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Directions

Church of the Incarnation is located at the corner of McKinney Ave. and Cambrick St. Coming from north Dallas, travel south on I-75. Exit at Fitzhugh Ave. and continue south on the service road. Turn right on Cambrick St. The church is immediately on your left. Coming from south Dallas, travel north on I-75. Exit Blackburn St. and go west (across the interstate) on Blackburn. Turn right on McKinney Ave. You will see the church on the right. Turn right on Cambrick.

Church of the Incarnation 3966 McKinney Ave. Dallas, TX 75204 214-521-5101

The Anglican Communion is facing an identity crisis, with a host of competing voices proclaiming what it means to be Anglican. To understand who we are, however, we need first to understand what it means to be in “communion” with each other in Christ. Come spend a day as we explore what communion is from a biblical, theological, and historical perspective. The day will be filled with stimulating addresses and lively discussion.

DISCERNING THE BODY: The Gift and Discipline of Communion A one-day conference hosted by the Covenant-Communion blog & sponsored by the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas Saturday, December 6, 2008 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Keynote addresses by The Rt. Rev. James M. Stanton Episcopal Bishop of Dallas & The Rev. Dr. Ephraim Radner Wycliffe College (University of Toronto) and member of the Covenant Design Group plus Panel Discussions with Covenant-Communion authors

SCHEDULE 9 a.m. – Morning Prayer 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. — First Keynote Address The Rt. Rev. James M. Stanton 10:45 a.m. – noon — First Panel Discussion:* “What is ‘Communion’?” Noon – 1 p.m. — Lunch 1 – 2:15 p.m. — Second Panel Discussion:** “The Disciplines of Communion” 2:30 – 3:45 p.m. — Second Keynote Address The Rev. Dr. Ephraim Radner 4 p.m. — Closing Eucharist All events take place in the Memorial Chapel. The lunch will be held in the Great Hall Dining Room.

*First Panel Discussion: The Rev. Cn. Victoria Heard, Dr. Christopher Wells, & the Rev. Matthew Olver

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**Second Panel Discussion: The Rev. Dr. Graham Kings, the Rev. Will Brown, & the Rev. Cn. Neal Michell

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Bishop James Monte Stanton was consecrated the sixth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas on March 6, 1993. A strong advocate of biblical authority, Bishop Stanton is actively involved in reasserting traditional values of Christian faith, order, and morality at the national church level while strengthening mission and evangelism ministries throughout the diocese. Bishop Stanton is a frequent guest columnist in The Dallas Morning News and has been interviewed about national church issues in Newsweek, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times and on ABC World News Tonight, 20/20 and other television and radio programs. Bishop Stanton is the author of The ABCs of Faith. The Rev. Dr. Ephraim Radner earned degrees from Dartmouth and Yale Divinity School before serving as a missionary in Burundi, Africa, where he was ordained an Episcopal priest. After four years, Fr. Radner returned to the US to work in inner-city missions and completed a PhD at Yale in historical theology. Dr. Radner then lead a congregation of Haitian immigrants after which he became rector of Church of the Ascension in Pueblo, CO. In 2007, he accepted a position as professor of historical theology at Wycliffe College (University of Toronto). Dr. Radner has distinguished himself as a prolific writer, both academic and popular, and since 2006, he has served, by appointment of the Archbishop of Canterbury, as one of 10 members on the Anglican Communion’s Covenant Design Group.