a Learning Party for Restoration and Inspiration
1pm, Thursday May 4 - 2pm, Saturday May 6 2023
FirstMet United / the AbbeyChurch
at the Corner of Balmoral and Quadra Streets in Victoria BC: On the traditional and unceded territories of the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations; lək̓ʷəŋən-speaking peoples.
You’re invited to the party!
A learning party is a gathering designed to highlight all the things you love about a conference - interaction, connection and collaboration with other liked minded congregational/parish leaders, community connectors, church planter-starters and/or spiritual entrepreneurs.
At RESURRECT LEARNING PARTY you’ll make new friends, be inspired by courageous followers of Christ who are taking risks in the Kin-dom and, yes - have fun (since, you know, it is a party - after-all!).
Resurrect 2023 intentionally seeks to highlight those ‘on the edges of the inside of the church’ - and especially BIPOC and or 2SLGBTQ+ leaders. We’ll feature some more familiar ‘names’ as well as lots of ‘local heroes’ who are doing amazing work. Together, we’ll all share in the storytelling and inspiration in larger group and smaller sessions.
If you are a person with a hunger for a new way of being church, come to Victoria to spend some time in praying, worshipping, singing and listening and learning with your people!
Children and Youth are part of the party!
Children (ages 6 - 11) and Youth (12 years and up) will be an integral part of the Resurrect Party. We will offer some age specific events - led by a team including with Youth: Nik Sloat (McDougal UC) and, with Children: Micia Kanstrup (First Met UC) and Sarah Prestwich (First Third Ministries) - as well as integrated participation in whole community gatherings. Children and Youth are $25/person.
Register Children and Youth By Email with Jes Beckerley: LeaderSHIFT@united-church.ca
The values of Resurrect align with wealth redistribution. While correcting income inequality requires serious and significant changes at the systemic level as well an end to wealth hoarding, we encourage those with ‘enough’ and ‘more than enough’ financial resources to give more to the party! (adapted from Enfleshed). Also, we don’t want cost to be a barrier. Please contact Rob RShearer@united-church.ca in confidence if the cost is a barrier to your participation. We have sliding scale options.
Children (6 - 11 yrs) and Youth (12 +) are $25/ person. To add children and youth to your registration please contact our registrar Jes: LeaderSHIFT@united-church.ca
‘Co-Partiers’ (resource folks)
CLICK ON ANY OF THE PHOTOS FOR BIOS (External links)
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Arts / Music / Movement / Food / Poetry
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Worship / Spirituality
Submit your hymn request(s) for Beverages and Hymns here!
Youth and Children’s Leadership
Stories of Inspiration from…
(with more coming soon)
Places To Eat and Stay Nearby
First Met / AbbeyChurch is a short walk from Downtown Victoria - including to several hostels and hotels, depending on your price range. If you’d like suggestions, please email us and we’ll let you know.
We have some rooms booked at The Craigmyle B&B which is about a 20 minute walk to the venue and is relatively affordable. Email us for the discount code if you’d like to stay there.
We’re asking local folks when they register if they can host participants - let us know if you’d like to be hosted or can be a host.
The John Albert Hall Lectures
Resurrect 2023 happens the same weekend as the John Albert Hall Lectures on “Land, Law, Religion and Reconciliation” hosted by our close friends at the Anglican Diocese of BC. Resurrect 2023 is co-hosting the Saturday Morning closing session of the JAH lectures with Jason McKinney, Carmen Lansdowne , Jodi Spargur, Randy Woodley and others on-site at the Resurrect FirstMet United /AbbeyChurch venue. JAH participants can register for Resurrect for free, to come on Thursday and Friday in your spare time. Email us for the discount code for JAH participants.
2023 Community Collaborators / Sponsors
We’re grateful to the following orgs / communities / projects for support of Resurrect 2023. Interested in sponsoring? Email Rob: RShearer@united-church.ca.
Planning Team & Volunteers
The Resurrect Planning Team are Amy Haynes, Dieulita Datus, Rob Shearer , Karen Millard, Craig Hiebert, Elle Pyke, Andrea Perrett, Meagan Crosby-Shearer, Matt Humphrey, Aaron Miller with support from the LeaderSHIFT Staff - especially Daniel Martin (Admin) and Jes Beckerley (Registrar). If you’ d like to be a planner or volunteer, please let us know.
Images from Resurrect 2018
Some Anti-Oppression Commitments
The work of justice is hard, messy, nuanced and ongoing. Having said that, Resurrect seeks to be a space which challenges oppression and violence and seeks to de-colonize the church. The symbols below highlight some of the commitments that we are striving toward.
