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This episode is a reprise of a webinar that the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship produced in March of 2022 in response to and out of concern for Russia's invasion of Ukraine. As Christians we claim to follow the Prince of Peace and yet, we have to admit, the Christian church has been involved in and/or supported the Crusades and many wars throughout history. Ask almost any Christian and they will tell you they believe in peace and nonviolence. And yet, in times of war, especially when we see the suffering and death of innocent people, we are tempted to carve out exceptions to the use of war and violence. Nonviolence is often interpreted as passivity in the face of violence. So how do we avoid the saccharine solution of “thoughts and prayers” in times like this? None of us has all the answers, but we are seeking clarity and understanding while being faithful followers of the Prince of Peace. That is why we have two wonderful people to help us get this conversation started: The Rev. Deborah Lee and Rick Ufford-Chase.If you are interested in learning more about what it means to be a Peace Church, you can find information and the curriculum HERE.If you would like more information about the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship, please visit us HERE.

Questions for the Week:When people think of church, they probably think of a traditional sanctuary with pews facing the pulpit and a cross at the front of the room. But there are other interesting and creative arrangements and settings for church. What are some of the other arrangements that you have experienced and what did you think of them?Let's talk about people in customer and service oriented jobs like waiters and delivery folks. I feel like these jobs are under appreciated and underpaid. Based on a recent Washington Post opinion piece written by a waiter, I'm correct. What are your thoughts? How does the way we treat people in these jobs relate to our faith?Special Guests:Rev. Ashley DeTar Birt & Rick Ufford-Chase, Co-Directors of the Center for Jubilee PracticeGuest Question: What are your thoughts on how the Church should do reparations? Should every congregation implement reparations in the same way? Resource Roundup:Healing Haunted Histories: A Settler Discipleship of DecolonizationCenter for Jubilee Practice

Is there more to business than profit? Powerful shareholder groups are gently seizing corporate leaders by the lapels and explaining that unethical actions may mean the loss of their investment. Host Bart Jackson brings on guest Rick Ufford-Chase, co-director of the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship which is spearheading the Christian churches’ effort to fiscally nudge US corporations toward more ethical choices in Israel/Palestine and domestically. Are such shareholder groups with nearly $100 Billion in invested assets swaying companies toward right decisions concerning human rights, livable wages, and improved environment? Tune in and find out.

Our guests today are Rick Ufford-Chase, the author of Faithful Resistance: Gospel Visions for the Church in a Time of Empire (interviewed in episode 76 of  Love in a Dangerous Time) and Brian McLaren, most recently the author of The Great Spiritual Migration: How the World’s Largest Religion Is Seeking a Better Way to Be […]

  Hi, Lovers – You man have noted that with the repeat of the Brian McLaren episode (episode 72) and the interview with Rick Ufford-Chase (episode 76) a them is emerging, or rather re-emerging, here on Love in a Dangerous Time. In March of 2015 I posted a kind of a manifesto called #Church2B. In […]

    Hi, Lovers – Welcome to Love in a Dangerous Time, where we take a cool and honest look at the huge transitions that are occurring in the Church. Today, we are so on-topic it’s scary. My guest, Rick Ufford-Chase is the former Moderator of the Presbyterian Church USA, which is that denomination’s highest […]

Rick Ufford-Chase was the moderator of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assembly from 2004 to 2006. He worked as a Presbyterian Mission Worker for twenty years on the U.S./Mexico border, supporting migrants and refugees and developing educational programs for people of faith who are interested in the complexities and challenges of the border region. He was formerly the Executive Director of the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship, and is currently the Co-Director (with his wife, Kitty) of Stony Point Conference Center. He stopped in at the KBOO studio when the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) met in Portland to discuss his latest book, Faithful Resistance: Gospel Visions for the Church in A Time of Empire.

Here is a special report for Progressive Spirit on the 222nd General Assembly that met July 18-25 in Portland at the Oregon Convention Center. The Assembly meets once every two years. It previously met in Portland in 1967 and before that in 1893. I speak with former moderator, Rick Ufford-Chase, newly elected stated clerk of the PCUSA, J. Herbert Nelson, Palestinian Christian, Nahida Gordon, Jeffrey DeYoe of the Israel-Palestine Mission Network, Ned Rosch of Jewish Voice for Peace, Ray Bagnuolo of That All May Freely Serve, and Michael Zimmerman of the Clergy Letter Project on topics of LGBTQ justice, fossil fuel divestment, Israel-Palestine, evolution, and the church's future.

Is there more to business than profit?  Powerful shareholder groups are gently seizing corporate leaders by the lapels and explaining that unethical actions may mean the loss of their investment.  Host Bart Jackson brings on guest Rick Ufford-Chase, co-director of the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship which is spearheading the Christian churches' effort to fiscally nudge US corporations toward more ethical choices in Israel/Palestine and domestically.  Are such shareholder groups with nearly $100 Billion in invested assets swaying companies toward right decisions concerning human rights, livable wages, and improved environment?  Tune in and find out.