A Pilgrimage in Your Own Backyard with James C. Howell and Bishop Connie Shelton

Tuesday, November 12 - 11:00 A.M. CT

A pilgrimage in your own backyard.

People who have experienced the Holy Land return from their pilgrimage changed. For the rest of their lives, they interact differently with their family and friends and the people they meet. Their world is opened up—they see their own country and town differently. Their lives—their jobs and daily routines—come into focus. They are changed because Jerusalem is forever in them, everywhere.

Most of us will never have the luxury of traveling to Jerusalem. Yet in his book, Everywhere is Jerusalem, James C. Howell invites us to experience Jerusalem in a different way. We’ll come to discover that the most important place of all may well be where we find ourselves now.

Join James C. Howell and Bishop Shelton for a webinar that shows us how “holy happening” can occur everywhere, not just in Jerusalem. In this webinar, you will:

Discover how holy happenings have not—and are not—confined to Jerusalem alone
Encounter ways Christians throughout history have brought their faith to life in their own cities and communities
Consider the importance of the place where you are, here and now
Be inspired to see and participate in the holy in your own backyard

Meet the Author

James C. Howell is the senior pastor of Myers Park United Methodist Church in Charlotte, NC, and the author of more than 20 books, including Weak Enough to Lead, Conversations with St. Francis, The Life We Claim, and The Beautiful Work of Learning to Pray. His podcast, “Maybe I’m Amazed,” blogs, and retreats are popular, as are his work on leadership and community activism.

Meet the Host

Bishop Connie Mitchell Shelton was elected to the episcopacy on November 2, 2022. Her assignment as Resident Bishop, Raleigh Episcopal Area, North Carolina Conference, commenced January 1, 2023. Bishop Shelton’s experience includes pastoral appointments in rural, urban, small, medium, and large membership churches in Mississippi, executive director of The United Methodist Hour radio and television ministry of the Mississippi Conference, director of Field Education at Duke Divinity School, director of Connectional Ministries of the Mississippi Conference, and as a District Superintendent.