IVED THEOLOGY - A Seminary of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) MUI Conference Program1.pdf · 2 Lived Theology Conference MUI’s instructional, research, and community engagement

L IVED THEOLOGY COURAGEOUS FAITH TRANSFORMING COMMUNITIES

Metro-Urban Institute At Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

MARCH 27-28, 2015

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Lived Theology Conference

MUI’s instructional, research, and community engagement activities include:

Contextualized Learning and Instruction

Graduate Certificate in Urban Ministry Doctor of Ministry in Urban Change

Urban Christian Leadership Certificate International Educational Experiences ―The Justice League‖- Seminarian Community Involvement Initiative Annual Conferences, Panel Discussions, Symposia, and Special Events

Participatory Action Research

Research on Neighborhood Capital Community Partnerships and Policy Advocacy

Urban Community Partners

Conversations on Race

ABOUT THE METRO-URBAN INSTITUTE Metro Urban Institute (MUI) is an academic, advocacy, and programmatic action arm of

Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, concerned with factors that shape contemporary urban

life and that shape Christian ministry within urban contexts. MUI’s activities have two

primary emphases: facilitation of experiential, curricular, and scholarly engagement

with urban poverty contexts and concerns, especially engagement by theological stu-

dents and educators; and analysis, mapping, and reinforcement of the socio-religious re-

sources of churches, community organizations, social networks, and leadership sectors

within low-income neighborhoods.

INITIATIVES

Kimberly Gates Merrell, Director of the Metro-Urban Institute

Katie Campbell, Administrative Assistant

Lisa Franklin Robinson, Assistant Conference Coordinator

Allan Irazarry-Graves, Work Study Student

STAFF

http://www.pts.edu/urban-certificate

http://www.pts.edu/Urban_Change_Focus

http://www.pts.edu/Christian_Leadership_Certificate_Program

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Lived Theology Conference TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Welcome Letter ……………………………………………………………………………….4

Conference Schedule At-A-Glance……...……...……………………………………….…….5

Opening Session/Plenary……...……...……………………………………...………….…….6

Panel Discussion 1……...……...………………………………………………………..…….7

Panel Discussion 2……...……………………....……………………………………….…….8

Worship Service …...……...………………………...……………………………….…….9-10

Plenary……...……...…………………………………………………………………...…….11

Panel Discussion 3……...……...……………………………………………………....…….12

Keynote Speakers…………………………………………………………………………….13

Plenary Panelists…...………………………………….…………………………….……14-15

Workshop Tracts & Speakers……………………………………………………………..16-18

Legacy Award Honorees………...…………………………………………………………....18

Campus Map ……………………...………………………………………………………....19

Long Hall Map ..……………………………………………………………………………..20

Advertisements ……………………….…………………………………………………..21-25

Metro-Urban Institute Council……………………………………………………………….31

Exhibitors ……………………….………………………………………………….………..32

Note Pages ..………………………………………………………………………………33-35

Sponsors …………………………..…………………………………………………………36

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March 27, 2015

Dear Conference Participants:

Welcome to Metro-Urban Institute’s 2015 Urban Intensive Weekend conference. As an

academic, advocacy, and programmatic action arm of Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, Met-

ro-Urban Institute (MUI) is concerned with factors that shape contemporary urban life and that

shape Christian ministry within urban contexts. This year’s conference embraces these dual

concerns in vital and timely ways, reactivating a rich tradition of similar conferences convened

across MUI’s nearly 25 year history.

Our 2015 conference theme, ―Lived Theology: Courageous Faith Transforming

Communities,‖ points to connections between analysis and action, faith and responsiveness,

and courage and change. The presenters and participants assembled at this conference embody

insights, viewpoints, and experiences that shed essential light on many intersecting dimensions

of transformative, socially-grounded faith praxis. It is our hope that the deliberations, dia-

logue, and interactions resulting from these conference proceedings will strengthen resolve,

sharpen strategies, and deepen and expand collaborations as we continue to pursue justice,

wholeness, and prosperity within our communities.

We thank each of you for your presence at this conference, and we pray God’s blessings

upon your work and ministry.

