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O for a World:
Faith, Community,
and Sustainability
107TH ANNUAL
EARL LECTURES AND PASTORAL CONFERENCE
JANUARY 22–24
’08

O for a world where everyone respects each other’s ways,
where love is lived and all is done with justice and with praise.
O for a world where goods are shared and misery relieved,
where truth is spoken, children spared, equality achieved.
We welcome one world family and struggle with each choice
that opens us to unity and gives our vision voice.
The poor are rich, the weak are strong, the foolish ones are wise.
Tell all who mourn: outcasts belong, who perishes will rise.
O for a world preparing for God’s glorious reign of peace,
where time and tears will be no more and all but love will cease.
– A hymn by Miriam Therese Winter
Pacific School of Religion
A multidenominational Christian seminary in Berkeley, California, Pacific School of Religion
(PSR) has been preparing bold leaders for historic and emerging faith communities since
1866. PSR graduates are known for their innovative ministries of compassion and justice
around the world–in urban and rural parishes, on city streets and college campuses, in the
arts, public policy, and many other fields. A member of the Graduate Theological Union
(GTU), an interfaith consortium of nine seminaries and 10 affiliates, academic centers and
programs, PSR offers Master of Divinity, Master of Theological Studies, Master of Arts, and
Doctor of Ministry degrees, along with five certificate programs. Programs developed by
PSR’s Institute for Leadership Development and Study of Pacific and Asian North American
Religion (PANA Institute), Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry, and
Bay Area Faith and Health Consortium are fully integrated into the curriculum.
The Earl Lectures and Pastoral Conference
The Earl Lectures were created through a gift from Edwin T. Earl, a long-time friend of PSR
who established an endowment in 1901 to bring eminent scholars to Berkeley to speak on
themes important to Christian thought and life. Past Earl Lecturers include Theodore
Roosevelt, Paul Tillich, Elie Wiesel, Maya Angelou, Alice Walker, and Gustavo Gutierrez.
Since 1921, the Earl Lectures have been accompanied by a Pastoral Conference
for clergy and lay people. Today the Pastoral Conference consists of approximately
30 workshops that provide skills and tools to enhance participants’ work in congregations
and communities.
Supported by funding from Edwin T. Earl’s endowment, the lectures, worship services, and
panels are free and open to the public. The workshops of the Pastoral Conference are made
possible through the fees paid by participants.
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Contents
2 Schedule of Events
3 The 2008 Earl Lectures
“O for a World:
FAITH, COMMUNITY, AND SUSTAINABILITY”
4 Related Earl Lecture Events
6 Earl Lecturers and Preachers
8 Pastoral Conference Workshops
8 Tuesday Workshops
11 Wednesday Workshops
13 Thursday Workshops
16 Workshop Leaders
18 Registration Information
19 Registration Form
21 Logistics: Accommodations and Transportation
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Schedule of Events
MONDAY, JANUARY 21
3:30 pm–5:00 pm Badè Museum Lecture and Reception (at PSR)*
TUESDAY, JANUARY 22
7:45 am–9:00 am Registration
9:00 am–10:30 am Lecture by Chandra Muzaffar
10:30 am–11:00 am Break
11:00 am–12:15 pm Pastoral Conference Workshops †
12:30 pm–2:00 pm PSR Alumni/ae and Friends Brown Bag Lunch*
Prospective Student Catered Lunch*
2:00 pm–2:30 pm Break
2:30 pm–4:00 pm Lecture by Karen Baker-Fletcher
4:00 pm–5:30 pm Denominational Receptions
5:30 pm–7:00 pm Dinner ‡
7:30 pm Worship with Mary E. Westfall and Ken Medema
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23
8:00 am–9:00 am Registration
9:00 am–10:30 am Lecture by Chandra Muzaffar
10:30 am–11:00 am Break
11:00 am–11:45 am Musical Worship with Ken Medema
12:15 pm–1:45 pm Lunch
1:45 pm–3:15 pm Lecture by Mayra Rivera Rivera
3:30 pm–4:45 pm Pastoral Conference Workshops †
4:45 pm–5:45 pm Break
5:45 pm–6:45 pm Reception honoring PSR’s Distinguished Alums
6:45 p.m. PSR Alumni/ae and Friends Banquet
THURSDAY, JANUARY 24
8:30 am–9:00 am Registration
9:00 am–10:30 am Lecture by Daniel A. Buford
10:45 am–12:00 pm Pastoral Conference Workshops †
12:00 pm–1:30 pm Denominational Lunches
1:45 pm–2:30 pm Closing Worship with Clarence L. Johnson and Ken Medema
* For more information on these events, see pages 4 and 5.
† Pastoral Conference workshops are described on pages 8 through 15.
‡ See page 5 regarding the Methodist Federation for Social Action Dinner
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O for a World:
Faith, Community, and Sustainability
A common belief is that Christians and environmentalists are opponents
rather than colleagues. However true this may have been, it is less and less
so. Increasingly, Christians are realizing that biblical faith provides the best
foundation for caring for the creation. Christianity provides a spiritual foundation
for environmentalism. As Genesis says, God put us in the garden to serve and
preserve it; this means we are in a position of dependence on nature rather
than dominion over it.
