Aug 17, 2024
Working and living in Beloved community requires engaging theological discussion, creativity, collaboration, and vulnerability. Church workers are often asked to lead ministries which deftly navigate the intersections of culture, politics, and faith formation. Dr....
Aug 17, 2024
For many congregations, the “traditional” Sunday school of our childhoods is a thing of the past. Today, churches are doing Sunday School in a myriad of different ways and the choices can be overwhelming! In this workshop, we’ll look at current Sunday school trends...
Aug 17, 2024
What does it look like to be a helpful, loving presence with children and families whose lives are marked by serious illness, death, and other significant losses? This workshop will explore ways to accompany families living through their highest levels of pain and...
Aug 17, 2024
Calvary Episcopal Church in downtown Memphis is now into its 102nd year of offering its Lenten Preaching Series to the community and world. The series has attracted internationally acclaimed preachers, poets, writers, and scholars including Marcus Borg, Barbara Brown...
Aug 17, 2024
Memphis was the site of one of the longest running and most consequential church kneel-in campaigns of the 1960s. From March 1964 to January 1965 racially mixed groups of young people attempted unsuccessfully to enter Second Presbyterian Church for worship. Resistance...
Aug 17, 2024
Together, we will name those places and spaces where our congregations experience stress, anxiety, or trauma that impedes creating community and being fully present. By using trauma informed practices to create transformative contexts, we can help our congregations...
Aug 17, 2024
Student ministry is not limited to discipleship and relational time spent with students. At a time of life when students assert independence from parental figures in their lives (for good developmental purposes), there is great value in cultivating supportive and...
Aug 17, 2024
A continuation of the discussion from 2024. Last year participants discussed the struggles parents, congregations, and pastors face when worshiping with infants and were presented with a Biblical, theological, and developmental foundation for including infants in the...
Aug 17, 2024
The Lilly Endowment has funded 2 large initiatives in the last few years that have the potential to significantly contribute to what we know about faith formation and how we engage and develop programs. The Christian Parenting and the Nurturing Children through...
Aug 17, 2024
People are constantly texting, taking pictures, and checking social media with their smart phones. What if we took people’s preoccupation with this technology and used it for games and team building activities? This session will explore the recreation that can be led...
