Meeting with the Stone-Campbell Dialogue

Drove home today from Indianapolis after attending the Stone-Campbell Dialogue meeting in Indianapolis starting Sunday afternoon. I always enjoy this opportunity to fellowship, worship, and learn with leaders from the Disciples of Christ, the a cappella churches of Christ, and friends from the Christian churches and churches of Christ.
This year we met at Allisonville Christian Church on the north side of Indy. Sunday afternoon's session consisted of three messages about the healing power of the Lord's Supper, followed by a fellowship meal hosted by the Allisonville congregation, and then a brief Communion service.
I suppose about 100-150 folks attended, with representatives from each of the three groups attending.
The local committee members that had planned the event were the speakers for the 4:30 session:

Kent Ellett, Speedway Church of Christ

Diane Spleth, Allisonville Christian Church

Mike Bowling, Englewood Christian Church

This is the beautiful Communion setting at the Allisonville church

Monday morning featured a challenging, convicting, and informing session on the theme of "Soul Repair" led by Rita Nakashima Brock, founding co-director of the Soul Repair Center, Brite Divinity School, Ft. Worth, Texas.

"Soul repair" refers to the task of helping soldiers (and others) who must do acts in war (or in some other line of duty) that contradict their moral or ethical values. Such men and women suffer from a condition called moral injury, which is a condition distinct from post-traumatic stress disorder.

Dr. Brock has written a book (Soul Repair), and I want to read it.

In the afternoon we reviewed the history of the Stone-Campbell Dialogue and considered options for its future. 

This morning we visited the Disciples Center in downtown Indianapolis, took a brief tour, enjoyed a Communion service together, and then were adjourned.