In the 21st century, we face not only the degradation of the environment,
but also a growing disparity between those who have access to resources
and those who are deprived. Now is the time for progressive people of faith
to address not only the ecological but also the moral and social burdens
weighing down the generations. What can we do to build just and sustainable
communities How can people of faith work for justice and help sustain lives
savaged by hunger and fear
With its focus on “Faith, Community, and Sustainability,” the 2008 Earl Lectures
and Pastoral Conference will address these vital questions. Preachers, lecturers,
and workshop leaders will help connect the liberal Protestant concern for social
justice with the need for environmental justice. Come and learn how communities
of faith can use theological beliefs and hopes to inspire action against the
world’s harsh realities. Join us and share your ideas about how we can keep
our covenant with God and with every living creature for future generations.
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Related Earl Lecture Events
TRANSGENDER RELIGIOUS SUMMIT
Sunday and Monday, January 20-21
PSR’s Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry (CLGS) and the
National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) are sponsoring the second annual
transgender religious summit at PSR. For more information, please e-mail Bernie
Schlager, bschlager@clgs.org.
BADÈ MUSEUM LECTURE AND RECEPTION
“Archaeology at the Crossroads: How Modern DNA Studies Inform our Understanding
of the History and Pre-History of the Eastern Mediterranean”
Monday, January 21
3:30-5:00 pm
PSR 6; reception follows in the Badè Museum
Join us for a lecture by Roy King, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral
science at Stanford University and MDiv student at PSR.
PSR ALUMNI/AE AND FRIENDS BROWN BAG LUNCH
Tuesday, January 22
12:30-2:00 pm
Wesley Foundation, 2398 Bancroft Way
Join PSR Director of Advancement Diane Thomas and PSR alum Sharon Delgado,
currently serving as executive director of Earth Justice Ministries. Reverend Delgado
is the author of Shaking the Gates of Hell: Faith-Led Resistance to Corporate Globalization
and Hope For the Earth: A Handbook for Christian Environmental Groups. Please bring
your lunch; no lunches available for purchase on site.
PSR INFORMATIONAL LUNCH FOR PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS
Tuesday, January 22
12:30-2:00 pm
Plymouth Assembly, First Congregational Church of Berkeley
If you have ever thought about attending seminary or pursuing graduate studies in theological
education, this lunch is for you! Learn more about PSR, our programs of study,
and community life. Lunch is free. Please register on page 20.
DENOMINATIONAL RECEPTIONS
Tuesday, January 22
4:00-5:30 pm
Responding to your requests for an opportunity to gather with others from your
denomination early in the EL/PC schedule! Please register on page 20.
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METHODIST FEDERATION
FOR SOCIAL ACTION DINNER
Tuesday, January 22
5:30-7:30 pm
Wesley Foundation, 2398 Bancroft Way
Methodist Federation for Social Action is
a caucus group of United Methodists that
has advocated for justice and peace issues
for more than 100 years. Each year at Earl Lectures, the California-Nevada chapter of
MFSA hosts a dinner with a guest speaker. Cost is $10 and includes several varieties of
homemade soup, bread, salad, and dessert. People of all faiths are welcome at the dinner.
There is no need to pay in advance; just register at the door. For more information,
call Jean Reynolds at 510/235-2988.
RECEPTION HONORING PSR’S 2008 DISTINGUISHED ALUMS
Wednesday, January 23
5:45 pm
Badè Museum at PSR
Please join us in celebrating the recipients of PSR’s 2008 Distinguished Alumni/ae
Awards, given to graduates who have provided outstanding service in their ministry and
shown distinguished leadership in faith communities.
PSR ALUMNI/AE AND FRIENDS BANQUET
Wednesday, January 23
6:45 pm (reservations required)
D’Autremont Hall at PSR
Join your seminary friends, faculty, and staff for this annual gala. The class of 2007 and
the reunion classes of 1958 and 1983 will be honored in special ways. Please register on
page 20. For more information, contact Diane Thomas, director of advancement, at
510/849-8243 or dthomas@psr.edu.
DENOMINATIONAL LUNCHES
Thursday, January 24
12:00 pm-1:30 pm
Please join your denominational group for a lunchtime program
and fellowship. Register on page 20.
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Earl Lecturers and Preachers
Karen Baker-Fletcher is associate professor of theology at Perkins School of Theology
in Dallas, TX. She joined their faculty in 2001. From 1993 to 2001 she was associate professor
of theology and culture at Claremont School of Theology in California, and before
that she was assistant professor of theology and culture at Christian Theological Seminary
in Indianapolis. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Wellesley College and two masters
and a doctorate from Harvard University. Her books include Sisters of Dust, Sisters of
Spirit: Womanist Wordings on God and Creation (1998), My Sister, My Brother:
Womanist and Xodus God-Talk (2002), and Dancing with God: The Trinity from a
Womanist Perspective (2007).