On behalf of the MUI team,

R. Drew Smith, PhD.

Professor of Urban Ministry

Chair, Metro-Urban Institute Council

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Friday, March 27, 2015

9:00-10:00 a.m. Registration - Lower Chapel

10:00-10:30 a.m. Opening Session - Chapel Auditorium

10:30-12:00 p.m. Plenary with Q&A- Chapel Auditorium

12:00-1:00 p.m. Lunch - Kadel Dining Room

1:00-2:30 p.m. Panel Discussion #1- Chapel Auditorium

2:30-3:45 p.m. Panel Discussion #2-Chapel Auditorium

4:00-5:00 p.m. Workshop #1– See Pages 16-17 for Workshop Rooms

5:00-6:45 p.m. Dinner - Kadel Dining Room

5:00-7:00 p.m. * Exhibitors Booths Open– John Knox

7:00-9:00 p.m. Worship Service - Main Chapel

Saturday, March 28, 2015

8:30-9:30 a.m. Registration– Lower Chapel

9:30-10:00 a.m Prayer/Devotions/Recap- Chapel Auditorium

10:00-11:30 a.m Plenary with Q&A - Chapel Auditorium

11:30-1:00 p.m Lunch- Kadel Dining Room

11:30-1:00 p.m. * Exhibitors Booths Open– John Knox

1:00-2:30 p.m. Panel Discussion #3- Chapel Auditorium

2:45-3:45 p.m Workshop #2- See Pages 16-17 for Workshop Rooms

4:00-5:00 p.m. Workshop #3- See Pages 16-17 for Workshop Rooms

6:30-9:00 p.m. Legacy Banquet- Kadel Dining Room

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE AT-A-GLANCE

* Speaker book signings will take place and the Kelso Museum of Near Eastern

Archaeology will be open.

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Lived Theology Conference OPENING SESSION / PLENARY

KIMBERLY GATES MERRELL, PRESIDING

Director, Metro-Urban Institute

OPENING REMARKS Kimberly Gates Merrell

PRAYER

WELCOME Kimberly Gates Merrell

Rev. Dr. William Carl

President, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

MUI HISTORICAL REFLECTION Rev. Shane Austin

Pastor, St. Paul Baptist Church

FRAMING THE CONTEXT Rev. Dr. R. Drew Smith



INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER Rev. Dr. R. Drew Smith

PLENARY SPEAKER Rev. Dr. Cheryl Sanders

Professor of Ethics, Howard University School of

Divinity

Q&A

ANNOUNCEMENTS

(BREAK FOR LUNCH IN THE KADEL DINING ROOM)

FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2015, 10:00 A.M.

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Lived Theology Conference PANEL DISCUSSION 1

REV. DR. LISA THOMPSON, PRESIDING

Assistant Professor of Homiletics

INTRODUCTION OF PANELISTS Rev. Dr. Lisa Thompson

FRAMING THE DISCUSSION Rev. Dr. Lisa Thompson

PANELIST PRESENTATIONS RaShall M. Brackney

Zone 1 Commander, City of Pittsburgh,

Bureau of Police

Dr. David A. Harris

Distinguished Faculty Scholar and

Professor of Law, University of Pittsburgh

Jeffery Lukacs

Pastor, Mary S. Brown-Ames United Methodist

Church and PTS MDiv Student

Former West Mifflin Police Officer

Q&A

FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2015, 1:00 P.M.

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DR. HELEN BLIER, PRESIDING

Director, Continuing Education

INTRODUCTION OF PANELISTS Dr. Helen Blier

FRAMING THE DISCUSSION Dr. Helen Blier

PANELIST PRESENTATIONS Fred Brown

Associate Director for Program Development,

Kingsley Association

Rev. Ricky Burgess

Pastor, Nazarene Baptist Church

City Council Member, District 9

Rev. Dr. Randy Bush

Senior Pastor, East Liberty Presbyterian Church

DeAnna Davis

Board Member, Larimer Consensus Group

Realtor, Keller Williams Realty

Q&A

ANNOUNCEMENTS

(BREAK FOR WORKSHOP #1, FOLLOWED BY DINNER AND EXHIBITS)

FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2015, 2:30 P.M.

