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The Consultation – a collaboration of six progressive organizations, including Partners for Baptismal Living – opened its booth today in Louisville, KY, at the 81st General Convention of The Episcopal Church. The Consultation is inviting all attending the convention to participate in an open space experience in the General Convention exhibit hall. All are invited to engage live and in person with friends and not-yet friends in ways that allow all to learn and grow together, speaking the truth in love, and respecting the dignity of every human being.

Here are some of the ways all participants are invited to connect:

• Earnest Questions – Each day of General Convention when the exhibit hall is open (June 21 through June 27), The Consultation will publicize – on the Consultation Commons (booth #1214), via ISSUES, social media, and in-person conversations – several questions.
  • Come to The Consultation Commons in the exhibit hall to post your response in words, pictures, or other art expression.
  • Come engage in live, real-time conversation with others who are open to questioning the status quo and engaging the future.
  • Convene your own meet-up to explore your “earnest question.”
• Lunch-time Speakers – 12-2 pm at The Consultation Commons (booth #1214)
  • Sunday, June 23 – TransEpiscopal presents the Revs. Cameron Partridge and Gwen Fry, who will host a conversation to share their perspectives on the work TEC has done, is doing, and that needs to do to fully embrace trans and non-binary people in the Church and the wider world, in a time of intense attack on trans and nb people.Tuesday, June 25 – Episcopal Peace Fellowship – Palestine Israel Network presents Jonathan Kuttab, “What’s Going on in The Holy Land?: Behind the Headlines”
  • Wednesday, June 26, Episcopal Peace Fellowship presents “Gun Violence Prevention”
• Community Sing – Saturday June 22 and Monday June 24, 12:30-1:30pm, come to The Consultation Commons (booth #1214) to join in paperless music and “turn-and-talk” minutes with fellow singers. Fill the exhibit hall with song! “Those who sing pray twice.”
• Meet-ups – Schedule a 60-90 minute conversation on a vital topic. You bring the “earnest question” and the facilitator, The Consultation Commons provides the space. Sign up at The Consultation Commons (booth #1214).
• Exploration – Learn more about the work of The Consultation and of its individual member organizations. Come engage with one of The Consultation’s booth hosts at booth #1214.

Come – Come and see!             

Come engage with fellow Episcopalians!

Agreement not guaranteed.

Come as you are for creative, generative, boundary-breaking conversation!