Process Pop-up: Process Theology and the Enneagram with Ken Pearson and Jay McDaniel
Event Type:
- Discussion, Presentation
- (Online)
Program:
- Process Pop-Up
Featuring:
- Ken Pearson and Jay McDaniel
Organizers:
- Process & Faith and Center for Process Studies
Process theology invites us to imagine God as “in process” with us, adapting to our unique situation and context by availing us of fresh possibilities for a journey into wholeness, relative to our personality and propensities. We can become more available to God’s living presence by understanding our gifts and limitations and appreciating the gifts of others who are different from us. God works in them in their ways, just as God works in us in our ways. With its powerful typology, the Enneagram contributes significantly to this self-understanding and appreciation. It also helps us recognize that, so often our gifts our also our sins, thus avoiding the liabilities of self-deception. Our hour together will provide an opportunity to consider the Enneagram types, to see their relevance to process theology, and to consider how, together, the Enneagram and process theology might help us grow in our potential to help heal a broken world. The wholeness we seek is not personal alone, but social and ecological too.
Featuring
Rev. Ken Pearson was appointed as Associate Pastor of Congregational Care and Discipleship at Lakewood United Methodist Church of North Little Rock in 2022. through this role he focuses on leading a team that cares for those in need and encourages all to grow in their faith through small groups and spiritual disciplines. In addition to his pastoral duties, Ken is an expert in the Enneagram. He graduated from McGehee High School, earned a BA in Economics and Business from Hendrix College and an MBA from Webster University. Ken and his wife Joni have two children Renee and Allison. Ken enjoys bicycling, working out and singing. Ken is excited about working to create vitality and make disciples of Jesus Christ by sharing his many talents, skills and experiences.
Jay McDaniel is a philosopher and theologian known for his work in process theology and open and relational thought. Influenced by Alfred North Whitehead, his writing explores the relational nature of reality, the role of creativity in the universe, and the spiritual significance of everyday life. He has long been associated with the Center for Process Studies and with Open Horizons, where he helps develop resources that connect philosophy, spirituality, ecology, and the arts. McDaniel writes for both academic and general audiences, often drawing on literature, music, theater, and nature to illuminate philosophical ideas. His work emphasizes compassion, imaginative freedom, and the possibility of cooperative and sustainable communities. A teacher, essayist, and musician, he is especially interested in how process philosophy can enrich religious life, interfaith dialogue, and public culture. Through essays, courses, and collaborative projects, he seeks to make complex philosophical ideas accessible and practically meaningful for contemporary life.
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