The Forum is a public discussion group in the round. We have been meeting for half a century, and all are welcome.

The topics are chosen about a month in advance by the attendees and are listed on this page. All of our meetings can be attended either in person at the church, or via Zoom.

  • Date: Every Sunday
  • Time: 8:45 to 10:15 AM
    • 8:45 AM   Check in  (Attendance is optional)
    • 9:15 AM   Presentation of the topic
    • 9:35 AM   Group members provide additional perspectives, opinions, extensions, tangents, counter positions, and related experiences in turn. (See Forum guidelines below.)  Audio enhancement provided.
    • 10:15 AM  Adjourn

Forum Discussion Guidelines

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1W5DCunnPytR7j6wb7O8UhuZnZJhcHVJI/view?usp=sharing

Upcoming Events in Forum

  • 01/18/2026Forum Ways of looking at life that you find meaningful , Location: Fireside Room
  • 01/25/2026Forum Selection of Forum Discussion Topics for March , Location: Library
  • 02/01/2026Forum Things that we keep because they helped to define who we were , Location: Library
  • 02/08/2026Forum 2/8 What would you like for the future of the Forum, and how can we foster it? , Location: Fireside Room
  • 02/15/2026Forum Discovering the good things - right now! , Location: Library
  • 02/22/2026Forum Selection of Forum Discussion Topics for April , Location: Library
  • 03/01/2026Forum TBA , Location: Library
  • 03/08/2026Forum TBA , Location: Library
  • 03/15/2026Forum TBA , Location: Library
  • 03/22/2026Forum TBA , Location: Library
  • 03/29/2026Forum TBA , Location: Library
  • 04/05/2026Forum TBA , Location: Library
  • Forum Archive

  • 07/22/2018 – Forum – Meritocracy – Is It Destroying Our Culture?,

    Discussion Leader: Bob Ohlmann

  • 07/15/2018 – Forum – Genetics of Behavior,

    Discussion Leader: Valerie Yakich

  • 07/08/2018 – Forum – My Career,

    Discussion Leader: Eric Bier

  • 07/01/2018 – Forum – My Life in the Hitler Youth,

    Discussion Leader: Inge Etzbach

  • 06/24/2018 – Forum – Selection of Forum Discussion Topics for August,

    Discussion Leaders: All

  • 06/17/2018 – Forum – Is “Progress” Always a Good Thing?,

    Discussion Leader: Peggy Marks

  • 06/10/2018 – Forum – Iran Today,

    Discussion Leader: Jim Basiji

  • 06/03/2018 – Forum – Universal Basic Income,

    Discussion Leader: Inge Etzbach

  • 05/27/2018 – Forum – Selection of Forum Discussion Topics for July,

    Discussion Leaders: All

  • 05/20/2018 – Forum – “Never Again” – Will the Youth Movement Matter?,

    Discussion Leaders: Trisha Suppes, Susan Owicki