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Lived Theology Conference WORSHIP SERVICE

REV. K. J. NORRIS, PRESIDING

Member, MUI Council

CALL TO WORSHIP (See pg 26) Rev. K. J. Norris

OPENING HYMN (See pg 26)

Holy, Holy, Holy

INVOCATION

MINISTRY OF MUSIC (See pg 27) Eastminster Presbyterian Church Praise Team

Every Praise

You Reign

Alpha and Omega

WELCOME/REMARKS Kimberly Gates Merrell

Director, Metro-Urban Institute

WORSHIP LITANY (See pg.28-29) Allan Irrizary-Graves

PTS MDiv & MUI Student

MUSICAL SELECTION Eastminster Presbyterian Church Praise Team

For the Healing of the Nations

SCRIPTURE READING Karyn Bigelow

2 Samuel 21:1-14 PTS MDiv & MUI Student




FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2015, 7:00 P.M.

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Lived Theology Conference WORSHIP SERVICE CONTINUED

SONG OF PREPARATION Rev. Nicol Porter

Recording Artist

SERMON Rev. Dr. Allan Boesak

"A Prophet in the Shadow of the Cross" Desmond Tutu Chair of Peace, Global Justice,

and Reconciliation Studies; Butler University

and Christian Theological Seminary

PRAYER OF DEDICATION

CLOSING HYMN (See pg 30)

Hold to God’s Unchanging Hand

BENEDICTION Rev. K. J. Norris

(PLENARY CONVENES AT 9:30 A.M. IN THE CHAPEL AUDITORIUM)

FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2015, 7:00 P.M.

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Lived Theology Conference PLENARY

LISA FRANKLIN-ROBINSON

Assistant Conference Coordinator, Metro-Urban Institute

Board Member, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

PRAYER Brenda N. Henry


DEVOTIONAL Theresa Armor


RECAP Lisa Franklin-Robinson, PRESIDING




PLENARY SPEAKER Rev. Phil Tom

Director, Center for Faith-based and

Neighborhood Partnerships,

U.S. Department of Labor

Q&A

ANNOUNCEMENTS

(BREAK FOR LUNCH IN THE KADEL DINING ROOM AND EXHIBITS)

SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 2015, 9:30 A.M.

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REV. DR. R. DREW SMITH, PRESIDING



INTRODUCTION OF PANELISTS Rev. Dr. R. Drew Smith

FRAMING THE DISCUSSION Rev. Dr. R. Drew Smith

PANELIST PRESENTATIONS Dr. Dara Ware Allen

Assistant Superintendent for Student Support

Services, Pittsburgh Public Schools

Dr. Joe William Trotter, Jr.

Giant Eagle Professor of History and

Social Justice, Carnegie Mellon University

Dr. Karen Plavan

Director, The Oasis Recovery Center

Rev. Thomas E. Johnson, Jr.

Head of School, Neighborhood Academy

Q&A

CLOSING COMMENTS

(BREAK FOR WORKSHOPS 2 & 3 AND THEN LEGACY BANQUET)

SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 2015, 1:00 P.M.

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Lived Theology Conference KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

The Rev. Dr. Allan Boesak was chairman of the Alliance of Black Re-

formed Christians in Southern Africa. He was also responsible for the

World Alliance of Reformed Church’s Declaration on Racism. He helped

found the United Democratic Front, a political party at the forefront of the

anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa. He currently serves as the

Desmond Tutu Chair of Peace, Global Justice, and Reconciliation Studies

at Butler University and Christian Theological Seminary.

The Rev. Phil Tom is director of the Center for Faith-based and Neigh-

borhood Partnerships at the U.S. Department of Labor. Prior to joining

the Department, Rev. Tom served the Presbyterian Church (USA) na-

tional office in Louisville, Ky., for 13 years working nationally with ur-

ban, rural, and small churches and their communities.