Daniel A. Buford is a self-described “Harlem Renaissance Man”: a sculptor, writer,
community organizer, and associate minister of the Allen Temple Baptist Church in
Oakland. His art has been featured in Christianity Today and The 2000 International
Review of African American Art Journal. He is a founding organizer and trainer of the
People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond, based in New Orleans, and has conducted
Undoing Racism workshops throughout the United States, South Africa, and Puerto Rico
since 1980. He is vice president of the Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute, a peace and
justice think tank in Berkeley.
Clarence L. Johnson is a fourth-generation member of the Christian Church (Disciples
of Christ). He earned his Masters of Divinity degree from Christian Theological Seminary
in Indianapolis. From 1972-1977 he was the first director of black ministry for the
Department of Ministry Division of Homeland Ministries of CC (DOC). After serving as
pastor in Jackson, MS, in 1982 he served Mills Grove Christian Church (DOC) in Oakland
from 1982 until 1986. He returned there as transitional minister in February 2006 and on
July 22, 2007 was named senior minister/pastor. His clergy memberships include: Pastors of
Oakland, Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance, and African-American/Korean-American
Fellowship of Churches.
Ken Medema was born with sight limited to distinguishing between light and darkness
and seeing fuzzy outlines of major objects, yet he helps his listeners see the world. Ken has
been singing for more than three decades in every venue imaginable—for audiences of
from 50 to 50,000 people, at churches, colleges, and corporations. Using his unique gifts,
Ken hears with his heart stories from people or themes from events or speeches and then
sings back these stories to audiences of all ages. In 1985 he founded Brier Patch Music,
an independent recording, publishing, and performance-booking company that creates
musical expressions celebrating all aspects of the human experience, with an emphasis
on spirituality and such universal concerns as peace, justice, and the environment.
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Chandra Muzaffar is both a social activist and an academic. He is president of the
International Movement for a Just World (JUST), an international NGO based in Malaysia,
which seeks to critique global injustice and to develop an alternative vision of a just and
compassionate civilization guided by universal spiritual and moral values. Chandra is also
the Noordin Sopiee Professor of Global Studies at the Science University of Malaysia (USM)
in Penang. The author and editor of 20 books in English and Malay, he has published
extensively on civilizational dialogue, international politics, religion, human rights, and
Malaysian society. Among his major publications are Human Rights and the New World
Order (1993) and Global Ethic or Global Hegemony (2005 ). Chandra sits on the board
of a number of international NGOs concerned with social justice and civilizational dialogue.
Mayra Rivera Rivera is assistant professor of theology at Pacific School of Religion.
Her research in the field of constructive theology is influenced by feminist, liberation,
and postcolonial thought. She is author of The Touch of Transcendence: A Postcolonial
Theology of God (2007), which explores the relationship between ideas about God’s
otherness and models of inter-human difference. It engages the contrasting models of
transcendence espoused by “radical orthodox” theologians and Latin American liberation
theologians. She is also co-editor of Postcolonial Theologies: Divinity and Empire (2004).
Mary E. Westfall serves as senior minister of the Community Church (UCC) of Durham,
NH. She graduated from San Francisco Theological Seminary in 1988 and was ordained
into the Presbyterian Church (USA) that same year. Since then she has served a diverse
congregation in New York City, as a college chaplain at the University of New Hampshire,
and is now pastor of a lively university parish. In 2000 she received her PhD after completing
an inter-disciplinary program in the areas of ecology, philosophy, and education. She
continues to work extensively with faith communities and educational settings interested
in finding ways to connect authentic spirituality and sound environmental practice.
Her publications include The Greening of Faith: God, the Environment, and the Good Life,
co-edited with John Carroll and Paul Brockelman.
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Pastoral Conference Workshops
TUESDAY WORKSHOPS
11 am–12:15 pm
Please choose one of the following and show your choice on page 20.
1. A Conversation with Earl Lecturer
Chandra Muzaffar
2. Lighten Up! A Religious Response
to Global Warming
Sally Bingham
Lighten up! is a teaching tool created to make
the connection between faith and the environment.
After viewing a 20-minute video, workshop participants
will discuss its contents and attempt to
answer such questions as: Why is global warming
a concern What are its causes and effects
Why is it a matter of faith How can my family and my congregation affect the
earth’s healing process And how did energy use become a social justice issue
3. Globalizing Justice: A Better World is Possible
Sharon Delgado
This workshop presents an overview of economic globalization, the rule-making institutions
of the global economy (such as IMF, World Bank, and WTO), the ideology
that supports the current system (“Market Fundamentalism”), and faith-based movements
for global justice. Participants will hear stories of positive alternatives to the
current system of economic globalization emerging from people’s movements in communities
around the world. Resources will be provided and time will be taken to consider
what can be done at the congregational level to help create a peaceful, just, and
sustainable form of globalization.
