2025 Biennial Consultation

JANUARY 22-25, 2025

ST. LOUIS, MO: AQUINAS INSTITUTE OF THEOLOGY

"The Land Holds Memory"

We are in a time and space where context matters, yet how deeply do we look for the roots of those contextual frames? This year, ATFE considers the connection between the land and formation and ministry. How does the land hold memory, meaning, invitation, and sacred roots?

Wednesday, January 22

3:00 P	Registration
4:30 P	New to ATFE
5:00-6:00 P	Welcome and Relax
6:00-7:00 P	Dinner
7:30-8:30 P	Opening Worship/Business Meeting #1

Thursday, January 23

6:30-8:30 A	Breakfast at the Element
9:00-11:30 A	Morning Worship/Plenary Session #1/Business Meeting #2
11:30 A-1:00 P	Lunch
1:00-2:30 P	Plenary Session #2
3:00-4:30 P	Workshops
5:00-6:30 P	Denominational Caucus dinners
6:30 P	Meet the Publisher Gathering/Happy Hour at the Element

Friday, January 24

6:30-8:30 A	Breakfast at the Element
9:00-11:30 A	Morning Worship/Plenary Session #3/Business Meeting #3
11:30 A-1:00 P	Lunch - optional: Affinity Caucus
1:00-2:30 P	Workshops
3:00-5:30 P	Excursions
6:00-7:45 P	ATFE Banquet & Celebration/Vote
8:00 P	After Dinner Gathering

Saturday, January 25 – no events (travel day)

6:30-9 A	Breakfast & Check Out
9:30-11:00 A	Steering Committee Meeting (current and incoming)

 

Please keep Dr. Fluker in prayer as we welcome Dr. Terrence Johnson to join us in January!

Dr. Terrence L. Johnson

Dr. Johnson is the Charles G. Adams Professor of African American Religious Studies and Professor of African and African American Studies at Harvard Divinity School. He weaves together African American religions, political theory, and American history to paint broad conceptual schemes for imagining religion, democracy, ethics, liberalism, justice, and freedom.

Dr. Danielle J. Buhuro

Rev. Dr. Buhuro is passionate about issues of race, gender, and sexuality and author of “Spiritual Care In An Age of #BlackLivesMatter: Examining the Spiritual and Prophetic Needs of African Americans Living In A Violent America.” Also, as a leader and forerunner in the area of spiritual care, the Rev. Dr. serves as a hospital staff Chaplain and founder of SANKOFACPE that offers online CPE training. As an ordained clergy with the United Church of Christ (UCC) and ACPE Associate Supervisor, Rev. Dr. Buhuro brings a wealth of wisdom and experience to increase our reflective practices and challenges us to meet our students needs.

Mr. Terry Wildman.

Terry M. Wildman, of Ojibwe and Yaqui ancestry, is the Lead Translator, Editor, and Project Manager of the First Nations Version. He is the Director of Spiritual Growth and Leadership Development for Native InterVarsity, and the founder of the non-profit Rain Ministries. He has previously served as a pastor and worship leader. Terry and his wife, Darlene live in Maricopa, Arizona, on the traditional lands of the Pima and Tohono O’odham. Together, they are the Grammy-nominated and Nammy award-winning musical duo and recording artists known as RainSong.