by rec @ a2blue | Jul 3, 2022 | Guest Speaker, Sunday Services
Psalm 61 by Susan Shaffer https://www.a2blue.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Psalm61_SusanShaffer.mp3 contact our pastors Have a question for one of our pastors? Click on a photo (above) to send a message to either Emily or Caroline. You can also contact our office...
by rec @ a2blue | Oct 17, 2018 | Blue Ocean Faith Ann Arbor, Emily Swan, Ken Wilson, LGBTQ Full Inclusion, News
Journalist Jonathan Parks-Ramage writes about a new thing under the sun: churches like Blue Ocean, Ann Arbor, practicing full inclusion. His research indicates there are about 50–60 such churches, with more springing up since 2014 when we got our start. You can...
by rec @ a2blue | Apr 6, 2018 | Serenity Prayer
©Ken Wilson, 2018 The Serenity Prayer, made famous by its use in Alcoholics Anonymous, is ready made prayer for inner turmoil. WHAT’S A READY-MADE PRAYER ANYWAY? Anthony Bloom, a doctor who served in the French resistance during WWII, then became a bishop in Eastern...
by rec @ a2blue | Dec 10, 2016 | Blue Ocean Faith Ann Arbor, Emily Swan, Ken Wilson, Sermon Series, Sunday Services, Third Way Newsletter
We’ve seen a great deal of distress post-election, including visitors prompted by the election to look for the support of a faith community. To give you a feel for how we’re approaching this, we offer the following resources: Election Distress Sermon...
by rec @ a2blue | Nov 22, 2016 | Blue Ocean Faith Ann Arbor, Blue Ocean Summit, Emily Swan
Emily Swan provides an introduction to the work of René Girard, a theorist who developed scapegoat theory—a helpful lens for understanding violence from a biblical perspective. The talk was originally given at the Blue Ocean Summit—a national gathering of pastors,...
by rec @ a2blue | Jan 10, 2016 | Blue Ocean Faith Ann Arbor, Emily Swan, Interview, Ken Wilson, News
Ken Wilson and Emily Swan were interviewed by the Ann Arbor Observer. You can read that interview here. The interview discusses our history and the events that led to the launching of Blue Ocean Faith Ann Arbor. Blue Ocean “is all about connection. The blue...
by caroline | Nov 9, 2015 | Events, Sunday Services
Join us for worship on Sunday, Nov. 22, at 11 am for a celebration of our first anniversary together. Emily Swan will share our vision for 2016, followed by a luncheon (including birthday cake) after church in the Social Hall. Hope to see you there!
by caroline | Jun 24, 2015 | Blue Ocean Faith Ann Arbor, Emily Swan, Interview, Ken Wilson, News
Ken Wilson and Emily Swan were interviewed on Michigan Public Radio’s Stateside with Cynthia Canty. Listen to their 12 minute interview here. The interview gives an excellent summary of the birth of Blue Ocean Faith, Ann Arbor, and the values that hold us...
by caroline | Jun 8, 2015 | Ken Wilson, Third Way Newsletter
Check out Ken Wilson’s response to well-known pastor Tim Keller’s recent book review of A Letter to My Congregation along with Matthew Vines’ God and the Gay Christian. Wilson addresses important gaps in Keller’s review. He speaks to their differences on the role of...
by rec @ a2blue | May 7, 2015 | Blue Ocean Faith Ann Arbor, Emily Swan, Ken Wilson, News
Emily Swan and Ken Wilson call pastors and leaders to end the suffering inflicted on gay, lesbian, bi-sexual, and transgender people by simply refusing to enforce exclusionary policies. Ken and Emily tell a bit of their own story and sketch out an approach to...
by rec @ a2blue | Feb 5, 2015 | Blue Ocean Faith Ann Arbor, Events, News, Sunday Services
A new church in Ann Arbor with a new approach to “doing church” What: Blue Ocean Faith Ann Arbor’s opening church service When: 11 a.m., Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015 Where: The Social Hall of St. Clare’s Episcopal Church Blue Ocean Faith Ann Arbor (BOFA2) will hold its first...
