A Forum for Christians hungry for wisdom about the Holy Land and insight about Gaza.
For Christians Who:
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Want to learn about Israel and Palestine
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Are looking for trustworthy sources of information
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Want to explore what the Bible says about the Holy Land
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Want to know how to have productive conversations about the Middle East
For students and faculty who:
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Want to take the side of peace
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Are seeking ways to act
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Are looking for a community of Christian practitioners and academics
For pastors who:
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Are concerned for their polarized congregations
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​Want to explore theological options for thinking about the Middle East
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Would like to shepherd their congregations toward unity and peace
Join us for NEME's 3rd Annual Gathering
2022 - Seattle
2023 - Pheonix
2024 - Santa Barbara
​Program ​
Friday Night
​Why can't Israelis and Palestinians just get along?
Gaza: backstory to a tragedy (October 7 wasn't Day One)
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Saturday
Why do American Christians care about Israel?
A Jew, a Muslim and a Christian walked into a bar (and learned to listen)
Can an introvert be an activist?
Discussing Israel/Palestine without getting into a fight
Palestinian Christians and Messianic Jews see things differently (Surprised?)
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Sunday
Sunday service at Montecito Covenant Church
Education hour talk
NEME's community of researchers, practitioners, and teachers, will be there...for you to learn with.
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Conversation Partners
Heather Keaney
Professor of History, Westmont
Author, Medieval Islamic Historiography: Remembering Rebellion
Mercy Aiken
Relationship Manager, NEME
Author, Yet In the Dark Streets Shining: A Palestinian Story of Hope and Resilience in Bethlehem
David Crump
Professor of New Testament, Calvin University (ret.)
Author, Like Birds in a Cage: Christian Zionism's Collusion in Israel's Oppression of the Palestinian People
Randy Tomlinson
Jer Swigart
Executive Director, Global Immersion
Author, Mending the Divides: Creative Love in a Conflicted World
Sally Carlson
Associate Pastor, Shoreline Covenant Church
Leadership Team, Network of Evangelicals for the Middle East
Bruce N. Fisk
Professor of New Testament, Westmont College (ret.)
Author: A Hitchhiker's Guide to Jesus, Ascent to Jerusalem.
Co-editor, Beyond Lament: Christians Respond to Israel's War on Gaza (forthcoming)
Ben Norquist
Director, NEME
Director, Network of Evangelicals for the Middle East
Andrea Smith
Board member of North American Institute for Indigenous Theological Studies.
Associate Professor of Media and Cultural Studies at the University of California, Riverside
Rob Dalrymple
Executive Director, Determine Truth Ministries
Author of the new commentary, Revelation: A Love Story
Mae Elise Cannon
Executive Director, Churches for Middle East Peace
Editor, A Land Full of God: Christian Perspectives on the Holy Land
Beth Seversen
Ambassador Warren Clark Fellow
Author of Not Done Yet: Reaching and Keeping Unchurched Emerging Adults (IVPress, 2020)
​Montecito, California​
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Location:
A Time to Learn will meet at Montecito Covenant Church​
(MCC). MCC is down the hill from Westmont College and a stones throw from half a dozen excellent hiking trails.
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Address:
171 Coldspring Road, Montecito, CA 93108