Wajahat Ali Debbie Almontaser Ruchi Amin Jessica Baen BETTY Genesis Be Ritu Bhasin
Traci Blackmon Taquiena Boston Mark Charles Kaitlin Curtice Miguel De La Torre Michael Dinwiddie Kerry Docherty REVOLUTIONARY LOVE
Gary Dorrien Kelly Brown Douglas Yusuf George Lisa Sharon Harper Karen Jackson John Janka Darren Johnston
Amichai Lau-Lavie Jacqui Lewis Michael Martin Michael-Ray Mathews Garry Moore Malaika Mumeka Lane Murdock The Politics of Faith
Doug Pagitt John Pavlovitz Camilo Pérez-Bustillo Carlos Pinero Judith Rosenbaum Zainab Salbi Ruby Sales
Linda Sarsour Rob Stephens Ilka Vega Raphael Warnock angel Kyodo williams Marianne Williamson Damaris Whittaker Friday, April 5–Sunday, April 7, 2019 • Middle Church in NYC The Middle Project preparing ethical leaders for a just society REVOLUTIONARY LOVE 2019 The Politics of Faith Friday, April 5–Sunday, April 7, 2019 at Middle Collegiate Church in NYC
Contents A. Welcome B. Conference Schedule C. Conference Venue D. Online Community, Social Media Guidelines, and WiFi E. Presenter Biographies F. Area Restaurants and Top Things to Do in NYC G. About Middle Collegiate Church and The Middle Project H. Middle Church Media: Podcasts, Videos, Music, Books I. Conference 2020 J. Middle Notes Newsletter
RESOURCES K. Articles on Race and Revolutionary Love L. Selected Bibliography M. “Doing Church and Doing Justice: A Portrait of Millennials at Middle Church”
SESSIONS N. Presenter Notes and Materials O. Evaluation Forms
CONFERENCE PARTNERS
April 5, 2019
Dear Revolutionary Movement Builder,
On behalf of Middle Church, the Middle Project, and all of our partners, welcome to Revolutionary Love: The Politics of Faith. This is our 13th convening of leaders like you, whose hearts are broken at the state of our union, who share a deep commitment to perfect our democracy with love that demands liberty and justice for all. And this time, our team has set the most diverse table to date in terms of not only ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and faith practice, but also perspective on the issues that plague our nation. We will listen deeply to one another, have the #DifficultDiscussions and the #CourageousConversations. We might not leave in agreement on all things, but we will teach each other, and lay a foundation for the platforms we need to build on the way to the 2020 election. When we gather this much diversity, when we are not necessarily preaching to the choir, there can be conflict. We welcome healthy conflict, and we hope you will too. Below are some norms with which we will begin our work; and you will, as a learning community, help set more, to guide our work and engagement with each other. At Middle Church, we believe #LoveTransforms, and can guide us into a future in which our communities can thrive. We share our sister Valarie Kaur's understanding that Revolutionary Love is the call of our times. Movements are messy, friend, but guided by revolutionary love, we can keep moving, together. There is too much at stake, nothing less than healing the soul of our nation. We are so thrilled we are in this movement, together. Please let our team know anything we can do to make this journey a rich one for you.
In Revolutionary Love,
The Reverend Jacqui Lewis, Ph.D. • Senior Minister, Middle Collegiate Church
Speak in the moment from the heart. Speak only for yourself, using “I” statements. Be lean of speech. Listen from the heart. Respect confidentiality.
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Conference Schedule
FRIDAY APRIL 5, 2019
12:00−1:00P Registration Social Hall
1:00–1:30P WELCOME/OVERVIEW and Opening Art Sanctuary — Jacqui Lewis and Genesis Be
SOCIAL ANALYSIS – COMPETING VISIONS FOR AMERICA
1:30–2:30P SESSION 1 — Wajahat Ali Sanctuary
2:30–3:30P SESSION 2 — John Pavlovitz Sanctuary
3:30–3:45P Break / Book Signing Social Hall
3:45–4:45P SESSION 3 — Traci Blackmon Sanctuary
4:45–5:00P INTERLUDE: Leading While Muslim Sanctuary — Debbie Almontaser
5:00–5:30P TURN AND TALK: Structured Conversations Sanctuary • What is your vision for the future of America? • How do you engage those holding a vision of America different from your own? • Do Americans still believe in the “American Dream”? Is the American Dream still achievable or out of reach for a growing number of Americans?
Book Signing Social Hall
5:30–7:00P DINNER on your own Offsite
SOCIAL ANALYSIS – THE MYTH OF CHRISTIAN AMERICA
7:00–8:30P SESSION 4 — Miguel De La Torre and Gary Dorrien Sanctuary
8:30–8:45P Book Signing Social Hall
Baggage Storage Closing Time 8:45P All bags must be retrieved—no overnight storage.
Please complete your daily evaluations and place them in the box in the Social Hall.
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SATURDAY APRIL 6, 2019
8:30–9:00A Coffee and Registration Social Hall
SOCIAL ANALYSIS – THE MYTH OF CHRISTIAN AMERICA continued
9:00–10:30A SESSION 5 — Kelly Brown Douglas Sanctuary and angel Kyodo Williams
10:30–10:45A Break / Book Signing Social Hall THE FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY
10:45A–12:15P SESSION 6 — Mark Charles and Raphael Warnock Sanctuary
12:15–12:30P INTERLUDE: Leading in the Last 100 Feet Sanctuary — Doug Pagitt
12:30–1:30P LUNCH with Structured Conversations Social Hall • Are we a Christian nation? What have we gained or lost 4th Floor Studio by the decline of Christianity and the growth of other
faith traditions?
How has Christianity merged with or differentiated itself • from our national identity?
SPECIAL Conversation: The Politics of Parenting: 3rd Floor Studio Raising an Anti-Racist, Socially, and Morally Conscious Generation — Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft
MOVEMENT BUILDING: LEADING IN HOT MESS TIMES
1:30–2:15P SESSION 7 — Amichai Lau-Lavie Sanctuary
2:15–3:30P SESSION 8 — Ritu Bhasin and Michael Dinwiddie Sanctuary
3:30–3:45P Break / Book Signing Social Hall
3:45–5:00P SESSION 9 — Lane Murdock, Shane Claiborne, and Sanctuary Michael Martin
5:00–5:15P Break / Book Signing Social Hall
5:00–6:30P DINNER with Structured Conversations
• What would you say are the moral imperatives for On your own leaders in this challenging time? Offsite • What risks confront you in giving public leadership on controversial issues?
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EVENING SALON: Mobilizing and Activating Anti-Racist Faith Communities
5:00–6:30P SALON 1: Organizing Voters — Karen Jackson, Carlos Pinero, Yusuf George, Community Room and The Middle Project Board
6:30–7:00P INTERLUDE: Musical Guest BETTY Sanctuary
7:00–8:00P SALON 2: Worship and Education Sanctuary — Bertram Johnson, John Del Cueto, Dionne McClain- Freeney, and Tami Petty
Baggage Storage Closing Time 8:30P All bags must be retrieved—no overnight storage.
Please complete your daily evaluations and place them in the box in the Social Hall.
SUNDAY APRIL 7, 2019 9:00–9:30A Coffee and Registration Social Hall
9:30–10:45A Conference Worship Celebration — Jacqui Lewis preaching, Middle Church Choir, Sanctuary Jerriese Johnson Gospel Choir, Dance
10:30–10:45A Walk to Listening/Learning Circles Annex: St. George Academy 215 East 6th Street between Second and Third Avenues
10:45A–1:00P SESSION 10 — Listening/Learning Circles and Bagged Brunch
A Faith, Politics, and Soul Care — Taquiena Annex at Boston, Kerry Docherty, and Ruchi Amin St. George
B Faith, Politics, and Human Sexuality — Bertram Annex at Johnson, Darren Johnston, and Malaika Mumeka St. George
C Faith, Politics, and Conflict Resolution Annex at — Jessica Baen St. George
D Faith, Politics, Media, and Public Theology — Accessible Option Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft, Christina Fleming, at Middle Church: John Janka, and Nes Sanchez Martinez 3rd Floor Studio
1:00–1:30P Walk to Middle Church and Break
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FAITH IN THE PUBLIC SQUARE 1:30–2:30P SESSION 11 — Border Work — Camilo Pérez-Bustillo, Ilka Vega, and Sanctuary Damaris Whittaker
2:30–3:30P SESSION 12 — #MeToo, Women’s March, and the Future of Feminism Sanctuary — Judith Rosenbaum, Zainab Salbi, and Linda Sarsour
3:30–3:45P Break / Book Signing Social Hall
3:45 –4:45P SESSION 13 — Disrupting White Supremacy — Kaitlin Curtice, Lisa Sharon Harper, Michael-Ray Sanctuary Mathews, and Rob Stephens
4:45–6:00P Book Signing Social Hall DINNER with Structured Conversations On your own Offsite • How do you define your “public square”; is it blogging, editorials in the local newspapers, tweets, Instagrams, public speaking, public demonstrations, TED Talks, Sermons, videos, interviews, your website. • As you leave this Conference, “where do you go from here?” What can you do beyond what you already do, to utilize the public square as a platform for social justice? • What is your focus in this work? Who are your allies, what will you do next?
6:00–8:00P SESSION 14 — CLOSING Sanctuary Where Do We Go from Here? — Marianne Williamson, Ruby Sales, and Jacqui Lewis
8:30P Baggage Storage Closing Time
Please complete your daily evaluations and place them in the box in the Social Hall.
