Falling Into Place Breakout Sessions

1. Theology of Place: Deeper and Wider   Craig Bartholomew
This session will take us one step deeper in exploring the biblical, theological, and philosophical grounding for place and provide a hopeful Christian vision of placemaking for life in Hamilton.

 

2. When Place is not Home: Geography and Mission among the Marginalized  Alison Witt
In this session we will explore ways we can come alongside marginalized populations and walk with them as they seek to create home for themselves and their families. (read more)

 

3. Thin Spaces: Praying for the Places we Live and Love    Jill Weber and Panel
An exploration of current practices of ancient traditions that focused persevering prayer and extravagant worship on the places we inhabit. (read more)

 

4. Sustaining Place: Food, Land & Faith  Graham and Emma Cubitt
In this session we will explore how our Christian faith and the food we eat help us sustain the communities we are part of (read more)

 

5. “But I don’t Live Downtown”  Leanne Friesen and Jeff Strong
A discusion of how to take the talk of theology of place and ground it in reality for those who are passionate about places beyond the city core. (read more)

 

6. Political Places: Churches in the Democratic Landscape   Milton Friesen
Whether they are fully engaged in political process or consciously reject it as hopelessly flawed, faith communities as group of people play a role in our democratic processes. (read more)

 

7. Engaging Place Well: Practicing Disciplines of Presence   Andrew and Kristin Miedema
Discover what drinking tea has to do with engaging place well and how neighborhoods are transformed through prayer and presence. (read more)

 

8. The Inspiration of Place: A Poet’s Interaction with Hamilton  John Terpstra
A poetic mix of glacial, particulate, and human history that makes Hamilton the centre of a universe that lies within each of us. (read more)