2018 Christian Leadership Forum

COURAGE TO BUILD BELOVED COMMUNITIES AT LA N TA , G A // M AY 3 1 - JUN E 03, 2017

2018 Christian Leadership Forum MAY 30 - JUNE 2

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SCHEDULE FEATURED LEADERS IDEA LABS PEER GROUP LEADERS WORSHIP TEAM LEADERS SOCIAL MEDIA INFORMATION CHURCH & FAITH LEADER COHORT YOUNG ADULT COHORT THEOLOGICAL EDUCATORS COHORT EMERGENCY INFORMATION VENUE & WIFI INFORMATION FTE TEAM

CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP FORUM 2018

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1:00 PM – 4:00 PM .............................................. FORUM REGISTRATION Lobby 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ..................... FORUM LEADERSHIP TEAM MEETING

Conference Room 2

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM .......................... OPENING WORSHIP AND SESSION Salons I-IV (1-4) 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM ........................................ IDEALIST DIALOGUE AND COMMUNITY CONVERSATION Salons I-IV (1-4)

7:00 PM ..................................................... DINNER WITH PEER GROUPS Dining Room Please join your peer group to reflect on the opening session and enjoy dinner together. Look for the table number associated with your peer group leader.

YOUNG ADULT COHORT Group 1: Kit Evans-Ford Group 2: Rich Havard Group 3: Tina Heise Group 4: Linda Jiménez Group 5: Emily McGinley Group 6: Waltrina Middleton Group 7: David Ramos Group 8: Tashara Void Group 9: Andrew Wilkes CHURCH & FAITH LEADER COHORT Group 10: Liv Gibbons Group 11: Kim Jackson Group 12: Rimes McElveen Group 13: K. Monet Rice-Jalloh Group 14: David Telfort THEOLOGICAL EDUCATORS COHORT Group 15: Patrick B. Reyes

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IGNITE INSPIRATION

WEDNESDAY

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POSSIBILITIES THURSDAY 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM ................................................................................................................................... BREAKFAST Dining Room 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM ...................................................................... COMMUNITY PRAYER AND MORNING EPISTLE Salons I-IV (1-4) 9:30 AM – NOON .................................................................................. COMMUNITY THEOLOGICAL REFLECTION Salons I-IV (1-4)

NOON – 3:00 PM .............................................................................................................. LUNCH AND OPEN SPACE Dining Room

Open Space is a process in which you will self-organize to host the conversations that matter most to you.

Forum participants will have the opportunity to name and host those conversations prior to gathering.

3:00 PM – 5:00 PM ..................................................................................................................................... IDEA LABS Dinner as a Technology for Connection: Faith and the People’s Supper: Jennifer Bailey Conference Room 6 Soulful Remembrance: Intergenerational Hurt, Healing & Spiritual Reclamation: Teresa P. Mateus Gold Room

Jesus 4 Revolutionaries: A Ministry Model for Millennial Activists: Robert Chao Romero Conference Room 7 An Inescapable Network of Mutuality: Kazu Haga Conference Room D Sisterhood Saves: Possibilities for the Church and Women: Neichelle Guidry Conference Room C

Interdependence as Freedom: Practices for Creating Intentional, Faith-Based Community in Your Life: Marcia Lee Salon VI (6)

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3:00 PM – 5:00 PM ..................................................................................................................................... IDEA LABS

Worker Justice: A Necessary Link for Beloved Community: Jeremy Posadas Salon V (5)

Conflict with(in) the Beloved Community: Personality & Positionality: Sarah Thompson Conference Room E

5:30 PM – 6:30 PM ........................................................................................................... PEER GROUP MEETINGS YOUNG ADULT COHORT Kit Evans-Ford: Conference Room 3 Rich Havard: Conference Room 6 Tina Heise Conference Room 7 Linda Jiménez: Conference Room 8 Emily McGinley: Conference Room 9 Waltrina Middleton: Gold Room David Ramos: White Room Tashara Void: Conference Room E Andrew Wilkes: Conference Room 2 CHURCH & FAITH LEADER COHORT Liv Gibbons: Conference Room C Kim Jackson: Salon V (5) Rimes McElveen: Salon VI (6) K. Monet Rice-Jalloh: Conference Room D David Telfort: Conference Room 5 THEOLOGICAL EDUCATOR COHORT Patrick B. Reyes: Boardroom 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM ............................................................................................................ DINNER AND OPEN SPACE Dining Room

Open Space is a process in which you will self-organize to host the conversations that matter most to you.