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Conference Venue Middle Collegiate Church is open to the public. Please wear your name badge and security bracelet, and keep your belongings with you at all times.
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Sunday Listening/Learning Circles Venue On Sunday morning at 10:45A, three of the Listening/Learning Circles will take place at the Annex at
St. George Academy 215 East 6th Street between Second and Third Avenues
Participants must climb one flight of stairs to reach the locations of the following groups:
A Faith, Politics, and Soul Care — Taquiena Boston, Kerry Docherty, and Ruchi Amin
B Faith, Politics, and Human Sexuality — Bertram Johnson, Darren Johnston, and Malaika Mumeka
C Faith, Politics, and Conflict Resolution — Jessica Baen
A fully accessible option is available at Middle Church in the 3rd Floor Studio:
D Faith, Politics, Media, and Public Theology — Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft, Christina Fleming, John Janka, and Nes Sanchez Martinez
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Social Media Guidelines
Official Hashtag: #RevLove19
We encourage the use of social media, such as Twitter, Facebook, Facebook Live, Instagram and blogging as a way to highlight, discuss, critique, promote, and/or summarize the Revolutionary Love conference experience.
As you engage on social media during the conference, please remember the following: • Follow us on Facebook (/MiddleCollegiateChurch) • Follow us on Twitter (@middlechurch) • Follow us on Instagram (@middlechurch) • Follow Jacqui Lewis on Facebook (/Rev.Jacqui.Lewis) • Follow Jacqui Lewis on Twitter (@RevJacquiLewis) • Follow Jacqui Lewis on Instagram (@RevJacquiLewis) • Share our livestream broadcasts of plenary sessions with your friends back home via middlechurch.org’s homepage.
We ask that participants observe copyright law and cite speakers appropriately. Please refrain from recording extended audio or video sessions.
Audio recordings of all sessions will be available following the conference, except as otherwise requested by our speakers. Please keep in mind that our presenters have invested many hours in the development of this material and copyright laws apply.
Please silence any and all noise-making electronic devices.
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Presenter Biographies
Wajahat Ali is a journalist, Ritu Bhasin launched writer, lawyer, an award- bhasin consulting inc., a winning playwright, a TV diversity, and inclusion- host, and a consultant for the focused consulting firm. She U.S. State Department. is the author of the bestseller @WajahatAli The Authenticity Principle. @RituBhasin
Dr. Debbie Almontaser is Rev. Traci Blackmon is the the president of the Muslim executive director of The Community Network and United Church of Christ’s author of Leading While Justice and Local Church Muslim. She is known for her Ministries and senior interfaith organizing. minister of Christ The King, @DebbiAlmontaser a church near Ferguson, Missouri. @pastortraci Ruchi Amin is a clinical social worker and works at Taquiena Boston is The the New School University Unitarian Universalist as a supervising clinician Association's Director of and maintains a private Multicultural Growth and practice in the West Village. Witness and Special Advisor to the President for Inclusion, Equity, and Change. Jessica Baen is a conflict resolution professional with Mark Charles is the founder experience in mediation, and director of 5 Small peacebuilding, conflict Loaves, an organization that resolution education, and pursues racial reconciliation intercultural communication. and columnist for Native News Online. @wirelesshogan BETTY is an activist pop rock band. Their songs have Shane Claiborne is a best- been featured in television selling author and founder of series Weeds, The L Word The Simple Way in and more. Their music Philadelphia. He leads Red fiercely represents their Letter Christians, a belief in equal rights and movement committed to feminism. @bettymusic living “as if Jesus meant the things he said.” @ShaneClaiborne Genesis Be is an artist and activist, with a newly Kaitlin Curtice is a Native released album titled People American Christian mystic Not Things and debuted an who portrays the sacredness art exhibit in March of the of the human condition in same name in Los Angeles. everyday language. She is @GenesisBe Photo: Rae Maxwell the author of Glory Happening. @KaitlinCurtice Photo: Amy Paulson
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Rev. Miguel De La Torre, Christina Fleming is the Ph.D. is a professor of ethics director of media relations and Latinx studies at Iliff and data integrity at Middle Theological Seminary and Collegiate Church. the author of Burying White @HeyGodItsUs Privilege: Resurrecting a Badass Christianity and The U.S. Immigration Crisis: Toward an Ethics of Place. @DrDeLaTorre Yusuf George is the director of External John Del Cueto is the Engagement at JUST director of the award-winning Capital, a non-profit that Jerriese Johnson Gospel measures companies by Choir and the Village Chorus how they treat their workers, for Children and Youth at communities and the Middle Collegiate Church. environment. Yusuf serves on the Board of Directors of The Middle Project.
Michael Dinwiddie is an Rev. Amanda Hambrick Associate Professor at New Ashcraft is the Executive York University whose Minister for Justice, teaching interests include Education and Movement cultural studies, African Building at Middle Collegiate American theater history, Church. She is the founder dramatic writing, filmmaking of Raising Imagination, a and ragtime music. platform inspiring activism across ideological difference. @ARaeAshcraft Kerry Docherty is a co- founder of Faherty Brand, a Lisa Sharon Harper is an lifestyle clothing company author of The Very Good focused on sustainability and Gospel as well as founder craftsmanship and founder of and president of Freedom The Mindful Mentors, Road. Harper leads trainings providing mindfulness and helps mobilize clergy meditation tutorials. @AMindfulMentor and community leaders around shared values for the common good. Rev. Gary Dorrien, Ph.D. is @lisasharper the Reinhold Niebuhr Professor of Social Ethics at Rev. Karen Jackson serves Union Theological Seminary at Project Hospitality, serving and author of 19 books on the needs of the poor, social ethics, theology, and hungry and homeless philosophy, and political residents of Staten Island, theory. New York. She serves on the Board of The Middle Project. The Very Rev. Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas is the Dean Rev. John Janka is on the of Episcopal Divinity School Doctor of Ministry Faculty at at Union Theological Drew Theological School, Seminary, author of Stand co-founder of The Middle Your Ground: Black Bodies Project, and consultant to and the Justice of God and congregations and non- Sexuality and the Black Church: A Womanist profits. He is the co-author of Perspective. @DeanKBD The Pentecost Paradigm.
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Rev. Bertram Johnson is Rev. Michael-Ray Mathews the Executive Minister of is the Director of Director of Care, Worship and The Arts Clergy Organizing for Faith in at Middle Collegiate Church. Action and is the first African He is a member of the NEXT American President of the Church Strategy Team and Alliance of Baptists Board of was a coauthor of The Directors. His work is centered Sarasota Statement. on the Theology of Resistance, a prophetic, multifaith discourse intended to spark faith Darren Johnston is the leaders to fight injustice and dehumanization. chair of the Middle Collegiate @mrmathews Church Consistory. He is an associate theatre producer Dionne McClain-Freeney with No Guarantees LLC. directs the Middle Church Band. She is a composer, singer, choral and musical director, arranger, and Nes Martinez is the Director teaching artist who has of Website and Information appeared on national and Technology at Middle international stages. @DMcClainFreeney Collegiate Church. Garry Moore is a performing artist, public speaker, playwright, with a long career in broadcast radio. He Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie is is Operations and the founding spiritual leader Programming Director at of Lab/Shul NYC and the WPNV Radio. creator of Storahtelling, Inc. He is an Israeli-born Jewish Malaika Mumeka is a educator, writer, and transgender non-conforming performance artist. femme and college student. @AmichaiLauLavie They grew up at Middle Church, which sparked their Rev. Jacqueline J. Lewis, passion for intersectional Ph.D. is the Senior Minister activism and creating safe of Middle Collegiate Church. spaces for marginalized youth. Photo: Peter Calderon She is a nationally acclaimed activist, author, public Lane Murdock is a 16-year- theologian, and organizer of old activist and co-founder of an anti-racist multicultural the National School Walkout movement of love and justice. She has been in response to the Stoneman featured in the Washington Post, Wall Street Douglas High School Journal, The New York Times, and on The Today shooting in 2018. Show, CBS, and MSNBC. @RevJacquiLewis @lanemurdock2002
Michael Martin is the Doug Pagitt is the executive founder and executive director and founder of Vote director of RAWtools. Mike is Common Good. He is also a licensed for specialized national initiator with ministry for the work of Convergence, a collective RAWtools by Mountain embodying just Christian States Mennonite ethos leading to action. Conference of Mennonite Church USA. @pagitt
