2012 ESR Leadership Conference "Leading Change: Faithful Listening, Creative Results" August 10-12, 2012Full conference information: http://esr.earlham.edu/content/2012-esr-leadership-conference Featuring Plenary Speakers: Joyce Schroeder - Rethinking Quaker Leadership Thomas Jeavons - Business Practice, Spiritual Practice, and Leading Change: Blurring Lines & Looking for Insights Quakers in Business Panels…See More

2011 Ministry of Writing Colloquium"The Poem in Progress: A Way of Knowing"November 4-5, 2011Featuring Keynote Speaker Scott Cairns, published poet and authorAdditional workshops will be presented by published authors including Todd Davis, Erin McGraw, Tom Montgomery Fate, Susan Neville, Susan Yanos and Amy Lyles Willson. Amy Lyles Wilson will also be reviewing book proposals for those who submit them by the stated deadline before the Colloquium.The event will kick off on Friday evening with…See More

2011 ESR Pastors ConferencePreaching, Testimony, and Living in the WordSeptember 26, 20118:00 am - 5:00 pmFeaturing Keynote Speaker Rev. Anna Carter FlorenceAssociate Professor of Preaching at Columbia Theological SeminaryPlenary Sessions:Session 1:  "Preaching and Testimony" Testimony is a loaded word for preachers; it conjures up all sorts of images, positive and negative.  But it is also an ancient word, with deep biblical roots.  How can these roots inform and energize our preaching?  How…See More

 ESR Spirituality GatheringSaturday, March 5, 2010Leaps and Bounds: Faith, Ecology and the Global EconomyFeaturing Keynote Tevyn East of the Affording Hope ProjectFor more information visit our website:http://esr.earlham.edu/?q=news-events/events/spiritualitygathering2011For more information about the Affording Hope Project:…See More

The Earlham School of Religion is hosting their 19th Annual Ministry of Writing Colloquium on October 15th and 16th on their Richmond campus. Keynote speaker will be singer and songwriter Carrie Newcomer, who will speak to the topic “Spirituality and the Arts,” which will focus on the writing process and developing a unique voice and visionNewcomer, a Quaker and Indiana native, says, “I have a real fascination with the mystery, with the questions that have no answers.” She writes and sings of…See More

Friends struggle with the concept of leadership.Worries about hierarchy and authority have traditionally discouraged intentional thinking about the leadership needs of Friends, as well as how individual Friends lead in their particular workplace.Even so, we think, speak, and act within communities and organizations. Faith influences values and preferences, which in turn shape the ways we relate, encourage, critique, and support. As we offer these gifts, we contribute to the order or chaos that…See More

Earlham School of Religion is offering a FREE, live webcast of John Dominic Crossan's lectures which are taking place on Friday and Saturday, April 16-17th on the ESR campus. The theme of Crossan's lectures will be Jesus and Paul: Continuity or Discontinuity? More information including lecture times can be found on our website at: http://esr.earlham.edu/?q=news-events/events/crossanIf you are interested in viewing the webcast,…See More