PeaceBang Preparing For Seminary Talk

I leave for The Big Apple tomorrow afternoon and am con much gusto looking forward to conversing with the Powder Pigeons at Union Theological Seminary.

What will we be talking about? Here is a weensie list of some of the things I intend to cover:

1. Taxes
2. The economy
3. The war in Iraq

…oops! I got confused for a moment! But you can betcha that, just like Sarah Palin, no matter what topics come up I will STICK TO MY TALKING POINTS.
And you know what they are, don’t you, PeaceBangers?

I. You can project an image consciously or you will most certainly project one unconsciously: what kind of image do you want to project?

II. Grooming matters. Details matter. Taking care with your appearance and making sure that you look like someone who lives in 2008 matters. These are not frivolous issues. Just as any leader in any public profession attends carefully to their appearance, so should we.

III. If your mouth is saying love, justice, holy, etc. and your body is saying schlep, unkempt, drab, dated (eg, “Woodstock refugee”) scraggly, neglected or just downright sick, people will read that unspoken message just as strongly as they hear your words.

Some of the questions I will be bringing to UTS

> How do you take care of yourself?
> What role does joy/humor/fun play in your life and in your ministry with your religious community?
> What visual images go along with your leadership style?
> What fears or anxieties do you have about becoming a religious leader in your context and at this point in history?
> What are your basic questions about dress, decorum, vestments, protocol, that I may be able to address?

See you there! I’ll have my camera so expect lots of fun photos soon!

Cripes, what am I gonna wear!!?? 🙂