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Rev. John Pavlovitz is a Ruby Sales is a nationally- writer, pastor, and activist. recognized human-rights His blog Stuff That Needs To activist, public theologian, Be Said has reached a Student Nonviolent diverse worldwide audience. Coordinating Committee He is the author of A Bigger (SNCC) alumna, and social Table and Hope and Other critic. She is founder and Superpowers. @johnpavlovitz director of The Spirithouse Project. @RubyNSales Camilo Pérez-Bustillo is the director of research, Linda Sarsour is an award- advocacy and leadership winning racial justice and development at the Hope civil rights activist. She Border Institute, based in the serves on the Board of US-Mexico border region in Women’s March Inc., was a El Paso, Texas. National Co-Chair of the 2017 Women's March on Tami Petty is the music Washington, and co-founded the first Muslim director of the Middle Church online organizing platform MPower Change. Choir and In-the-Middle @lsarsour Choir at Middle Collegiate Church. She is the first Rev. Rob Stephens is the recipient of the Emerging minister for organizing at Artist Award from the Sorel Middle Collegiate Church and Organization honoring women in music. a trainer with the Racial Equity Institute. Rob served Carlos Pinero is a freelance as a Field Secretary for the advisor to the growth of small North Carolina NAACP as an businesses through social organizer in North Carolina’s Forward Together- media development. He is a Moral Monday Movement. @robtstephens passionate volunteer educator on immigration Ilka Vega is a member of the justice and serves on The United Methodist Women Middle Project board. Racial Justice Charter Support Team. Her work calls Judith Rosenbaum is us to act in faith to protect Executive Director of the human dignity across all Jewish Women’s Archive, a borders. national organization that documents Jewish women’s Rev. Raphael Warnock, stories, elevates their voices, Ph.D. is the Senior Pastor of and inspires them to be the Historic Ebenezer Baptist agents of change. @jahr Church, spiritual home of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther Zainab Salbi is an author, King, Jr. His first book is activist, host of Yahoo News! entitled The Divided Mind of Through Her Eyes, and the Black Church: Theology, Piety & Public founder of Women for Witness. @RaphaelWarnock Women International. @ZainabSalbi
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angel Kyodo williams is an ordained Zen priest, author, maverick spiritual teacher, master trainer and founder of Center for Transformation. She is the author of Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love and Liberation. @ZenChangeAngel
Marianne Williamson is an internationally acclaimed lecturer, activist and author of four #1 New York times bestselling books. Williamson is a presidential candidate for the 2020 Presidential Election. @marwilliamson
Rev. Dr. Damaris Whittaker is the Senior Minister of Fort Washington Collegiate Church. She advocates for racial justice, LGBTQ equality, immigration reform, women’s leadership, universal healthcare, and affordable housing. @revdamarisw
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Area Restaurants
1 B&H Dairy – Kosher vegetarian diner 127 Second Ave. (bet. 7th and St. Mark’s) 212-505-8065 – 7:00a–11:30p daily 2 Café Mocha – Coffee bar and light food 116 Second Ave. (corner of 7th) 212-253-1046 –– 8:00a–12:00a daily 3 Dallas BBQ – Local barbecue chain 132 Second Ave. (corner of St. Mark’s Pl.) 212-777-5574 – 11:30a–11:00p daily 4 Fresco Gelateria – Coffee bar, pastries, panini, soups, salads, gelato! 138 Second Ave. (bet. St. Mark’s and 9th) 212-677-6320 – Open all day 5 Hot Kitchen – Sichuan and Hot Pot 104 Second Ave. (bet. 6th and 7th) 212-228-3090 – 12:00p–10:00p
6 The Kitchen Sink – New York diner — 14 San Marzano – Pastas and panini breakfast, burgers, salads, sandwiches 117 Second Ave. (corner of 7th) 88 Second Ave. (corner of 5th) 212-777-3600 – 11:00a–11:30p daily 212-420-8050 – 7:00a–12:00a daily 15 Spicy Moon – Vegan Szechuan Chinese 7 La Palapa – Eclectic Mexican 328 6th St. (bet. Second and First) 77 St. Mark’s Pl. (bet. Second and First) 646-429-8471 – 11:30a–10:30p daily 212-777-2537 – 12:00p–12:00a daily 16 St. Mark’s Market – Deli counter and salad bar 8 Luke’s Lobster – Seafood rolls 21 St. Mark’s Pl. (bet. Third and Second) 93 E. 7th St. (bet. First and A) 212-253-7777 – Open 24 hours 212-387-8487 – 11:00a–10:00p daily 17 Starbucks – Coffee and WiFi 9 Mamoun’s Falafel – Middle Eastern fare 145 Second Ave. (corner of 9th) 30 St. Mark’s Pl. (bet. Third and Second) 212-780-0027 – Open all day 646-870-5785 – 11:00a–1:00a daily 18 Stromboli – New York Pizza by the slice 10 The Mermaid Inn – Seafood 83 St. Mark’s Pl. (corner of First) 96 Second Ave. (bet. 5th and 6th) 212-673-3691 – 11:00a–5:00a daily 212-674-5870 – 5:00p–10:30p daily 19 Thailand Cafe – Thai—great lunch special! 11 Mighty Quinn’s – Wood-fired barbecue 95 Second Ave. (bet. 5th and 6th) 103 Second Ave. (corner of 6th) 212-477-1872– 12:00p–11:00p daily 212-677-3733 – 11:30a–11:00p daily 20 Veselka – Ukrainian diner 12 Pangea – Eclectic American 144 Second Ave. (corner of 9th) 178 Second Ave. (bet. 11th and 12th) 212-228-9682 – Open 24 hours 212-995-0900 – Fri. 4:30-12:00a; Sat/Sun. 12:00p–11:00p 21 Via Della Pace – Italian (cash only) 48 E. 7th St. (bet. Second and First) 13 Paul’s Da Burger Joint – A best burger of NYC 212-253-5803 – 11:00a–1:00a daily 131 Second Ave. (bet. 7th and St. Mark’s) 212-529-3033 – 11:00a–11:00p daily
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Top Things to Do in New York City
• Take a stroll across the Brooklyn Bridge.
• Ride the Staten Island Ferry and wave at Lady Liberty—free!
• Ride the elevator to the Top of the Rock at Rockefeller Center for a great view of the city, including the Empire State Building and Central Park.
• Get discounted theater tickets from TKTS or BroadwayBox.com and enjoy a Broadway show.
• Listen to jazz at Jazz Standard or Iridium Jazz Club.
• Stroll around Central Park—ride the carousel and visit the zoo.
• Browse 18 miles of books at Strand Book Store.
• Visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, or the American Museum of Natural History.
• Explore history at the African Burial Ground.
• Go people-watching in Tompkins Square Park, Washington Square Park, Union Square Park, Madison Square Park, or Times Square.
• Visit The People’s Forum, a movement incubator for working class and marginalized communities to build unity across historic lines of division at home and abroad.
• Visit the Lower East Side Tenement Museum and have a pastrami sandwich at Katz’s Delicatessen.
• Visit two of the architectural wonders of New York City on 42nd Street: The New York Public Library Schwarzman Building at Fifth Avenue (with the famous lions in front) and Grand Central Terminal at Park Avenue.
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Vision Middle Collegiate Church is a multicultural, multiethnic, intergenerational movement of Spirit and justice, powered by Revolutionary Love, with room for all. Following in the Way of Jesus’ radical love, and inspired by the prophets, Middle Church is called by God to do a bold new thing on the earth. We aim to heal the soul and the world by dismantling racist, classist, sexist, and homophobic systems of oppression. Because our God is still speaking in many languages, we work in inter-religious partnerships to uproot injustice, eradicate poverty, care for the brokenhearted, and build the Reign of God on earth. This activism is fueled by our faith; our faith is expressed in art; our art is an active prayer connecting us with the Holy Spirit. Founded prior to this nation, Middle Church affirms the transformative power of moral imagination, reclaiming and reframing Christianity inside our walls, on the street, and in virtual spaces around the globe.
History The Collegiate Church of New York is an ecumenical church affiliated with the Reformed Church in America denomination and the National and World Council of Churches. The Collegiate Church was born in the new world on April 7, 1628, with the arrival of an ordained minister, Dominic Jonas Michaelius, and the selection of the first Consistory, making it the oldest Protestant body in America with a continuous history of service. In May 1696, King William III of England granted a Royal Charter to the Collegiate Church of New York City—a virtual guarantee of religious autonomy to this Dutch church—which makes it the oldest corporation in the United States today. Currently, there are five ministries of the Collegiate Church: Fort Washington Church, Marble Church, Middle Church, West End Church, and Intersections International. Today Middle Collegiate Church continues to be inspired by its rich history as it dreams God’s dreams, and offers a welcoming, artistic, inclusive, and bold expression of Revolutionary Love-in-action in the city, across the nation, and around the globe. We believe love is a force that can heal our souls and heal the world. We believe in Love. Period.
Middle Church is Powered by God. Powered by Love. Powered by You.
To join our global movement and to learn more, visit middlechurch.org
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Mission The Middle Project prepares ethical leaders for a just society. We train clergy and lay congregational leaders; emerging young adult leaders in many disciplines; and children and teens.
Summary The Middle Project convenes leaders from many disciplines, professions, and fields who are committed to pursuing the common good from a progressive perspective, motivated by a sense of justice and concern for those on the margins: the poor, the working poor, and those who are marginalized by race, class, or gender/sexual injustice. We unite progressive leaders who are ready for a revolutionary and prophetic way of using power, information, and resources to act locally and think globally to heal the human family. We find our strength and approach from the progressive faith traditions that have played a major role in this nation’s greatest democratic achievements: the abolition of slavery, civil rights, universal suffrage, and the anti-war movement. We seek to use this strength to bring together, in a common enterprise, progressives who have tended to work in independent silos of thought and action in order to develop and support a network of scholars, practitioners, and leaders who are committed to, and capable of, creating and acting on a deeper understanding of what constitutes the common good. The Middle Project comprises five principal components: 1) Education and Training 2) Theological and Ethical Reflection 3) Research 4) Consulting and Resource Development 5) Communications and Networking
Every component of The Middle Project focuses on theological reflection from the perspective of the marginalized; the integration of progressive thinking from many disciplines; the use of the arts; and the building of networks and partnerships among diverse leaders who share a commitment to create a world in which the needs and strengths of all people are accorded equal respect and support.
To learn more, visit middleproject.org
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Middle Church Media
VIDEOS Revolutionary Love 2019 plenary sessions will be posted to revolutionaryloveconference.com in the coming weeks. Please consider making a donation at middlechurch.org/donate to support the video production.
