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SUMMARY:2026 Convocation: A "Reformed Critique of Nationalist Theologies" with Dr. Vince Bacote
DESCRIPTION:WATCH RECORDING \nJoin Dr. Vincent Bacote of Wheaton College and friends from the Reformed Institute to explore the militant nationalist theologies seeking to run the country. What is an authentic Reformed response to these movements? \nWe live in an age when theology has become weaponized for political gain. Christian Nationalism is a movement fed by several streams of “Dominion Theology” which argue for a religious\, social\, and political take-over of various sectors of society. These theologies include the so called “Calvinist” reconstructionism and the 7 Mountains Mandate of far right evangelical and charismatic groups. \nHear Dr. Bacote’s invitation to the event. \nJoin the Reformed Institute to hear from Dr. Vincent Bacote of Wheaton College who will offer a “Reformed Critique of Nationalist Theologies” at our 2026 Convocation. He will analyze various forms of Dominion Theology and bring a strong Biblical and Reformed critique of these theologies and movements. The event takes place on Saturday\, January 24\, 2026 at the National Presbyterian Church in Washington\, D.C. Check in and a light breakfast begin at 8:30\, the program begins at 9 a.m. and ends at 11:30 a.m. \nView Event Flyer \nOur Speaker:\nDr. ​​Vincent Bacote is professor of theology and the director of the Center for Applied Christian Ethics at Wheaton College in Wheaton\, Illinois. He teaches and lectures widely on the intersections of theology\, politics and public life. He earned a B.S. from the Citadel\, an MDiv. From Trinity Evangelical Divinity School\, and a PhD from Drew University. His publications include the books Reckoning with Race and Performing the Good News: In Search of a Better Evangelical Theology (2020) and The Political Disciple: A Theology of Public Life. His articles have appeared in magazines such as Comment\, Books and Culture\, and Christianity Today and journals such as the Journal of Markets and Morality\, Christian Scholar’s Review\, and the Journal for Christian Theological Research. Dr. Bacote is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society and the Society of Christian Ethics. An avid tennis player and occasional bass guitarist\, he lives in Glen Ellyn\, Illinois\, with his family.
URL:https://reformedinstitute.org/event/2026-convocation-a-reformed-critique-of-nationalist-theologies-with-dr-bacote/
LOCATION:National Presbyterian Church\, 4101 Nebraska Avenue NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20016\, United States
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SUMMARY:2025 Convocation with Rev. Dr. Serene Jones
DESCRIPTION:Trauma\, Grace\, and Redemption\nWATCH RECORDING \nJoin us for the annual Convocation of the Reformed Institute\, featuring a leading theologian and educator on a timely subject. Rev. Dr. Serene Jones\, President of Union Theological Seminary\, New York\, NY\, will speak on “Trauma\, Grace\, and Redemption.” The event takes place Saturday\, January 25\, 2025 at the National Presbyterian Church in Washington\, D.C. \nRev. Dr. Jones brings years of research and theological reflection about individual and collective trauma and its effect upon our capacity to remember\, to act\, and to love. Trauma from violence challenges our theological understanding of grace and how we remember the traumatic experience of Jesus’ life and death which are at the heart of the Christian faith. Jones focuses on the long-term effects of collective violence on abuse survivors\, war veterans\, and marginalized populations and the ways that grace and redemption are exhibited in these different contexts. This is a timely address given the level of violence in the neighborhoods\, homes\, social media\, and halls of power in our nation\, and the escalation of violent wars and genocides in our world. \nEnjoy the a la carte breakfast at 8:30 a.m.. The program begins at 9 a.m. and ends at 11:15 a.m. \nDownload the Event Flyer | Press Release \nAbout the Speaker\nA highly respected scholar and public intellectual\, the Rev. Dr. Serene Jones is the 16th President of the historic Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York. The first woman to head the 186-year-old institution\, Jones occupies the Johnston Family Chair for Religion and Democracy. She is a Past President of the American Academy of Religion\, which annually hosts the world’s largest gathering of scholars of religion. Jones came to Union after seventeen years at Yale University\, where she was the Titus Street Professor of Theology at the Divinity School\, and Chair of the University’s Program in Women\, Gender and Sexuality Studies. She is the author of several books including Trauma and Grace and\, most recently\, her memoir Call It Grace: Finding Meaning in a Fractured World. Jones\, a popular public speaker\, is sought by media to comment on major issues impacting society because of her deep grounding in theology\, politics\, women’s studies\, economics\, race studies\, history\, and ethics.
