天美视频 of Theology & Psychology and the are gearing up to host the annual , April 15-16 in Seattle. Inhabit is a two-day conference designed to engage, encourage, and empower innovative, missional practitioners as they go about practicing the way of Jesus in place.
Church planters, practitioners, and leaders from around the world participate in Inhabit to hear stories and insights about what the inbreaking of the kingdom of God looks like in the particularities of neighborhoods. This is not a one-size-fits-all conference with easy formulas or quick steps to success. This is a chance to dream together as we wrestle with the changing realities of our world and the specific needs of our neighborhoods, rooted in the belief that communities of faith are most capable of joining the healing work of God when they are thoroughly embedded in the needs and stories of their local contexts. 聽
鈥淲e鈥檒l know we鈥檝e built the institution of responsiveness, the individual awakening that needs to happen, when we start to see more of the randomness of the overflow of compassion鈥攏ot institutionally driven compassion, but random, almost revival type of kingdom consciousness, people literally in all walks of life doing what they can with what they have,鈥� said Romanita Hairston, VP of United States Programs for World Vision and a keynote presenter at this year鈥檚 conference, in . 鈥淲e need a tsunami of compassionate efforts to grow the organic essence of true community and compassion where people are found. I think the church is God鈥檚 hope for that kind of tidal wave of compassion and justice-oriented action.鈥�
Inhabit includes large keynote gatherings, breakout sessions, smart labs, music, storytelling, and more. This year鈥檚 keynote speakers include , , and 鈥攚ith more special announcements coming soon. Together with all of the Inhabit presenters and participants, we will wrestle with the big questions that led to the formation of this conference: How can our day-to-day practices and our faithful presence contribute to healing and reconciliation? What are the particular needs and stories of our places? How do we participate in God鈥檚 ongoing recreation of the world?
These are big questions without easy answers, but we all have so much to offer and so much to learn from each other. While we don鈥檛 know what the future holds, we do know that we are better together. That鈥檚 why we hope to see you. In the meantime, stay tuned to the for special announcements, , , and about practice, presence, and place.