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Koch Chair

Next Steps for a Synodal Church

February 22, 2024
Room 120, Gorecki Center at Saint Ben's

What has the church heard in the worldwide synod? Where will this process take the church in the future? How will the synod impact the way the church sees itself and how it operates?

Luncheon Interview with Cathy Clifford & Kristin Colberg

12:00-1:15 p.m.
Thursday, February 22, 2024
Room 120, Gorecki Center at Saint Ben’s

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Dr. Catherine Clifford was appointed by Pope Francis to serve as a voting member representing Canada at the Synod on Synodality in Rome last October. This is a historic moment; she was one of 35 women voting for the first time ever in a modern synod. She is also heavily involved in work for Christian unity; the Vatican has appointed her to serve on the international dialogue between Roman Catholics and Methodists.

Professor of Systematic & Historical Theology
Saint Paul University, Ottawa, Canada

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Dr. Kristin Colberg is the only theologian from the U.S. on the theological commission for the Synod on Synodality. She was part of the writing team assembled by the Vatican to compose the synthesis report that summarized the responses from the global listening sessions. The Vatican has also appointed her as a member of the international dialogue between Anglicans and Roman Catholics.

Associate Professor of Theology
Saint John’s University/College of Saint Benedict
Saint John’s School of Theology and Seminary