Forum participants will have the opportunity to name and host those conversations prior to gathering.

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AWAKEN IDEAS FRIDAY

7:00 AM – 8:30 AM ................................................................................................................................... BREAKFAST Dining Room 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM ...................................................................... COMMUNITY PRAYER AND MORNING EPISTLE Salons I-IV (1-4)

9:30 AM – NOON ............................................................................................ DESIGN FOR BELOVED COMMUNITY Salons I-IV (1-4) NOON – 3:00 PM .............................................................................................................. LUNCH AND OPEN SPACE Dining Room

Open Space is a process in which you will self-organize to host the conversations that matter most to you.

Forum participants will have the opportunity to name and host those conversations prior to gathering.

3:00 PM – 5:00 PM ............................................................................. DESIGN FOR BELOVED COMMUNITY PART 2 Salons I-IV (1-4)

5:30 PM – 6:30 PM .............................................................................................................. PEER GROUP MEETINGS YOUNG ADULT COHORT Kit Evans-Ford: Conference Room 3 Rich Havard: Conference Room 6 Tina Heise Conference Room 7 Linda Jiménez: Conference Room 8 Emily McGinley: Conference Room 9 Waltrina Middleton: Gold Room David Ramos: White Room Tashara Void: Conference Room E Andrew Wilkes: Conference Room 2

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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CHURCH & FAITH LEADER COHORT Liv Gibbons: Conference Room C Kim Jackson: Salon V (5) Rimes McElveen: Salon VI (6) K. Monet Rice-Jalloh: Conference Room D David Telfort: Conference Room 5 THEOLOGICAL EDUCATOR COHORT Patrick B. Reyes: Boardroom 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM ......................................... DINNER AND OPEN SPACE Dining Room

Open Space is a process in which you will self-organize to host the conversations that matter most to you. Forum participants will have the opportunity to name and host those conversations prior to gathering.

7:00 PM – 10:00 PM ...................................................... FUTURE BOOTH

Experience a fully functional 55” smartphone that allows you to send video and picture messages to yourself in the future.

Lobby Area 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM ...................................................... PHOTOBOOTH FUN Club Room

SATURDAY 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM .................................. CHECK OUT AND BREAKFAST 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM ............................................... PLAN OF ACTION, NEXT STEPS, AND EVALUATION Salons I-IV (1-4)

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AWAKEN IDEAS

5:30 PM – 6:30 PM ................. PEER GROUP MEETINGS (CONTINUED)

11:00 AM ...................................................................................................... CLOSING WORSHIP & SENDING FORTH Salons I-IV (1-4)

12:00 PM ............................................................................................................................... LUNCH AND DEPARTURE Dining Room

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2018 FEATURED LEADERSHIP REV. TRACI BLACKMON is the executive minister of justice and local church ministries for the United Church of Christ and senior pastor of Christ The King United Church of Christ in Florissant, MO. Initially ordained in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, Rev. Blackmon served in various ministry capacities for nine years, prior to becoming ordained in the United Church of Christ and installed as the first woman and 18th pastor in the 162-year history of Christ The King United Church of Christ. Rev. Blackmon’s communal leadership and work in the aftermath of the killing of Michael Brown, Jr., in Ferguson, MO, has gained her both national and international recognition and audiences from the White House to the Carter Center to the Vatican. She was appointed to the Ferguson Commission by Governor Jay Nixon and to the President’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based Neighborhood Partnerships for the White House by

TRACI BLACKMON FEATURED IDEALIST

President Barack H. Obama. Rev. Blackmon is a graduate of Leadership St. Louis and currently serves on the boards of The Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference, Chicago Theological Seminary and WomanPreach!

