The Rostered Ministers Continuing Education group is pleased to announce the Fall 2022 event presenter: The Rev. Wil Gafney, Ph.D. This event will take place on Monday, October 17, 2022, at St. John Lutheran Church, Joliet, IL.
Dr. Gafney is a womanist biblical scholar and the Right Rev. Sam B. Hulsey Professor Hebrew Bible at Brite Divinity School in Fort Worth, Texas.
The Rostered Ministers Continuing Education group is pleased to announce the Fall 2022 event “A Women’s Lectionary for the Whole Church” with presenter the Rev. Wil Gafney, Ph.D. This event will take place on Monday, October 17, 2022, at St. John Lutheran Church, 2650 Plainfield Road, Joliet IL 60435. Dr. Gafney is a womanist biblical scholar and the Right Rev. Sam B. Hulsey Professor Hebrew Bible at Brite Divinity School in Fort Worth, Texas. For more information on Dr. Gafney, please click on her name at the beginning of this paragraph.
“A Women’s Lectionary for the Whole Church” will focus towards equipping ministerial leaders with both the scholarship and practical suggestions and tools to use the Womanist lectionary in our ministerial contexts.
This event is a one-day workshop that will begin at 9 a.m. and end at 3:00 p.m.
This event has a tiered registration fee in hope that “A Women’s Lectionary for the Whole Church” can be accessible to all interested parties. On the registration form (below), you will find several options in terms of cost. Please choose the option that works best for you.
There are scholarships available for NIS Rostered Ministers through the Northern Illinois Synod Rostered Ministers Continuing Education/Sabbatical Grant fund. The application is found at https://nisynod.org/rostered-ministers-continuing-education-grant.
Registration closes October 13, 2022.
*If a congregation or individual wishes to be a supporter of this event by sending a check, please e-mail Pastor Julie Monnard at jmonnard@nisynod.org.