The Change that Chooses Us
St. Bart's parishioner Janina Sajka reflects on significant moments of change that continue to bring challenges to her life.
Every Sunday at 10 am
Each week, guest speakers from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines join the Reverend Peter Thompson and other St. Bart's clergy for deep and insightful conversations about topics that matter to our lives as responsible citizens and people of faith. Speakers in recent years have included winners of the Tony Award, the Emmy Award, the MacArthur Fellowship, and the Pulitzer Prize, professors from prominent universities like Yale, Harvard, Princeton, and Columbia, and journalists from New York, The New Yorker, and The Atlantic.
The Forum Series for Lent
Transition is a familiar theme for people of faith. As St. Bart’s embarks on a leadership transition, speakers from our community explore the ways in which transition can stimulate self-reflection, improve one’s relationship with God, and foster growth.
Sunday, March 23, at 10 am
Change Is Great! (You Go First.)
Julie Ross, Executive Director of Parenting Horizons and author of How to Hug a Porcupine: Negotiating the Prickly Points of the Tween Years, draws on over three decades of experience working with children and families to offer insights about the process of change.
Upcoming
March 23: Change Is Great! (You Go First.)
Julie Ross, Executive Director of Parenting Horizons and author of How to Hug a Porcupine: Negotiating the Prickly Points of the Tween Years, draws on over three decades of experience working with children and families to offer insights about the process of change.t. Bart's parishioner Janina Sajka reflects on significant moments of change that continue to bring challenges to her life.
Watch or listen to The Forum from previous weeks below.
Featured
The Right Reverend Andrew M.L. Dietsche
04.16.23 | Articles | The Forum
As he makes his final visitation to St. Bart's, The Right Reverend Andrew M. L. Dietsche reflects on over a decade of service as the Bishop of New York.
Women and the Gender of God
03.26.23 | Articles | The Forum
The Reverend Dr. Amy Peeler, Associate Professor of New Testament at Wheaton College, outlines what Scripture actually says about the gender of God. Her book, Women and the Gender of God, was released in fall 2022.
The First Women’s Movement in Western History: Female Religious Institutions and Spirituality in the Later Middle Ages
03.19.23 | Articles | The Forum
Dr. Caroline Walker Bynum, University Professor Emerita at Columbia University and a pioneering scholar of medieval women’s spirituality, highlights the significant impact women made on the Church in the centuries just before the...
Race, Women, and God: Black Womanist Theological Imagination
03.12.23 | Articles | The Forum
Black womanist scholar the Reverend Dr. Eboni Marshall Turman reflects on the intersection of race, gender, and religion. Dr. Turman, one of the first women to serve at Harlem’s famed Abyssinian Baptist Church, is currently Associate...
Bless Your Soul: Pausing to Hear from Your Soul Companions
03.05.23 | Articles | The Forum
Atlanta-based Episcopal priest and writer, the Reverend Martha Sterne, shares wisdom from over three decades of ordained ministry, joining in conversation with the Reverend Zack Nyein who grew up as a child in her parish. A celebrated preacher...
The Thorny Questions Raised by Charitable Giving
02.19.23 | Articles | The Forum
How should we make decisions about our giving? What ethical factors are involved? Peter Coy, opinions writer for The New York Times, explores these questions and more in a conversation with The Reverend Peter Thompson.
Welcoming Newcomers February 12, 2023
02.15.23 | Articles | by Bailey Regan
The following individuals were fully welcomed into the life of St. Bart's during Welcome Sunday on February 12, 2023. We invite you to send them messages of congratulations. Ackeem Duggan I am 31 years old and I am from Jamaica, West Indies. My...
Uncovering Black History: Manhattan's African Burial Ground
02.12.23 | Articles | The Forum
In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, as many as 20,000 people of African descent were buried in a cemetery located in lower Manhattan. Historical Consultant Peggy King Jorde speaks about her efforts to preserve that burial ground and the...
The Lunar New Year
02.05.23 | The Forum | Center for Religious Inquiry
As the celebration of the Lunar New Year comes to a close with the Lantern Festival, Ying Yen, Executive Director of the New York Chinese Cultural Center, provides background on the multi-week observance and its place within Chinese culture.
What Are Biblical Values?
01.29.23 | Articles | The Forum
Professor Emeritus at Yale Divinity School John Collins, author of the book "What Are Biblical Values?", tells us what the Bible really says about highly debated ethical issues.