The REV. DR. RAYMOND RIVERA is the founder of Latino Pastoral Action Center (LPAC), which started as a division of the Manhattan-based NYC Mission Society, the city’s oldest and largest social service agency. Established in 1992, LPAC began after Rev. Dr. Rivera struggled with the dichotomy of the secular versus the sacred. His vision was to develop an organization that dealt with social justice issues from a holistic perspective, thus merging the two. Over the years, he has provided leadership development and technical assistance to hundreds of churches and faith-based organizations around the country, and dozens have developed holistic community-based ministries, including spiritual care, afterschool, youth development, and adult education programs.

Rev. Dr. Rivera has served as a pastor, preacher, denominational executive,

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organization founder, and community builder. Throughout this time, he has preached, taught, and modeled Christ-centered holistic ministry, particularly in an urban context. In addition, he has lectured and taught at many seminaries and universities throughout the United States and abroad including Union Theological Seminary, Princeton Theological Seminary, Alliance Theological Seminary, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and many others. He is the author of a book entitled Liberty to the Captives: Our Call to Minister in a Captive World.

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Originally from São Paulo Brazil, Cláudio Carvalhaes is a former shoe shining boy. He is an activist, a liturgist, a theologian and an artist. He is currently the associate professor of worship at Union Theological Seminary in NYC. In 2009-2010 he received The Kentucky Metroversity Outstanding Faculty of Adult Learners Award. He has several chapters/ articles published in English, Portuguese and Spanish, and has three books published in Brazil. His first book in English was Eucharist and

Globalization: Redrawing the Borders of Eucharistic Hospitality (Wipf and Stock, Pickwick Publications, 2013). He edited Only One is Holy:

Liturgy in Postcolonial Lenses (Palgrave, 2015) and his next book is titled What Worship has to do with it? Interpreting Life Liturgically.

Next year he will travel to collect ritual resources from communities

CLÁUDIO CARVALHAES

around the globe.

CLOSING PREACHER

BELOVED “ BUILDING COMMUNITY MEANS SOLIDARITY, BECOMING RESPONSIBLE FOR ONE ANOTHER. 7

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

IDEALABS DINNER AS A TECHNOLOGY FOR CONNECTION: FAITH AND THE PEOPLE’S SUPPER

JESUS 4 REVOLUTIONARIES: A MINISTRY MODEL FOR MILLENNIAL ACTIVISTS

Jennifer Bailey

Robert Chao

Faith Matters Network

Professor, UCLA

Founder and Executive Director

@RobertChaoRomero

@revjenbailey

Many millennials feel trapped in the borderlands

Within the Christian tradition, the table has

of activism and institutional Christianity. In the

played a central role in our understanding human

world of activism their faith is often shunned,

connection. It was at the table, over meals with

and in the world of institutional Christianity, their

loved ones and strangers, that Jesus taught some

commitment to racial justice is often frowned

of his most prolific lessons. It is a table that we

upon. As a result, thousands of millennials feel

remember those lessons through the sacrament

spiritually homeless. This lab shares creative

of Holy Communion. This learning lab will explore

examples of ministry to millennial activists of

the role dinner has as a technology for connection

color, and offers a space for the discussion of

in this polarized moment. You will get a taste of a People’s Supper and leave with practical tools to

best practices for student social justice ministry.

take back to facilitate conversations in your home

This lab will also generate locally contextualized

congregation and community.

models for the faith-rooted mentorship and mobilization of student activists of color.

SOULFUL REMEMBRANCE: INTERGENERATIONAL HURT, HEALING & SPIRITUAL RECLAMATION

AN INESCAPABLE NETWORK OF MUTUALITY

Teresa P. Mateus

East Point Peace Academy

St Augustine College and

Founder/Coordinator

The Mystic Soul Project

Dr. King once said that “we

Assistant Professor & Executive Director

are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality,

@teresapmateus

tied by a single garment of destiny.” His vision

In this interactive workshop we will engage with

of Beloved Community was a world where we

the concepts of intergenerational hurt and healing

understood our interdependence on each other.

as well as the impact of the erasure of pre-

This idea lab will provide a brief introduction into

Christian historical spiritual lineages of all peoples.

