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Spiritual Lessons for Thriving in Turbulent Times
October 23rd - 26th, 2025 Featuring the 40th Ames UCC Annual Theologian-in-Residence speaker Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III Co-Hosts: Ames United Church of Christ Iowa-Nebraska-South Dakota UCC Tri-Conference Iowa Conference UCC Central Association of the Iowa Conference UCC Free and Open to the Public Available in-person and online through Ames UCC zoom Purpose: The purpose of the Theologian in Residence program is to stimulate thinking, dialogue and action concerning issues of interest to faith communities. Registration InstructionsOur Theologian-in-Residence event is open to everyone without charge. Whether you choose to attend in person or online, we ask that you register for the event so that you can receive reminders and so that we can adequately plan for you.
Click here to register for the 2025 Theologian-in-Residence program. Please register each person attending separately. If you are attending the Pastoral CEU Event on Friday, October 24th at Grinnell UCC, you must register separately here. |
Schedule of Events
Thursday, October 23rd: "Democracy According to Jazz" Public lecture, Iowa State University Memorial Union, 6 p.m. Friday, October 24th: Continuing Education session for Clergy at Grinnell IA UCC "How Ministry can become Idolatrous" Click here to Register! Download Itinerary here Saturday, October 25th: "Spiritual Lessons for Thriving in Turbulent Times" Ames UCC church Click here to Register! Registration: 8:30 - 9:00 a.m. Morning Session 1: 9 - 10:30 a.m. "Link Love & Justice: Learn to Slay Your Spiritual Dragons" Morning Session 2: 10:45 a.m. - 12 p.m. "Redirect Your Rage: Harness Your Power" Lunch: 12 - 1 p.m. Afternoon Session: 1 - 2 p.m. "The Church in the Heart of the Community" **Morning session will be available via Zoom Sunday, October 26th: Question & Answer Session (In-Person Only): 9:00 a.m. Preaching at Ames UCC (Available via Zoom): 10:00 a.m. |
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About the Speaker
The Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III is the Senior Pastor at Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, Illinois. In addition, he is an NAACP Image Award recipient, an award-wining filmmaker, poet, and professor of homiletics at Mercer University's McAfee School of Theology in Atlanta.
Rev. Dr. Moss is one of the country's most renowned and beloved spiritual and civil rights leaders. He is ordained in the Progressive National Baptist Convention and the United Church of Christ. Rev. Dr. Moss is the author of several books, including Dancing in the Darkness: Spiritual Lessons for Thriving in Turbulent Times. Program DonationsAll Theologian in Residence events are free and open to the public. However, if you are able, we request that you consider making a donation to help support the costs of our program. The cost to us is approximately $30 per family attending. We would welcome donations of any amount. If you make a donation, you will receive a receipt for any amount contributed. Thanks in advance for your help!
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Previous Theologians in Residence
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Year
2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1985 1984 |
Theologian
John Pavlovitz Rev. Miguel De La Torre Rev. Brooks Berndt Karen L. King Not Held Due to Covid-19 David Vasquez-Levy Dave Csinos Harry T. Cook Barry Lynn Ruth Duck & Cynthia Wilson Phyllis Tickle Gary Dorrien Marva Dawn Ingrid Mattson Peter Sawtell Walter Brueggemann Diana Butler Bass Randall Balmer Christine M. Smith Amy Jill Levine Norman Jackson Dale Bishop Doug Adams John Shelby Spong John Dominic Crossan Karen Jo Torjesen Tex Sample George A. Drake Rita Nakashima Brock Robin Scroggs Marcus Borg Donald White Marty McMane & Alan Johnson Brian Wren Charles Hambrick-Stowe John Bolen Keith G. Schrag Andre LaCoque Wilson Yates Henry Gustafson |
Theme
"Finding Courage and Compassion When Cruelty is Trending" "Confronting Hopelessness in Immigration" "The Faith of Prophets: Lessons for the Climate Crisis" "The Challenges of Truth in Our Time" Not Held Due to Covid-19 "Immigration Matters: Joined Together, Finding Solutions" "Will our Faith Have Children?" "God, Christ, and Religious Action: A Challenge to Your Beliefs and Actions" "God and Government: Are Religious Liberties Crumbling?" "Stirred by the Spirit: Spirit-filled Worship and Spirit-filled Congregational Singing" "Being Christian and Church in 21st Century America" "The Crisis and Necessity of Progressive Theology" "Worship When God Seems to Be Absent" "Islam: Rumor and Reality" "Biblical Faith and Ecological Hope: Rethinking Theology for the Health of Creation" "The Good News of Alternative" "The Practicing Congregation: Imagining a New Old Church" "Perspectives on American Evangelicalism" "Resurrection: Fidelity to Life...in This Life" "Jesus, Gender, and Judaism" "Is God's Justice Irrelevant or Central to Our Faith?" "Building Bridges" "Bringing to Life the Humor in the Bible" "A New Christianity for a New World" "The Historical Jesus and the Birth of Christianity" "Rethinking Gender: Masculinity and Femininity in Early Christianity" "Christian Faith and Cultural Diversity: Doing Ministry in Oral, Literate, and Electronic Cultures" "Puritanism" "Who Do You Say That I Am?" "Exploring the Theology of Paul" "Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time" "The Church and the Environment: Modernism and Post-Modernism Views" "Good News" "The Language of Worship" "Spiritual Roots and Spiritual Growth" "Ethics in the Bible" and "Faith Development and the Church" "Creating a Just Peace in Home and Church" "The Church and the Environment" "Art and the Journey of Faith" "A New Vision of the New Testament" |