Open Table Conference

12/24/2024

Celebrating Advent 2024
All Four Episodes
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https://vimeo.com/showcase/11477539

12/04/2024

OTC Celebrating Advent 2024
Here is the link if you were not able to attend the 'live streaming'.... Enjoy!!

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12/02/2024

Was grateful to lead this first Sunday of our Advent series. You can view it here:

https://vimeo.com/showcase/11477539

Future episodes (lineup listed below) can be seen live here:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83528966804

12/01/2024

Friends, we'd like you to join many of our panelists for a free weekly Advent gathering beginning this Sunday, December 1 at 4 PM PST. Each Advent reflection will be led by a different panelist and will last 30 minutes.

Because this is a free event, registration is not required.

Please click in the comments to join the webinar:

10/29/2024

Hey, gang. Many of you know Katie Skurja, a frequent presenter in our Open Table events. Her twin granddaughters were born premature and their parents incurred estimated medical bills of approaching ten million.

The family have an opportunity by winning the contest linked below to some help with all of that and the potential of even more help. The family have investigated the organization and have high confidence.

Please consider voting for them. It does take a bit of registration but could make a real difference.

Vote for Matilda And Norah Skurja to star in an exclusive ad campaign in Good Housekeeping as Baby of the Year and win $25,000!

10/29/2024

Please vote for Matilda "Tilly" and Norah Skurja, my granddaughters who are in the quarter-finals for Baby of the Year. They spent 4.5 months in the NICU after arriving at 25 weeks weighing only 1 lb 3 oz and 1 lb 12 oz, respectively. The prize money could really help the family with medical expenses. You can vote daily for free.

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09/30/2024

You won’t see this again, but this one last time I’ll remind (or inform) you that we are offering the first two episodes of our Addressing the Letters of Paul experience for free. Visit the comment below for the previews.

There is a hard stop DEADLINE for joining us for ALL 22 episodes TONIGHT, September 30, at midnight Pacific Time.

After watching the free previews, if you want to register for an exceptionally-low fee, visit the comment below to register.

We are having a lot of fun with these. I hope you will check out the free previews. Blessings

09/26/2024

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Please vote for my grand babies, Matilda and Norah. The prize money would help incredibly with the astronomical hospital bills from 138 days in the NICU. Tilly was only 1 lb 3 oz and Norah was a whopping 1 lb 12 oz at birth. They are little miracles. Voting ends today at 7pm PT.

Vote for Matilda And Norah Skurja to star in an exclusive ad campaign in Good Housekeeping as Baby of the Year and win $25,000!

09/20/2024

At Open Table, our collective heart is to help as many people as possible read the Scriptures in light of the God we are coming to know in Jesus Christ.

We believe our latest series on the Letters of Paul is an incredibly significant step toward that end. So many of us have struggled in our faith and our view of God and yet, much of that disillusionment crept into our souls because of the way we were taught to read Paul’s letters. We really do need to talk about them!

In fact, we believe this so strongly that we are offering the first two sessions of the class in a free preview.

Our hope is that you will take the time to engage these first two discussions and, if you are intrigued to know more, you will register and join us for the entire 22-week event. You can join us live each Wednesday or watch the posted videos whenever you like.

Whether you register for the class or not, the first two sessions are still free for you to watch. Simply see the first comment below.

We hope you will take a look. We believe once you’ve tasted the conversation we’re attempting to have, you will want to register for more!

Registration will be open until midnight (Pacific Time) on September 30.

09/10/2024

Have you registered yet? Our wonderful fall class -- Addressing the Letters of Paul -- kicks off TOMORROW! Join us --> https://www.opentableconference.com/letters-of-paul

09/02/2024

How would you like to participate in a discussion about the Letters of Paul with Dr Douglas Campbell, a leading Paul scholar, who visits those in prison.

What if Fr John Behr, perhaps the best reader of the first Christians, were to join that discussion? That would clearly make the conversation more interesting!

OK, what if Cherith Fee Nordling, Dr. Brad Jersak, Bishop Chris Green, Julie Canlis, John MacMurray, and Kenneth Tanner all joined that discussion—not just for a few minutes or even a few hours—but for 90 minutes every Wednesday for 6 months?!

And what if Sister Vassa Larin all the way from Vienna, Austria, and Brian Zahnd, and Paul Young dropped in occasionally to join the discussion?

And what if all those discussions were also videotaped so that you could watch “Live” or at your leisure as many times as you want?

You might hesitate—that seems like it would cost more than I can afford.

Nope! Under $100—discussion notes included.

Well, wonder no longer!!!

That online discussion is scheduled to happen starting in 9 days on Wednesday, September 11 at noon Pacific/3 p.m Eastern. 🕛

And the only way you can participate, even if you only plan to watch the videos later, is to register for the class NOW.

Are you Registered?

Look below for that and more, including a video invitation from our director.

08/13/2024

IN ONE MONTH! Our fall class -- Addressing the Letters of Paul -- featuring a tremendous panel is quickly approaching. Join us live or watch the recordings at your convenience. Register today --> https://www.opentableconference.com/letters-of-paul

07/31/2024

We are six weeks from the start of our online study of the Letters of Paul.

Over the next three years, we will undertake a chronological survey of Paul’s letters, beginning this first year with his earliest epistles: First and Second Thessalonians, Ephesians, Colossians, and Philemon.

In this the fifth of our annual online series of Scripture studies, we are joined for the first time by Douglas Campbell, the esteemed Paul scholar and prison minister, and Sister Vassa, the Orthodox nun and spiritual writer.

All of our previous panelists are back in either full-time or guest roles: Brad Jersak, Cherith Fee Nordling, John Behr, Julie Canlis, Chris Green, Paul Young, Brian Zahnd, John MacMurray, and Kenneth Tanner.

Once again, and as always, the cost for this extraordinary 22-week, 33-hour course remains only $99 per person/device. I hope you can join us.

05/21/2024

In-Person Conference coming next month to Portland, Oregon. Register today to spend three days with an amazing cast of panelists --> https://www.opentableconference.com/otc-summer-24

04/10/2024

Hey everyone - We've just had a couple of cancellations for our upcoming SOT in Sunriver, OR June 22-28. One is for a single woman in a shared room and shared bathroom. One is for a single, male or female, in a private room but sharing a bathroom. Please email me at [email protected] if you are interested to attend this unique opportunity!

02/14/2024

Please enjoy this beautiful discussion between Bradley Jersak, Wm Paul Young and Felicia Murrell about Felicia's beautiful new book, AND, which just released today! Link to purchase in the comments.

Felicia Murrell is joined by Paul Young, Bradley Jersak and Susan Carson to discuss Felicia's new book, AND: The Restorative Power of Love in and Either/Or World.