URL:https://reformedinstitute.org/event/2025-reformed-institute-convocation/
LOCATION:National Presbyterian Church\, 4101 Nebraska Avenue NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20016\, United States
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SUMMARY:2024 Convocation with Dr. Mark Labberton
DESCRIPTION:God’s Character\, God’s Mission\, and The Work of God’s People:\nEverywhere All at Once\nHow does the work of the Church—God’s People—flow out of the nature and the mission of God’s own being? As the “body of Christ” how can we be the “hands and the feet” of God to carry out his mission and work in our lives? When we gather for worship—how do we celebrate God’s justice and love so that we can do God’s justice in the world with love? \nYou are invited to the 2024 Convocation with Mark Labberton\, professor of preaching emeritus and former President of Fuller Theological Seminary. The event takes place Saturday\, January 27\, 2024 at the National Presbyterian Church in Washington\, D.C. \nJoin Mark Labberton—a gifted preacher\, scholar and former seminary president—to explore how all that we do grows out of who God is and what God is up to in the world. Join fellow Presbyterians to share in the discussion and the fellowship to strengthen our knowledge and our ability to serve. \nEnjoy the a la carte breakfast at 8:30. The program begins at 9:00 and ends at 11:30. \nA virtual option will be available for long-distant participants. \nDownload the flyer for this event. \n \nAbout the Speaker\nMark Labberton is the Clifford L. Penner Presidential Chair Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Preaching at Fuller Seminary. He was ordained in the Presbyterian Church (USA) and began what was to become three decades of pastoral ministry. Labberton has a strong history in missions\, as he co-founded the Christian International Scholarship (now ScholarLeaders)\, he serves on the board of International Justice Mission and is Senior Fellow of The Trinity Forum. Labberton calls for the unbreakable link between worship\, justice\, and the Christian life. He has written numerous books\, including Called: The Crisis and Promise of Following Jesus Today\, The Dangerous Act of Worship\, and Still Evangelical?\, as well as several articles. \nWATCH RECORDING
URL:https://reformedinstitute.org/event/2024-convocation-with-dr-mark-labberton/
LOCATION:National Presbyterian Church\, 4101 Nebraska Avenue NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20016\, United States
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SUMMARY:2023 Convocation on the Injustices of the Doctrine of Discovery with Mark Charles
DESCRIPTION:The Doctrine of Discovery was a Papal Decree that gave many European Countries religious legitimacy to invade and colonize the “new world” in the name of Christianity. The legacy of brutality\, injustice\, and destruction that followed\, especially against native communities\, leaves a legacy that all Christians must face. While Reformed and other Protestant communities had their own theological rationales for conquering North America in the name of Christ\, their legacy of injustice and colonization is equally culpable\, even in their efforts of missions and education. This session will explore these entangling legacies with an eye toward truth telling\, repentance\, and restorative justice that makes Christians better allies in anti-racism and justice-building with native peoples. \nMark Charles is a speaker\, writer\, and consultant. The son of an American woman (of Dutch heritage) and a Navajo man\, Mark has faced the colonial legacy of Christian Indian schools in his own family\, has served as a Reformed pastor\, and has rediscovered his Navajo identity and spirituality. He teaches the complexities of American history regarding race\, culture\, and Christendom in order to help forge a path of healing and conciliation for the nation. \nHe is one of the leading authorities on the 15th-century’s European Doctrine of Discovery and its influence on US history and its intersection with modern-day society. Through advocacy\, writing\, and education\, Mark has called for greater acts of repentance\, justice\, and conciliation with native communities on behalf of the federal government and the American people. \nMark is the co-author\, with Soong-Chan Rah\, of the book\, Unsettling Truths: The Ongoing\, Dehumanizing Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery\, and he authors the blog “Reflections from the Hogan.” He is a co-founder of the “Would Jesus Eat Frybread?” college-conference series and has served on the boards of the Christian Reformed Church of North America and the Christian Community Development Association. In national politics\, Mark advocates for a Truth and Conciliation Commission – a formal and national dialogue on issues of race\, gender\, and class. \n \nResponse will be offered by Dr. John Lee\, professor and Academic Dean of the John Leland Center of Theological Studies\, and pastor of The Rock Presbyterian Church\, Bethesda\, Md. John is Chair of the Public Program Committee and serves on the Board of the Reformed Institute. \n  \n 
URL:https://reformedinstitute.org/event/2023-convocation-on-the-injustices-of-the-doctrine-of-discovery-with-mark-charles/
LOCATION:National Presbyterian Church\, 4101 Nebraska Avenue NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20016\, United States
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SUMMARY:Black Presbyterians and Racial Justice: Reshaping the Reformed Tradition in the U.S.
