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$ Land Acknowledgements and Beyond: An EcoPreacher Workshop (Creation Justice Ministries)
June 2, 2025 @ 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
In recent years, land acknowledgements have become a more common feature of public gatherings. Whether on Zoom or in person, thoughtful communities have sought to understand and deepen their complex relationships with the places in which they gather — land that has, again and again, been taken forcibly from its original Indigenous inhabitants.
Land acknowledgements in religious spaces hold great complexity, and as we seek to make such recognition more than just lip service to our Indigenous neighbors, we must interrogate and nuance their use in our congregations. When offered with integrity, land acknowledgements are not merely a means unto themselves, but rather an entry point through which we can move more deeply into the work of justice and repair. With that in mind, The BTS Center, Creation Justice Ministries, and Lexington Theological Seminary are collaborating to offer this EcoPreacher workshop.
Using the framing of repenting, remembering, repairing, and reimagining, we will explore the pulpit as a site where land and Indigenous justice work can be meaningfully activated while cultivating a necessary posture of attention, trust, and humility. We will engage together in dynamic activities which center community, land, and biblical texts, informed by the wisdom of three experienced presenters who will offer rich context for our work together.
We hope you will join us for this time of listening, learning, and experimenting together.
