Please join us for a special Interfaith Shabbat with guest speaker, Rev. Dr. Tyler Mayfield, to talk about “Holy Envy, the Midianite Priest, and Learning From Difference” - Jethro, the Midianite priest, blesses the God of Moses and offers Moses great advice about practicing faithful leadership. What might we learn from our religiously diverse neighbors?

Rev. Dr. Tyler Mayfield is a teacher-scholar, United Church of Christ minister, and administrator. At Louisville Seminary, he teaches courses in ethical readings of Scripture, prophetic literature, and interfaith engagement. As the Director of the Grawemeyer Award in Religion, he coordinates a three committee, year-long selection process to award a $100,000 prize for the best new idea in religion. He is the author of five books. Tyler is a member of St. Andrew United Church of Christ and is married to Rev. Dr. Lauren Jones Mayfield, the new executive director of the Center for Interfaith Relations.