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4. Writing the Sacred: A Psalm-Inspired Path to Appreciating and Writing
Sacred Poetry
Ray McGinnis
In this workshop, attention will be given to some of the poetic elements present in the
Hebrew Psalms and how these elements show up in other sacred poetry, from Hafez to
Meister Ekhart to Mary Oliver. With step-by-step guidance, participants will be invited
to craft their own psalms and sacred poems to address the spiritual longings of our day.
The uses of creative writing to assist spiritual expression and transformation in congregational
life will also be explored.
5. Sustainability in Higher Education: From Across the Nation to the
Pacific School of Religion
Julian Dautremont-Smith
This session provides an overview of the nationwide campus sustainability movement
with a focus on sustainability initiatives undertaken by religious colleges and universities.
The session will also include a facilitated discussion about steps PSR and GTU
might take toward achieving sustainability.
6. Club Sandwiches, Not Seals: An Extremely Unusual Look
at Green Building
Eric Corey Freed
In this workshop, discover the issues and problems associated with buildings and sustainability
and find solutions you will be able to use to make your projects more green.
Drawn from the most advanced research into green building, these solutions provide
you with a road map to green your buildings. The workshop is broken up into six areas:
sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, materials and resources,
indoor environmental quality, and community development.
7. Be a Faith-Based Lobbyist!
Jeremy Nickel
“If I can do it, so can you!” Jeremy Nickel talks about the five-state, five-week lobbying
trip he led last summer. He was struck by how accessible our politicians and their staff
are, and how possible it is to influence local and national politics on a shoe-string
budget. He offers tips, tools, resources—and encouragement—to help you get organized.
Tuesday workshops continue on next page
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TUESDAY WORKSHOPS, continued
8. As Long as the Grass is Green and the River Flows
Billie Nowabbi
Workshop participants will hear stories of mercy ministries, including Billie leading one
of the first volunteer disaster response teams following Hurricane Katrina. Her team
from the Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference was on the road to New Orleans
almost by the time the winds died down. Workshop participants will also see examples
of sewing work by members of the Dallas Indian Church—tote bags made using only
natural cotton fabric in bright colors with Native Americandesigns—and will hear how
this church organizes ministries for the greater Indian community in the Dallas area.
Every time you pick up
a piece of trash along the road,
say to yourself, "Holy, Holy, Holy
is the house of God.”
–Edward Hays
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WEDNESDAY WORKSHOPS
3:30 pm–4:45 pm
Please choose one of the following and show your choice on page 20.
9. A Conversation with Earl Lecturer Mayra Rivera Rivera
10. Imagination: It Takes Six Little Words
Ken Medema
“What would it be like if...” are the six most powerful and freeing words in the
English language. Ken Medema looks at images from our childhood that drive us
as adults and at Biblical images that propel our way of being, doing, and seeing. After
participants share stories, Ken will sing them back to them to demonstrate the power
of imagination in finding solutions and visions for the future.
11. Preaching Sustainability with Film, Image, and Music
Michael Bausch
This workshop provides ways to raise congregational awareness about sustainability and
community through the use of film, other visual imagery, and popular music. Samples of
such uses will be shown, and individuals are invited to bring their own samples to share
(via laptop, CD, or media-storage device). There will be discussions about using media
in progressive preaching and about stimulating artistic creativity within a congregation.
12. Pastoral Sustainability: Clergy Communities of Practice—
Promoting Peer-to-Peer Well-Being
Janet K. Dorman
A “clergy community of practice” is a group model based on hospitality, spiritual practice,
and case study. Clergy gather on a regular basis to consider a particular issue presented
by one of their members and then reflected upon by the others. The reflections
offered are presented as “I wonder” questions rather than as “I think” statements. This
workshop will model a community of practice experience. (Workshop repeated on
Thursday.)
13. Faith, Millennium Development Goals, and Sustainability
Marijke Fakasiieiki
This workshop invites participants to engage issues of hunger and poverty, education,
health, environment/water, and development, through facts, stories, activities, and
updates from Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and other countries. The workshop is
designed to help congregations, youth leaders, religious educators, mission leaders,
high school service groups, and others to lift up these issues. (Workshop repeated
on Thursday.)
Wednesday workshops continue on next page
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WEDNESDAY WORKSHOPS, continued
14. Greening Berkeley: Hands-On
Carol (“Charlie”) Bowen
In this workshop, we discuss small-scale community improvement efforts undertaken by
concerned citizens on a volunteer basis, with specific focus on path-building work in
Berkeley led by the Berkeley Path Wanderers Association. How did this work get started
How is it coordinated with the City of Berkeley How does the work get done
Who pays for it all Who benefits If time permits, we will also present other examples
of citizen-initiated projects in Berkeley that are enhancing the natural environment.
15. Global AIDS: An Interfaith Response
William W. Rankin
This workshop, sponsored by the Bay Area Faith and Health Consortium, will explore
partnerships between the Global AIDS Interfaith Alliance and religious organizations
in response to the needs of resource-poor countries for community-based HIV/AIDS
prevention and care. Topics will include the social and economic empowerment of
women, care for AIDS orphans, and the stigmatization of people with AIDS.
