In this TheoEd Offstage talk, Rev. Dr. Whitney Wilkinson Arreche explores the connections between reconciliation language, accounting, and theology, and invites consideration into how reconciliation has been a wounding word in the rhetoric of race relations within United States Christianity.

First delivered offstage in August 2023

Music: Wake by LynneMusic, licensed through NeoSounds

Through movement and laughter, Rev. Dr. Lewis takes listeners on a journey through the history of liberation through dance and invites them into a dance partnership with God.

Talk first delivered at TheoEd Orlando in September 2023

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Music: Wake by LynneMusic, licensed through NeoSounds

Twin brothers and long-time Disney performance artists Clay and Cliff reflect on their upbringing in a small town and how the arts programs at their church provided a safe space for them to express themselves as young gay people

Talk first delivered at TheoEd Orlando in September 2023

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Music: Wake by LynneMusic, licensed through NeoSounds

Rev. Dr. Luke Powery dives into the issues of race through a theology of dust, challenging listeners to think beyond our racial identities and acknowledge our need for one another.

Talk first delivered at TheoEd Orlando in September 2023

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Music: Wake by LynneMusic, licensed through NeoSounds

Executive Director of the National Plan for Hispanic/Latino Ministry of the UMC, Rev. Dr. Muñoz argues that worship spaces and the way we behave in them have been largely shaped by whiteness and calls for more authentic liturgy in worship.

Talk first delivered at TheoEd Orlando in September 2023

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Music: Wake by LynneMusic, licensed through NeoSounds

Through reflections on his own fundamentalist upbringing and faith journey, Brian McLaren encourages listeners to continue growing in their faith in a way that allows them to embrace where they have come from and be gentle with their past selves.

Talk first delivered at TheoEd Orlando in September 2023

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Author and former youth pastor John Pavlovitz explains why he wishes he would have been more open about his doubts and questions as a pastor.

First delivered at TheoEd Austin in February 2023

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In memory of her great-grandmother Leah Ballard who lived in slavery, Lisa Sharon Harper preaches the good news of God's liberation.

First delivered at TheoEd Austin in February 2023

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Researcher and parent Dr. Kara Powell lifts up three questions that teenagers today (and all of us) are asking and provides insights into how church leaders and parents can address these questions.

First delivered at TheoEd Austin in February 2023

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Using biological processes of human vision as an analogy, Rev. Dr. José Irizarry lifts up the expansive vision God has for us.

First delivered at TheoEd Austin in February 2023

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