Last week, we wrote to let you know that we would be in Berlin, learning from the history of the church here during the rise of National Socialism in the 1930s and dialoging with church leaders, professionals, and academics about what moral leadership requires of us today. A canceled flight from the US prevented Bishop Barber from making it to Berlin in time for our public dialog with Bishop Heinrich Bedford-Strom, but Jonathan had a chance to interview him and we are glad to share Bishop Bedford-Strom’s reflections on how community can go wrong, the dangers of nationalism, the importance of context, and the values that unite us across contexts.
On this coming Sunday, Bishop Barber will preach at at the Holy Cross Church in Berlin. We will share a recording of that sermon as soon as it is available.
