There are two wailing walls. One is the remains of the Temple, symbolizing in part the sense of oppression the Jews experienced under foreign invaders and their longing for their dreams as a people to be realized. The other wailing wall is that erected by the Jewish state, and which the Palestinians believe marginalizes and keeps them from pursuing their dreams as a people.

This conference seeks to draw attention to the often-unrecognized sufferings of the Palestinian people, and to pursue peace that benefits them as well as Israel. The Western church needs to be concerned for Palestinians (including Palestinian Christians) as well as Israelis and other peoples in the region in view of God’s promises made to Abraham for his sons Isaac and Ishmael and which are ultimately fulfilled in Jesus.

Dr. Tony Maalouf of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary will be our keynote speaker at this New Wine, New Wineskins fall conference on Saturday, October 2nd at Multnomah Biblical Seminary in Portland, OR.

Click here to register for this conference.

To learn more about what we’ll be discussing at the conference, explore some of these books, articles, lectures and films.

BOOK Arabs in the Shadow of Israel: The Unfolding of God’s Prophetic Plan for Ishmael’s Line by Tony Maalouf (conference keynote speaker!)

BOOK Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid by Jimmy Carter

BOOK Whose Land, Whose Promise?: What Christians Are Not Being Told About Israel and the Palestinians by Gary Burge

BOOK The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East by Sandy Tolan

ARTICLE The Awkward Silence in the Church by “Palcoria Jesusequitur”

ARTICLES and LECTURES Christ at the Checkpoint: Theology in the Service of Peace and Justice from Bethlehem Bible College

FILM With God on Our Side

FILM Paradise Now

FILM Promises

ORGANIZATION Evangelicals for Middle East Understanding

ORGANIZATION Venture International

At this introductory event to Owning the Pond Together: developing communities through entrepreneurship, Dr. Paul Louis Metzger will confess that the white church has historically failed to engage the black church with a sense of relational need. Together, Dr. Metzger and Dr. John M. Perkins will urge the church to long for authentic and holistic solidarity. With such a vision in mind, they will lay the foundation for what it means to “own the pond together.”

Join us for this FREE event on Friday, April 9th from 7:00 – 9:00pm at Emmanuel Temple Church (1033 N. Sumner; Portland).

Overflow: Spring 2010

The Duke Summer Institute is not a conference for the many but a learning space limited to 200 Christian leaders to go deep. Over five days of renewal and learning with Christian leaders from across the U.S. and world – through worship, shared meals, plenary sessions, and in-depth cohorts – you will be led by world-class theologians and practitioners of reconciliation and justice ministry. In 2009 there were participants from 23 states and 7 countries. Your fellow participants this summer will include a cohort from east Africa, senior leadership teams from national organizations, several groups from cities and Christian colleges and universities, and leaders from the grassroots to churches to national and international organizations as well as lay Christians concerned about their families, communities and places of worship, work, and life. Scholarships are available through April 9th. Applications will be accepted online through May 7th. Click here for more information and to apply.

Overflow: Winter 2010

New Wine director, Paul Louis Metzger, articulated the vision and passion of New Wine.

New Wine Advisory Council member, Cooky Wall, and New Wine intern, Joe Enlet, spoke of New Wine’s role in their personal commitments to holistic cultural engagement.

Executive Vice President of the Luis Palau Association, Kevin Palau, spoke of how New Wine helped in providing the theological undergirding for the Luis Palau Association’s Season of Service.

John Morehead of the Western Institute for Intercultural Studies

Milan Homola of Compassion Connect and Alyssa Agee of Second Stories

Mike Abbaté, author of Gardening Eden and Rusty Pritchard of Flourish

Tony Kriz and Dan Merchant of Lord, Save Us From Your Followers

This jam-packed day of thoughtful enrichment included presentations, workshops, and panels by Paul Louis Metzger (New Wine, New Wineskins, Multnomah Biblical Seminary at Multnomah University), John Morehead (Western Institute for Intercultural Studies), Rusty Pritchard (Flourish), Mike Abbaté (Urban Design & Planning Director, Gresham), Clark Blakeman (Second Stories), Tony Kriz (New Wine, New Wineskins), Caleb Rosado (Warner Pacific College), Gary Tribbett (Compassion Connect), Brad Harper (New Wine, New Wineskins), Dan Merchant (Lord, Save Us From Your Followers), Cliff Chappell (New Wine, New Wineskins), Steve Baker (Southwest Washington Medical Center), Derek Chinn (New Wine, New Wineskins), Roger Trautmann (Multnomah Biblical Seminary at Multnomah University), Rachel O’Brien (New Wine, New Wineskins) and more!

