Estuary Northwest 2024 Update
Encountering Face to Face
What is Estuary?
If you sat down in an Estuary meeting you would see a group people meeting face to face. They are from various backgrounds discussing anything that is meaningful, interesting, and real.
It is a movement dedicated to put people together in deep conversation, to move beyond the surface level, beyond the masks. We believe these conversations to be deeply meaningful and invite people from diverse religious traditions, or no tradition at all to come and join us as we try to enter into deep encounter with each other, and through that encounter, perhaps to encounter, if ever so fleetingly, our transcendent source.
This event will combine model Estuary session with featured speakers and panel discussions.
September 12-14, 2024
Encountering Face to Face
A 3-day conference in Olympia, Washington.
Hosted by Grail Country
Dr. Michael Martin
The Poet
Dr. Michael Martin: is a philosopher, poet, musician, songwriter, editor, and biodynamic farmer. He spent sixteen years as a Waldorf teacher and Master Teacher, and taught at the university and college level for over seventeen years. His poetry and scholarship have appeared in many journals and he is the editor of Jesus the Imagination: A Journal of Spiritual Revolution and co-host of the Regeneration podcast.
The Center for Sophiological Studies - website
Paul VanderKlay
The Pastor
Pastor of Living Stones Church in Sacramento, CA and a social media personality with a popular YouTube channel where he hosts conversations with a wide range of people and comments on culture, theology, and philosophy. Paul is the originator of the Estuary concept and is developing Estuary communities around the world.
Dr. Chris Green
The Theologian
Professor of Public Theology at Southeastern University (Lakeland, FL), Bishop of the Diocese of St Anthony (CEEC), and Director for St Anthony Institute of Theology, Philosophy, and Liturgics. He is the author and editor of a number of books, including most recently All Things Beautiful: An Aesthetic Christology
Karen Wong
The Artist
Karen is an award-winning artist and painter with a deep understanding of the creative process practically and philosophically. She is also the host of The Meaning Code, a YouTube channel specializing in discussions about the intersection of science and faith. Her guests have included Ian McGilchrist, D.C. Schindler, John Vervaeke, Michael Levin, and Wolfgang Smith to name a few
The Meaning Code - YouTubeKaren's art website
https://www.estuarynorthwest2024.com/#tickets
Poet
may be added to the lineup soon. Hope to see there in the the beautiful Pacific Northwest, a place I am happy to call home.