Full Virtual Conference Schedule

The virtual track will take place via Zoom Events, a new virtual events platform open to anyone with a Zoom account. The track will feature these sessions:

In-Depth Seminars (interactive via Zoom Events): A workshop that spans three days and allows facilitator and participants to explore a topic or practice relevant to the conference theme in more depth
Spotlight Sessions (interactive via Zoom Events): A 60-minute session connected to the conference theme that actively engages participants
Plenary Sessions (live-streamed): A 60-minute session with all conference participants featuring one or more speakers, with time for audience Q&A
Worship (live-streamed)

12:30 p.m.
Conference Welcome with Virtual Track Host Rev. Alexandra Jacob

1–2 p.m.
Opening Worship (via live-stream)
Tim Rainey, Preaching

2–2:3o p.m.
Post-Worship Discussion

2:3o–4:15 p.m.
Afternoon Break

4:15–5:15 p.m.
In-Depth Seminars

See full list of Monday–Wednesday In-Depth Seminars

Imagining the “Cyborg” Body of Christ at Worship
Presenter: Paul Damico-Carper

Ethnic Percussion in the Church
Presenter: David Hagedorn

Christian Preaching and Worship in an Age of the Pandemics
Presenter: Eunjoo Mary Kim

The Gospel of Irresolution: Illness, Trauma, and Getting to Hope
Presenter: Deanna Thompson

5:15–7 p.m.
Dinner Break

7 p.m.
Plenary Session (via live-stream)
Reimagining Christian Preaching and Worship: A Response to the Pandemics with Eunjoo Mary Kim

10:15–10:45 a.m.
Spiritual Reflection Time with Rev. Alexandra Jacob

10:45–11:45 a.m.
Plenary Session (via live-stream)
Collaborative Creation: Queer Mysticism and Community Sacred Art with Kat Parent

11:45 a.m.–1:15 p.m.
Lunch Break

1:15–2:15 p.m.
Spotlight Sessions

See full list of Tuesday Spotlight Sessions

If You Build It, Will They Come?
Presenter: Heather Potter

CANCELLED: The Intersection of Faith and Activism through a Cultural Lens
Presenter: Kelly Sherman-Conroy

2:15–4:15 p.m.
Afternoon Break

4:15–5:15 p.m.
In-Depth Seminars

See full list of Monday–Wednesday In-Depth Seminars

Imagining the “Cyborg” Body of Christ at Worship
Presenter: Paul Damico-Carper

Ethnic Percussion in the Church
Presenter: David Hagedorn

Christian Preaching and Worship in an Age of the Pandemics
Presenter: Eunjoo Mary Kim

The Gospel of Irresolution: Illness, Trauma, and Getting to Hope
Presenter: Deanna Thompson

5:15–7:30 p.m.
Dinner Break

7:30 p.m.
Worship Service (via live-stream)
Eunjoo May Kim, Preaching

Immediately After Worship
Post-Worship Discussion with Rev. Alexandra Jacob

10:15–10:45 a.m.
Spiritual Reflection Time with Rev. Alexandra Jacob

10:45–11:45 a.m.
Plenary Session (via live-stream)
Becoming a Community of Hope in a Traumatized World with Willie James Jennings, Deanna Thompson, and Gary Wilkerson

11:45 a.m.–1:15 p.m.
Lunch Break

1:15–2:15 p.m.
Spotlight Sessions

See full list of Wednesday Spotlight Sessions

Introducing the ELW Supplement–All Creation Sings
Presenter: Nathan Proctor

Fostering Inter-Religious Relationships
Presenters: St. Olaf College Ministry Team

2:15–4:15 p.m.
Afternoon Break

4:15–5:15 p.m.
In-Depth Seminars

See full list of Monday–Wednesday In-Depth Seminars

Imagining the “Cyborg” Body of Christ at Worship
Presenter: Paul Damico-Carper

Ethnic Percussion in the Church
Presenter: David Hagedorn

Christian Preaching and Worship in an Age of the Pandemics
Presenter: Eunjoo Mary Kim

The Gospel of Irresolution: Illness, Trauma, and Getting to Hope
Presenter: Deanna Thompson

Full Virtual Conference Schedule

The virtual track will take place via Zoom Events, a new virtual events platform open to anyone with a Zoom account. The track will feature these sessions:

In-Depth Seminars (interactive via Zoom Events): A workshop that spans three days and allows facilitator and participants to explore a topic or practice relevant to the conference theme in more depth

Spotlight Sessions (interactive via Zoom Events): A 60-minute session connected to the conference theme that actively engages participants

Plenary Sessions (live-streamed): A 60-minute session with all conference participants featuring one or more speakers, with time for audience Q&A

Worship (live-streamed)

12:30 p.m.
Conference Welcome with Virtual Track Host Rev. Alexandra Jacob

1–2 p.m.
Opening Worship (via live-stream)
Tim Rainey, Preaching

2–2:3o p.m.
Post-Worship Discussion

2:3o–4:15 p.m.
Afternoon Break

4:15–5:15 p.m.
In-Depth Seminars

5:15–7 p.m.
Dinner Break

7 p.m.
Plenary Session (via live-stream)
Reimagining Christian Preaching and Worship: A Response to the Pandemics with Eunjoo Mary Kim

10:15–10:45 a.m.
Spiritual Reflection Time with Rev. Alexandra Jacob

10:45–11:45 a.m.
Plenary Session (via live-stream)
Collaborative Creation: Queer Mysticism and Community Sacred Art with Kat Parent

11:45 a.m.–1:15 p.m.
Lunch Break

1:15–2:15 p.m.
Spotlight Sessions

2:15–4:15 p.m.
Afternoon Break

4:15–5:15 p.m.
In-Depth Seminars

5:15–7:30 p.m.
Dinner Break

7:30 p.m.
Worship Service (via live-stream)
Eunjoo May Kim, Preaching

Immediately After Worship
Post-Worship Discussion with Rev. Alexandra Jacob

10:15–10:45 a.m.
Spiritual Reflection Time with Rev. Alexandra Jacob

10:45–11:45 a.m.
Plenary Session (via live-stream)
Becoming a Community of Hope in a Traumatized World with Willie James Jennings, Deanna Thompson, and Gary Wilkerson

11:45 a.m.–1:15 p.m.
Lunch Break

1:15–2:15 p.m.
Spotlight Sessions

2:15–4:15 p.m.
Afternoon Break

4:15–5:15 p.m.
In-Depth Seminars

5:15–7:30 p.m.
Dinner Break

7:30 p.m.
Worship Service (via live-stream)
Willie James Jennings, Preaching

Immediately After Worship
Post-Worship Discussion with Rev. Alexandra Jacob

10:15–10:45 a.m.
Spiritual Reflection Time with Rev. Alexandra Jacob

10:45–11:45 a.m.
Plenary Session (via live-stream)
Renewing the Christian Imagination with Willie James Jennings

11:45 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
Lunch Break

1:30 p.m.
Closing Worship (via live-stream)
Katie Fick and Matt Marohl, Preaching