For The Spirit Of The City

Rev. Corey Widmer, pastor, Third Church, preaching at the 9th Annual Clergy Convocation — "Bridging the Gap: Bringing Preaching and Practice Together." Richmond has long been a crossroads bringing people in from all directions. But too often we have ended up apart rather than together. The issues we face are multiple and persistent: disparate educational opportunities, inadequate public transportation, meager affordable housing, and growing pockets of poverty, which hit our minority populations hardest and threaten the fabric of our community. So, what are pastors to do? How are we to preach in ways that inspire engagement in the world, even if we are not of it? The Convocation was held at Richmond Hill on Thursday, October 25, 2018.