XPLOR, NEWS
NBA XPLOR Concludes Third Program Year and Prepares for Incoming Residents
Rev. Bonnie Osei-Frimpong | June 28, 2017
At the end of the 2016-17 program year, NBA XPLOR continues to strengthen the faith lives and missional presence of our partners and stakeholders.
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Blessing for Rev. Dr. Ben Bohren
Rev. Bonnie Osei-Frimpong, Rev. Virzola Law | October 17, 2016
On September 23, 2016, we gathered at Union Avenue Christian Church in St. Louis to honor Rev. Dr. Ben Bohren and celebrate his 50 years of ministry with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)! Rev. Bonnie Osei-Frimpong and Rev. Virzola Law, who work with Ben as the NBA XPLOR program team, shared this blessing as the evening's benediction.
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NBA XPLOR: The Art of (Re)Discovery
Rev. Bonnie Osei-Frimpong | September 30, 2015
The Residents set the agenda on their last evening of NBA XPLOR Laboratory, the orientation week for incoming XPLOR Residents and Spiritual Companions. This year, XPLOR Residents decided to visit the City Museum in St. Louis, a genre-bending playplace where adults and children can climb in an ornate, beautiful, massive, 10-story den of tunnels, tubes, pipes, and slides—where you lose yourself and find yourself again and again. The genre-bending nature of City Museum is like the genre-bending experience of XPLOR.
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A Heart for Care
Rev. Rebecca Hale, Rev. Dr. Ben Bohren, Rev. Bonnie Osei-Frimpong | August 25, 2014
As this year’s inaugural class of NBA XPLOR Residents gathered last week in St. Louis for XPLOR orientation, we were keenly aware of the events affecting the nearby community of Ferguson. The images of pain, violence and protest were the backdrop to our orientation.
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Building and Flying
Rev. Bonnie Osei-Frimpong | April 03, 2014
The NBA XPLOR Project has been in development for over a year. And now, as Residents begin to accept their site placements, there is a feeling that we are now officially launching and inaugurating this exciting ministry complete with Residents, congregational teams, service sites, and many ministry partners!
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