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: 1st International Conference on Congregational Education in the 21st Century2nd 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 TheologyJoin 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 REAThe 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
- Call for Papers _ GoNeDigiTal Annual Conference, 3-5 June 2025(Co-)Creator, Creativity and the Created. GoNeDigiTal Annual Conference, 3-5 June 2025 This conference, seeks to create a space for conversations that cover an array of topics related to creativity, theology, and digital technology and culture. Approached from a number of theological and disciplinary vantage points, we explore topics such as the relation between the divine… Read more: Call for Papers _ GoNeDigiTal Annual Conference, 3-5 June 2025