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  • 2020 Lancaster Theological Seminary DMin Symposium

    Monday, March 30, 2020

    Symposium presentations will be conducted online using Zoom.

    Schedule of Events
    Time Presenter Topic
    9:00‑9:55 a.m.   Ronnette Comfort‑Butler  "How to Develop a Practice of Radical Hospitality for People with Cognitive Processing Disorders"
    10:00‑10:55 a.m.   Colie Bettivia  "Hello, We're Here!: Active Participation in Traditional Church Congregations By Those in the Millennial Generation"
    11:00‑11:55 a.m.   Faith Dickens Fitzgerald  "Renewing the Spirit of Hospice: A Spiritual Response to Compassion Fatigue in Hospice Workers"
    12:00‑12:55 p.m.  Will Hagenbuch  "'Won’t You Be My Neighbor?': Creating an Interconnected Onsite and Online Christian Community"
    1:00‑1:55 p.m.   Karin Pejack  "'Where Two or Three Are Gathered…': A Study of Multiple Christian Congregations under One Steeple"
    2:00‑2:55 p.m.   Kim Stryjak  "The Holy Week of Our Lives:  How to Help Faith Leaders have Conversations around Death and Dying in our Faith Communities"
    3:00‑3:55 p.m.  Marjory Roth  "'Is it a Savior?': Finding Salvation in Aquaman, Wonder Woman and Batman"
    All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC -4:00)

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10:00 a.m. - Colie Bettivia►

9:00 a.m. - Ronnette Comfort-Butler

  • 9:00 a.m. - Ronnette Comfort-Butler

    How to Develop a Practice of Radical Hospitality for People with Cognitive Processing Disorders

    Time: 9:00-9:55 a.m.

    Abstract

        The purpose of this project is to give importance to the development and implication of a practice of radical hospitality within the worship setting for people with Cognitive Processing Disorders.  This project will demonstrate how using the framework of strategies that have been developed and utilized by the educational system and adapting them in the worship setting can have a significant impact on people who struggle with cognitive processing issues and disorders. 

        A survey was created and sent to all of the churches within the Lancaster Association of the United Church of Christ to see if these churches had developed a practice of radical hospitality for people with CPD and how they implement their practice. According to the results of this survey it was determined that these particular churches were struggling with the right strategies to develop their own practice of radical hospitality and as a result, people with CPD were not benefitting fully from what they were offering.

        By following the framework of strategies that have already been tested, evaluated and reevaluated within the educational system, churches can progress from people with CPD simply being tolerated or included, to being valued and embraced.


10:00 a.m. - Colie Bettivia►