Faith & Justice Network

Meet our speaker: Peter Choi! Rev. Dr. Peter Choi is Executive Director and Associate Professor of American Religious History at the Center for Faith and Justice and a member of the Core Doctoral Faculty at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley. He has taught history of Christianity courses at Calvin Theological Seminary and the University of Notre Dame. Prior to that, he served for seven years as a pastor in Ann Arbor, Michigan. A historian of eighteenth-century North America, Peter’s areas of specialization include transatlantic revival religion, early evangelicalism, and world Christianity. THE FUTURE OF FAITH: Join us in San Francisco (or online) January 26-27, 2024, for a rich, creative, and restorative time of imagining and uttering new prayers to step faithfully into the future! Tickets available now; visit https://lnkd.in/gmS8_2d6 to register and see more details.

Meet our speaker: Riana Shaw Robinson! Rev. Riana Shaw Robinson is a preacher, pastor, and prophet. Riana is passionate about speaking the truth in love, offering a constant invitation for people to see themselves as beloved, and providing various ways to respond to the command to love God, self, and neighbor. Riana was a ruling elder in the Presbyterian Church (USA) and is an ordained Minister of Word and Sacrament with the Reformed Church in America (RCA). Riana recently served as the Associate Pastor of Formation at Oakland City Church (OCC) where she spearheaded efforts to help the community live more deeply into its anti-racist values. As the Minister of City Engagement, she expanded the church’s community partnerships and commitment to solidarity with marginalized communities in Oakland. Riana is a wife and proud mom of four. She is an East Bay native and currently lives in Oakland. THE FUTURE OF FAITH: Join us in San Francisco (or online) January 26-27, 2024, for a rich, creative, and restorative time of imagining and uttering new prayers to step faithfully into the future! Tickets available now; visit https://lnkd.in/gmS8_2d6 to register and see more details.

As we near the end of 2023, gratitude abounds for our many supporters, and glimmers of hope surround us in the midst of a world in turmoil. Amid many changes, our driving mission is clearer than ever: we are working toward a world where everyone can do the work of theology for themselves. We believe theological education is a social justice issue, and access to working out why we believe what we believe is a fundamental human right. Your continued support has been the cornerstone of our success and growth. In this season of longing for a more just world, we are grateful for friends and partners like you.

ONE MONTH TO GO! We hope to see you in San Francisco (or online) January 26-27, 2024, for a rich, creative, and restorative time of imagining and uttering new prayers to step faithfully into the future! Visit https://lnkd.in/gmS8_2d6 to register and see more details.

Meet our speaker: Kenji Kuramitsu! Kenji Kuramitsu, LCSW, M.Div (he/him) is a mental health and spiritual care professional living in Chicago, IL. Trained as a health care chaplain, Kenji now works in LGBTQ health care and maintains a small private practice. He is board certified as a group psychotherapist and has served as teaching faculty for the American Group Psychotherapy Association. Kenji holds graduate degrees from the University of Chicago and McCormick Theological Seminary, where he serves as an Adjunct Professor in Pastoral Care. Kenji enjoys gardening, spending time with loved ones, and writing prayers and prose. His creative nonfiction has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize by Asian American Writers’ Workshop and he is the author of "A Booklet of Uncommon Prayer: Collects for the #BlackLivesMatter Movement." THE FUTURE OF FAITH: Join us in San Francisco (or online) January 26-27, 2024, for a rich, creative, and restorative time of imagining and uttering new prayers to step faithfully into the future! Tickets available now; visit https://lnkd.in/gmS8_2d6 to register and see more details.

Meet our speaker: Charlene Han Powell! The Rev. Dr. Charlene Han Powell is a proud second-generation Korean American; honored daughter of immigrants, Wha Lim Han and Dr. Hye Kyung Kim; beloved wife of her high school sweetheart, Jordan Powell; and adoring mother of her two daughters, Amelie Han and Noa Han. A native of the East Bay, Charlene is a life-long fan of the Oakland A’s. She currently serves as the Senior Pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley. Building on her passion to help people understand and articulate their faith in a diverse, multicultural, multifaith world, Charlene received a Doctor of Ministry from New York Theological Seminary. Her dissertation focused on the intersection of faith and culture for millennials and offered a pedagogical process by which members of this generation could explore their own beliefs and questions with the goal of writing their own confession of faith. . THE FUTURE OF FAITH: Join us in San Francisco (or online) January 26-27, 2024, for a rich, creative, and restorative time of imagining and uttering new prayers to step faithfully into the future! Tickets available now; visit https://lnkd.in/gmS8_2d6 to register and see more details.

Earlier this month, we had the pleasure of being in conversation with Rev. Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil as we kicked off our December unit on "Courage for the Outward Journey". We are so grateful Dr. Brenda was able to join us in San Francisco! She shared about the importance of pursuing lifelong learning and transformation, the way women show us a different way to wield power, and winning vs. living. Recording available now to all F+J members (join today at faithjustice.net/join). We look forward to our next monthly conversation, which will be with Cole Arthur Riley at First Presbyterian Church in Berkeley...more details coming soon!

Meet our worship & prayer guides: Kinship Commons! Kinship Commons creates experiential and transformative gatherings toward the flourishing of marginalized people. Started by four women of color, they are passionate about expanding imagination, integrating multiple traditions and cultivating new ways of being that are life-giving, healing, and generative. They seek to lead people toward kinship with one another and with God. Kinship Commons was thoughtfully and lovingly founded by four women of color, Dr. Tamisha Tyler, Jennifer Guerra Aldana, Angie Hong, and Julie Tai. Each co-founder brought in their expertise, creativity, and curiosities to imagine how a collective of artist could curate and design gatherings that offered glimpses of a new world. Angie and Julie took those imaginations and established this company as Co-Directors while Tamisha and Jennifer continue in advisory roles. THE FUTURE OF FAITH: Join us in San Francisco (or online) January 26-27, 2024, for a rich, creative, and restorative time of imagining and uttering new prayers to step faithfully into the future! Tickets available now; visit https://lnkd.in/gmS8_2d6 to register and see more details.

Register today to take advantage of early bird pricing! Join us in San Francisco (or online) January 26-27, 2024, for a rich, creative, and restorative time of imagining and uttering new prayers to step faithfully into the future! Early bird tickets available (save up to $30!) until 11:59pm PT on December 6. Visit https://lnkd.in/gmS8_2d6 to register and see more details.