It takes guts to do ministry, to be resilient in facing the challenges and suffering of the world we serve, and courage to try to do something about it. Emily M D Scott knows all about that in her work as a church planter and founder of St Lydia’s Dinner church, which spanned a dinner church movement across N. America. Join Emily as she speaks from her book For all who Hunger: Communion in this shattered world on the topic of resilience (and how we might bring more of it into the world).
Prophets tell us what is up ahead, bring bold ideas, and stay connected to the Divine so they speak from the heart. In this 4 part series, Postmodern Prophets: 4 Windows on our World, some of our best post-modern prophets share what is on their hearts and minds to inspire, challenge and intrigue us. Preachers, teachers, and rebel rousers welcome!
EVENT DETAILS
Saturday November 7, 2020
1:30-3pm PT
Online
Free, Sponsored by LeaderShift
About Emily M D Scott
Emily Scott (she/her/hers) is a Lutheran Pastor (ELCA) and church planter. She is the author of For All Who Hunger: Searching for Communion in a Shattered World, which released in Spring, 2020, receiving starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, and Publishers Weekly. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times and the Christian Century.
Emily currently serves as the founding pastor of Dreams and Visions, an imaginative spiritual community of restoration, rooted in the LGBTQ+ community. From 2008-2017, Emily served as the founding pastor of St. Lydia's Dinner Church in Brooklyn, where worship is a full meal, shared around a dinner table. Emily and the congregation were involved in combating police brutality and advocating for affordable housing with organizations such as Faith in New York. St. Lydia's sparked a wider Dinner Church movement, and is now a national model for new church starts.
A graduate of Yale Divinity School, Emily received the Alumni Award for Distinction in Congregational Ministry in 2016. Her work at St. Lydia's has been covered by The Atlantic and the Wall Street Journal.
