SUNDAY, OCT. 64:30 – 9:00 p.m. Registration .............................Gorecki Center Lobby (2nd Level) 4:30 Deans’ meeting ................................. Presidents Room (2nd Level) 5:30 Staff and Deans’ dinner.................. Presidents Room (2nd Level)6:45 Welcome......................................... Gorecki Center, Conf. Room 204 7:00 – 8:30 Dr. Todd Green Interfaith Etiquette in an Age of Islamophobia8:30 Portico Bene�it Services8:40 Mission Investment Fund9:00 Fellowship & snacks..............Gorecki Center Lobby (2nd Level)

MON, OCT. 77:30 a.m. Breakfast on your own8:00 Registration resumes............Gorecki Center Lobby (2nd Level) 8:45 Conference introduction .....Gorecki Center Lobby (2nd Level) 9:15-10:45 Dr. Todd Green Rethinking Our Approach to Islamophobia10:45 Stretch Break 11:00 Holy Communion Worship .............................Sacred Heart Chapel, ..................................................................... Saint Benedict‘s Monastery Noon – 1:00 p.m. Lunch ...................... Gorecki Center, Conf. Room 204 (2nd Level) 1:15 – 2:30 Bishop’s Time ... Gorecki Center, Conf. Room 204 (2nd Level) 2:30-3:15 Ted Style Panels3:15 Open time3:30 Tour and Gallery: Saint Benedict’s Monastery & the Art and Heritage Place Saint John’s Bible 7:00 Beer and hymns .................................Bad Habit Brewing Company

TUES, OCT. 88:30 Gathering .............. Gorecki Center, Conf. Room 204 (2nd Level) 8:45 – 10:15 Rev. Dr. Anna Mercedes Being Church, Wider and Deeper10:15 Snack Break10:30 Rev. Dr. Anna Mercedes12:15 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch ...................... Gorecki Center, Conf. Room 204 (2nd Level) 1:00 Sending Worship................................................Oratory (lower level) ..................................................................... Saint Benedict‘s Monastery

Conference Schedule

Everyday Spirituality

going deeper and wider Southwestern Minnesota Synod Fall Theological Conference

October 6-8, 2019College of Saint Benedict. St. Joseph, MN

Additional Information

Tour: The Saint Benedict’s Monastery & the Art and Heritage Place tour will begin at 3:30.Gather in the entryway of the Sacred Heart Chapel. A signup sheet will be at the registration table, this will give us an idea of how many tour groups we will need.

Gallery:The Saint John’s Bible gallery will be open until 4:25pm on Monday afternoon.

Driving Directions:On I-94 West, you will take exit 156 onto the Saint John's University Campus. Gallery is in the Alcuin Library (lower level) Across from the Abbey & University Church.

Regular Hours: Monday – Friday 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Beer and Hymns:Bad Habit Brewing Company25 College Ave NSt Joseph, MN 56374Bring your musical talents!

Learn about our speakers on the backside.

Everyday Spirituality

going deeper and wider Southwestern Minnesota Synod Fall Thological Conference

Ocotber 6-8, 2019College of Saint Benedict. St. Joseph, MN

Dr. Todd GreenSunday presentation: Interfaith Etiquette in an Age of IslamophobiaMonday presentation: Rethinking Our Approach to Islamophobia

Todd Green is Associate Professor of Religion at Luther College. A nationally recognized expert on Islamophobia, Green served as a Franklin Fellow at the U.S. State Department in 2016-17, where he analyzed and assessed the impact of anti-Muslim prejudice in Europe on countering violent extremism initiatives, refugee and migrant policies, and human rights. He has given lectures on Islamophobia to other federal agencies, including the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security, and has authored resources and done consulting work for church-related organizations and educational institutions on Christian-Muslim dialogue.

Rev. Dr. Anna MercedesTuesday presentation: Being Church, Wider and Deeper

As we explore the ways our spirituality leans widely and deeply, in these last sessions we will probe the question of ways to imagine and embody church more widely and deeply. Anna will bring re�lections from her ministry with young adults and favorite treasures from christology and feminist theology to bear on the question of how to be church in reimagined ways. She will ask us to apply these ideas to our own contexts and imagine the challenges and opportunities of greater width and depth as church.

Anna Mercedes teaches theology at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University. Her academic specialty is in the overlap between theology, gender studies, and peace studies. She is an ordained pastor for our synod in specialized ministry, serving the Protestant students at CSB/SJU. On campus she is also involved in leading a large grant on “Transformative Inclusion.” She is the author of Power For: Feminism and Christ’s Self-Giving and a contributing author to Transformative Lutheran Theologies: Feminist, Womanist, and Mujerista Perspectives. She is a graduate of the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia and Drew Theological School. She is a member of Peace, Cold Spring, and a mother to three daughters.

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