Taking the Vision to the Streets
Next week National City Christian Church in Washington D.C. will host Pentecost 2007: Taking the Vision to the Streets a conference that is described as “a call to individuals, churches, and most importantly, our political leaders to commit to putting poverty at the top of our national agenda.”
This is the tenth year of such an event sponsored by Sojourners/Call to Renewal and this year it is definitely going to a new level. Just by taking a look at the schedule of events, which includes training for local church and community leaders, rallies and a forum with presidential hopefuls Senator Hillary Clinton, Senator Barack Obama, former Senator John Edwards it is sure to be an amazing event.
I wish I could be there for all of the events… but the next best thing is watching the broadcast of the candidates’s forum on CNN. This will be live Monday, June 4th from 7-8 p.m. EST on CNN. Jim Wallis, Soledad O’Brien, and nationally prominent religious leaders will ask questions of the Democratic front runner candidates.
My impression of Sojourners is an organization that seeks to cross boundaries, so I’m not sure why only Democrats are represented at the forum. (Afterall God is not a Republican or a Democrat.) Nevertheless, I will be sure to record and watch the CNN program to hear these leaders positions on the issues.