The Rev. Dr. W. Wilson Goode Sr., is the president and CEO of Amachi

Inc., a nationally acclaimed faith-based program for mentoring children

of incarcerated parents; and chairman and CEO of Self Inc., a nonprofit

corporation dedicated to serving homeless men and women. He is also a

former 2-term mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The Rev. Dr. Cheryl J. Sanders is professor of Christian ethics at the

Howard University School of Divinity where she teaches courses in

Christian ethics, pastoral ethics, and African American spirituality. She

has been senior pastor of the Third Street Church of God in Washington,

D.C. since 1997.

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Lived Theology Conference PLENARY PANELISTS

Rev. Jeffrey Lukacs

PTS Student & Pastor

Mary S. Brown United Methodist Church

Dr. David Harris

Distinguished Faculty Scholar & Professor of Law

University of Pittsburgh School of Law

Cmdr. RaShall Brackney

Zone 1 Commander

City of Pittsburgh, Bureau of Police

Dr. Joe William Trotter, Jr.

Giant Eagle Professor of History and Social Justice

Carnegie Mellon University

Dr. Karen Plavan

Director

The Oasis Recovery Center

Dr. Dara Ware Allen

Assistant Superintendent for Student Support Services

Pittsburgh Public Schools

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Rev. Dr. Randall Bush

Senior Pastor

East Liberty Presbyterian Church

Rev. Ricky Burgess

Council Member

City of Pittsburgh Council District 9

Fred Brown

Associate Director for Program Development

Kingsley Association

DeAnna Davis

Larimer Consensus Group Board Member, Realtor

Keller Williams Realty

Rev. Thomas E. Johnson Jr.

Head of School

The Neighborhood Academy

Lived Theology Conference PLENARY PANELISTS

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Lived Theology Conference WORKSHOP TRACTS

Track #1: Law and Community (104 Long Hall) Goal: To assist churches and communities in formulating responses to policing practices and court systems that have impacted

communities of color in especially tragic and detrimental ways.

Workshop #1—Criminality, Criminalization, and Mass Incarceration: The Numbers

and Their Meanings

Workshop #2—Diverging Generational Urban Social Cultures

Workshop #3—Theological and Social Policy Reflections on Future Prospects

Track #2: Neighborhoods and Development (210 Long Hall) Goal: To assist churches and communities in analyzing and responding to physical, cultural, and socio-political changes with-

in neighborhoods as a result of urban development policies and approaches.

Workshop #1—Physical Changes in Transitioning Neighborhoods

Atty. Jay Gilmer

Coordinator

Pittsburgh Initiative to Reduce Crime

Rev. John Welch

Vice President for Student Service and Dean of Students

Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

Kayla Boyer

Amachi Ambassadors Coordinator

Amachi Pittsburgh

Kendall Pelling

Director of Land Recycling

East Liberty Development Incorporated

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Lived Theology Conference Workshop #2—Clashing Church-Community narratives in Downward– and Upward-

Trending Neighborhoods


Track #3: Health, Education, and Employment (204 Long Hall) Goal: To assist churches and communities in addressing disparities and discontinuities in health care, educational, and em-

ployment provisions within poor communities.

Workshop #1—From Public Health to Social Health

Workshop #2—From Education to Employment and Vocation

Rev. Dr. John Wallace

Pastor, Bible Center Church

Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work

Valerie McDonald-Roberts

Chief Urban Affairs Officer

City of Pittsburgh

Rev. Dr. Vincent Kolb Pastor Sixth Presbyterian Church

Mario Brown

Director for Health Sciences Diversity

University of Pittsburgh

William Thompkins

Interim Executive Director

The Pittsburgh Project

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Track #3: Health, Education, and Employment (204 Long Hall)

Goal: To assist churches and communities in addressing disparities and discontinuities in health care, educational, and

employment provisions within poor communities.


WORKSHOP TRACTS CONTINUED

Dr. Stephanie Boddie

Visiting Research Associate


Rev. Richard Freeman, Sr.

