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Rev. Jon L. Berquist, a visiting professor of Old Testament at San Francisco Theological Seminary, addresses worship and pastoral care in a time of pandemic, how faith communities can look to the past to handle the future, and the ways churches can strive to meet the needs of the communities within which they exist.
Marcia McFee, a visiting professor of liturgical studies and the Ford Chair for Congregational Studies at San Francisco Theological Seminary (SFTS), addresses the importance of ritualizing and making meaning in a time of pandemic and social upheaval, drawing on the past as we innovate into the future.
Alumni and friends had a chance to participate in a faculty-hosted virtual mini-retreat to discuss the stated values and identity of the seminary.
A conversation with two visiting professors about how the old and new—tradition and innovation—collide to create wisdom we can draw on as we transition into our communal future.
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