Keynote Sessions

“Politics” have become increasingly divisive and polarizing. But what are “politics” really? The way we think about political engagement influences how we interact with the world around us. Kaitlyn Schiess will share how we can think about politics as more than republicans and democrats, but rather the means by which we pursue human flourishing in our communities. She will help us consider a biblical theology of political engagement and how, from that perspective, we can participate graciously in our communities and nation.

Keynote 1: For The Life Of The World

As we approach another election season, we should stop and ask: what does the Bible really have to say about the issues that have become enmeshed with partisan politics? What does God think about how we build a common life together? In this session we will explore a biblical theology of political engagement – not simply looking for the Bible to tell us what policies or politicians to support, but a larger redemptive story about what it means to live life together that should inform how we interact within our world today.

Keynote 2: Spiritual Formation for the Sake of Our Neighbors

What does faithful political engagement actually look like? What specific practices and habits can help us seek human flourishing in our communities, discuss important issues with people we disagree with, and love our neighbors well? This session will describe some of the reasons political engagement is so challenging and exhausting, and offer suggestions for how to engage in politics in a way that is healthy and productive.

Keynote Speaker

Kaitlyn Schiess

Kaitlyn Schiess is an author, speaker, and perpetual theology student. She is the author of The Ballot and the Bible: How Scripture has been Used and Abused in American Politics and Where We Go from Here (Brazos, 2023) and The Liturgy of Politics: Spiritual Formation for the Sake of Our Neighbor (IVP, 2020). She has a ThM in systematic theology from Dallas Theological Seminary and is currently a doctoral student in political theology at Duke Divinity School.

Click here to watch an interview with Kaitlyn Schiess

Schedule

9:00 AM     Keynote Session #1
10:30 AM   Break
11:00 AM   Breakout 1
12:15 PM   Lunch
1:15 PM     Breakout 2
2:45 PM     Keynote Session #2
4:00 PM     Dismiss

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Location:
Beartown Road Alliance Church
21 Beartown Rd
Painted Post, NY 14870
**No satellite site this year**