PODCASTS • Podcasts of each Middle Sunday celebration are available here: https://soundcloud.com/middlenyc • Podcasts of each Middle Sermon are available here: https://www.middlechurch.org/worship-arts/sermons
WORSHIP CELEBRATION AND SERMON VIDEOS To view and share video of the Morning Worship Celebrations, visit: • Middle Church Facebook Videos: https://www.facebook.com/pg/MiddleCollegiateChurch/videos/ • Middle Church YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/MiddleNYC
MUSIC Welcome — The music of Tituss Burgess and the Middle Community Chorus, this collection of progressive gospel music proclaims radical welcome, revolutionary love, and a call to be the ones we've been waiting for. CDs available at the Middle Bookstore. Also available at iTunes from Middle Church Music. Sheet music from Welcome, both band and vocal charts, is available for purchase for $20 each, including “Welcome,” “We Are The Ones,” and “We Shall Overcome.” Celebration — Featuring the wide variety of music sung by the Middle Church Choir and celebrating the legacy of Jonathan Dudley, choir director for more than 30 years. CDs available at the Middle Bookstore.
BOOKS The Pentecost Paradigm: Ten Strategies for Becoming a Multiracial Congregation by Jacqueline J. Lewis and John Janka — How do churches build immunity from racial and ethnic tensions that threaten to divide rather than unite congregations? Jacqui Lewis and John Janka believe that the answer lies in the development of multiracial, multicultural communities of faith. Paradigm is a collection of wisdom and best practices. Available for purchase at the Middle bookstore. Ten Essential Strategies to Grow a Multiracial, Multicultural Congregation, Revised Ten Essential Strategies Edition by The Rev. Dr. Jacqueline J. Lewis — A practical guide featuring tools, activities, to Grow a Multiracial, Multicultural and worksheets to help clergy and lay leaders build multiracial and multicultural Congregation communities of faith. A great workbook companion to The Pentecost Paradigm. Available The Reverend Dr. Jacqui Lewis
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You Are So Wonderful! by Jacqueline J. Lewis; illustrated by Jeremy Tugeau — PreSchool — In simple, rhyming text, this title celebrates the uniqueness of people. Brightly colored, full-page illustrations depict an urban environment with a diverse cast of characters of various ages, sizes, races, and abilities. Available at the Middle bookstore.
Visit the Middle bookstore to explore titles by the conference presenters.
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Celebration! Worship Sundays at 9:30 am and 11:45 am Resurrection, People Watch live at 11:45 am on Every Sunday, growing up in church, we’d say it. I have proof; I do not. But middlechurch.org or Facebook Before I knew what it meant, the Apostles’ Creed I believe God can do any- APRIL 7 rolled off my tongue. My Sunday School teacher thing. Father Richard Rohr, Fifth Sunday in Lent Mrs. Dixon told us: Disciples learned, apostles with whom I’ve had the CONFERENCE SUNDAY “Mama’s Got a Brand, taught. Mom said we were to do both. This last great joy of teaching and leading conferences, New Bag” strophe this poem of faith really struck me: says this about the bodily resurrection: Jacqui Lewis, preacher Isaiah 43.16–21 I believe in the Holy Spirit, The risen Christ is the standing icon of humanity Middle Church Choir the holy catholic Church, in its full and final destiny. He is the pledge and JJ Gospel Choir the communion of saints, guarantee of what God will do with all our cru- Mark Dendy Dance the forgiveness of sins, cifixions. At last we can meaningfully live with APRIL 14 the resurrection of the body, hope. It is no longer an absurd or tragic universe. PALM/PASSION SUNDAY “Palms and Passion” and the life everlasting. Amen. Our hurts now become the home for our greatest Readings from Luke hopes. Without such implanted hope, it is very I had an affinity for the Holy Spirit. I had In-the-Middle Choir hard not to be cynical, bitter, and tired by the sec- Middle Church Choir learned, even as a child, that the words for spir- ond half of our lives. (April 2018) Manhattan Brass it—ruach and pneuma—were feminine. That Spirit Communion that made the women in our Baptist church A Negro spiritual calls the resurrection that APRIL 18 at 7:00 pm shout, and make the organ moan, and made the “great gettin’-up mornin.’” Though much art de- MAUNDY THURSDAY WORSHIP children clap and dance—I was in love with Her! picts the scene of Jesus rising, and bringing with Bertram Johnson, leader I was an adult when I learned that the holy him Adam, Eve, and Hebrew scripture patriarchs Music, Communion, and catholic Church meant the universal church, the and matriarchs, none of us can possibly know Ritual Washing church everywhere. And I was older still, in semi- how that end-of-days scene might look. APRIL 19 at 7:00 pm nary, when I read Howard Thurman and learned What I can see is this: The body of Christ rises GOOD FRIDAY WORSHIP the church was all those who practiced the re- every day. It rises to care for an elderly neighbor. “Seven Lessons and Laments” Homilies from ligion of Jesus, an emancipatory way of being, It rises to mentor a child. It rises to rebuild New Middle clergy and guests moving toward a fundamentally unchained life Orleans, or the Rockaways or Puerto Rico. It ris- Gospel Ensemble ,available to all who hunger and thirst for righ- es to protest the shooting death of an unarmed APRIL 20 at 7:00 pm teousness, especially those who stand with their teen, to stand with DACA young adults, to protest HOLY SATURDAY VIGIL backs against the wall. the separation of children from their families. It Reflections and readings To claim every Sunday, as a young person celebrates in the Pride March and works for bail APRIL 21 at 6:45 am of faith, that I believed in the resurrection of the reform. The body of Christ rises every day, resurg- EASTER SUNRISE Danita Branam, homily body, and the life everlasting, this was tested— es every day. It rises to defeat white supremacist Music from Allison Sniffin believe it or not—in seminary. It’s not reason- ideologies and to build a more just society. and Mark Rehnstrom able to believe in a bodily resurrection, some of In the season of Easter, as we think of resur- APRIL 21 my colleagues and professors asserted. Much of rection, you and I are the resurrecting body of EASTER SUNDAY seminary education is about deconstruction— Christ. We are, all of us, rising up from deadness, Selections from exploring the historical context, the original lan- reviving our sense of decency and compassion. Jesus Christ Superstar Middle Church Choir guage of texts, the author’s intention. Some of our We are, as a human body—of many genders, JJ Gospel Choir young faith can be left on the cutting room floor. all sexualities, diverse ethnicities and ways we Village Chorus for Children But my belief in the resurrection of the body speak about God—a living, breathing, rising, res- and Youth survived seminary; and it survived a Ph.D. in urrecting body. We are the hands, feet, and heart- Rod Rodgers Dance New Members Welcomed Psychology and Religion. I believe in the resur- beat of the Living God. We are called by God, in rection of the body. The revival of the body, the our woundedness, in our hurts, in our many soul APRIL 28 resurgence of the body. I believe in the rebirth of deaths, to live fully again and again. Second Sunday of Easter Bertram Johnson, preacher the body, the renewal of the body. Not because We are the resurrection, people. Amen. Middle Church Soloists Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis is Senior Minister at Middle Collegiate Church. Middle clergy, staff, and congregants attended the rally for Our #MiddleChurchYouth recently tackled five different strategy #UnitedAgainstIslamophobia in March. Middle family, you show up and teamwork challenges, ending in a paint bomb explosion. A great and stand up for #LOVE.Period. every day! time was had by all!
Queer Black Men @MIddle, a new small group at Middle Church launched last month with a great group at the first meeting.The next gatherings will be on Wednesday, April 10 and Wednesday, April 24 at 7:00 pm. For more information or to be a part of the group, please contact Rev. Bertram Johnson at bjohnson@ middlechurch.org.
