faith & resistance 2027
Overview & Schedule
Our Vision: Transform isolated struggle into collective creation
Our Mission: Bringing together those who sense the world can be different
Friday Night: Looking Back - A History of Faith & Resistance
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6:00 to 7:00 PM: Doors open, registration
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7:00 to 9:00 PM: Looking Back: A History of Resistance with Dr. Kellie Carter Jackson, (Dean of Africana Studies, Wellesley College)
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Musical Guest: Known: MPLS (local youth and young adult gospel choir)
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9:00 to 10:00 PM: After Party with music, food, and drink.
Saturday Morning: Faith & Resistance in the Present
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8:00 to 8:30 AM: Doors Open
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8:30 to 10:30 AM: Faith & Resistance in the Present with Rev. Greg Boyd & Rev. Doug Pagitt
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Stephen Bjorlin's "Bearing Witness, A Service of Lament"
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Break for Lunch
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10:45 to 11:45 AM: Lunch Together
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Saturday Workshops:
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12:15 to 1:15 PM: Workshop Round 1
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Worship as Resistance (David Bjorlin),
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Trans Lives as Resistance (Jae Bates),
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Immigration Advocacy as Resistance (Khanh Nguyễn)
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1:30 to 2:30 PM: Workshop Round 2
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Art as Resistance (Sara Groves)
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Belonging as Resistance (Dr. Jia Starr Brown)
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Biblical Interpretation as Resistance (Rev. Dr. Dennis Edwards)
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Saturday Afternoon: Faith & Resistance in the Future
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3:00 to 4:15 PM: Faith & Resistance in the Future with Dr. Grace Ji-Sun Kim, (Professor of Theology, Earlham School of Religion)
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4:15 to 4:45 PM: Closing Ceremony
Sunday Morning: Worship Together
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10:00 AM: All are welcome to join Meetinghouse Church for our regular Sunday Worship Service. Rev. Dr. Grace Ji-Sun Kim will be our guest preacher.