Pastor, Resurrection Baptist Church

President, Pennsylvania Interfaith Impact Network

The Late Rev. Dr. Lillian D. Anthony

First African American female graduate of Pittsburgh

Theological Seminary

Rev. Dr. Ronald E. Peters

Founding Director of the Metro-Urban Institute

LEGACY AWARD HONOREES

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Lived Theology Conference CAMPUS MAP

1. Anderson Apartments 8. John Knox Room

2. McMillan Apartments 9. George A. Long Hall

3. Highlander Apartments 10. Kelso Bible Lands Museum Entrance

4. Samuel A. Fulton Memorial Apartments 11. Shakarian Campus Center Entrance

5. Hicks Memorial Chapel 12. Dining Rooms (Kadel Dining Room)

6. Auditorium Entrance, Lower Level 13. John McNaugher Memorial Hall and

Lounge

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Lived Theology Conference LONG HALL MAP

Ground Floor

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B

B

B

B

BB

B

C

D

D

D

E

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204 210 216

203 201 205 207 215 217 219

1st Floor

2nd Floor

To McNaugher Lounge and Dining Hall:

From 1st floor - go through breezeway. At end of breezeway, go down stairs to left. Go straight ahead (down hallway) to McNaugher Lounge or turn left to go to Dining Hall.

From 2nd floor - go down to 1st floor, proceed over breezeway (see above). From Ground floor - go through breezeway. Turn right to go to McNaugher

Lounge or turn left to go to Dining Hall.

A - John Knox Room

B - Restrooms

C - Long Hall Rotunda (REGISTRATION)

D - Elevator

E - Breezeway to McNaugher Hall

F - Kelso BibleLands Museum

G - Shakarian Campus Center

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Saluting Metro Urban Institute’s focus on

collaborative community ministry for

the urban environment

Transforming Pittsburgh by awakening

a new generation to life in Christ

www.fpcp.org

Unity Baptist Church

420 Fifth Street

Braddock, Pennsylvania 15104

Rev. Dr. Richard W. Wingfield

Senior Pastor

Unity Baptist Church is a family of

families united by our faith in Jesus

Christ to advance the kingdom of God

by evangelizing the sinner, educating

the saint and exalting the Savior.

DOCTOR OF MINISTRY Urban Change

FOCUS DETAILS

Classes meet for two week sessions in January and

June in Pittsburgh. Please note that there will be one

two-week session in London (week one) and Pretoria

(week two). This program is 36 credits and is to be

completed in three years. The application deadline is

April 15, 2015. Classes begin June 2015. Visit

www.pts.edu/Dmin_Admissions to apply.

U rban change is complex and constant. By the

end of the century, 75 percent of the world’s

population will be in urban areas. The Church

must be spiritually and socially transformative in the urban

arena. The Doctor of Ministry Urban Change Focus will

assist church leaders in framing and pursuing spiritually

and socially transformative ministry responses to these

urban circumstances. COURSES INCLUDE

Urban Christianity in Cross-Cultural and Global Perspective, Urban Challenges to the Well-Being and Empowerment of Women

in Church and Society, Biblical Reflections on Cities: From Ancient Israel to the First Century Church, Immigration, Race, and

Global Cultural Dimensions of Urban Ministry, Urban Contextual and Public Theology, and Broken Lives and Communities and

the Pursuit of Transformative Urban Ministries.

Classes are held in Pittsburgh, London and Pretoria Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

http://www.fpcp.org/

http://www.pts.edu/Dmin_Admissions

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Lived Theology Conference Saluting Metro Urban Institute’s focus on

collaborative community ministry for

the urban environment

Transforming Pittsburgh by awakening

a new generation to life in Christ

www.fpcp.org


420 Fifth Street

Braddock, Pennsylvania 15104

Rev. Dr. Richard W. Wingfield

Senior Pastor

Unity Baptist Church is a family of

families united by our faith in Jesus

Christ to advance the kingdom of God

by evangelizing the sinner, educating

the saint and exalting the Savior.

6140 Station Street Pittsburgh, PA 15206 Phone: 412-361-5549

http://www.fpcp.org/

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HOLY, HOLY, HOLY

Reginald Heber

Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!

Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee.

Holy, holy, holy! Merciful and mighty,

God in three persons, blessed Trinity!

Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!

All thy works shall praise thy name, in earth and sky and sea.

Holy, holy, holy! Merciful and mighty,

God in three persons, blessed Trinity.

CALL TO WORSHIP Leader: Come, let us praise God together! Blessed are we who place our trust in the Lord our

God.

People: For our God is the Maker of the heavens, the earth, the sea, and everything that

lives within them;

Leader: Our God keeps every promise, and remains faithful forever.

People: Our God gives justice to those who are oppressed, and food to those who are

starving.

Leader: Our God frees the prisoners, opens the eyes of the blind, and lifts the burdens of those

who are overwhelmed.

People: Our God cherishes those who do what is right, protects the immigrants, cares for

the orphans and widows, but frustrates the plans of the wicked.

Leader: Our God reigns—today, tomorrow and forever.

ALL: Praise God!

OPENING HYMN

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MINISTRY OF MUSIC SONGS

YOU REIGN

William Murphy

My God Reigns

Our God Reigns

Lord You Reign

Above Every name

(2X)

With Power and Majesty

Dominion Authority

You Reign

(2X)

Over my Circumstance

Given me Another Chance

You Reign

You Reign (3X)

You Still Reign

EVERY PRAISE

Hezekiah Walker

Every praise is to our God

Every word of worship with

one accord

Every praise every praise is to

our God

Sing hallelujah to our God

Glory hallelujah is due our

God

Every praise every praise is to

our God.

God my Savior

God my Healer

God my Deliverer

Yes He is, yes He is

Yes He is, yes He is

Every praise is to our God.

Every word of worship with

one accord

Every praise every praise

Is to our God

ALPHA & OMEGA

Israel Houghton & New Breed

You are Alpha and Omega

We worship You our Lord

You are worthy to be praised

(2X)

We give You all the glory



(2X)

You are Alpha and Omega



We give You all the glory



(8X)

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Lived Theology Conference WORSHIP LITANY

A PRAYER FOR GOD’S SHALOM IN CONTEXTS OF URBAN STRUGGLE

Leader: Like the Psalmist wept when remembering Zion, with its people taken away captive, and like

Jesus wept when viewing Jerusalem, in all of its waywardness . . . We weep as we remember . .

. cities in Pennsylvania, across the country, and around the world . . .

People: Where the poor are despised, oppressed and brought before seats of judgment, and the

rich increase in might

Where the just are killed and condemned, and injustice and violence prevail

Where the hungry and the homeless are left begging at the gates

Leader: We weep as we remember . . .

Representatives:

The city of Selma, where 50 years ago hundreds were battered and beaten as they marched for

the right to vote, and the many more who suffered and died in the struggle for civil rights and

racial justice across the U.S.

The city of New Orleans, where 10 years ago two thousand mostly poor people perished in

Hurricane Katrina, and tens of thousands were displaced without possibilities for returning

home

The city of Port au Prince, where 5 years ago hundreds of thousands died beneath the rubble of

poorly constructed buildings, shaken to the ground by a massive earthquake that left hundreds

of thousands homeless and destitute

The city of Sharpeville, where 55 years ago dozens were shot to death while protesting unjust

apartheid laws, and the many more who suffered and died across South Africa in the struggle

against apartheid

The cities in the Middle East and Africa currently wracked by warfare, riven by fear, and

overcome by despondency and despair

The many who died in recent days, and weeks, and months in American cities plagued by

excessive use of force by police, and by a proliferation of firearms that too frequently are used

by citizens against each other

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Lived Theology Conference WORSHIP LITANY CONTINUED The many immigrants seeking a better life in our cities, but forced to live underground, in the

shadows, and vulnerable to exploitation due to non-citizenship status

The poor of all races, living at the margins of our cities, under-educated, under-employed,

over-criminalized, and mass-incarcerated

Leader: We recognize our need for . . .

People: Leaders with a vision that transcends self-interest and with a purpose greater than their

own advancement and enrichment

Social and faith-based institutions that measure gain in service to people and in facilita-

tion of broad community purposes

Public policies and public agendas that go beyond partisanship and diligently seek the

common good

Social systems where resources and opportunities are widely and fairly distributed

People of faith that do justice, love mercy, walk humbly before God, and love their neigh-

bors as they love themselves

Leader: We are thankful God that you are the source of . . .