Lenten Bible Study New Member Orientation Tuesdays, April 2, 9, 16 • 7:00–8:30 pm • Parlor Sundays, April 14, 21 • 10:35–11:40 am As we embark on a transforming journey towards love, bring Join Middle clergy for a two-part New Member Orientation be- your dinner and join our pastors for a Lenten Spiritual Practice tween the celebrations. New members will be welcomed at both of Writing Our Stories. worship celebrations on April 21. For information or to RSVP, contact Nathan at [email protected]. In-the-Middle Choir Sunday, April 14 • rehearse 8:45 am for 9:30 am worship; re- New Adventures hearse 11:05 am for 11:45 am worship Thursday, April 18 • 2:00–3:30 pm This choir of volunteer singers from the Middle community sings Whether you’re retired, semi-retired, between jobs, or just have with section leaders from the Middle Church Choir. Attend re- Thursday afternoons free and want to share time with new hearsal and sing in worship the same day. For more information, friends, New Adventures is for you! For info or to RSVP, contact contact Tami at [email protected]. Elise at [email protected] or 212-477-0666 x319. BIBLE in the Middle Sing, Play, Move for Ages 3–5 Sundays, April 14, 21, 28 • 10:35–11:40 am • 4th Floor Studio Sunday, April 28 • 1:15–1:45 pm • Community Room In April, Clifford Pauley will guide us through the lectionary A half-hour opportunity for Pre-Readers to join Middle’s Village scriptures in this season of Lent and Easter. Chorus for Children & Youth on the 4th Sunday of the month. Kids ages 3, 4, and 5 who love singing and having fun with music Young Helpers Needed on Palm Sunday are invited to join VCCY for these sessions. Parents/guardians: Sunday, April 14 • before 9:30 am and 11:45 am worships Please accompany young ones. For more info, contact John Del Young people have the opportunity to help distribute palms Cueto at [email protected]. at the start of both Palm Sunday worship celebrations. Simply arrive 15 minutes early to either worship. If you are interested Middle Players Present Missing Dawn in having your children and/or youth participate in this role Sunday, April 28 • 2:00–4:00 pm • Sanctuary (younger ones can be aided by their grown-ups), please contact Our Middle Players present a new musical—the story of a mother Marte at [email protected] by April 11 and in- and the baby she gave away. Featuring original songs and music dicate which worship celebration you will attend. by Charles Reaves and directed by Harold Slazer. A Message from Deacon Lila Boyer What is it about Middle that has trans- April formed my spirit? It’s the call to do Check middlechurch.org for full details of all events. something about the least of these. Well, Sundays let me bare my soul and spill my blood • EASTER SUNRISE WORSHIP – APR 21 – 6:45–7:30 am • Sanctuary on the floor… There was a time I was the • Revolutionary Love Conference 2019 Continues! – APR 7 – All day least of these. • Wee Care (under age 4) – 9:15 am–1:15 pm • 3rd Floor Wee Care Imagine going through life feeling • In-the-Middle Choir – APR 14 – 8:45–9:25 am • Community Room like God doesn’t approve of you? That somehow you’re inherent- • CELEBRATION! WORSHIP – 9:30–10:30 am • Sanctuary am • Sanctuary ly bad, cursed, or unworthy. Now imagine being born in a world • Join the Movement – 10:35–10:50 • Community Hour – 10:35–11:40 am • Social Hall that will marginalize you just because you’re black or a girl. Con- • KIDS in the Middle (Gr. K–6) – 10:35–11:40 am • 3rd Fl Studio tinue to imagine parents or a world that would ask what’s wrong • BIBLE in the Middle (Adult Ed) – 10:35–11:40 am • 4th Fl Studio with you because your sexual orientation is different? • YOUTH in the Middle (Gr. 6–12) – APR 14, 28 – 10:35–11:40 am I know what it feels like to be marginalized before I could • New Member Orientation – APR 14, 21 – 10:35–11:40 am • 4th Fl learn to read, with a life expectancy of 21, and no future in sight. • Moms in the Middle – APR 28 – 10:35–11:40 am • 5th Fl Parlor Filled with shame, confusion, and a skewed sense of identity left • Dads in the Middle – APR 28 – 10:35–11:40 am • Conference Room me with questions: Where do I belong? Does God love me? These • Easter Egg Hunt – APR 21 – 10:45 am — 3rd and 4th Floor Studios • In-the-Middle Choir – APR 14 – 11:05–11:35 am • Community Room questions broke my spirit before my spirit had a chance to de- • CELEBRATION! WORSHIP – 11:45 am–12:45 pm • Sanctuary velop. • Butterfly Meal Prep and Distribution – on hiatus until May Ten years ago, I became a member of Middle Church and • Join the Movement – 12:45–1:15 pm • Sanctuary later a deacon. What is it about Middle that has transformed my • Community Hour – 12:45–1:45 pm • Social Hall spirit? It is the call to do something about the least of these. • Easter Egg Hunt – APR 21 – 1:00 pm — 3rd and 4th Floor Studios It was here at Middle that I heard Psalm 139, “I’m fearfully • Easter Scavenger Hunt – APR 21 – 1:15 pm — 4th Floor Studio and wonderfully made.” Imagine hearing that for the very first • Village Chorus for Children & Youth (Ages 6–17) – 1:00–2:15 pm time. Imagine the healing, loving, and transformative power of • Sing, Play, Move (Ages 3–5) – APR 28 – 1:15–1:45 pm • MIddle Players: Missing Dawn – APR 28 – 2:00–4:00 pm • Sanctuary these words. Imagine Middle healing the broken place by simply • AA/Big Book Meeting – 3:45–5:15 pm • 4th Fl Studio saying you’re welcome here just as you are! Mondays We are at 73% of the program year, • Momentum Meal – Lunch 11:30 am–1:00 pm / Dinner 5:30–6:30 pm and have raised 53% of our $725,000 of- GOAL $725,000 • Physical Revival Cardio Class – APR 29 – 6:30–7:30 pm • Comm Rm fering goal—62% with pledges. That’s $700,000 • Acting Class – 6:30–8:00 pm • 3rd Fl Studio $446,571, with $278,429 to go. We can do $600,000 • NA/Village Spiritual Workshop – 6:30–7:30 pm • 4th Fl Classroom it, and we must. $500,000 Church Office closed April 8—Open for day and evening programs. Why? Because $725,000 does not cover Church Office closed April 22—Open for evening programs. $400,000 our costs. It is just 32% of our $2.3 million Tuesdays $300,000 budget. Our program revenue covers an- • Lenten Bible Study – APR 2, 9, 16 – 7:00–8:30 pm • Parlor other 14%—renting the building, running $200,000 • AA/Step Meeting – 7:00–8:00 pm • 3rd Fl Studio our conference, and so forth. Our partner, $100,000 • AA/Artist in Recovery – 7:00–8:00 pm • 4th Fl Studio • Al-Anon – 7:30–9:00 pm • Community Room the Collegiate Church of New York, funds $0 the rest, and her contributions are decreas- Wednesdays ing year by year, requiring us to fund 50% • Jam Session – APR 3 – 6:45–8:15 pm • Social Hall of our ministry by 2022. We need to achieve new goals in giving Thursdays if we want to maintain our worship, programming, education • New Adventures – APR 18 – 2:00–3:30 pm • Parlor and activism. Thank you for your donations! Donate now at • Rev Love Conference Volunteer Rally – APR 4 – 6:00–8:00 pm middlechurch.org/donate. • Creative Writing – 6:30–8:00 pm • 4th Fl Studio • MAUNDY THURSDAY WORSHIP – APR 18 – 7:00–8:00 pm • Comm Rm • JJ Gospel Choir Rehearsal – 7:00–8:30 pm • Community Room ORDER MEMORIAL LILIES • Al-Anon/East Village Topics – 7:30–8:45 pm • 3rd Fl Studio for the Sanctuary This Lenten Season Fridays • Revolutionary Love Conference 2019 Begins! – APR 5 – 1:00 pm Cost: $20 each – check or cash – No IOUs. • Shul of New York Shabbat – APR 12 – 6:30–8:30 pm • Social Hall • GOOD FRIDAY WORSHIP – APR 19 – 7:00–8:00 pm • Sanctuary Deadline – Sunday, April 14, 2019 Saturdays Purchase online at bit.ly/EasterLilies19 • Revolutionary Love Conference 2019 Continues! – APR 6 – All day • HOLY SATURDAY VIGIL – APR 20 – 7:00–8:00 pm • Sanctuary Or mail your payment in the enclosed envelope and • AA/Beginners – 7:00–8:00 pm • 3rd Fl Studio include the name of the honoree • AA/Open Discussion – 7:00–8:00 pm • 4th Fl Studio • AA/Closed Discussion – 8:30–9:30 pm • 4th Fl Studio 50 East 7th Street • New York, NY 10003
APRIL 14 — Palm/Passion Sunday APRIL 21 — Easter Sunday Sunrise Worship • Celebration! Worship • 9:30 am and 6:45 am — A contemplative worship with a homily 11:45 am — “Palms and Passion” music by Danita Branam and music from Allison Sniffin from Middle Church Choir, Manhattan and Mark Rehnstrom. Brass, and homily by Jacqui Lewis. APRIL 21 — Easter Sunday Celebration! Worship • APRIL 18 — Maundy Thursday Worship 9:30 am and 11:45 am — Jacqui Lewis preaches, • 7:00 pm — “Last Supper” Bertram selections from Jesus Christ Superstar by Middle Johnson leads a time of music, Church Choir, JJ Gospel Choir, and Village communion, and ritual washing. Chorus for Children & Youth, Rod Rodgers Dance
APRIL 19 — Good Friday: Seven Lessons APRIL 21 — Easter Egg Hunt • 10:45 am and and Laments • 7:00 pm — Homilies 1:00 pm — Grade 2 and younger: 3rd Floor Studio; from Middle clergy and guests with Grade 3 and older: 4th Floor Studio music from the Gospel Ensemble. Holy Week at APRIL 21 — Easter Scavenger Hunt • 1:15 pm — APRIL 20 — Holy Saturday Vigil • 7:00 pm Grade 3 and older: Begins and ends at 4th Floor Reflections, music, and readings Studio — A challenging hunt throughout the Middle Church created by lay leaders in liminal space. building.