Kingian Nonviolence Conflict Reconciliation, a set

We will engage with our own stories, the stories

of teachings based on the teachings of Dr. King

of our peoples, and a process of curating and

and used in prisons, educational institutions, faith

creating ritual and practices which lift up the full

communities and social movements to build Be-

representation of ourselves and our ancestors. We

loved Community.

Kazu Haga

will explore how engaging our ancestral memory, our spiritual present, and the inclusivity of both into the future supports a more intentional communitybuilding, which allows for a spiritually integrated and whole manifestation of beloved community.

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IDEALABS INTERDEPENDENCE AS FREEDOM: PRACTICES FOR CREATING INTENTIONAL, FAITHBASED COMMUNITY IN YOUR LIFE

WORKER JUSTICE: A NECESSARY LINK FOR BELOVED COMMUNITY

Marcia Lee

Religious Studies

Taproot Sanctuary, Co-Founder

What does worker justice mean? How is it a nec-

@jumpingjackcanoe

essary part of building beloved community? And

Jesus showed us how interdependence leads to

most importantly, what are ways you can be part of

true freedom. His life was not about dependence

the pursuit worker justice? We’ll begin by examin-

by being with people ‘like him,’ nor independence

ing the myriad ways work is structured so that it

in order to achieve a certain status in society. This

dominates workers’ lives and degrades their live-

lab invites you to reflect on your own resources

liness. We then explore a variety of ways workers

and, using our collective creativity, to experiment

and their allies are organizing beloved communities

with how interdependence might show up more

that disrupt the exploitation of workers. And then

fully in our communities. You will leave with ideas

we’ll imagine together how we can use our collec-

to deepen or create intentional, faith-based

tive voice to advocate for worker justice. The idea

community in your own context.

lab will be both informative and interactive and will

Jeremy Posadas Austin College Associate Professor of

include hands-on activities for participants to build their skills.

SISTERHOOD SAVES: POSSIBILITIES FOR THE CHURCH AND WOMEN

CONFLICT WITH(IN) THE BELOVED COMMUNITY: PERSONALITY & POSITIONALITY

Neichelle Guidry

Sarah Thompson

Spelman College

Martin Luther King, Jr. Center

Dean of the Chapel and

for Nonviolent Social Change

Director of the WISDOM Center

2018 Generations Fellow

@neichelleg

@quesarahsera25

This lab will explore the longevity of gendered

This lab will hone your skills to identify the

violence in the church, and explore possibilities for

anatomy of any given conflict that is going on

building power among women in ministry through

with(in) your church/organization. Conflict can

radical relationships and practices of sisterhood.

be a generative force; an opportunity for deeper connection to your humanity, that of others, divine insight, and the experience of our biosphere. Most US dominant culture organizations form people

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toward avoidance or escalation of conflict. An intersectional, anti-oppression analysis instigates us

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to mobilize diverse resources/relations to address interpersonal conflicts. We will share stories and tools to address discord compassionately and 9

holistically.

YOUNG ADULTS

PEER GROUP LEADERS

KIT EVANS-FORD St. Ambrose University Visiting Assistant Professor @kit_evans @kitevans1

LINDA IRMA JIMÉNEZ Church of the New Covenant Pastor/Head of Staff @quirkychurchgrl

DAVID RAMOS Third Christian Church Pastor @Davidramosnyc

RICH HAVARD The Inclusive Collective Pastor and Executive Director @ rkhavard

EMILY MCGINLEY Urban Village Church Pastor (Hyde Park | Woodlawn) @thepemily

TASHARA VOID City of Atlanta AmeriCorps VISTA @be1voice @missvoid83

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TINA HEIS St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church Pastor @tinanheise

WALTRINA MIDDLETON Founder Walk on Water Ministries

ANDREW WILKES The Graduate Center, City University of New York Graduate Teaching Fellow @andrewjwilkes

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LIV GIBBONS Northwest United Protestant Church Pastor

KIM JACKSON All Saints’ Episcopal Church Associate Priest

K. MONET RICE-JALLOH Wake Forest University Associate University Chaplain @kelleemonet

DAVID TELFORT Lafayette Ave Presbyterian Church Pastor @DavidFTelfort

PATRICK B. REYES Forum for Theological Exploration Director of Strategic Partnerships for Doctoral Initiatives

