This hybrid Global Moment in Time special initiative includes a virtual component in Fall 2021 and an in-person component in Spring 2023. Both components will examine ways to build peace and justice at local and regional levels around the world. Participants will learn how leaders and organizations in the United States actively engage in mediating […]
Sacred Speech: A Writing Workshop for Pastors, Prophets, and Poets is for anyone with a story to tell or an interest in how writing can connect us with each other and […]
Faith leaders of the Dallas/Fort Worth area are invited to join Faith Commons and Churches for Middle East Peace for a luncheon and conversation about the importance of Interfaith Peacebuilding in Israel and Palestine. We will hear a short message from three esteemed Palestinian Christian leaders from Bethlehem-- Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb, Rev. Dr. Munther […]
Rev. George A. Mason, Ph.D., founder and president of Faith Commons is a featured speaker for the 2022-2023 James and Marilyn Dunn Chair in Baptist Studies Lecture Series "What Kind […]
Rev. George A. Mason, Ph.D., founder and president of Faith Commons is a featured speaker for the 2022-2023 James and Marilyn Dunn Chair in Baptist Studies Lecture Series "What Kind […]
This summer, the Faith Commons Book Pick is Matthew Desmond’s Poverty, by America. Join us as we explore the uncomfortable truths about how those of us who live above the […]
This October, you are invited to join George and Nancy for an Interfaith tour of the places and events that shape our historic religious attachment to the Holy Land. We will meet with and learn from Israelis and Palestinians, some Jewish, some Christian, and some Muslim, who are thinking about a future in which the […]
Topic: The Psychology of Christian Nationalism – How People are Drawn in and How to Talk Across the Divide Topic Summary: Join us for an enlightening event at King of Glory Lutheran Church in Dallas as we delve into the fascinating topic of Christian Nationalism. In this time of political and religious discord, having an […]
In January, George will participate in the 6th annual MLK Teach-in at the invitation of Friendship-West Baptist Church. This year’s MLK Teach-in will focus on King’s progressive and revolutionary missions and ministry while empowering individuals to participate in and lead movements for justice locally and globally. In light of an impending significant presidential election, ongoing […]
Join faith communities from across North Texas for an afternoon of networking and hands-on civic engagement training. Learn how your congregation can mobilize voters Hear from local election officials Connect with other faith leaders committed to public witness in civic engagement Register here: https://texasimpact.org/event/community-event-north-texas-faith-votes/
Advocates of Humanity: New Language for Faith Leaders to Speak about the War in Israel and Gaza Conversation with Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger and Noor A'wad $10 | Students Free | Lunch Served Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger and Noor A'wad are leaders of the West Bank-based Roots/Shorashim/Judur, an Israeli-Palestinian initiative for understanding, non-violence, and transformation. Even in […]
On April 26, 2024 Faith Commons, Perkins’s School of Theology’s Baptist House of Studies Program, Fellowship Southwest, Baylor Scott and White Health and some key individual donors are hosting a conference entitled “Healing from Racism and Oppression: South Africa and the Latinx Experience.” featuring Fr. Michael Lapsley and Sandy Ovalle as speakers. Fr. Lapsley is currently […]
