Join us in Nagle Hall at 6:15pm or online any time! Dinner at 5:45pm and wine are both optional. Bring your own wine.
July 9 - Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove is a Durham-based spiritual writer, preacher, and community-cultivator. He is a leader in the Red Letter movement and the Poor People's Campaign. He serves as Assistant Director for Partnerships and Fellowships at Yale University’s Center for Public Theology and Public Policy. Jonathan will have some of his books available to sign and sell before and after his talk. He speaks often at universities and seminaries and Christian conferences.
Topic: Moral revival and resistance against injustice
July 16 - Rev. Margaret Herz-Lane is a well known pastor to all at Christ the King. A graduate of Luther College in Iowa and Luther Seminary, Pastor Margaret has deep Lutheran roots and was one of the first women of color to be ordained in the ELCA. Her passion for social justice is every present in her preaching, activism, and even in her gentle smile.
Topic: Wild Women in Jesus’ lineage
July 23 - Rev. Tom Poston (St. Philip, Raleigh) serves in many capacities locally as well as in the larger church including the ELCA's Spiritual Renewal Team, the NC Synod's African Descent Strategy Team and Committee on Discipline.
July 30 - Rev. Josh Linman works in the Digital Ministry space where the company he founded, Common Good Creative, utilizes modern technologies to share the Good News. For the past three years he has been the behind-the-scenes editor of the Big Three and other digital ministry engagement at Christ the King. He lives outside Atlanta, and travels back to North Carolina frequently to visit family and friends.
Topic: Ministry in the 21st Century
July 9 - Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove is a Durham-based spiritual writer, preacher, and community-cultivator. He is a leader in the Red Letter movement and the Poor People's Campaign. He serves as Assistant Director for Partnerships and Fellowships at Yale University’s Center for Public Theology and Public Policy. Jonathan will have some of his books available to sign and sell before and after his talk. He speaks often at universities and seminaries and Christian conferences.
Topic: Moral revival and resistance against injustice
July 16 - Rev. Margaret Herz-Lane is a well known pastor to all at Christ the King. A graduate of Luther College in Iowa and Luther Seminary, Pastor Margaret has deep Lutheran roots and was one of the first women of color to be ordained in the ELCA. Her passion for social justice is every present in her preaching, activism, and even in her gentle smile.
Topic: Wild Women in Jesus’ lineage
July 23 - Rev. Tom Poston (St. Philip, Raleigh) serves in many capacities locally as well as in the larger church including the ELCA's Spiritual Renewal Team, the NC Synod's African Descent Strategy Team and Committee on Discipline.
July 30 - Rev. Josh Linman works in the Digital Ministry space where the company he founded, Common Good Creative, utilizes modern technologies to share the Good News. For the past three years he has been the behind-the-scenes editor of the Big Three and other digital ministry engagement at Christ the King. He lives outside Atlanta, and travels back to North Carolina frequently to visit family and friends.
Topic: Ministry in the 21st Century
Coming in August
The conversations will continue - without the wine - in August.
August 6 - NO WEDNESDAY PROGRAMMING
All CTK members, visitors, and guests are encouraged to attend an evening of music instead! As a part of the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians’ Biennial Conference in Raleigh and Durham, there will be a Hymn Festival at the Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral. The festival begins at 7:00 pm, is open to the public, and is free to attend. The mass choir, which will include a number of singers from CTK, will be conducted by composer/organist/university music professor Tom Trenney, and the festival will also feature the Grammy nominated British vocal ensemble Voices8.
August 13 - Donyell “DJ” Jones, Executive Director of Urban Ministries of Wake County
Since 1981, Urban Ministries of Wake County has responded to our neighbors in crisis by providing basic needs – food, medicine and shelter. Join us at the Community Dinner to meet DJ Jones the Executive Director of Urban Ministries and learn more about the work of this vital organization.
August 20 - Maggie Kane, A Place at the Table
Maggie is the Founder and Executive Director of A Place at the Table, Raleigh’s first pay-what-you-can nonprofit cafe. By befriending many people living on the margins, she saw the challenges of food insecurity as well as providing dignity to those in need. Since opening in January of 2018, she and her team have served thousands of people with a dignified and an affordable meal, together.
August 27 - Kimberly Loftin, Thrivent
Enjoy a special program from Thrivent. "Driven by a higher purpose at our core, we strive to help people make the most of all they’ve been given... we’re here to help people achieve financial clarity, enabling lives full of meaning and gratitude." There will be door prizes!
August 6 - NO WEDNESDAY PROGRAMMING
All CTK members, visitors, and guests are encouraged to attend an evening of music instead! As a part of the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians’ Biennial Conference in Raleigh and Durham, there will be a Hymn Festival at the Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral. The festival begins at 7:00 pm, is open to the public, and is free to attend. The mass choir, which will include a number of singers from CTK, will be conducted by composer/organist/university music professor Tom Trenney, and the festival will also feature the Grammy nominated British vocal ensemble Voices8.
August 13 - Donyell “DJ” Jones, Executive Director of Urban Ministries of Wake County
Since 1981, Urban Ministries of Wake County has responded to our neighbors in crisis by providing basic needs – food, medicine and shelter. Join us at the Community Dinner to meet DJ Jones the Executive Director of Urban Ministries and learn more about the work of this vital organization.
August 20 - Maggie Kane, A Place at the Table
Maggie is the Founder and Executive Director of A Place at the Table, Raleigh’s first pay-what-you-can nonprofit cafe. By befriending many people living on the margins, she saw the challenges of food insecurity as well as providing dignity to those in need. Since opening in January of 2018, she and her team have served thousands of people with a dignified and an affordable meal, together.
August 27 - Kimberly Loftin, Thrivent
Enjoy a special program from Thrivent. "Driven by a higher purpose at our core, we strive to help people make the most of all they’ve been given... we’re here to help people achieve financial clarity, enabling lives full of meaning and gratitude." There will be door prizes!