RIMES MCELVEEN Mere Christianity Forum Executive Director and Collegiate Minister

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CHURCH & FAITH LEADERS

PEER GROUP LEADERS

WORSHIP TEAM LEADERS BRANDON GILLIARD

CLAIRE HITCHINS

DARCI JARET

World-Touring

Call to Action

Art in the Image

Bass Player

JustChurch Organizer

Creator

@clairehitchinsmusic

EMILY MCGINLEY

TONY MCNEILL

TERRELL SASS

Urban Village Church

Texas Southern University

Producer, Composer &

Pastor (Hyde Park | Woodlawn)

Visiting Professor of Music

Multi-Instrumentalist

@thepemily

@drtonymac

GRAPHIC FACILITATOR AND CO-CURATOR KATE MORALES

KATE MORALES As the Crow Flies Designs Graphic Recorder & Visual Facilitator @crowcamino

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHURCH & FAITH LEADER COHORT ANNALEE ALLEN

DAVID ALLRED

VALARIE AMICA

HEIDI ASPINWALL

Associate Director of

Lead Pastor

Director,

Director

Ministerial Services

High Places

Program/Service Sites

Young Adult

WNCC of the United

Community Church

Catholic Volunteers

Missional Movement

Methodist Church

Oak Ridge, TN

in Florida

Lakeland, FL

Charlotte, NC

Orlando, FL

SHERRI BARNES

LIZZIE BEBBER

TAYLOR BELL

Director of the Pfeiffer Youth

Executive Director

Ministries Coordinator

Executive Director

Theological Institute

Christ House

Baptist Church of

Ashland University

Pfeiffer University

Washington, DC

the Covenant

Ashland, OH

Birmingham, AL

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GLENN BLACK

ERNEST BROOKS

JENÉ COLVIN

KADIA EDWARDS

KELSEY FITTING-SNYDER

President & CEO

Program Manager

Executive Director

Associate Pastor

Academy of Preachers

WomanPreach! Inc.

