2024 Spring Convocation April 4-5
Presentations, Reunions, Small Groups, Meals and More!
“Confronting Christian Nationalism: Creating Communities of Resistance and Hope”
Register here: eden.edu/events/2024-spring-convocation/
Schedule:
Thursday, April 4
- 3:00 – 6:30 PM: Herbster Event (Alumni Classes 2019 – 2023) on Campus
- “Conversation on Ministry In These Days” with Rev. Dr. Cassandra Gould and Rev. Dr. Obery M. Hendricks, Jr.
- 4:30 – 6:30 PM: 50th Anniversary Reunion (Class of 1974) on Campus
- 4:30 – 6:30 PM: Mixer Hosted by Student Cabinet Committee, Common Ground on Campus; All are Invited
- Common Ground is a student cabinet organization for the Queer community and straight allies
- 5:45 – 6:30 PM: Gateway Mens’ Chorus Performance
- 7:00 PM: Opening Worship & Presentation on Campus and Online
- Presenter: Rev. Dr. Obery M. Hendricks, Jr., Adjunct Professor, Departments of Religion and African American and African Diaspora Studies at Columbia University
- Presentation: “Confronting Christian Nationalism: Creating Communities of Resistance and Hope” (Brueggemann – Kuhlenkamp – Schmiechen Lectureships)
- 8:30 PM: Reception & Book Signing For All on Campus
Friday, April 5
- 7:30 AM: Eden Black Alumni Association Breakfast & Worship; All Are Invited (Separate registration & payment required)
- Preacher: Rev. Dr. Obery M. Hendricks, Jr., Adjunct Professor, Departments of Religion and African American and African Diaspora Studies at Columbia University
- Sermon: “Resistance: From Rhetoric to Prophetic Action”
- 9:00 AM: Worship (With Senior Preacher) on Campus and Online
- 10:00 AM – 12:15 PM: Presentation & Panel Discussion on Campus and Online
- Presenter: Rebeccah Bennett, Founder and Principal of Emerging Wisdom LLC
- Presentation: “Seeding Healed Futures” (Brueggemann – Kuhlenkamp – Schmiechen Lectureships)
- Panel: “The Awe of What Can Be”
- Panelists: Rev. Dr. Cassandra Gould, Rev. Dr. Sonja B. Williams, Rev. Nikotemo Sopepa, Rev. Brian Kirk
- 12:30 PM: Lunch & Conversation on Campus
