A charge for the sowers
Whatever is next, you have critical work ahead: to make stony ground viable, to tend land constantly so it isn't swallowed by thorns, and to spread the news of love, opportunity, inclusion, and the possibility of joy for everyone, to worry less about where it is spread than that it is spread.
Sandhya Jha, 2025 Convocation Address
Moderator's Eye View. Cindy Kim-Hengst, Moderator of The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) will speak after Monday Night Dinner on January 26 about denominational leadership and ministry in this time of political crisis and change.
Equity and belonging. April Lewton, Vice President of Development and Marketing, National Benevolent Association of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), spoke on “Belonging, Equity, and Inclusion: Nurturing Community” on Monday, January 12. She is an alumna and trustee of DDH.
Cracks let the light in. On Monday, January 5, Program Director and Writer-in-Residence Heidi Haverkamp preached for the first chapel of winter quarter on imperfection and wholeness. "Sherry hour" and Monday dinner followed.
Re-imaging residence. See how the major renovation to the student residence floors wrapped up in the fall. Follow the timeline from the beginning of construction.
Luther Young, Assistant Professor of Religion and Society at Boston University, returned for a forum on November 17. Titled, "Heal Thyself": Lessons to the Church from Black LGBTQ People, his presentation drew from field study and in-depth interviews in Black congregations.
