+ Gathering Update +
Tilling and Keeping:
Fitting Practices for a Very Good Creation
Plenary Speakers:
Norman Wirzba, Ched Myers, and Philip Bess
Special video presentation recorded especially for the Gathering:
Bill McKibben
Preachers:
Jessie Shuman Larkins, Sally Youngquist, Jim McCoy
Worship Music led by:
David Butzu
Lectio Divina led by:
Mark Lau Branson
with centering music led by:
Claire McCoy Mayfield and Monica Laytham
Workshops (full descriptions):
Write Relationships:
Poetry as a Practice and Mirror of Creation
led by Danny Kim
Soil Care, Soul Care
led by members of the Koinonia Community
What Do You Do When You Lose?
The Keystone XL, Activism and the Local Congregation
led by Kyle Childress
Earth to Earth:
Natural Burial Practices and Christian Theology
led by Ben Stewart
Local Craft as Discipleship
led by Greg Clark, Tyler Delong, and Dan McClain
Film Festival Documentaries from:
Abundant Table
Bethlehem Farm
Catholic Committee of Appalachia
Church of the Brethren
Cornerstone Edibles
Covenant Community Garden
Delta Community
Eden Vigil
Englewood Christian Church
Messiah College
Special showing of the Showtime Documentary
"Years of Living Dangerously"
Saturday Afternoon Field Trip
(Transporation and Lunch Provided):
Chicago Lights Urban Farm
Locally Sourced Dinner on Thursday Evening |