We are very grateful to share this brief summary of our work over the past year. We thank God for significant opportunities to serve individuals and communities of faith as we, together, seek to embody the Kingdom of God through transformational engagement, both locally and globally. Now, as we enter into 2023, we also pray for God’s guidance and provision as we continue our work and seek to grow in the year ahead.
INFEMIT’s 2022 Stott-Bediako Forum had often been referred to as a “journey.” This turned out to be an accurate metaphor in many senses. As we reflect, it is our joy to share with you about the companions who joined us; the joys and challenges we faced; the unexpected surprises and hospitality on the way; and the unfinished path that we continue to explore.
This is the bold vision Isaiah portrayed. No more violence, no more arbitrary rulings, no more exploitation of the poor, no more conflict on the earth. The rule of the expected Messiah would restore all relationships, of the people with God, with one another, and with the whole created order…
As INFEMIT, we grieve for the loss of our dear friend and brother, Ron Sider, as we also celebrate his life and the ways he challenged and inspired so many. Over the weeks since his death, several individuals and organizations have honored Ron by sharing testimonies about the way his writing, activism, lifestyle, and his friendship have impacted them. We invite you to sit with their words or listen to Ron, himself, in a podcast he did with INFEMIT last year. We’ve curated a number of resources here that give a glimpse into the life of our brother who we will deeply miss.
In this episode, we feature a conversation with Arthur Aghajanian. Arthur shares about the connection between theology and art, finding God in the silence, and ways we can use images in our spiritual practice.
We invite you to tune into our latest podcast with Dr. Rudolf K. Gaisie on Jesus Christ as Logos Incarnate and Resurrected Nana (Ancestor). In this conversation, we explore together how Christians in the early Church and today have faced a similar task of understanding Christ in and through local cultures and languages. Rudolf sets the table for a wider conversation about what it means for each of us to engage the gospel faithfully within our cultural contexts.
In this podcast, Reverend M’Bara gives us an early look into his PhD research. He offers important insights into the challenges within Central African Republic and how indigenous moral concepts, particularly that of Zo Kwé Zo, can help to build peace.
As we start our journey through 2022, we invite you to take a moment to reflect with us on where we have been and where we are going. We thank God for the meaningful encounters, resources, and conversations shared throughout the last year – and for the significant questions that were raised. Some of those questions are precisely what guide us into the year ahead.
The good Samaritan story is about loving our neighbor, and Jesus’ visit with Mary and Martha is about loving God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength. To Al Tizon, these encounters have everything to do with Christmas, because Christmas is ultimately a love story.
In this episode, we discuss Daniela Amestegui’s art piece titled “Advent” from her larger collection called “Pallay: Andean Weaving of Liturgy and Design.” We invite you to reflect with us on this piece of art that roots us in this season of anticipation, exemplifies a creative approach to liturgy, and inspires us to do art and theology from our local contexts.