Transcript Orientation to the Conference Mike Wacker, September 3, 2022 (mentor conference) MIKE: The purpose of the consultation is summed up in the slogan that’s on the front of the journals that were sent out: “Understanding our Past, Discerning our Future.” This theme came out of a consultation that the South Bend branch had, coming out of COVID. And in response to … [Read more...] about 11. Orientation to the Mentor Conference
21. Learning the Sources
Handout Click here to view: Things to Consider when Learning the Sources Transcript [Tape begins after Mike has already begun speaking.] MIKE: . . . Why don’t pirates take a shower before they walk the plank? Because they just wash up on shore! [Laughter, groans in the audience.] Ah, I live on groans! That was wonderful. [Laughter.] This talk is brief. It’s on … [Read more...] about 21. Learning the Sources
16. The Three Questions
Handout Click here to View: Three Questions Transcript This document is a direct transcript of an audio recording, and may contain transcription errors and other minor edits for the sake of clarity. MIKE: . . . Sean is gonna to give us a talk, but before he does that, I want to refer to three questions that we’re gonna use to discuss this talk when it’s … [Read more...] about 16. The Three Questions
13. Observation
Handouts Click here to view: Art Descriptions Click here to view: Perception Exercise Transcript MIKE: Right now, we are having a workshop on perception. The purpose of this workshop is to improve how we see things. And we’re gonna start with a short video. VIDEO 1: The Door Study.1 This video shows a participant from a 1998 study by Daniel Simons and Daniel … [Read more...] about 13. Observation
03. Seeing Reality
Mike describes how we see Jesus in the marginalized when we go to them as he did. He restores our vision so that we can see reality clearly. Transcript This document is a direct transcript of an audio recording, and may contain transcription errors and other minor edits for the sake of clarity. MIKE: . . . All right; I’d like to transition to talk 3 with a couple more … [Read more...] about 03. Seeing Reality