“#Occupy Empire Closing Reflections” – Jennifer Davis-Sensenig, Phil Kniss
#Occupy Empire: Anabaptism in God’s Mission In this Closing Worship Service of the #Occupy Empire Conference, members of the Listening Committee offer their reflections of what they heard during conference sessions and through informal conversations with conference participants. Jennifer Davis Sensenig serves as the lead pastor of Community Mennonite Church in Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Phil....
Session V: “Anabaptist Witness in the Empire II” – Matthew Krabill, David Stutzman, Josh Brockway, Nathan Hershberger
#Occupy Empire: Anabaptism in God’s Mission Session V is a series of three Lectures (Note: David Stutzman’s presence in the first lecture is via Skype) Matthew Krabill and David Stutzman present on “Empire: The Mission Frontier of the Church.” Matthew Krabill currently lives in Pasadena, CA, and is a doctoral candidate at Fuller Theological Seminary....
Session IV: “Anabaptist Witness in the Empire I” – Janna Hunter-Bowman, Mark Thiessen Nation
#Occupy Empire: Anabaptism in God’s Mission Janna Hunter-Bowman offers a lecture, “Embodied Discourse as Truth Claims and Behavior Change: A Constructive Alternative to Human Rights,” followed by a response by Mark Thiessen Nation. Janna Hunter-Bowman is pursuing a Ph.D. in peace studies and theology from the University of Notre Dame. She earned an M.A. degree....
Session III: “Alternatives to Empire” – Paulette Moore, Bethany Tobin, JR Rozko
#Occupy Empire: Anabaptism in God’s Mission Session II is a series of three Lectures: Paulette Moore and friends from the local “Occupy” movement present on “Occupy Harrisonburg and the Local Church.” Paulette is a filmmaker, educator, journalist, and activist. Through her work with established and emerging media she explores how art, power, conflict, and justice....
Session II: “Race in the Empire” – Nekeisha Alexis-Baker, Carl Stauffer
#Occupy Empire: Anabaptism in God’s Mission Nekeisha Alexis-Baker offers a lecture, “Race, Racism, and the Nation-State,” followed by a response by Carl Stauffer. A native Trinidadian and long-time New Yorker, Nekeisha Alexis-Baker currently calls Elkhart, Indiana her home. She received her BA with a major in African Studies from New York University, and her MA....
Session I: “(C/c)atholicity in the Empire” – Chris Haw, Peter Dula
#Occupy Empire: Anabaptism in God’s Mission Chris Haw offers a lecture, followed by a response by Peter Dula. Chris is a carpenter, painter, theologian, and a potter. With his wife, Cassie, and baby, Simon, Chris lives with fellow community members at Camden House, a small intentional community in Camden, New Jersey. Chris grew up Catholic,....
“Empire, and the Power of Withdrawal” – Isaac Villegas
Isaac Villegas offers a sermon, “Empire and the Power of Withdrawal” in the opening worship of a mini-conference on “Christian Witness in, but not of, the Empire.” Isaac Villegas is the pastor of Chapel Hill Mennonite Fellowship in North Carolina, and he teaches seminary classes in prisons with Project TURN. Conference planners Brian Gumm and....