16. Socially Responsible Consumption
Brian M. Ferguson
The average U.S. citizen spends about $17,000 per year on discretionary goods and
services, which means we have the potential for significant economic influence through
our product choices. This workshop explores strategies for using our role as consumers
to create more just and sustainable communities. We will broaden our view of ourselves
to explore the impact our consuming habits have on the people producing the goods,
the environment, and our own identity.
17. The Importance of a Creative Life and Its Effect on the World
Eugene Tsui
How can the degradation of nature and humanity be addressed from an architectural
perspective We will examine the building environment as an educational and humane
tool for human evolution. This workshop will also discuss how we can better address
natural disasters and why they are not in our architectural vocabulary.
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THURSDAY WORKSHOPS
10:45 am–12:00 pm
Please choose one of the following and show your choice on page 20.
18. A Conversation with Earl Lecturer Daniel A. Buford
19. Using Media Arts in Worship
Michael Bausch
Today’s presentation technologies of computer software, projectors, and screens offer
new opportunities for worship and preaching. This workshop will explore some of the
artistic possibilities these technologies offer, as well as raise some caution flags about
appropriately fitting them into worship. Participants will be asked to share some
of their own experiences with media arts in worship as a way to draw out some
of the theological, artistic, and technical issues for using these materials in worship.
20. Pastoral Sustainability: Clergy Communities of Practice—
Promoting Peer-to-Peer Well-Being
Janet K. Dorman
A “clergy community of practice” is a group model based on hospitality, spiritual practice,
and case study. Clergy gather on a regular basis to consider a particular issue presented
by one of their members and then reflected upon by the others. The reflections
offered are presented as “I wonder” questions rather than as “I think” statements. This
workshop will model a community of practice experience. (This is a repeat of yesterday’s
workshop.)
21. Faith, Millennium Development Goals, and Sustainability
Marijke Fakasiieiki
This workshop invites participants to engage issues of hunger and poverty, education,
health, environment/water, and development, through facts, stories, activities, and
updates from Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and other countries. This workshop is
designed to help congregations, youth leaders, religious educators, mission leaders, high
school service groups and others to lift up these issues. (This is a repeat of yesterday’s
workshop.)
Thursday workshops continue on next page
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THURSDAY WORKSHOPS, continued
22. How to be an Earth Steward
Philip (“Skip”) Wenz
Mahatma Gandhi said, “You must be the change you wish to see in the world.”
Ecological designer and author Philip Wenz discusses how you can change your
relationship to your self, your community, and the planet so that we can step back from
the abyss of environmental disaster and toward a truly prosperous and equitable future.
Through simple actions we can achieve readily attainable goals and make significant
contributions to the planet’s health and, thus, to our own as well.
23. Caring for our True Voices: How to Connect with and Heal our
Natural Voice in an Electronic Age
Joyce Parry Moore
We have the God-given ability to fill a large space with the light of our voices if we
learn to trust their vibration, perceive their resonance, and support them with bodies
full of air and energy. Singer/teacher/theology student Joyce Parry Moore will work
with participants to discover and sustain their own natural voice by singing and speaking
with an open and supported technique. Participants learn warm-ups to do before
singing and speaking; read poetry and scripture together while paying attention to the
sound of vowels and sustaining tones; and sing folk songs and hymns that convey
positive messages for all.
24. TREES: GTU’s Theological Roundable on Ecological Ethics and
Spirituality
Members of TREES (The Theological Roundtable on Ecological Ethics and
Spirituality) and other folks working on sustainability projects at PSR and CDSP will
share their progress in greening the GTU campuses, and their hopes for future steps.
Community members who are interested in getting involved with putting the theory
of campus sustainability into practice are especially invited.
25. Women Resisting Militarism and Creating a Culture of Life
Deborah Lee and Gwyn Kirk
This workshop will explore the vital importance for environmental movements of
closely examining U.S. foreign and military policy and the inherent contradiction
between military security and sustainability of our communities and planet. This year
the PANA Institute and Women for Genuine Security co-hosted a sixth international
gathering that brought together women from Guam, Hawaii, Japan, Okinawa, the
Philippines, Puerto Rico, South Korea, and the U.S. Through images and story,
we will share the powerful activist work that these women are doing around these
issues to resist militarism, redefine security, and create a culture of life.
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26. Worshiping God with Creation in Mind
Renee Rico
One of the most effective ways to begin to help people get in touch with faith and creation
is through worship. We will look at various kinds of worship opportunities that
are already present in a congregation’s life and also explore ways to begin and expand
care for creation as an ongoing part of worship. There will be an opportunity to assess
your own faith community’s part in this journey. Participants will receive a bibliography
and an opportunity to review resources.
