Until the world is different
David struck Goliath down on his first try and was celebrated in victory. That’s a nice way for the story to end but it’s important to remember that he took five stones with him. He understood that sometimes your faith has to endure a failure. All his hope can’t go into one stone. He’s going to have to keep throwing them until the world is different.
Alexis Vaughan, 2024 Convocation Address
Pastoral improv. What can hospital chaplaincy learn from the art, theory, and practice of improvisation? Marisssa Ilnitski's Senior Ministry Presentation, scheduled for Monday evening, April 28, will explore postcolonial models for multi-faith hospital chaplaincy as well as the history of improvisation through Second City and back to Hull House.
New paradigm. Morganne Talley (second from left) presented her Senior Ministry Presentation on Monday, April 21: From Hell to Holy Water: A paradigm for trauma-informed kids' ministry. Morganne did her MDiv internship with Pride in the Pews, a Chicago organization committed to advocacy, education, and the holistic health and well-being of Black LGBTQ+ communities. She also interned at The Christian Century.
Capstones. Kylie Winger presented Already Enough: Countering achievement culture in the creative writing classroom on April 14. She discussed the spiritual dimensions of her work and explored approaches that counter achievement culture by encouraging curiosity, experimentation, and creativity. Learn about other Senior Ministry Presentations to come this quarter.
How can a 1928 Gothic building be readied for a future that is beyond present imagining? How can this old House provide for forms of learning and ministry that we cannot yet glimpse? To catalyze student living and learning for the next one hundred years, the Board of Trustees has chartered a design and construction team that has expertise with historic buildings and an imagination of future possibilities. Construction begins this summer.
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Distinguished Alumnus Award. The Alumni/ae Council will present the award to J. Marshall Dunn on July 15 at DDH's luncheon at the General Assembly in Memphis. As Senior Minister of University Christian Church near the University of Maryland, he led a vibrant multi-racial community in worship and in outreach to neighbors in need for 31 years. Read the full news release here.
Sandhya Jha will speak at Convocation on June 6, which marks the close of DDH's 130th academic year and celebrates the graduates. An alumna, trustee, and founder of the Oakland Peace Center, Jha published their fifth book, Rebels, Despots, and Saints, in 2023.
