Sunday Forum
Sundays, 10:15-11:05 a.m.
in the Parish Hall and on YouTube
For all adults of the parish, we host speakers and discussions on a range of topics and subjects that will enhance our spiritual life and sense of purpose and community. A link to each week’s forum can be found in our weekly e-newsletter, and past forums are archived on our YouTube channel.
Speaker biographies and instructions on how to connect with us on Sunday mornings may be found on our formation page, https://www.ssechurch.org/sundayforum
February 13: Christian Skepticism of Science: Towards a Solution
Josh Reeves, Ph.D., Lecturer in Religious Studies, Samford University
February 20: Southern Exposure film screening: Wastewater: A Tale of Two Cities
Facilitated by Cindy Lowry, Executive Director, Alabama Rivers Alliance
February 27: Speaker and Topic TBA
March 6: Good Grief: How to Survive It, or Help Someone Else Through It
The Rev. Dr. Malcolm Marler, Director of Pastoral Care, University of Alabama at Birmingham
March 13: A Cry of Dereliction: Lamentation and Resurrection in the Gospels
The Rev. Dr. Vincent Pizzuto, Professor of New Testament and Christian Mysticism, University of San Francisco and Vicar, Saint Columba’s, Inverness, California
March 20: How Biblical Lament Helps Us Respond to Suffering: Psalm 22
Will Kynes, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biblical and Religious Studies, Samford University
March 27: Spring Break (no Sunday Forum)
April 3: Resilience in the Midst of Suffering: Perspectives from the Psalms
Amy Cottrill, PhD, Denson N. Franklin Professor of Religion, Birmingham-Southern College
April 10: Heal the River, Southern Exposures film screening
Facilitated by Jack West, Policy and Advocacy Director, Alabama Rivers Alliance
April 17: Easter Sunday (no Sunday Forum)
April 24: Outdoor Worship (no Sunday Forum)
May 1: The Interconnectedness of Spiritual and Physical Health
Hope Gray, PhD student, University of Alabama at Birmingham
May 8: Southern Exposure film screening: 54 Miles to Home
Facilitated by the Rev. Dr. Becky Bridges
May 15: Saint Stephen’s Clergy Conversation
The Rev. John Burruss, The Rev. Katherine Harper, and The Rev. Dr. Becky Bridges