27. Caring for the Earth: Linking Faith, Hope, Love, Justice, and Action in
our Churches
Hugo Steensma
Do we have a problem Are there solutions Can we make a difference Does my
congregation care How much does it cost How do we get anyone on board How do
we start These are some of many questions we may have heard or can imagine. This
workshop addresses how we respond to these questions, how we increase the awareness
of environmental and social justice concerns, and what practical action steps we take
to start or further develop meaningful “Caring for God’s Earth” programs that address
these issues.
28. Re-imagining Traditional Religious Values:
Benedictine Spirituality and the Land
Katherine Kunz
In this workshop, we will explore how one religious community is re-imagining
its traditional vows in light of a new ecological commitment to caring for its
1,400 acres of land. These women articulate a renewed understanding of their
monastic vows of stability, obedience, and conversatio morum (constant conversion)
that can inform our understanding of religious values in an ecological age.
“Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him,
‘As for me, I am establishing my covenant with you
and your descendants after you....’ “
(Genesis 9:8-9 NRSV)
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Workshop Leaders
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Michael Bausch, an Earl Lectures Preacher in 2002, teaches the use of media arts in worship
and is minister of Summit Congregational UCC in Dubuque, IA. He is the author of
Silver Screen, Sacred Story: Using Multimedia in Worship (2002).
Sally Bingham is a priest in the Diocese of California, chair of the Episcopal Diocesan
Commission for the Environment, and has been active in the environmental community for
25 years. As one of the first faith leaders to fully recognize global warming as a moral issue,
she mobilized thousands of religious people to put their faith into action through energy
stewardship and advocacy.
Carol (“Charlie”) Bowen is on the board of Berkeley Path Wanderers Association. Since
its founding in 1997, Path Wanderers has improved 23 formerly impassable paths. Ms.
Bowen is also on the board of Berkeley Partners for Parks, the fiscal sponsor of many citizen
“greening” groups in Berkeley.
Julian Dautremont-Smith is the associate director of AASHE, the Association for the
Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education.
Sharon Delgado, an ordained United Methodist minister living in Nevada City, CA, is
executive director of Earth Justice Ministries. Her latest book is Shaking the Gates of Hell:
Faith-led Resistance to Corporate Globalization.
Janet K. Dorman was trained by Roy Oswald as a facilitator for Community of Practice.
In addition to her 20 years of parish ministry and chaplaincy, she is currently interim pastor
of New Spirit Community Church in Berkeley.
Marijke Fakasiieiki (PSR MDiv 1998) is assistant director of the Northern California-
Nevada Church World Service/CROP, which helps communities become conscious about
global issues.
Brian M. Ferguson is a third-year MDiv student at Starr King School for the Ministry in
Berkeley. Before becoming a seminary student, Brian spent 24 years as an electronic engineer
and project manager.
Eric Corey Freed is principal of organicARCHITECT, a San Francisco design and research
firm with 15 years of experience in green building. He developed the sustainable design
programs for the Academy of Art University and UC Berkeley. One of the founders of
“ecoTECTURE: The Online Journal of Ecological Design,” Freed writes a monthly column
for GreenerBuildings.com which is syndicated to over a dozen other publications. He is the
author of Green Building for Dummies.
Gwyn Kirk is a scholar-activist who has written widely on ecofeminism, militarism, and
women’s peace organizing. Her current research focuses on organizing efforts to promote
cleanup and healing from contamination caused by military operations and war.
Katherine Kunz earned her MA in art and religion from the GTU and PSR. Her photoessay,
“Benedictine Spirituality and the Land,” was recently published in the OCHRE
Journal of Women’s Spirituality (www.ciis.edu/ochrejournal). Currently a staff member at
PSR, Katherine’s creative work includes photography, dance, and personal storytelling.
Deborah Lee is program director of the PANA Institute at Pacific School of Religion and
coordinator of its Civil Liberty and Faith project.

Ray McGinnis is the designer and instructor of Write to Heart workshops. He has taught
over 7,000 people in his poetry and journal writing workshops. Author of Writing the
Sacred, he previously served as national staff for youth and young adult ministries in the
United Church of Canada.
Joyce Parry Moore completed her graduate studies in opera at the Boston Conservatory.
After a decade of singing opera, oratorio, and new music on the East Coast, Joyce moved
to Juneau, AL to begin her own touring opera company, Opera to GO! Joyce is now a firstyear
MDiv student at PSR, and a postulant for holy orders in the Anglican tradition.
Jeremy Nickel, a graduate of PSR and the GTU, is ministerial intern at the First Unitarian
Universalist Society of San Francisco. He has spent much of the past five years organizing
social justice events and working for the UUSC.
Billie Nowabbi, a pastor since 1983, serves Dallas Indian United Methodist Church in
Dallas, TX. A Choctaw active in ministries of justice and mercy, she chairs the Oklahoma
Indian Missionary Conference Board of Trustees and is a trustee for the UMC Mount
Sequoyah Conference and Retreat Center in Arkansas. Billie’s congregation is a member
of the Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference, which incorporates 89 local churches in
Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas and relates to persons from 39 nations (tribes).
