2011 Johnson Symposium on Faith & Society
The Reverend Heidi Neumark
“Building the Beloved Community”
November 11 – 12, 2011
I am drawn to a different vision – the wall rebuilt, the land reclaimed, the people who rise up like grass improbably breaking through slabs of stone.
(From Breathing Space: A Spiritual Journey in the South Bronx)
Registration Form Available here.
Join us November 11 – 12, 2011
Friday Evening
6:30 Mini-concert by The Outskirts
7:00 Lecture and Discussion
8:45 Service of Evening Prayer
Saturday Morning
8:45 Lecture and Discussion
10:15 Break
10:45 Lecture and Discussion
About Heidi Neumark:
Pastor Heidi Neumark serves Trinity Lutheran Church of Manhattan (ELCA), a multicultural, bilingual community with ministries that include a Latina support group, a resource center run by and for immigrants, an after-school program, and a shelter for homeless youth. For 19 years before that, she was pastor of Transfiguration Lutheran Church in the South Bronx. She was a founding member of South Bronx Churches, an ecumenical community organizing group that has trained local leaders and built hundreds of low-cost homes.
Her experiences in congregational and community ministry in the Bronx led to her highly acclaimed book, Breathing Space: A Spiritual Journey in the South Bronx (Beacon Press).
Registration Fees: Friday lecture – $15 per person, Saturday lectures – $25 per person. Registration before November 1st for BOTH Friday and Saturday lectures – $35 per person. After November 1st: $40 per person for BOTH Friday and Saturday lectures. Scholarships are available. Call the church office at 612-729-8358 for more information.
Download the Registration Form here.
Directions and parking information for Holy Trinity Lutheran Church are available here.
Johnson Symposium DVD order forms available here. Videos of both Heidi Neumark and Marcus Borg are available.
Previous Symposia
2010: Dr. Marcus J. Borg: “An Emerging Form of Christianity Today”
About the Johnson Symposium
Holy Trinity has long sought to provide opportunities for conversations about faith and life. Designed to celebrate and honor the exemplary ministries of Pastors Ronald K. Johnson and Stacy K. Johnson during a creative and exciting period in the life of the congregation, the Johnson Symposium on Faith and Society is envisioned as an annual event in which a leading theologian, scholar, and/or practitioner will be present to lead conversations over a two day period on important issues facing the church and society today.