Middle Collegiate Church is a multicultural, multiethnic, intergen- erational movement of Spirit and justice, powered by Revolutionary Love, with room for all. Following in the Way of Jesus’ radical love, and inspired by the prophets, Middle Church is called by God to do a bold new thing on the Rev. Jacqueline J. Lewis, Ph.D., Senior Minister earth. We aim to heal the soul and the world by dismantling racist, classist, sanctuary 112 Second Avenue (bet. 6th St. & 7th St.) sexist, and homo phobic systems of oppression. Because our God is still speaking in many languages, we work in inter- office 50 East 7th Street (bet. First Ave. & Second Ave.) religious partnerships to uproot injustice, eradicate poverty, care for the New York, NY 10003 brokenhearted, and build the Reign of God on earth. This activism is fueled telephone 212-477-0666 by our faith; our faith is expressed in art; our art is an active prayer connect- care line 212-477-0666 ext 318 ing us with the Holy Spirit. Middle Church affirms the transformative power of website middlechurch.org moral imagination, reclaiming and reframing Christianity inside our walls, on email [email protected] the street, and in virtual spaces around the globe. follow us! facebook.com/MiddleCollegiateChurch Care Line In case of pastoral emergency, please leave a message at our twitter.com/middlechurch Pastoral Care line, 212-477-0666, ext. 318. Your call is confidential. youtube.com/MiddleNYC In case of medical emergency, please call 911. REVOLUTIONARY LOVE 2019: The Politics of Faith
Articles on Race and Revolutionary Love
Reckoning With Violence Michelle Alexander at The New York Times, March 3, 2019 — We must face violent crime honestly and courageously if we are ever to end mass incarceration and provide survivors what they truly want and need to heal. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/03/opinion/violence-criminal-justice.html
Black Women’s Faith, Black Women’s Flourishing Eboni Marshall Turman at The Christian Century, February 28, 2019 — Womanist theology proclaims a future beyond the strongholds of racism, sexism, and injustice. https://www.christiancentury.org/article/critical-essay/black-women-s-faith-black-women-s-flourishing
E Pluribus Unum: Why Visible Diversity Is Many, Not Just One Karmen M. Smith at Blavity, February 21, 2019 — “... if culture is a mirror, it’s time we removed the blindspots that are keeping SGL Black and brown men from being seen in leadership.” https://blavity.com/e-pluribus-unum-why-visible-diversity-is-many-not-just-one
Blackface Is Just One Part of the Problem Jamil Smith at Rolling Stone, February 4, 2019 — The furor over Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s yearbook photo has America once again asking the wrong questions about racism. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/blackface-is-just-one-part-of-the-problem- 789635/
Power & Heart: Black and Buddhist in America Ruth King, Gina Sharpe, Myokei Caine-Barrett, Rev. Angel Kyodo Williams, Kamilah Majied, Pamela Ayo Yetunde, Konda Mason, Gretchen Rohr, Venerable Pannavati, Lama Rod Owens, Ralph Steele, Jozen Tamori Gibson, and Chimyo Atkinson at Lion’s Roar, January 30, 2019 https://www.lionsroar.com/power-heart-black-and-buddhist-in-america/
How the Poor People’s Campaign Is Building a ‘New Electorate’ Greg Kaufmann at The Nation, January 21, 2019 — A conversation with Reverend Liz Theoharis on the campaign’s broad agenda for 2019. https://www.thenation.com/article/poor-peoples-campaign-2019-liz-theoharis/
The Heresy of White Christianity Chris Hedges at Truthdig, December 10, 2018 — “Christianity is essentially a religion of liberation,” Cone writes. “The function of theology is that of analyzing the meaning of that liberation for the oppressed community so they can know that their struggle for political, social, and economic justice is consistent with the gospel of Jesus Christ. https://www.truthdig.com/articles/the-heresy-of-white-christianity/
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We Know the Love of God/Conocemos el amor de Dios: A Reflection On the Trans Day of Remembrance Davíd E. Patiño and the Transgender Seminarian Cohort, November 19, 2018 — As trans people, we know the love of God. We feel it in our bones, in the very skin that lines our bodies, in the very nature of who we are. God is that voice within us that shows us the way to authenticity, to self-love, and to community. https://clgs.org/2018/11/tdor-2018/
Liberative Inculturation: Making Christianity Relevant in Urban Contexts Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis at Sacrum Testamentum, Vol. 1: Black Reflections on Christian Studies, October 2018 — As a womanist theologian, I rarely write without locating myself in context. I’m a Universalist Christian, a babyboomer born in 1959, an African-American clergy who is the senior minister in charge of a revolutionary congregation in the East Village of Manhattan. We are Black, White, Asian, and Latinx. https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/552dd1_82ca2eec320949a6b2df28e6783d59e5.pdf
Why Jews Should Support Reparations for Slavery Rabbi Sharon Brous at Los Angeles Times, March 7, 2018 — There is 2,000-year-old rabbinic dispute over what ought to be done if a palace is built on the foundation of a stolen beam. One rabbi, Shammai, argues that the whole structure must be torn down, the beam retrieved … http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-brous-reparations-slavery-jews-holocaust-20180307- story.html
What Will We Do? A Faithful Response To Poverty In Advent Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis at HuffPost Religion, November 27, 2017 — Did you ever have one of those bracelets that said “What Would Jesus Do?” Maybe a bumper sticker? Did you get the T-shirt ― WWJD? This was all the rage in the 1990s. In His Steps: What Would Jesus Do?, a novel written by Charles Sheldon in 1896, grew out of sermons he preached about imitating Christ. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/what-will-we-do-a-faithful-response-to-poverty- in_us_5a1c598ae4b0ba389fc479c6
We Need To Talk: The Link Between Sexual Violence And Gun Violence Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis, Rabbi Sharon Brous, and Valarie Kaur at HuffPost Religion, November 6, 2017 — As we mourn the loss of the twenty-six souls murdered in cold blood; as we pray for the 20 recovering from gun-shot wounds, 10 in critical condition, we are outraged at the circumstances. A man dishonorably discharged from the military for abusing his wife and child; … https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/we-need-to-talk-the-link-between-sexual-violence- and_us_59fb6146e4b09afdf01c412c
In Case Of Emergency: Revolutionary Love Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis at HuffPost Religion, September 12, 2017 — “Mom, this is Welles. I want you to know that I am OK.” This is the calm voicemail that Welles Remy Crowther, an equity trader, left for his mother Alison after the South Tower of the World Trade Center was struck … https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/in-case-of-emergency-revolutionary- love_us_59b6eea7e4b0678066213dc0
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DACA, Harvey, and Charlottesville: This Is An Emergency Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis at HuffPost Religion, September 8, 2017 — I was just up on a mountaintop in New Mexico for a few days at an event called WIDEN. With five dozen young adults and five elders— my husband and I among them—we listened as Father Richard Rohr helped us imagine … https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/daca-harvey-and-charlottesville-this-is-an- emergency_us_59b2c235e4b0d0c16bb52c31
Confronting #WhiteSupremacy With #RevolutionaryLove Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis at HuffPost Religion, August 13, 2017 — I am horrified at the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. And I pray for the families of the two police officers who died on their way to help. I also pray for the family of Heather Heyer, the 32-year-old paralegal who was killed by a 20- year-old white supremacist, a terrorist whose name I will not speak, … https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/confronting-whitesupremacy-with- revolutionarylove_us_59909757e4b063e2ae0580ae
Deep Solidarity: Beyond Charity and Advocacy Joerg Rieger at HuffPost Religion, February 19, 2017 — While charitable giving is widely appreciated, it is neither the only nor the most faithful response to the problems of the world. To put it bluntly: Jesus preached good news to the poor and freedom to the oppressed rather than charity. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/deep-solidarity-beyond-ch_b_9259830.html
An Open Letter to Christians Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis at HuffPost Religion, March 9, 2017 — Dear Christians Who Voted for Trump, I was on strike March 8, participating in #ADayWithoutAWoman. Yet I am tired today, because this is what keeps me up at night: Does this administration seem Christian to you? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/an-open-letter-from-a-christian-pastor-to- christians_us_58c1c433e4b0c3276fb782c2
Being Church in the Trump Era Brian McLaren on YouTube, February 21, 2017 Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfMtENFtHxk Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnKXnFqCHsk
A Spirituality for Hot Mess Times Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis at HuffPost Religion, February 15, 2017 — I’m not a yoga, sit-on-a-mat cross- legged kind of gal. I want to be; I’m just not. And because I am not, I tell myself that I am not a mystic. I like mystics, some of my best friends are mystics. I admire them! Me? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/a-spirituality-for-hot-mess-times- loveisresistance_us_58a23097e4b080bf74f03f8a
Race, Money and Politics: Connecting Some Dots Rev. John Janka at MiddleProject.org, April 6, 2016 — Race-based bigotry and violence has been a festering wound now exposed to the light of day by a series of deaths resulting from police action against people of color. One may understandably wonder, did the civil rights movement of the ’50s and ’60s really change anything? https://www.middleproject.org/resources/connecting-the-dots