Click here to see the complete conference schedule.

Click here to see a complete list of workshops offered at the conference.

Conference audio recordings are now available! Click below to download any of the plenary talks, panels, or workshops presented at the conference.

Plenary Session 1
Reframing Gospel Witness: Beyond Ned Flanders and the Fascists with Paul Louis Metzger
NEIGHBOR Subjective Life Spiritualities and Post-Christiandom Missions with John Morehead
NEIGHBORHOOD Neighboring, Community Development, and Sidewalks in the Kingdom with Rusty Pritchard
PUBLIC SQUARE Accountable to God While Answering to the People with Mike Abbaté
Panel with Paul Louis Metzger, Rusty Pritchard, and John Morehead

Workshops 1
NEIGHBOR From Cults to Cultures: Bridges, Grounded, and Transitions as a Case Study in a New Evangelical Paradigm on New Religions with John Morhead
NEIGHBORHOOD Together in Story; Holistic Proclamation with Clark Blakeman
PUBLIC SQUARE The Lost Art of Place-making: What We Build Shapes How We Love with Rusty Pritchard

Plenary Session 2
NEIGHBOR Practicing Faith Together with Tony Kriz
NEIGHBORHOOD From Duality to Oneness: A Fresh Perspective on Neighborhoods with Caleb Rosado
PUBLIC SQUARE Lord, Save Us From Your Followers with Dan Merchant
Panel with Paul Louis Metzger, Roger Trautmann, Tony Kriz, Caleb Rosado, and Dan Merchant

Workshops 2
NEIGHBOR The Life of a Friend: the Dynamics of Verbal and Non-Verbal Evangelism with Tony Kriz
NEIGHBORHOOD Which Way to the Future? with Caleb Rosado
PUBLIC SQUARE I Am Dobson: Converting Societal Structures with Paul Louis Metzger

Workshops 3
NEIGHBOR Won’t You Be My Neighbor? with Ben Malick & Rachel O’Brien, New Wine Interns
NEIGHBORHOOD Uniting to Serve: Churches Working Together to Demonstrate the Love of Christ through Unity and Service with Gary Tribbett
PUBLIC SQUARE Church-Based Medicine for the Underserved, Evangelism, and Engaging the Structures of Healthcare with Steve Baker

Plenary Session 3
Panel with Paul Louis Metzger, Roger Trautmann, Rusty Pritchard, John Morehead, Clark Blakeman, Tony Kriz, Caleb Rosado, Ben Malick, Rachel O’Brien, Ronaldo Sison, Gary Tribbett, Steve Baker, and Brad Harper

College and Seminary students, join us Thursday, September 17th at 8:00pm in the JCA.

Overflow: September 2009

Dr. John Perkins of the John M. Perkins Foundation

Rick McKinley of Imago Dei Community

Nancy Haught of The Oregonian and John Fortmeyer of Christian News Northwest

Richard Twiss of Wiconi International

…and Georgene Rice herself!

New Wine director, Paul Louis Metzger, articulated the history and passion of New Wine.

New Wine Advisory Council member, Lindsey Smith, and New Wine intern, Ross Halbach, spoke of how New Wine has provided a theological basis for their personal commitments to multicultural engagement.

President of Wiconi International, Richard Twiss, spoke of his and New Wines’s shared value of engaging culture faithfully, not fearfully.

New Wine director, Paul Louis Metzger, articulated the vision and missional passion of New Wine.

New Wine interns, Andreas Lundén and Crystal Santos, spoke of New Wine’s role in their personal efforts to engage culture.

Environmentalist and director of Restoring Eden, Peter Illyn, gave a talk entitled “Belly Button Christianity – Encountering Jesus in Tribal Culture,” giving a tangible example of how cultural engagement refines our understanding of Christ.

New Wine director, Paul Louis Metzger, articulated the history and passion of New Wine.

New Wine friends, Letha McCloud, and graphic designer, Steve Mitchell, spoke of New Wine’s role in their personal commitments to holistic cultural engagement.

Don Miller (author of Blue Like Jazz) spoke of the necessity to build a bridge back to culture, crystallizing New Wine’s commitment to bearing witness to Christ in contemporary culture.