Notes from the Field: Summer 2022
Dear Friends, I was honored to serve as Chaplain of the Week at the Chautauqua Institute where I preached a sermon series called “Seeking for A City.” The Chautauqua Institute has welcomed so [...]
Prophetic Preaching Lab in Charleston
The Prophetic Preaching Lab is an intergenerational, inclusive opportunity for young leaders to connect more fully to Black Church traditions and activism. In June, Auburn’s team accompanied the [...]
Thriving in Ministry (Preparing Prophetic Leaders for a Multifaith World)
Since 2017, our Thriving in Ministry project has gathered regional and affinity groups of early-career faith and spirit-rooted community leaders across the US for respite, peer support, and [...]
A Post-Dobbs World: The Faith Community’s Response to the Assault on Bodily Autonomy
By Dr. Sharon Groves and Michael Vazquez It is our duty to fight for our freedom. It is our duty to win. We must love each other and support each other. We have nothing to lose but our chains. – [...]
Roe v Wade and Pacing Ourselves for the Long Haul
I am thinking about my ancestors today. I have to. I am remembering that the U.S. Supreme Court handed down decisions that denied them their basic humanity many, many times. I am remembering that [...]
Virtual Vigil on Grief, Growth, and Justice
On June 9, 2022, we partnered with Reimagine—experts in channeling the hard parts of life into meaningful action and growth—for a virtual vigil featuring Auburn President, Rev. Dr. Emma [...]
Film, Faith, Justice
Using documentary film for social justice work in faith-rooted communities By Caitlin Boyle, Project Manager, Hartley FaithDoc Impact Labs, and Ellen Schneider, Active Voice Lab People of the [...]
Take Care of Your Blessings
In May 2022, Auburn partnered with Je-Shawna Wholley to co-create a symposium with Alexis Pauline Gumbs and her book Undrowned: Black Feminist Lessons from Marine Mammals. This interactive [...]
Civic Participation Tools for Faith Communities
By Keisha E. McKenzie, PhD, and Sabrina E. Dent, DMin The Center for Faith, Justice, and Reconciliation (CFJR) and Union Presbyterian Seminary’s Center for Social Justice and Reconciliation [...]
In Shadow and Grief.
I am heartbroken. I am reaching out because I know you are, too. Just ten days after a 19-year-old walked into a grocery store in Buffalo, NY and massacred ten people, an 18-year-old walked into [...]