People: Bread for the hungry, water for the thirsty, and life in the valley of the shadow of death

Peace like a river, joy like a fountain, and grace that’s sufficient

Justice that rolls down like waters and righteousness like an ever flowing stream

A kingdom that is coming even now upon the earth, just as it is in Heaven

Redemption in Christ and life abundant now and in the life to come

Leader: God we hope and trust in you . . .

All: “Thou who has by thy might, led us into the light, keep us forever in the path, we pray.”

AMEN

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HOLD TO GOD’S UNCHANGING HAND

(Traditional Hymn)

Time is filled with swift transition

Naught of earth unmoved can stand

Build your hopes on things eternal

Hold to God's unchanging hand

Chorus

Hold (to God’s hand) to God's unchanging hand

Hold (to God’s hand) to God's unchanging hand

Build your hopes on things eternal

Hold to God's unchanging hand

Trust in Him who will not leave you

Whatsoever years may bring

If by earthly friends forsaken

Still more closely to Him cling

When your journey is completed

If to God you have been true

Fair and bright your home in glory

Your enraptured soul will view

CLOSING HYMN

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Lived Theology Conference MUI COUNCIL

Rev. Dr. Stanley Bhasker

Huntingdon Presbyterian Church

Huntingdon, PA

Rev. Eugene Blackwell

House of Manna Faith Community

Pittsburgh, PA

Dr. Stephanie Boddie


Pittsburgh, PA

Rev. Paula Cooper

Curby Memorial Presbyterian Church

St. Louis, MO

Rev. Dr. Angel De La Cruz

Word Centered Fellowship Presbyterian Church

Sharon, PA

Lisa Franklin-Robinson


Pittsburgh, PA

Rev. Tom Hall

First Presbyterian Church

Pittsburgh, PA

Cheryl Hall-Russell

Hill House Association

Pittsburgh, PA

Rev. Dr. Byron Jackson


Pittsburgh, PA

Rev. Dr. Jared Jackson


Pittsburgh, PA

Rev. Dr. J. LaVon Kincaid

Laketon Heights United

Pittsburgh, PA

Rev. Eric McIntosh

St. James Episcopal Church

Pittsburgh, PA

Rev. Dr. James McLemore

Small Seeds Development, Inc.

Pittsburgh, PA

Rev. Dr. Johnnie Monroe

Grace Memorial Presbyterian Church

Pittsburgh, PA

K.J. Norris-Wilke


Pittsburgh, PA

Rev. Dr. R. Drew Smith (Chair)


Pittsburgh, PA

Rev. Dr. Johannes Swart


Pittsburgh, PA

Rev. Dr. Lisa Thompson


Pittsburgh, PA

Rev. Dr. Samuel Ware

New Life AME Church

Pittsburgh, PA

Rev. Dr. John Welch


Pittsburgh, PA

Rev. Kellie Wild East End Cooperative Ministry

Pittsburgh, PA

Rev. Dr. Richard Wingfield


Braddock, PA

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Lived Theology Conference EXHIBITORS

1001 Worshiping Communities

Allegheny Center Alliance Church

Amachi Pittsburgh

Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management

Center for Urban Biblical Ministry

East End Cooperative Ministry

East Liberty Family Health Care Center

Eastminster Presbyterian Church

Friends of Sabeel, North America - Pittsburgh

Judson Press

Pittsburgh Project

PTS Admissions

PTS Church Planting

PTS Continuing Education

PTS Summer Youth Institute

PTS World Mission Initiative

Quamina Essentials

Shepherd's Heart Fellowship

Ten Thousand Villages

The Center for Public Justice

The Oasis Project (Bible Center Church

Urban Impact Foundation

Please support our exhibitors on Friday, 5-7p.m. and Saturday,

11:30-1p.m.

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Lived Theology Conference NOTES

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DIAMOND SPONSORS

RUBY SPONSORS


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