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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- Invitation: 1st International Conference on Congregational Education in the 21st CenturyDate: 29th September – 1st October 2025Location: Joensuu, University of Eastern FinlandWebsite: https://sites.uef.fi/icce21/ The 1st International Conference on Congregational Education seeks to foster a collaborative research-based space for scholars, educators, and church leaders across Europe. It aims to exchange ideas, share experiences, and derive empirical insights into the direction Congregational Education should take in this… Read more: Invitation: 1st International Conference on Congregational Education in the 21st Century
- REA2024 Session Signup AvailableThe schedule for REA2024 is ready for session signups. Dear Earth, Innovating Religious Education Through the Lens of Climate Justice, will be an online annual meeting from 8-12 July. All you need to join us is to be an REA member. Just log in to your membership account (look at the top right corner of… Read more: REA2024 Session Signup Available
- Search for Justice, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Officer of the REAYou are invited to apply for the Justice, Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Officer (JDEI Officer) of the REA. Dr. Christine Jean Hong is taking another step after two years of dedicated service to the association. This individual would be someone with interest, commitment, and expertise in creating diverse, inclusive, and equitable spaces and events. This… Read more: Search for Justice, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Officer of the REA
- Search for Executive Secretary of the REAYou are invited to apply for the position of executive secretary of the REA. Dr. Lakisha Lockhart is taking another step after four years of dedicated service to the association. The primary tasks of the executive secretary are administering all aspects of the association and overseeing daily operations. The executive secretary works closely with the… Read more: Search for Executive Secretary of the REA
- Upcoming Regional GatheringsPh.D. students and graduates successfully had their online regional gathering on April 26th from 10 am to 4 pm ET hosted by Dr. Mark Chung Hearn. Two more regional gatherings are coming up! 1. New England Regional Gathering on July 9th, 2024 hosted by Dr. Wanda Stahl @ wstahl [at] bu [dot] edu2. Greece Regional Gathering on November 7th-11th, 2024 hosted by Tony Vrame @ tonyvrame [at]… Read more: Upcoming Regional Gatherings