[Springboard] Salmon Denver Springboard Gathering News

[jlepps at pc.jaring.my]

I hope Bill and Nan have the notes -- I certainly do not, though I clearly 
remember working on a construct for Bishop Jim to use with his 
clergy.  It's good to hear, Marilyn, that it went well.

John Epps

At 06:52 PM 4/1/2008 -0400, you wrote:
>Dear Bill (Salmon) and Jim (Wiegel),
>
>As I recall things back when I was assigned to Research Centrum, the work 
>of transposing John (plus the development of a study guide) was done by 
>John Epps and Bill and Nan Grow for use by Bishop Jim, initially with his 
>UMC District Superintendents when he was Bishop serving in the DC Area, 
>and probably later, with pastors throughout the districts.  It may have 
>been that the Grows and Epps actually provided the initial training in the 
>methods, I can't recall.
>
>Bill and Nan, might you weigh in on this?  I know that a number of Joe 
>Crocker's UMC colleagues from New England, who later became highly placed 
>in the UMC hierarchy, have spoken enthusiastically over the decades to Joe 
>and me about the value of this profound curriculum, as well as many other 
>EI constructs offered to the wider connectional system through Bishop Jim, 
>both here in New England and in his other Episcopacies.
>
>I'm thinking this falls into the category of "What God Has Wrought."
>
>Grace and peace,
>
>Marilyn
>
>
>Marilyn R. Crocker, Ed.D
>Crocker & Associates, Inc.
>123 Sanborn Road
>West Newfield, ME 04095
>(207) 793-3711
>
>
>
>On Tue, 1 Apr 2008 16:45:40 -0500 "Bill Salmon" 
><<mailto:wsalmon at cox.net>wsalmon at cox.net> writes:
>My best recollection is that this was, essentially, an Art Form 
>Conversation. I'll see what I can find. Also, LeRoy Philbrook fixed the 
>Buddah document for me, and I'll see what kind of a chart I can quickly 
>produce. Bill
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <mailto:jfwiegel at yahoo.com>James Wiegel
>To: <mailto:springboard at wedgeblade.net>Springboard Dialogue
>Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 3:40 PM
>Subject: Re: [Springboard] Denver Springboard Gathering News
>
>Yes, at breakfast collegium . . . a verse from the lectionary . . . the 
>scripture part of the scripture / news conversations
>
>I remember John Epps and others developing some sort of approach for 
>transposing 1st John . . .
>
>Bill Salmon <<mailto:wsalmon at cox.net>wsalmon at cox.net> wrote:
>Jim --
>     Maybe I'm out of the loop here, but give me a little more context. 
> Was this "scripture conversation" used in which course? Are you speaking 
> of the Gospel Lection? What is the context of your question regarding 
> being "transposed in the 1st John work?"
>     At 5th City AM collegiums we once did Scripture Conversations tied to 
> 5 minutes of TV "World" conversations" too.
>     I've got pretty good notes that I "borrowed" from several substantial 
> Academy staff, plus I've got my own and Beverly's notes as well,  and I 
> can do a search if it is necessary.
>     Bill Salmon
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <mailto:jfwiegel at yahoo.com>James Wiegel
>To: <mailto:springboard at wedgeblade.net>Springboard Dialogue
>Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 12:15 PM
>Subject: Re: [Springboard] Denver Springboard Gathering News
>
>What were the questions for the scripture conversation?  Was it the 
>capital verse?  Also, was this verse transposed in the 1st John work?
>
>
>
>
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