Speak Up, Act Out! Join Co-Pastoral Directors Janie Walker and Joel Blunk for a 24-hour retreat on dialogue and action. We’ll learn how to ask open, honest questions, build trust across divides, and have the hard conversation about race. We’ll also consider ways of engaging communally to influence change. Come ready to learn from one…
by Sheryl Johnson I don’t know when I came to realize that I’m a racist. Not the hood wearing, confederate flag waving kind, but the kind that doesn’t think twice about a photo voter ID law that just happens to disproportionately impact people of color, or the kind that looks a little more suspiciously at…
Koinonia is designed to equip people in three ways: to engage in transformative and self-reflective work around race; to engage in constructive dialogue regarding issues of race and justice; and to engage in the larger community to promote social justice. This program consists of three daylong seminars, and two 48-hour retreats. Gatherings will include guest…
Koinonia is designed to equip people in three ways: to engage in transformative and self-reflective work around race; to engage in constructive dialogue regarding issues of race and justice; and to engage in the larger community to promote social justice. This year’s program will consist of three daylong seminars, and two 48-hour retreats. Gatherings will…
Saturday, April 21, 9 am — 4 pm Come engage in constructive dialogue with Sylvia Clute and the Koinonia faculty on how to practice Unitive Justice. We will listen, do small group work, and participate in a seminar discussion. Passionately committed to the practice of Unitive Justice, Sylvia Clute is the President of the Alliance…
Saturday, March 24, 9 am — 4 pm Come engage in constructive dialogue with Laura Lafayette and the Koinonia faculty on race and K-12 public education. We will do small group work, take a tour of area neighborhoods and schools, and participate in a seminar discussion. Passionately committed to the cause of educational equity, Laura…
Saturday, October 28, 9 am — 4 pm Rev. Ben Campbell, Pastor Emeritus of Richmond Hill and author of Richmond’s Unhealed History, is the speaker for the next seminar for the Koinonia School of Race & Justice. Speaking on the history of race, Campbell argues that the community of metropolitan Richmond is engaged in a…
Saturday, September 23, 9 am — 4 pm Rev. Ben Campbell, Pastor Emeritus of Richmond Hill and author of Richmond’s Unhealed History, is the speaker for the opening program for the Koinonia School of Race & Justice. Speaking on the theology of race, Campbell argues that the community of metropolitan Richmond is engaged in a…
Our KOINONIA School of Race and Justice is ready to begin it’s third year this fall with some significant modifications that we hope will make it possible for more to participate. The school is designed to equip people in three ways: to engage in transformative and self-reflective work around race; to engage in constructive dialogue…
Hear the Panel Discussion — What we call justice is often little more than revenge. An expert panel takes on the question: How do we move from punitive justice to a broader position of restoring wholeness and unifying our communities? The 45 minute lectures will be followed by facilitated conversation and group processing time among the audience….