Valerie’s Upcoming Presentations/Events. . .
Feel free to reach out to book Valerie to lead workshops on Intergenerational Worship, Intercultural Worship, Lament with Children & Youth in Worship and Daily Life, Intergenerational Story Sharing, and more.
Paper Presentation: “Early Christian Art in Third-Century Rome: Intercultural Art for an Inclusive Community”
Compassion: Mutual Care in Troubled Times
A multi-faith, multidisciplinary conference for academics and activists
May 27 – 29, 2025
Vancouver School of Theology
Christian Scholars Conference - Abilene Christian University
Intergenerational Worship Is All Ages Participating
This paper will explore the topic of participation in relation to intergenerational worship. Intergenerational worship invites all ages to participate in the life and mission of the triune God by inviting all ages to participate in God’s story, through authentic, relational dialogue, and in the mutual sharing of one another’s gifts. Underlying this participation is the spiritual practice of receiving, cultivating, and honoring the gifts of our communities as a way of being more intergenerational.
InterGenerate 2025 Conference
Come join people from all over the world passionate about bringing the generations of the church together. Our theme is Connecting Heads, Hearts, Hands of Every Generation. We have over 50 presenters coming. I am the Chair of the InterGenerate Team, but will also be facilitating affinity groups on Intergenerational Lament, Intergenerational Worship, and also presenting about our new grant made possible through Tenx10 the IYS Story Project. See more about InterGenerate here: InterGenerate