2020 Themes

Incarnation
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Incarnation

Oct - Dec 2020

We'll ponder what it means for the word to become flesh. How does an idea evolve from inspiration to incarnation? What limitations and possibilities do our bodies and our physical world present in light of our pursuit of truth, beauty, or goodness? How does your vocation make manifest eternity?

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Journey
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Journey

Jul - Sept 2020

We’ll share about how we navigate the physical and emotional geographies of our lives. In what way is the creative process also a journey of discovery? What are your experiences of running away or toward, being led or staying put, getting lost or being found, arriving at long yearned-for places or showing up in the unexpected? Are you currently on a journey in some aspect of your life?

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Work
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Work

Apr - Jun 2020

We'll consider work in all its forms -- as livelihood, as vocation, as toil, as purpose, as career, as identity, as calling, as discipline, as cohesion, as a creation. What sort of tensions do you find in balancing these definitions? What does work look like at different life stages? In different cultural or geographical contexts (DC being one of those)? What place does work have in the creative process, and what is its relationship to inspiration?

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