Conversations from Christ Church Cranbrook

Parables with a Twist (Sermon)

Join Pastor Manisha Dostert as she gives her sermon on the Twenty-Fourth Sunday After Pentecost at Christ Church Cranbrook.

Rebuilding Community During And After COVID-19 (Program)

This webinar will address the following topics: the newly created Michigan Coronavirus Task Force on Racial Disparities; the challenges to rebuilding community after the COVID-19 virus; the racial disparities and inequities that have contributed to the disproportionate number of African Americans affected by the COVID-19 virus; the economic challenges faced as a result of the pandemic and what the State of Michigan is doing to help small businesses; what new partnerships and paradigms might develop as a result of this pandemic; how the COVID-19 virus is shaping our common life now and will continue in the future; and, how can religious and governmental leaders continue to work together to address the COVID-19 virus and its aftermath.

Panelists include:

• Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist (State of Michigan)
• State Rep. Mari Manoogian (Michigan House of Representatives)
• The Rev. Charles Christian Adams, (Hartford Memorial Baptist Church)
• The Rt. Rev. Bonnie Perry (Episcopal Diocese of Michigan)
• Moderator: The Rev. Dr. William J. Danaher, Jr. (Christ Church Cranbrook)

Don't miss out (Sermon)

Join Father Chris Harris as he gives his sermon on the Twenty-Third Sunday After Pentecost at Christ Church Cranbrook.

What History Teaches us about Pandemics (Program)

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to sweep through our American and Global landscape, we are grateful to have Dr. Barry share with us his experience and research in the common historical threads of infectious disease, its common courses and its impact on society.

Dr. John M. Barry is an American author and historian who has written books on the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927, the influenza pandemic of 1918, and the development of the modern form of the ideas of separation of church and state and individual liberty. He is a Distinguished Scholar and adjunct faculty at Tulane University. He is regularly sought after by policy-makers, and he has written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, Fortune, The Washington Post, Esquire, and other publications and frequently appears as a guest commentator on networks in the U.S., including on NBC’s Meet the Press, ABC’s World News Tonight, PBS’s The News Hour, numerous NPR shows, and such foreign media as the BBC and Al Jazeera.

The Psychology of Pandemics (Program)

Included in the footprint of any pandemic are not only those who sicken and die, or suffer economically, but also those who experience stress, anxiety, the fear of uncertainty, the tendency to stigmatize others, illusions of immunity, and proneness to believe in conspiracies. These are only a few of the psychological levers people pull to cope with what is happening. The impact of these attitudes and behaviors is immense. They make us miserable even if we survive a pandemic with our body and livelihood intact.

To help us contend with the COVID-19 pandemic, we are offering a special webinar with Dr. Steven Taylor, Professor and Clinical Psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of British Columbia, Canada, and author of The Psychology of Pandemics: Preparing for the Next Global Outbreak of Infectious Disease (2019). Joining Dr. Taylor will be:
• Dr. Julie Braciszewski (Monarch Behavioral Health)
• Dr. Steven Huprich (University of Detroit Mercy)
• Moderator: The Rev. Dr. William J. Danaher, Jr. (Christ Church Cranbrook)

Love Revealed (Sermon)

Join Father Bill Danaher as he gives his sermon on the Twenty-First Sunday After Pentecost at Christ Church Cranbrook.

Amazing Taxes (Sermon)

Join Pastor Manisha Dostert as she gives her sermon on the Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost at Christ Church Cranbrook.

Race, Inequality, and COVID-19: A Conversation with Charles McRay Blow and Professor Angela Dillard (Program)

Join us as we interview essayist Charles Blow of the New York Times and convene a panel of key African American leaders and pastors to reflect on what concrete steps churches and communities must take to address the racial disparities and inequities revealed by the COVID19 pandemic.

Charles Blow has been among the leading voices regarding the intersectionality of race, poverty, and pandemic in places like Detroit. He is joined by prominent African American religious leaders in Detroit to reflect on what the Black Church and other Religious leaders can do moving forward.

Additional panelists include:

• Dr. Angela Dillard (University of Michigan)
• The Rt. Rev. Robert Wright (Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta)
• The Rev. Charles Christian Adams (Hartford Memorial Baptist Church)
• The Rev. Manisha Dostert (Christ Church Cranbrook)
• Moderator: The Rev. Dr. William J. Danaher, Jr. (Christ Church Cranbrook)

This webinar is presented by the Institute for Advanced Pastoral Studies, Christ Church Cranbrook, and Hartford Memorial Baptist Church.

Chicken Dance (Sermon)

Join Father Bill Danaher as he gives his sermon on the Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost at Christ Church Cranbrook.

Practicing Resurrection: A Conversation with Bishop Bonnie Perry (Program)

As we move into Holy Week and the Celebration of Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Vigil, and Easter Day, we are delighted to have an in-depth conversation with Bishop Bonnie Perry about her life, her faith, and her leadership.

Bonnie A. Perry is a bishop in the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. She was elected the Diocese of Michigan’s eleventh diocesan bishop on June 1, 2019, which made her the first woman and first openly gay priest elected as an Episcopal bishop in Michigan.  Prior to serving as the Diocese of Michigan’s eleventh bishop, she spent the past 26 years serving as the Rector of All Saints Episcopal Church in Ravenswood, IL.