Transitions: Navigating Change in an Unpredictable World
03.09.25 | Articles | The Forum
Psychotherapist Trish Tidwell reflects on the process of change and offers strategies for navigating through it successfully.
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 16, at 10 am
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.
Upcoming
March 23
Parenting expert Julie Ross on adolescence, growth, and change
Watch or listen to The Forum from previous weeks below.
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Celebrating The Right Reverend Dean E. Wolfe and Mrs. Ellen Frantz-Wolfe
03.02.25 | Articles | The Forum
Celebrate eight years of transformative ministry and wish Dean and Ellen well as they embark on retirement in Dallas! Dean will speak at The Forum and preside and preach at all four services. A joyous party in honor of Dean and Ellen will be held...
King of Kings: Organ Music by Black Composers, Past and Present
02.16.25 | Articles | The Forum
Nathaniel Gumbs, Director of Chapel Music at Yale University, reviews organ music by Black composers, including some pieces he will play at the 11 am service.
Evangelicals, Ex-vangelicals, and the Other Evangelicals: Past, Present, and Future
02.09.25 | Articles | The Forum
Isaac Sharp, Visiting Assistant Professor at Union Theological Seminary and author of The Other Evangelicals, offers insight into contemporary evangelicalism and its effect on the larger religious landscape.
Selling Worship: Music in North American Evangelicalism
02.02.25 | Articles | The Forum
The evangelical understanding of “worship music” has shifted dramatically over the last 50 years. Melanie Ross, Associate Professor of Liturgical Studies at Yale Divinity School, highlights several key historical and theological...
AI: Promise and Peril
01.26.25 | Articles | The Forum
Technical Difficulties: Sound for this video begins at the 20:30 mark. We apologize for the inconvenience. Computer scientist and St. Bart’s parishioner Clay Williams offers insights into how Artificial Intelligence (AI) works and the...
Gandhi, King, and Nonviolence
01.19.25 | Articles | The Forum
Karuna Mantena, Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, discusses Mahatma Gandhi's influence on the thinking of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the connection they both perceived between social change and...
Manifest: The Season After the Epiphany
01.12.25 | Articles | The Forum
The Reverend Zack Nyein offers an overview of the often overlooked Season After the Epiphany, including scriptural and liturgical themes and special feasts in the period of time between Christmastide and Lent.
The Camino de Santiago Pilgrimage
01.05.25 | Articles | The Forum
Rob Radtke, The Reverend Peter Thompson, and other members of the St. Bart’s Camino de Santiago pilgrimage group reflect on their experiences in Spain.
The Divine Feminine
12.22.24 | Articles | The Forum
Heather Christian, whose production “Terce: A Practical Breviary” won widespread acclaim earlier this year, speaks about the divine feminine and its influence on her work.