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Where Are the White Churches? Rev. John Janka at MiddleProject.org, March 5, 2016 — During the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950’s and 1960’s numerous Black clergy, including Martin Luther King, Jr. appealed to the white church for support and active engagement. The movement hoped for financial, political and moral support from the white church. Much of the white church responded with either silence or outright disdain that King and other leaders were threatening the status quo. https://www.middleproject.org/resources/white-churches
Hope in the Unexpected Common Ground: Moving Past Hatred Rev. Dr. Katharine Henderson at Patheos, October 13, 2015 — Last week, when my colleagues and I learned of the shooting at Oregon's Umpqua Community College, there was an emotion that none of us expressed. Yes, we expressed our grief, outrage, sadness, and frustration over yet another mass shooting that is one of nearly 300 that have occurred across our country since January … http://www.patheos.com/Topics/Hope-in-the-Unexpected-Common-Ground-Katharine-Henderson- 101315
Being Brown While Black Lives Matter Rev. Dr. Miguel A. De La Torre at Our Lucha, August 29, 2015 — Yes – black lives matter. But for centuries they haven’t. Killing black folk was considered sport, as documented by early twentieth century souvenir postcards of lynchings, where good Christians looked into the camera as that “strange fruit” swung from the trees behind them. The police, with a history to “protect and serve” … https://ourlucha.wordpress.com/2015/08/29/being-brown-while-black-lives-matter/
Profiling Act Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis at HuffPost Religion, August 10, 2015 — When Mike Brown was killed one year ago, in the midst of tears and grief we prayed with our hands up, as tempers flared and fires burned. When we saw Eric Garner die on camera, it took our breath away. When Sandy Bland died in custody, we saw the lethal consequences of racism behind bars. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-rev-jacqueline-j-lewis-phd/handsup-support-the-end- r_b_7966918.html?1439235372
I Am Black, and Black Lives Matter Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis at HuffPost Religion, August 10, 2015 — There was a sense of urgency in this call. I was on the phone with a multiracial group of faith leaders—Christians, Muslims, Jews, Unitarian Universalists—strategizing about what to do about the Black churches burning in the south. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-rev-jacqueline-j-lewis-phd/i-am-black-and-black- live_b_7773100.html?1436785746
I Am Muslim and I Am Black Lives Matter Linda Sarsour at HuffPost Religion, July 16, 2015 — Black lives don’t matter. We need to own that as the current reality for millions of Black Americans. Every 28 hours a police officer, security guard, or Zimmerman-type vigilante kills a Black person, most of who are unarmed. Black children can be kicked out of pools and physically harassed by police while their white counterparts watch. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/linda-sarsour/i-am-muslim-and-i-am- blac_b_7802988.html?utm_hp_ref=religion
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Middle Church Preaches Race and Revolutionary Love
Coming Home to Love Sermon by Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis on March 24, 2019 https://bit.ly/2FF0YOb
Lawd I Know I’ve Been Changed Sermon by Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis and Hussein Rashid on March 3, 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsNGuo1jdXE&index=2&list=PLVXiuonIksBLaM6_y97sg282274qx 44pG
Send Me Sermon by Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis on February 10, 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7ZYq- cODQE&list=PLVXiuonIksBLaM6_y97sg282274qx44pG&index=3
400 Years Sermon by Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis on January 27, 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUl5GEPHylI&list=PLVXiuonIksBLaM6_y97sg282274qx44pG&ind ex=4
Wilderness Wisdom Sermon by Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis on January 20, 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkbsNjxgyck&list=PLVXiuonIksBLaM6_y97sg282274qx44pG&inde x=6
Searching for That Baby Sermon by Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis on January 6, 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aJAvYX22uY&index=7&list=PLVXiuonIksBLaM6_y97sg282274qx 44pG
Magnificent Sermon by Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis on December 23, 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHlXHqgtEnA&list=PLVXiuonIksBLaM6_y97sg282274qx44pG&ind ex=8
Love Transforms Sermon by Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis on November 18, 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvTG_xvdiUc&list=PLVXiuonIksBLaM6_y97sg282274qx44pG&ind ex=9
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The Long Road to Freedom Sermon by Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis on January 22, 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09gg_4DD-4o
The Circle of Life Sermon by Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis on April 1, 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XXUrfI9GSk
Identity Politics Sermon by Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis on March 11, 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NBnJZm5OFg&t=0s&index=3&list=PLVXiuonIksBIwgP0garXJqE BfdOdgv9Ip
Close Encounters of the Kin-dom Kind Sermon by Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis on February 18, 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_RmC9BCLS8&t=0s&index=6&list=PLVXiuonIksBIwgP0garXJqE BfdOdgv9Ip
…No Ways Tired Sermon by Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis on February 4, 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1- DqpbfrQM&t=0s&index=8&list=PLVXiuonIksBIwgP0garXJqEBfdOdgv9Ip
Stay Woke Sermon by Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis on September 17, 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rU3UZYGFB5s&t=0s&index=31&list=PLVXiuonIksBIwgP0garXJqE BfdOdgv9Ip
Rising Sermon by Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis on April 16, 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05WGP9OSp2A
Born Again 2.0 Sermon by Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis on April 2, 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHCVlz3uWII&list=PLVXiuonIksBLaM6_y97sg282274qx44pG&ind ex=2
Feeling Sheepish Sermon by Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis on March 12, 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0sudBOu2qY&list=PLVXiuonIksBLaM6_y97sg282274qx44pG&in dex=4
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Doing Justice and Doing Church — 17 Friday, April 5, 2019 • 1:00–1:30P WELCOME/OVERVIEW and Opening Art Jacqui Lewis and Genesis Be
Available in the Bookstore— The Pentecost Paradigm: Ten Strategies for Becoming a Multiracial Congregation by Jacqueline J. Lewis and John Janka
Friday, April 5, 2019 • 1:30–2:30P SOCIAL ANALYSIS – COMPETING VISIONS FOR AMERICA Session 1 Wajahat Ali
Available in the Bookstore— The Domestic Crusaders by Wajahat Ali Friday, April 5, 2019 • 2:30–3:30P SOCIAL ANALYSIS – COMPETING VISIONS FOR AMERICA Session 2 John Pavlovitz
Available in the Bookstore— Hope and Other Superpowers: A Life-Affirming, Love-Defending, Butt-Kicking, World-Saving Manifesto by John Pavlovitz
Friday, April 5, 2019 • 3:45–4:45P SOCIAL ANALYSIS – COMPETING VISIONS FOR AMERICA Session 3 Traci Blackmon
Friday, April 5, 2019 • 4:45–5:00P SOCIAL ANALYSIS – COMPETING VISIONS FOR AMERICA Interlude: Leading While Muslim Debbie Almontaser
Available in the Bookstore— Leading While Muslim: The Experiences of American Muslim Principals after 9/11 by Debbie Almontaser
Friday, April 5, 2019 • 7:15–8:30P SOCIAL ANALYSIS – THE MYTH OF CHRISTIAN AMERICA Session 4 Miguel De La Torre and Gary Dorrien
Available in the Bookstore— Available in the Bookstore— Burying White Privilege: Breaking White Supremacy: Resurrecting a Badass Christianity Martin Luther King Jr. and the by Miguel De La Torre Black Social Gospel by Gary Dorrien
Saturday, April 6, 2019 • 9:00–10:30A SOCIAL ANALYSIS – THE MYTH OF CHRISTIAN AMERICA Session 5 Kelly Brown Douglas and angel Kyodo Williams
Available in the Bookstore— Available in the Bookstore— Stand Your Ground: Black Bodies Radical Dharma: Talking Race and the Justice of God Love, and Liberation by Kelly Brown Douglas by angel Kyodo williams
Saturday, April 6, 2019 • 10:45A–12:15P THE FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY Session 6 Mark Charles and Raphael Warnock
Available in the Bookstore— The Divided Mind of the Black Church: Theology, Piety, and Public Witness by Raphael G. Warnock Saturday, April 6, 2019 • 12:15–12:30P THE FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY Interlude: Leading in the Last 100 Feet Doug Pagitt
Available in the Bookstore— Flipped: The Provocative Truth That Changes Everything We Know About God by Doug Pagitt Saturday, April 6, 2019 • 12:30–1:30P THE FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY LUNCH with Structured Conversations Choose a group in the Social Hall or on the 3rd or 4th Floor
• Are we a Christian nation? What have we gained or lost by the decline of Christianity and the growth of other faith traditions?
• How has Christianity merged with or differentiated itself from our national identity?
SPECIAL CONVERSATION ON 3RD FLOOR: The Politics of Parenting: Raising an Anti-Racist, Socially, and Morally Conscious Generation Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft
Saturday, April 6, 2019 • 1:30–2:15P MOVEMENT BUILDING: LEADING IN HOT MESS TIMES Session 7 Amichai Lau-Lavie
Saturday, April 6, 2019 • 2:15–3:30P MOVEMENT BUILDING: LEADING IN HOT MESS TIMES Session 8 Ritu Bhasin and Michael Dinwiddie
Available in the Bookstore— The Authenticity Principle: Resist Conformity, Embrace Differences, and Transform How You Live, Work, and Lead by Ritu Bhasin
Saturday, April 6, 2019 • 3:45–5:00P MOVEMENT BUILDING: LEADING IN HOT MESS TIMES Session 9 Lane Murdock, Shane Claiborne, and Michael Martin
Available in the Bookstore— Beating Guns: Hope for People Who Are Weary of Violence by Shane Claiborne and Michael Martin
Saturday, April 6, 2019 • 5:00–6:30P MOVEMENT BUILDING: LEADING IN HOT MESS TIMES DINNER with Structured Conversations On your own offsite
• What would you say are the moral imperatives for leaders in this challenging time?
• What risks confront you in giving public leadership on controversial issues?
