcome.… Read more: REA @ AAR_Call for proposals for AAR June Online Conference
- Director of Contextual Education_ Wartburg Theological SeminaryTitle: Director of Contextual EducationDepartment: Department for Vocation and FormationClassification: ExemptPosition Status: Regular Full-TimeBenefits: Health insurance, retirement, vacation, sick and holiday paySupervisor: Vice President for Leadership Formation Position Summary:The Director of Contextual Education position gives focused attention to the wholistic formation of students as church leaders in mutual collaboration with congregations, synods, and agencies where… Read more: Director of Contextual Education_ Wartburg Theological Seminary
- Apply for REA Horizons FellowshipREA Invites Applications from Early-Career Scholars and Advanced Doctoral Students for 6 Horizons Fellowships Supporting Writing for Teaching and Learning: Application Deadline March 24, 2025 The Horizons Book Series Co-Editorial Team of REA is excited to present the Project Guidelines, including information and a link to apply, for fellowships for a 2025-26 project funded by… Read more: Apply for REA Horizons Fellowship