DESCRIPTION:The Reformed Tradition has been complicit in slavery\, segregation\, and White dominance throughout U.S. history. At the same time\, Black Presbyterians have drawn on deep wells of resilience and prophetic vision to contest such racism and to reframe the tradition from within. Two gifted scholars — Dr. Perzavia Praylow and Dr. Douglas Brown Clark — will present the narratives of African American Presbyterians\, including Francis Grimke and Gayraud Wilmore\, that refashion today’s church and its theology to serve racial diversity\, equity\, and justice. Speakers will explore such history in relation to this moment of racial reckoning in the U.S. \nAbout the Speakers\nRev. Dr. Perzavia Praylow is Pastor of Fifteenth Street Presbyterian Church in Washington\, DC and teaches African American History at Bowie State University (MD). Previously\, she was an assistant professor of American History at Augusta University. Dr. Praylow earned a PhD in American History\, an MA in Education Policy and a MA in History all from the University of Illinois (Urbana\, IL)\, an MDiv at Columbia Theological Seminary\, a Masters of Sacred Theology at Lutheran Theology Southern Seminary (SC)\, and a BA in History at Drew University. Dr. Praylow’s research focuses on 20th Century race relations\, American religious history\, African American social equality and the history of education. She is editing her first book project\, Educating the Talented Tenth: Fisk University Students\, the Politics of Race Leadership and the Struggle for African American Equality and is completing a manuscript on the mission work of Black women ruling elders in Black Presbyterian churches in the Carolinas. She serves as Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors of the Presbyterian Historical Society\, is a member of the Presbyterian Mission Agency Mission Development Resource Committee\, the DC Mayor’s Interfaith Council and has served on the strategy Team of Next Church and the Alumni Council of Columbia Theological Seminary. She is an ordained Presbyterian minister. \nRev. Dr. Douglas H. Brown Clark is Visiting Assistant Professor at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary\, where he teaches courses in American\, African American\, and Africana religious history as a part of the seminary’s Black Church Studies program. He also teaches church history at Lexington Theological Seminary. Clark received a BA from Davidson College and an MDiv from Vanderbilt Divinity School\, where he earned second honors and served as Student Body President. He then earned a PhD at Vanderbilt University\, where he studied American and African American religious history with a focus on race\, civil rights\, and reparations. His current book project\, A Solid Black Hyphen: Race\, Religion\, Identity\, and the Black Power Activism of Gayraud S. Wilmore\, examines the history of religion in the Civil Rights and Black Power movements\, with a focus on late 1960s Black clergy advocates for reparations\, especially Presbyterian minister\, theologian\, and activist Gayraud Wilmore. Clark’s research has benefited from support as a Research Fellow with the Presbyterian Historical Society\, and as a Fellow in Vanderbilt’s Program in Theology and Practice. He chairs the southeast regional AAR’s History of Christianity section\, and previously chaired Vanderbilt’s Graduate Diversity and Inclusion Committee. He is an ordained Presbyterian minister. \nDownload Convocation 2021 Flyer  \n\nWatch Event Recording
URL:https://reformedinstitute.org/event/convocation2021/
LOCATION:Virtual Event\, Link will be sent a few days before
CATEGORIES:Convocation,Other Church Events
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SUMMARY:The 2020 Convocation w/ Dr. Cynthia Rigby
DESCRIPTION:Featuring Dr. Cynthia Rigby\, the W.C. Brown Professor of Theology at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary: Videos Available!\nExcellent Convocation Address\, Responses and Discussion held Saturday\, January 25\, 2020 at the National Presbyterian Church in Washington\, DC \n\nGuest Speaker\nRev. Dr. Cynthia Rigby\nAustin Theological Seminary \nReformed Christians and Public Life: How Can We Speak to a Frayed Society? \n \nVideo of Dr. Rigby’s Presentation Here \nVideo of Responses and Discussion \nDownload Flyer with Bios \nHow can Christians and the Church speak to torn civic life with healing and hope?”  As Reformed Christians\, how do we represent the Gospel in spaces\, places\, and communities that don’t speak the same theological language that we speak? Given the antipathy to organized religion and “religious”  people\,  how do we regain trust as dialogue partners with others?  And what is it\, exactly\, that we have to offer to the brokenness we all share in and are trying to heal?  A number of Reformed themes address this question: Grace\, Forgiveness\, Restoration\, Irreplaceable personhood.   In a world where you can only get what you can pay for\,  where forgiveness is elusive\,  where restoration (for example of failed civic leaders)  seems impossible\,  and where everyone believes that “no one is irreplaceable\,” we worship a God who tells us differently. But how do we get  this good news out to the wider church and to society? \nDr. Rigby is a prolific scholar\, gifted teacher\, and accomplished preacher and speaker. Her most recent book\, Holding Faith: A Practical Introduction to Christian Faith (Abingdon Press\, 2018)\, weaves the doctrines of the church into the rhythms and practices of everyday life. Her scholarship includes books on social righteousness\, protestant perspectives of Mary\, feminist theology\, power in theology and scripture\, and more. Rigby is an associate editor for the Journal of Reformed Theology and the Journal of the American Academy of Religion and serves on the board of the Presbyterian Publishing Corporation. \nResponses were given by Rev. Jessica Tate of “Next Church\,” and Rev. John Molina-Moore\, General Presbyter of the National Capital Presbytery
URL:https://reformedinstitute.org/event/the-2020-convocation-of-the-reformed-institute/
LOCATION:DC
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