William W. Rankin is the president and co-founder of the Global AIDS Interfaith Alliance,
based in the Bay Area. From 1993 to 1998, he was president, dean, and Charles B. Wilson
Professor of Christian Ethics at Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, MA. He later served
as vice president of the United Religions Initiative.
Renee Rico is the national coordinator for Presbyterians for Restoring Creation, a grassroots
organization seeking to connect, equip, and inspire people to care for God’s creation.
He worked for the Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, D.C. for 14 years.
Hugo Steensma works with investors looking for companies that emphasize environmental,
social, and return-on-investment criteria. He is on the board of Presidio School
of Management, past chair of the UCC’s national Environmental Committee, and serves
on the Earth Stewards Committee of his church in Sonoma.
TREES is the GTU’s Theological Roundtable on Ecological Ethics and Spirituality.
A student-based, inter-religious organization, TREES seeks to raise awareness of the issues
that surround the ecological demise of the earth and focuses on raising awareness at the
educational/philosophical and communal/bioregional levels.
Eugene Tsui, an architect and author, designs and develops his work through the study
of nature. His work is shown throughout the world. The author of four books, he was
educated at Columbia University and the University of Oregon, and received his PhD
at UC Berkeley.
Philip (“Skip”) Wenz is the founder and director of the Ecological Design Program
at the San Francisco Institute of Architecture. He now teaches “Creating Your Ecological
House” at Berkeley’s Building Education Center and writes the syndicated column
“Your Ecological House.”
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Registration
Information
ADVANCE WORKSHOP REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Please note that all Pastoral Conference workshops require
advance registration in order to avoid overcrowding and ensure
a comfortable setting for all participants. Indicate your first and
second workshop choices on the registration form.
EARLY-BIRD SAVINGS
Post-mark your registration by January 1 and receive $26 off the
Pastoral Conference price.
BRING A PROSPECTIVE STUDENT TO THE LECTURES
Do you know someone who is interested in exploring
seminary or wants to learn more about PSR If so, bring
them to this year’s lectures! PSR will pay their Pastoral
Conference registration fee and provide a campus tour and
information session. This is a great opportunity to introduce
prospective students to PSR. Simply provide the prospective
student information on the registration form. For more
information, contact Nicole Naffaa, director of recruitment
and admissions, at 510/849-8231.
SPECIAL NEEDS
If you require special assistance under the Americans with
Disabilities Act, please indicate your needs on page 19 of the
registration form. Please note that only the first floor of First
Congregational Church of Berkeley is wheelchair accessible.
Please call 510/849-8218 to discuss your specific needs.
CHILDCARE
Childcare is available for $20 per day per child. Some
scholarships are available. Payment will be accepted at the
door, but you must make childcare reservations by Jan. 1,
2008, by telling us the age(s) of your child(ren) and the days
they will be with us. You may use the form on page 19
or contact us by phone or e-mail. Childcare hours are
Tues.–Wed. 8:30 am –5:00 pm and Thurs. 8:30 am–2:30 pm,
excluding lunchtime; children have lunch with their families.
PSR SCHOLARSHIP FUND
As you register for the Earl Lectures, we encourage you
to consider a gift to the PSR Tradition of Boldness Fund.
Every dollar provides needed scholarship support for PSR
students studying for ministry. Please indicate your gift on
the registration form. Thank you!
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Registration Form
One form for each person participating; make additional copies if needed. Please complete
both sides of this form and mail it to PSR. You may also register online at PSR’s Web site.
Mail:
Phone:
Web:
Payment:
Event Coordinator
Earl Lectures and Pastoral Conference
Pacific School of Religion
1798 Scenic Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94709
510-849-8218 or
800-999-0528, ext. 1218
www.psr.edu
Please make checks payable to PSR and attach your check to this form before
mailing; or make a credit card payment by providing information as shown on
the next page.
If you are (or plan to bring) a prospective student or have special accessibility or
assistance needs, please fill out the information requested below and mail it to us.
PROSPECTIVE PSR STUDENT
I am (or am bringing to the conference) a prospective student
NAME OF PROSPECTIVE STUDENT
PHONE
EMAIL
Will attend free prospective student lunch on Tuesday ( VEGAN MEAL)
SPECIAL NEEDS AND CHILDCARE
Please state your special accessibility or assistance needs below, indicating if you
cannot meet in an upstairs room. If you need childcare, please specify the age(s)
of your child(ren)–childcare is $20 per child per day. Parents or guardians provide
snacks for each child. Childcare hours are Tues.–Wed. 8:30 am–5:00 pm and Thurs.
8:30 am–2:30 pm, excluding lunchtime; children have lunch with their families.
IF YOU GET HUNGRY OR THIRSTY . . .
You’ll find beverages, muffins, fruit, etc. for sale in the Large Assembly room at
First Congregational Church (where you also pick up registration materials) each morning.
In our efforts to model sustainability, we urge everyone to bring your own beverage
container. If you forget, we plan to have souvenir mugs for sale and/or paper cups for free.