The Grove CDC

St. Paul Lutheran Church

Lexington, KY

Delaware, OH

Nashville, TN

Davenport, IA

KYNDRA FRAZIER

REESHEDA GRAHAM-

SAMUEL GREEN

JOSINA GUESS

Associate Pastor/Director

WASHINGTON

Director of Christian Education

Writer/Faith Leader

First Corinthian

Executive Director

Seventh Episcopal

Louisville Institute

Baptist Church/HOPE Center

Communities First Association

District of AME

Comer, GA

New York, NY

Oak Park, IL

Columbia, SC

MAEGAN HABICH

JENNIFER HAMPTON

JOEL HARTER

MATTICE HAYNES

University Chaplain

Pastor

Associate University Chaplain

Founder

Pfeiffer University

United Methodist Church

Elon University

The Art of Community

Misenheimer, NC

Lewisville, NC

Elon, NC

Decatur, GA

OTIS HEAD

DAMETRAUS JAGGERS

DARCI JARET

BARBARA KERSHNER DANIEL

Project Coordinator

Assistant Professor

Creator/Freelancer

Senior Pastor

Tuskegee University & Macon

Johnson University

Art in the Image

Evangelical Reformed United

County Bridge Builder Institute

Knoxville, TN

Atlanta, GA

Church of Christ Frederick, MD

Tuskegee, AL 15

AIMEE LARAMORE

BEAU LINKER

ROSS LOCKHART

ALISON MCCRARY

Owner/Lead Consultant

Senior Pastor

Associate Professor

Executive Director

ALlyd Solutions

United Methodist Church

St. Andrew’s Hall/Vancouver

National Police

Indianapolis, IN

Badin, NC

School of Theology

Accountability Project

Vancouver, BC

New Orleans, LA

LARRY MORRIS III

JOHNATHAN NADEAU

NATHALIE NELSON

BRENT MCDOUGAL

Senior Pastor

Program Associate

Foundry House Sexton

National Program Coordinator,

Cliff Temple Baptist Church

National Benevolent

Huron Clinton

Strengthening the Black

Dallas, TX

Association

Metropolitan Authority

Church for the 21st Century

St. Louis, MO

Brighton, MI

United Methodist Church Nashville, TN

CHESLA NICKELSON

LYDIA OLSEN

BONNIE OSEI-FRIMPONG

NURYA PARISH

Program Director/

Director of Volunteers

Program Director

Co-founder/

Merger Staff

Christ House

The National Benevolent

Executive Director

Disciples Women, NCCC

Washington, DC

Association XPLOR Program

Plainsong Farm & Ministry

St. Louis, MO

Rockford, MI

Indianapolis, IN

LEON PARKER

KEVIN PRANOTO

CHANON ROSS

ANITA SAIN

Pastor

Church Support Manager

Program Officer

Associate Pastor

St. Luke CME-Nashville

Buckhead Christian Ministry

Lilly Endowment Inc

Denver United

Nashville, TN

Atlanta, GA

Indianapolis, IN

Methodist Church Denver, NC

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DERRICK SCOTT III

KIM SEXTON

ALISON SHELDON

ETHEL SOUTHERN

Executive Director

Associate For

Atlanta Site Director

Associate Pastor

Campus to City

Children’s Ministry

Notre Dame

Covenant United Church

Wesley Foundation

Evangelical Reformed Church

Mission Volunteers

of Christ

Jacksonville, FL

Frederick, MD

Baltimore, MD

South Holland, IL

TABITHA SSONKO

SARAH STROSAHL-KAGI

BLAIR TOLBERT

TONY VAN DUYNE

Organizer

Director, Emerging Leaders

Dean of the Chapel and

Executive Pastor

POWER

and Scholarships

Chaplain

Park Street Brethren Church

Harrisburg, PA

American Baptist Home

Young Harris College

Ashland, OH

Mission Societies

Hiawassee, GA

Valley Forge, PA

LARRY WHITNEY

SHERRI WHITTINGTON

HODARI WILLIAMS

SADIE ZEGARAC

University Chaplain for

Director of Operations

Team Leader

Project Director

Community Life

and Development

New Life Presbyterian Church

Ashland University

Boston University

Mere Christianity Forum

College Park, GA

Ashland, OH

Boston, MA

Travelers Rest, SC

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BELOVED COMMUNITY, AS I ENVISION IT, IS A WORLD WHERE ALL PEOPLE ARE MUTUALLY INVOLVED IN

BUILDING AND SUSTAINING THOSE STRUCTURES OF CARE THAT ALLOW EVERYONE TO ENJOY LIVELINESS AND TO LIVE WITH JOY ON AN EQUITABLE BASIS WITH ONE ANOTHER AND WITH THE EARTH. - JEREMY POSADAS

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

YOUNG ADULT COHORT “

BUILDING BELOVED COMMUNITY MEANS HELPING PEOPLE WITHIN MY CONTEXT GET TO KNOW THE STORIES AND TRUE HUMANITY OF PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT TYPICALLY DRAWN TO OUR CHURCH. - KIM JACKSON

EDWIN ANDRADE

CRISTIN ANTHONY

PERRIN BAILEY

DAVID BELTON II

Tucson Country Day School

Christ House

Christian Appalachian Project

Howard University

Tucson, AZ

New Windsor, MD

Martin, KY

Washington, DC

JONATHAN BRENNEMAN

LISA CATHELYN

SHELLE CHERRY

ROB COLLIS

Mennonite Church USA

Jesuit School of Theology of

Randolph-Macon College

St. Peter’s Fireside

Elkhart , IN

Santa Clara University

- Office of College

Vancouver, BC

Berkeley, CA

Advancement Severna Park, MD

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ALLISON CONNELLY

DEVON CRAWFORD

GABBY CUDJOE WILKES

Minnesota AIDS Project

The Samuel DeWitt

Yale Divinity School

Ashley Easter, LLC;

