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  • 2022 Lancaster Theological Seminary DMin Symposium

    Monday, April 4, 2022

    Symposium presentations will be conducted online using Zoom.

    Schedule of Events
    Time Presenter Topic
    9:45 a.m.   Devotions
    10:00-10:50 a.m.  Nora Driver Foust  "Competency-Based Assessment for Ministerial Authorization in the UCC: A Model for Implementation"
    11:00-11:50 a.m.  Wendell Yorkman  "Grappling with Grace: An Illumination of the Degree to Which Theory and Praxis Agree in the Matter of Grace in the African American Pentecostal Holiness Tradition"
    12:00-1:00 p.m.  Lunch Break  
    1:00‑1:50 p.m.  James L. Mills  "Coming Home: Inward Discovery for Outward Living after Long-Term Incarceration; Howard Thurman’s Notion of Community, Religious Experience, and the Inner-Life as Tools for Freedom and Wholeness after Incarceration"
    2:00‑2:50 p.m.  Richelle Foreman Gunter  "Are We There?: Journeys of Faith and the Role of Racialized Trauma in Individuals Who Identify as Religiously Unaffiliated"
    3:00 p.m.  Closing, followed by social time  
    All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC -4:00)

    • 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.)

    • Presentation Details for Current DMin Students and Guests

      • Presenters are listed below in schedule order
      • Expand the presenter's section to find:
        • Supporting documents provided by presenter (if applicable)
        • Online evaluation form (made available at the time of presentation)
        • Recorded presentation (available after the Symposium concludes)

◄1:00 p.m. - James L. MillsPresenter Area►

2:00 p.m. - Richelle Foreman Gunter

  • 2:00 p.m. - Richelle Foreman Gunter

    Are We There?: Journeys of Faith and the Role of Racialized Trauma in Individuals Who Identify as Religiously Unaffiliated

    Time: 2:00-2:50 p.m.

    Abstract

    This project explores the intersections of racialized trauma and faith development in individuals who have sometime during their life identified as religiously unaffiliated or “nones.” Through the lens of life stories, nine individuals describe their faith journeys from their earliest memories of life to their most recent adult experiences. 

    Their courageous sharing sheds light on the connections between racism and racialized trauma and the precious moments when faith in God moved them forward on their journey of faith. Their stories highlight the experience of over 250 years of historical trauma from slavery and its intergenerational influence, alongside the instances of racism members of the black community continued to experience. 

    The stories that they shared also help us to understand that God inserts himself into the lives of His people in ways that are unexpected, not written about or understood. Like life, faith development is a journey not a destination. 


◄1:00 p.m. - James L. MillsPresenter Area►