Theologizing Asian American and Pacific Islander Faith Journeys

March 25, 2009

A workshop for clergy, lay leaders, students, & people on the journey

Wednesday, March 25, 2009
10:30am-3:30 pm
San Jose, CA

An Invitation from the PANA Institute

As a continuation of the API Clergy & Lay Leaders Consultation PANA held in October 2008, we invite you to this workshop where we will delve deeper into the theological tools & analysis of our lived stories.   In this workshop we will engage as a community in a process of theological reflection as Asian American and Pacific Islander Christians. And uncover how our stories can inform our ministry practices and build capacity in our congregations.

Professor Eleazar Fernandez, one of the leading voices in Asian American, postcolonial, and liberation theology, will be our theological and biblical resource person, drawing on his broad practical experience educating and organizing in communities across the U.S. and in the Philippines.

Come to:

  • Learn a method for doing theology as a community that interweaves the bible, theology and our actual lived experiences as Asian American and Pacific Islander people;
  • Bring back tools and models to use in your congregational setting;
  • Build solidarity and deepen understanding between the great diversity of Asian and Pacific peoples living in the Bay Area (across differences of ethnicity, class, national origin, and generation in this country);
  • Network and strengthen the regional network of API congregations and faith individuals.

Workshop Schedule

10:30am      
Welcome
11:00am      
Framework for Theologizing our People's Faith Journeys
11:30am      
Toolbox:  Congregational Social Biographies
12:00pm      
Lunch
12:45pm      
Guided walk through historic Japantown, San Jose  
1:30pm         
Sharing the Journeys  & theologizing our stories
3:00pm         
Closing Ritual: Living Stories--Living Faith
3:30pm         
End

Location: Wesley United Methodist Church, 566 North 5th Street, San Jose, CA 95112.  (Parking available at the church lot on 6th St., between Empire and Jackson)

RSVP by Friday March 20th to Deborah Lee at (510) 849-8260 or dlee@psr.edu. Carpooling available from Berkeley.

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Read about PANA's first API Clergy Consultion, "Journeying Together Toward an Empowering and Transforming Ministry," held October 8, 2008.

Read Dr. Fernandez's 2008 keynote address, "Asian-Pacific Islander North Americans' Diaspora Journey of Faith and Empowerment."