Minneapolis, MN

Proctor Conference

New York, NY

The Courage Conference

Chicago, IL

ASHLEY EASTER

Raleigh, NC

ALI EASTHAM

STARSHA DIVINE FRIERSON

JERRY GRIFFIN

KATIE GROSH

Winthrop University

Khepera Charter School

Liberty University

Carleton College Office

Greer, SC

Philadelphia, PA

Lynchburg, VA

of the Chaplain

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Northfield, MN

CLAIRE HANNAPEL

MARIA HARTZ

JEREMY L. HILL

OPHELIA HU KINNEY

Quaker Voluntary Service

Christian Appalachian Project

Watson Grove Baptist Church

United Way of

Atlanta, GA

Berea, KY

Nashville, TN

Greater Portland Portland, ME

GREGG HUNTER II

BIANCA JACKSON

CECELIA JEFFERSON

HAZEL JOHNSON

McCormick Theological

Azusa Pacific University

Candler School of Theology

Boston University School

Seminary

Los Angeles, CA

Atlanta, GA

of Theology

Chicago, IL

Brighton, MA

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JAMAAR JONES

TIARA JONES

JAIME JORGE

ELICE KIM

Noble Street

Field Works

Azusa Pacific University

Adullam Church

Baptist Church

Detroit, MI

Long Beach, CA

Newcastle, WA

ELLIE KIM

KIRSTEN KNIEVEL

COLIN KROLL

TIARA LAMBERTH

Biola University

Martin Luther House

Campbell University

Bethesda Project

Valencia, CA

Edmonton, Alberta

Four Oaks, NC

Philadelphia, PA

OLIVIA LAWSON

ZACH LINDLER

JOANNA LOEPP THIESSEN

JOSH LOPEZ-REYES

Adullam Church

Maryville College

Catholic Charities

Community HousingWorks

Bothell, WA

Chapin, SC

Archdiocese of San Antonio

Alhambra, CA

Portsmouth, VA

San Antonio, TX

CHRISSY LORICA

LILY LUO

JOHNNY MARTINEZ

BRENNAN MCCURRY

Cristo Rey Boston

Life Together

St. Joseph’s Retreat Center

Huron University College

High School

Brookline, MA

Downey, CA

Brandon, Manitoba

Boston, MA

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DAVID MEDINA

JOY MONTES DE OCA

SARAH MORRELL

ANDREA MORRISON

Hispanic Community

Newport Coast Family

Columbia Theological

St. Margaret’s Anglican

Counseling Services/ First

San Jose, CA

Seminary

Church New Toronto

Waco, TX

Etobicoke, Ontario

Christian Missionary Church Philadelphia, PA

WALID MOSARSAA

EBONI NASH

SARAH NASH

NANCY NEGRETE

Friends Rehabilitation

Hastings College

Eden Theological Seminary

Fuller Theological Seminary

Program, Inc.

Eads, CO

St. Louis, MO

Lynwood, CA

Philadelphia, PA

BREN O’CONNOR

SANDRA OVALLE

LIZ PALMER

IRENE PARK

Episcopal Service Corp

World Relief

Saint Mary’s College

Loyola Marymount University

Milwaukee, WI

Long Beach, CA

Notre Dame, IN

Department of Theological Studies Buena Park, CA

JONATHAN PINKNEY

KRISTAN PITTS

Vancouver School of Theology

ZACH PLANTS

BRIAN RHUDE

Mere Christianity Forum

William S. Davies

The Catholic University

Travelers Rest, SC

Homeless Shelter

of America

Rome, GA

Ellicott City, MD

Vancouver, BC

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HILARY RICHARDSON

HECTOR RODRIGUEZ

RUDI RUDISILL

Saint Mary’s University

Third Christian Church

Campbell University

Garrett-Evangelical

Herring Cove, Nova Scotia

New Hyde Park, NY

Coats, NC

Theological Seminary

DOM RUTLEDGE

Dolton, IL

ERIKA SANCHEZ

ZOIE SHEETS

PRINCENA SIMPKINS

AMBER SMITH

KidWorks

UIC Honors College

First Baptist Church of

Bread Of Life, Inc.