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(TITLE) FIRST MIDDLE LAST
NAME AS YOU WOULD LIKE IT TO APPEAR ON YOUR NAME TAG
SPONSORING CONGREGATION/ORGANIZATION
POSITION
HOME
OR WORK ADDRESS (CHECK ONE)
CITY STATE ZIP
EMAIL HOME PHONE WORK PHONE
HOME CHURCH (IF DIFFERENT FROM ABOVE)
DENOMINATION
PSR ALUMNA/US (CLASS OF ) FRIEND PSR STUDENT PSR FACULTY/STAFF
WORKSHOP CHOICES
Please indicate the workshop numbers of your first and second choices for the three workshop
sessions listed on pages 8–15 (space in workshops is limited; early registration is recommended).
Please note that denominational lunches are on Thursday.
TUESDAY (1ST CHOICE/2ND CHO WEDNESDAY (1ST CHOICE/2ND CHO
(1ST CHOICE/2ND CHOICE)
(1ST CHOICE/2ND CHOICE)
THURSDAY
(1ST CHOICE/2ND CHO
(1ST CHOICE/2ND CHOICE)
OTHER CHOICES
EARLY REGISTRATION (BY 01/01/08) $99
REGISTRATION (AFTER 01/01/08) $125
TUESDAY LUNCH (CHECK ONE OF THE FOLLOWING)
PSR ALUMNI/AE FRIENDS BROWN BAG
PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS CATERED LUNCH
VEGAN REGULAR
TUESDAY DENOMINATIONAL RECEPTIONS
WEDNESDAY RECEPTION HONORING PSR’S DISTINGUISHED ALUMS
N/C
N/C
N/C
N/C
WEDNESDAY PSR ALUMNI/AE AND FRIENDS BANQUET $25
THURSDAY DENOMINATIONAL (VEGAN) LUNCHES (CHECK ONE)
UCC UMC DISCIPLES MCC UU $12
SUBTOTAL $
MY CONTRIBUTION TO THE PSR SCHOLARSHIP FUND $
TOTAL 1 $
Affix check to this form and mail to the address given on page 19. For credit card payment,
complete the following:
VISA/MASTERCARD NUMBER
EXPIRATION DATE
CARD HOLDER SIGNATURE
1 Remember, we ask for one form for each participant. If two or more attend from the same family, please submit a form for
each. You may attach one check for all or charge the total for everyone to a credit card.
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Logistics
ACCOMMODATIONS
The Berkeley Convention & Visitors Bureau invites you to visit VisitBerkeley.com
or call 800/847-4823. We recommend you call early one of the following if you need
accommodations:
Berkeley/Albany YMCA: About eight blocks from venue*
2001 Allston – 510/8848-6800 – See “hotel” at www.baymca.org
Berkeley and Oakland Bed & Breakfast Network: Lodging in private homes in the
area; www.bbonline.com/ca/berkeley-oakland
Berkeley City Club: Across the street from venue*
2315 Durant – 510/848-7800 – www.berkeleycityclub.com
Doubletree Hotel: Bus or auto required; located at the Berkeley Marina
200 Marina Blvd.–510/548-7920 or 800/222-8733–www.berkeleymarina.doubletree.com
Holiday Inn Express: Approximately one mile from venue*
1175 University Ave. – 510/548-1700 or 866/548-1700 – www.hiexberkeley.com
Hotel Durant: Within walking distance
2600 Durant Avenue – 800/238-7268 or 510/845-8981 – www.hoteldurant.com
Incarnation Monastery: Near PSR
1369 La Loma Avenue – Call “Guestmaster” at 510/548-0965 or 510/845-0601
www.contemplation.com/Hermitage/incarnation.html
Rose Garden Inn: Moderate to long walking distance
2740 Telegraph Avenue – 510/549-2145 or 800/922-9005 – www.rosegardeninn.com
TRANSPORTATION
Bay Area Rapid Transit Subway system (BART) – www.bart.gov or 510/465-BART
Bayporter Express – 415/467-1800
East Bay Airporter – 650/873-7771
Airport Commute – 888/876-1777
Berkeley Bus – www.actransit.org or 510/839-2882
Easy Bay Paratransit – 510/287-5040 (for those needing assistance)
From San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
Our venue is approximately 25 miles from SFO, with BART running directly from
airport to the Downtown Berkeley BART station for $5.65; from there, a 10-minute
walk, bus ride, or taxi for about $10.
From Oakland International Airport (OAK)
At approximately 15 miles from the airport, travel from OAK to BART requires a
shuttle bus (AirBART) for $2.10 to the BART station, then BART to Downtown
Berkeley for $2.10. Door-to-door transportation is also available through services such
as Bayporter Express (see above).
NOTE: As there is no parking available at our venue site, we strongly encourage use
of public transportation. While parking garages are nearby, parking from early morning
through the evening tends to get expensive.
* Unless otherwise noted, functions occur at First Congregational Church of Berkeley,
2345 Channing Way.
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