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Full Schedule

Below are the full conference schedule and course descriptions. You will also find links to learn more about each of our speakers. 


Times listed are in Central Time; please adjust for your own time zone accordingly.

PLENARY #1

Spirituality in the Stone-Campbell Movement: A Preliminary Inquiry

Dr. Douglas Foster
February 20, 2025
7:00 PM

Studies of Stone-Campbell spirituality are virtually absent from the movement's literature, perhaps because its emphasis on rational faith led people to assume that we had no spirituality! This is a profound misunderstanding. Beginning with Sandra Schneiders' definition, "the lived experience of Christian faith," the presentation examines the life and thought of two spiritual leaders in twentieth-century Churches of Christ: Foy E. Wallace, Jr. and Leroy Garrett. After briefly setting the historical and cultural contexts, the study assesses a key text by each to discern theological and hermeneutical commitments and describe their respective spiritualities as paradigmatic of the movement.

PLENARY #2

Spirituality & Hermeneutics

Dr. Lauren White
February 21, 2025
9:00 AM

Class description coming soon.


PLENARY #3

Spirituality & Justice

Dr. Stanley Talbert
February 21, 2025
10:45 AM

Class description coming soon.


BREAKOUT #1

Spirituality & Film

Dr. Ken Cukrowski
February 21, 2025
2:00 PM

Understandably, one might ask, “What does Hollywood have to do with Jerusalem?” Yet, like other art forms, film is a vast resource for theological reflection; film explores the full range of the human experience, from love and loss to identity and community to tragedies and triumphs—the list is endless. Together we’ll reflect on the ways that theological engagement with film can deepen our understanding of our world, ourselves, and our faith. Bonus: you’ll leave equipped to start your own movie night!

BREAKOUT #2

Spirituality & Sexuality

Dr. Heather Gorman
February 21, 2025
2:00 PM

What has spirituality to do with sexuality? This session will move beyond cliches and overly simplistic answers and instead will explore how the church’s rich tradition of hospitality can shape Christian approaches to sexuality. Drawing on over a decade of experience teaching on the intersection of theology and sexuality, Dr. Gorman will reflect on how hospitality can inform both our beliefs about sexuality and how to navigate difficult conversations around such beliefs.

BREAKOUT #3

Spirituality & Nature

Dr. Steve Kinnard
February 21, 2025
2:00 PM

Nature is like a good book. A good book sits on a shelf or nightstand waiting to be read. In the same way, nature sits outside our doors and windows and waits to speak to us.


This class considers the ways we experience God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit in nature. We will explore topics like meditation and nature, the healing quality of nature, nature and mysticism, and the Spirit and the wind.


We will reflect on spirituality and nature alongside writers and naturalists like St. Francis, Thomas Merton, Annie Dillard, Mary Oliver, John Muir, and Howard Thurman. I will share lessons I learned from nature over the summer. Weather permitting, we may even go on a short walk and put what we learn into practice.

PLENARY #4

Spirituality & Formation

Dr. Randy Harris
February 21, 2025
3:30 PM

Class description coming soon.


PLENARY #5

Spirituality & The Voices of Women

Dr. Tera Harmon
February 22, 2025
9:00 AM

For the first few centuries of Christianity, records containing the words of Christian women are rare. With only a few exceptions, what we know about these women comes to us in the words of men. How can we listen for the voices of women when we have little or no record of what those voices said? This presentation explores how we might develop skills of attentive listening when the voices themselves are mediated or absent.

PLENARY #6

The Future of Spirituality in the Stone-Campbell Heritage

Dr. Jerry Taylor
February 22, 2025
10:45 AM

Class description coming soon.


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