6 pm Doors, 7 pm Program
Intersections, 274 5th Ave
Btwn 29th and 30th Sts
With Rev. Stephen Phelps
In our first Living Room this fall, Stephen Phelps will tell the story of how a small town congregation he pastored in upstate New York developed into a spiritual community through ministry and fellowship with once-unseen and feared lesbian and gay members of the area. In small groups, Steve will then guide our reflection on the experience of being “other,” asking us to tether our visions of a horizon far beyond tolerance to action steps.
Raised in the Hudson Valley, Stephen Phelps worked on nationally recognized community-development projects before entering seminary. He has served as pastor to Presbyterian congregations since 1986. Though a willing servant and leader in the mainline church, his work has been most yeasty at the edges of traditional religious space, which he approaches as a kind of dialogue with all comers on the question, "What really matters?" Contemplative practice, prison ministries, community development, and interfaith dialogue have given particular shape to his commitment to personal and social transformations. Rev. Phelps moved to New York City early in 2009 to engage more fully with his vision of multi-faith and multicultural spiritual communities. He has taken an active role with Faith House and teaches in New York Theological Seminary’s Master’s Program at Sing Sing Prison while serving as interim senior pastor at the First Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn.
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Photo (c) Hal Weiner 917.957.8244
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