The Stories That Shape Us
A Summer Experience of Listening, Telling, and Belonging
Sundays, May 31 through August 9 - 10:10AM - Fellowship Hall
CONTACT: Rev. Dr. Chris Shorow, Senior Minister cshorow@fccedmond.org 405.341.3544
What stories have shaped the way you see yourself, others, or the world? What stories have helped you heal, reconnect, begin again, or feel more fully alive?
This summer at First Christian Church Edmond, we’ll gather for a shared experience of storytelling, reflection, and conversation rooted in the belief that stories matter. Together, we’ll explore the experiences, relationships, and moments that shape who we are. Through memoirs, spiritual autobiographies, storytelling practices, and honest conversation, we’ll listen more deeply to ourselves, one another, and the movement of God in everyday life.
Along the way, we’ll draw on voices like Mark Yaconelli, Scott Erickson, Sue Monk Kidd, Louise Erdrich, Sara Miles, Parker J. Palmer, Anne Lamott, Cole Arthur Riley, and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
One week will center on stories from Puerto Rico through reflections from our recent mission team, the work of Techos Pa’ Mi Gente, and stories of resilience and recovery drawn from Mi María: Surviving the Storm.
Each voice will help us reflect on the narratives that shape both how we see others and how we see ourselves, as we explore themes of embodied faith, belonging, imagination, grief, healing, and hope.
As Irish poet and theologian Pádraig Ó Tuama says, “We need stories of belonging that move us towards each other, not from each other; ways of being human that open up the possibilities of being alive together; ways of navigating our differences that deepen our curiosity, that deepen our friendship, that deepen our capacity to disagree, that deepen the argument of being alive. This is what we need. This is what will save us. This is the work of peace. This is the work of imagination.”
Join us Sunday mornings, May 31 through August 9, at 10:10AM for this 50 minute story experience at First Christian Church Edmond.