Saturday, April 6, 2019 • 5:00–6:30P
EVENING SALON: MOBILIZING AND ACTIVATING ANTI-RACIST FAITH COMMUNITIES By RSVP Only— Salon 1: Organizing Voters Karen Jackson, Carlos Pinero, Yusuf George, and The Middle Project Board
Saturday, April 6, 2019 • 6:30–7:00P
EVENING SALON: MOBILIZING AND ACTIVATING ANTI-RACIST FAITH COMMUNITIES Interlude: Musical Guest BETTY
Saturday, April 6, 2019 • 7:00–8:00P
EVENING SALON: MOBILIZING AND ACTIVATING ANTI-RACIST FAITH COMMUNITIES Salon 2: Worship and Education Bertram Johnson, John Del Cueto, Dionne McClain-Freeney, and Tami Petty
Sunday, April 7, 2019 • 9:30–10:45A Conference Worship Celebration Jacqui Lewis, preaching
Sunday, April 7, 2019 • 10:45A–1:00P MOVEMENT BUILDING: LEADING IN HOT MESS TIMES Listening/Learning Circles and Bagged Brunch
Location: The Annex At St. George Academy • Must Climb Stairs
A Faith, Politics, and Soul Care — Taquiena Boston, Kerry Docherty, and Ruchi Amin
B Faith, Politics, and Human Sexuality — Bertram Johnson, Darren Johnston, and Malaika Mumeka
C Faith, Politics, and Conflict Resolution — Jessica Baen
Location: Middle Church • Fully Accessible D Faith, Politics, Media, and Public Theology — Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft, Christina Fleming, John Janka, and Nes Sanchez Martinez
Sunday, April 7, 2019 • 1:30–2:30P FAITH IN THE PUBLIC SQUARE Session 11: Border Work Camilo Pérez-Bustillo, Ilka Vega, and Damaris Whittaker
Sunday, April 7, 2019 • 2:30–3:30P FAITH IN THE PUBLIC SQUARE Session 12: #MeToo, Women’s March, and the Future of Feminism Judith Rosenbaum, Zainab Salbi, and Linda Sarsour
Available in the Bookstore— Available in the Bookstore— Freedom Is an Inside Job: Owning Together We Rise: Behind the Our Darkness and Our Light to Heal Scenes at the Protest Heard Ourselves and the World Around the World by Zainab Salbi by The Women’s March Organizers
Sunday, April 7, 2019 • 3:45–4:45P FAITH IN THE PUBLIC SQUARE Session 13: Disrupting White Supremacy Kaitlin Curtice, Lisa Sharon Harper, Michael-Ray Mathews, and Rob Stephens
Available in the Bookstore— Available in the Bookstore— Glory Happening: The Very Good Gospel: Finding the Divine How Everything Wrong in Everyday Places Can Be Made Right by Kaitlin B. Curtice by Lisa Sharon Harper
Sunday, April 7, 2019 • 4:45–6:00P FAITH IN THE PUBLIC SQUARE DINNER with Structured Conversations On your own offsite
• How do you define your “public square”; is it blogging, editorials in the local newspapers, tweets, Instagrams, public speaking, public demonstrations, TED Talks, Sermons, videos, interviews, your website.
• As you leave this Conference, “where do you go from here?” What can you do beyond what you already do, to utilize the public square as a platform for social justice?
• What is your focus in this work? Who are your allies, what will you do next?
Sunday, April 7, 2019 • 6:00–8:00P CLOSING Session 14: Where Do We Go from Here? Marianne Williamson, Ruby Sales, and Jacqui Lewis
Available in the Bookstore— Healing the Soul of America by Marianne Williamson REVOLUTIONARY LOVE 2019: The Politics of Faith
Evaluation: Friday, April 5, 2019
SESSION RATING COMMENTS (Circle one.)
12:00P 5 Extremely important Registration 4 Important 3 Helpful 2 Somewhat Helpful 1 Not Helpful 0 Did Not Attend
1:00P – 5 Extremely important WELCOME/OVERVIEW 4 Important and Opening Art 3 Helpful — Jacqui Lewis and Genesis Be 2 Somewhat Helpful 1 Not Helpful 0 Did Not Attend
1:30P – SOCIAL ANALYSIS – 5 Extremely important COMPETING VISIONS 4 Important FOR AMERICA 3 Helpful SESSION 1 — Wajahat Ali 2 Somewhat Helpful 1 Not Helpful 0 Did Not Attend
2:30P – SOCIAL ANALYSIS – 5 Extremely important COMPETING VISIONS 4 Important FOR AMERICA 3 Helpful SESSION 2 — John Pavlovitz 2 Somewhat Helpful 1 Not Helpful 0 Did Not Attend
3:45P – SOCIAL ANALYSIS – 5 Extremely important COMPETING VISIONS 4 Important FOR AMERICA 3 Helpful SESSION 3 — Traci Blackmon 2 Somewhat Helpful 1 Not Helpful 0 Did Not Attend
5:00P – TURN AND TALK: 5 Extremely important Structured Conversations 4 Important 3 Helpful 2 Somewhat Helpful 1 Not Helpful 0 Did Not Attend
7:00P – SOCIAL ANALYSIS – THE 5 Extremely important MYTH OF CHRISTIAN AMERICA 4 Important SESSION 4 — Miguel De La Torre 3 Helpful and Gary Dorrien 2 Somewhat Helpful 1 Not Helpful 0 Did Not Attend
Additional Comments
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Evaluation: Saturday, April 6, 2019
SESSION RATING COMMENTS (Circle one.)
9:00A – SOCIAL ANALYSIS – THE 5 Extremely important MYTH OF CHRISTIAN AMERICA 4 Important SESSION 5 — Kelly Brown Douglas 3 Helpful and angel Kyodo Williams 2 Somewhat Helpful 1 Not Helpful 0 Did Not Attend
10:45A – THE FUTURE 5 Extremely important OF DEMOCRACY 4 Important SESSION 6 — Mark Charles and 3 Helpful Raphael Warnock 2 Somewhat Helpful 1 Not Helpful 0 Did Not Attend
12:15P – THE FUTURE 5 Extremely important OF DEMOCRACY 4 Important INTERLUDE: Leading in the Last 3 Helpful 100 Feet 2 Somewhat Helpful — Doug Pagitt 1 Not Helpful 0 Did Not Attend
12:30A – THE FUTURE 5 Extremely important OF DEMOCRACY 4 Important LUNCH with Structured 3 Helpful Conversations 2 Somewhat Helpful 1 Not Helpful SPECIAL Conversation: 0 Did Not Attend The Politics of Parenting
1:30P – MOVEMENT BUILDING: 5 Extremely important LEADING IN HOT MESS TIMES 4 Important SESSION 7 — Amichai Lau-Lavie 3 Helpful 2 Somewhat Helpful 1 Not Helpful 0 Did Not Attend
2:15P – MOVEMENT BUILDING: 5 Extremely important LEADING IN HOT MESS TIMES 4 Important SESSION 8 — Ritu Bhasin and 3 Helpful Michael Dinwiddie 2 Somewhat Helpful 1 Not Helpful 0 Did Not Attend
3:45P – MOVEMENT BUILDING: 5 Extremely important LEADING IN HOT MESS TIMES 4 Important SESSION 9 — Lane Murdock, Shane 3 Helpful Claiborne, and Michael Martin 2 Somewhat Helpful 1 Not Helpful 0 Did Not Attend continued on back
O-2 REVOLUTIONARY LOVE 2019: The Politics of Faith
Evaluation: Saturday, April 6, 2019 continued
SESSION RATING COMMENTS (Circle one.)
5:00P – MOVEMENT BUILDING: 5 Extremely important LEADING IN HOT MESS TIMES 4 Important DINNER with Structured 3 Helpful Conversations 2 Somewhat Helpful 1 Not Helpful 0 Did Not Attend
5:00PA – Mobilizing Activating Anti- 5 Extremely important Racist Faith Communities 4 Important SALON 1: Organizing Voters 3 Helpful — Karen Jackson, Carlos Pinero, 2 Somewhat Helpful Yusuf George, 1 Not Helpful and The Middle Project Board 0 Did Not Attend
6:30P – Mobilizing Activating Anti- 5 Extremely important Racist Faith Communities 4 Important INTERLUDE: 3 Helpful Musical Guest BETTY 2 Somewhat Helpful 1 Not Helpful 0 Did Not Attend
7:00A – Mobilizing Activating Anti- 5 Extremely important Racist Faith Communities 4 Important SALON 2: Worship and Education 3 Helpful — Bertram Johnson, John Del 2 Somewhat Helpful Cueto, Dionne McClain-Freeney, and 1 Not Helpful Tami Petty 0 Did Not Attend
Additional Comments
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Evaluation: Sunday, April 7, 2019
SESSION RATING COMMENTS (Circle one.)
9:30A 5 Extremely important Conference Worship Celebration 4 Important — Jacqui Lewis, preaching 3 Helpful 2 Somewhat Helpful 1 Not Helpful 0 Did Not Attend
10:45A 5 Extremely important SESSION 10 — Listening/ 4 Important Learning Circles and Brunch 3 Helpful A Faith, Politics, Soul Care 2 Somewhat Helpful B Faith, Politics, Human Sexuality 1 Not Helpful 0 Did Not Attend C Faith, Politics, Conflict Resolution D Faith, Politics, Media, Public Theology
1:30P – FAITH IN THE 5 Extremely important PUBLIC SQUARE 4 Important SESSION 11 — Border Work 3 Helpful — Camilo Pérez-Bustillo, Ilka Vega, 2 Somewhat Helpful and Damaris Whittaker 1 Not Helpful 0 Did Not Attend
2:30P – FAITH IN THE 5 Extremely important PUBLIC SQUARE 4 Important SESSION 12 — #MeToo, 3 Helpful Women’s March, and the Future 2 Somewhat Helpful of Feminism — Judith 1 Not Helpful Rosenbaum, Zainab Salbi, and 0 Did Not Attend Linda Sarsour
3:45P – FAITH IN THE 5 Extremely important PUBLIC SQUARE 4 Important SESSION 13 — Disrupting White 3 Helpful Supremacy — Kaitlin Curtice, Lisa 2 Somewhat Helpful Sharon Harper, Michael-Ray 1 Not Helpful Mathews, and Rob Stephens 0 Did Not Attend
4:45P – FAITH IN THE 5 Extremely important PUBLIC SQUARE 4 Important DINNER with Structured 3 Helpful Conversations 2 Somewhat Helpful 1 Not Helpful 0 Did Not Attend
6:00P —SESSION 14 — CLOSING 5 Extremely important Where Do We Go from Here? 4 Important — Marianne Williamson, Ruby 3 Helpful Sales, and Jacqui Lewis 2 Somewhat Helpful 1 Not Helpful 0 Did Not Attend
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