Santa Ana ,CA

Chicago, IL

Highland Park

Kemah, TX

Capitol Heights, MD

LAUREN SOTOLONGO

DEN STAPLES

JORDAN STEWART

CECILIA SUKNAIC

Zeke’s Coffee DC/Faith in

Harvard Divinity School

Lutheran Campus Ministries

Saint Thomas Early

Public Life

Cambridge, MA

at Georgia Tech

Learning Center

Atlanta, GA

Bryan, TX

Washington, DC

ALEXIS TARDY

JACOB TAYLOR

JESSICA TETTE

LEMEC THOMAS

Saint John’s Church UCC

Rohs St Cafe/University

St. Kateri Parish

Haitian Christian

Saint Louis, MO

Christian Church

Rochester, NY

Development Fund

Cincinnati, OH

Lemon Grove, CA

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ROBIN UHL

PERRY WASHINGTON JR.

BRIDGET WEBSTER

Claremont School

Interdenominational

Union Theological Seminary

University of

of Theology

Theological Center

New York, NY

Tennessee Chattanooga

Asheboro, NC

Atlanta, GA

DELANEY ZITO

Chattanooga, TN

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THEOLOGICA EDUCATORS COHORT

MELISSA BROWNING

LETITIA CAMPBELL

NEOMI DE ANDA

YARA GONZALEZ-

Director, Contextiual

Assistant Professor in the

Assistant Professor,

JUSTINIANO

Education

Practice of Ethics and Society

Department of

Director at Large

Columbia Theological

Candler School of Theology

Religious Studies

Arts | Religion | Culture (ARC)

Seminary

Atlanta, GA

University of Dayton

Boston, MA

Decatur, GA

Dayton, OH

RACHELLE GREEN

APRIL JACKSON

CALLID KEEFE-PERRY

KATE LASSITER

Director

Doctoral Candidate

Executive Director

Associate Professor of

Theological Studies Program at

Claremont School

Arts | Religion | Culture (ARC)

Religious & Pastoral Studies

Arrendale Prison for Women

of Theology

Boston, MA

Mount St Joseph University

Atlanta, GA

Claremont, CA

Cincinnati, OH 24

AL “

BUILDING BELOVED COMMUNITY IS A COMMUNITY THAT SHARES THE LOVE OF CHRIST WITH NO JUDGEMENT. - KIT EVANS-FORD

”

NAOMI LEAPHEART

MINDY MCGARRAH SHARP

ERICA RAMIREZ

SONYA VANN

Adjunct Faculty

Associate Professor of

Director of Research

Director Master of

Villanova University

Practical Theology and

Auburn Seminary

Community Leadership

Philadelphia, PA

Pastoral Care

New York, NY

Eden Theological Seminary St. Louis, MO

Columbia Theological Seminary Decatur, GA

BEVERLY WALLACE

Assistant Professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling Shaw University Divinity School Raleigh, NC 25

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HOSPITALS AND URGENT CARE

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PHARMACIES

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EMERGENCY INFORMATION

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VENUE INFORMATION

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FTE TEAM “

BUILDING BELOVED COMMUNITY MEANS WRITING NEW STORIES OF INNOVATION AND INCLUSION. - NEICHELLE GUIDRY

”

DORI BAKER

ELSIE BARNHART

PAUL BOIS

TED BOONE

Senior Fellow of Research

Program Manager

Vice President of

Director of Knowledge

Administration

Management

and Learning

KIMBERLY R. DANIEL

FRAN DAVIS-HARRIS

ANGELA GILES

DIVA MORGAN HICKS

Senior Director of

Event Manager

Communications Manager

Online Communications

Communications

Manager

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DARLENE HUTTO

STEPHEN LEWIS

CHRIS TINA MASON

Director of Strategic

President

Data Associate

JODI L. PORTER Coordinator, High School

Partnerships for Leadership

Youth Theology Institutes

Networks

(HSYTI)

CHRISTINA REPOLEY

PATRICK B. REYES

TAMARA RICHARDS

KARLA VAN ZEE

Consultant

Director of Strategic

Director of Finance

Coordinator, Campus Ministry

Partnerships for

Theological Exploration of

Doctoral Initiatives

Vocation (CMTEV)

HEATHER B.P. WALLACE

MATTHEW WESLEY

STEPHANIE WILLIAMS

TRACI WRIGHT

Program Manager

WILLIAMS

Event Manager

Executive Administrator

Vice President of Strategic Initiatives

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