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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)

    Presentation Details for Current DMin Students and Guests

    • Presenters are listed below in schedule order
    • Expand the presenter's section to find:
      • Link to join Zoom session or recording (as available)
      • Supporting documents provided by presenter (if applicable)
      • Online evaluation form (made available at the time of presentation)

    • Test your device with Zoom in advance URL

      Recommended: Test your equipment and Internet connection before Symposium Day. (Note: You may be prompted to download the Zoom app.)


    • Presenter Requirements

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◄11:00 a.m. - Faith Dickens Fitzgerald1:00 p.m. - Karin Pejack►

12:00 p.m. - Will Hagenbuch

  • 12:00 p.m. - Will Hagenbuch

    "Won’t You Be My Neighbor?": Creating an Interconnected Onsite and Online Christian Community

    Time: 12:00-12:55 p.m.

    Abstract

    “All are welcome” suggests churches both welcome and include all, yet those who choose to “worship” remotely using the internet are often marginalized in an increasingly technological world where more and more Americans spend more and more time online. This qualitative project addresses this disconnect by evaluating the obstacles of bringing an onsite and online church community together in one “space”—where the virtual and the physical become one, which is particularly important as the COVID-19 virus continues its impact on how American church communities gather. This project proposes that dynamic church websites with ongoing connections reach further into the communities around existing churches thus enabling the church to be a people more than a place.

◄11:00 a.m. - Faith Dickens Fitzgerald1:00 p.m. - Karin Pejack►