Contending Afresh
Welcome!
Welcome to the Matthew 25 Leadership Consultation. This fall, as we mark the 10th anniversary of the Matthew 25 Initiative, we are gathering a select group of leaders, practitioners, and trusted partners to listen, discern, and dream together about the decade ahead.
This is a focused consultation — a space for wisdom-sharing, prayerful reflection, and collaborative discernment that will help shape the future of the movement. We’re glad you’re here.
"The church’s job is not to supply the world with yet another ideology, but to be a community where people learn to live for one another across boundaries of poverty, violence, and despair."
William Cavanaugh
Schedule of Events
Monday:
3:00pm – Opening Session in Multi-Stages
Rutland Chapel
5:30pm – Dinner
Dining Room
6:45pm – Happy Hour
Off-Campus: Look Out Brewery
Tuesday:
7:15am – Breakfast
Dining Room
8:30am – Morning Prayer + Worship
Rutland Chapel
9:00am – Session 2: Core Identity: Real Reality Obstacles
10:30am – Break
10:45am – Session 3: Core Identity: What is “Healthy Justice and Mercy?”
12:15pm – Lunch
Dining Room
1:30pm – Session 4: Reimagining the Path Forward Practically
Rutland Chapel
4:30pm – Break
5:00pm – Session 5: Adapting with Grace
6:15pm – Feast Together
Johnson Spring 4B&D
7:30 – Contemplative Worship
Rutland Chapel
Evening – Optional Fireside Conversations
Wednesday:
7:15am – Breakfast
Dining Room
8:30am – Morning Prayer + Worship
Rutland Chapel
9:00am – Session 6: Synthesis & Strategic Priorities
10:15am – Break
10:30am – Session 7: Dreaming Towards Real Change with Archbishop Steve Wood + Dismissal
12:15pm – Lunch
Dining Room
