Annual Theology Conference 2025

8:30 – 9:00        Gathering

9:00 – 9:30        Territory, Welcome, Announcements

9:30 – 10:00      Opening Worship (Michelle Robichaud & Greg Smith-Young)

10:00 – 10:15     Break

10:15 – 11:45      Keynote Speaker – Jesse Zink, “Apocalyptic Clarity for a Crisis-Shaped World”

12:00 – 1:00      Lunch

1:00 – 2:30        Workshops :-

• ~   Rev. Dr. R. Douglas Throop, “Make Way for Magic! Make Way for Objective Mysteries! Make Way for Love! Make Way for Internal Drives!”
• ~   Rev. Stéphane Vermette, “The Land of Opportunity”
• ~   Rev. Daniel Addai Fobi & Rev. Jenni Leslie, “Love is Louder”

2:30 – 3:00        Break

3:00 – 4:30        Workshops (same workshops as at 1:00)

5:00 – 6:30        Dinner

6:30 – 8:00      Catherine Faith McLean, “Shifting Sands: Preaching Hope in A Tide of Cruelty”

Tuesday, October 21

8:30 – 9:00        Gathering

9:00 – 9:30        Worship (Dan Hayward & Kim Vidal)

9:30 – 10:45      Jesse Zink, “Apocalyptic Clarity for a Crisis-Shaped World”

10:45 – 11:15     Break

11:15 – 12:30     Becca Whitla, “Then let us sing”

12:30 – 1:30      Lunch

1:30 – 2:45        Catherine Faith McLean, “Field of Grace: Preaching Joy Toward a Distant Horizon”

2:45 – 3:00        Closing Worship (Anne Montgomery & Laurie McKnight)