Faith in the Future with Dr. Lisa Kimball and Rev. Tricia Lyons, Sunday, April 18th at 11AM
Pastor Keith with Dr. Lisa Kimball (left) and Rev. Dr. Tricia Lyons (right) in 2018
The “Faith in the Future” series is all about equipping our church to thrive in the future by hosting conversations with some of the leading experts in being the church in the 21st Century.
This title intentionally has a double meaning. We will be reflecting on what faith will look like in the future, and, at the same time, affirming our faith in the future—that is, in God’s future and the blessings that God has in store for our church and our ministry.
About this Event
We will be joined by two of Pastor Keith’s ministry heroes and favorite people, Dr. Lisa Kimball and The Rev. Dr. Tricia Lyons, who are among the most insightful, generous, and deeply caring leaders in the church today. They are both professors at Virginia Theological (Episcopal) Seminary. A married couple, they marry together the passion for faith formation (Lisa’s area) and evangelism (Tricia’s specialty). We know you will really enjoy this time together. We’ll laugh, learn, dream, and be inspired to live our faith and lead our church into the future.
More About Our Special Guests
Dr. Lisa Kimball
Lisa Kimball, Ph.D. is the Associate Dean of Lifelong Learning and the James Maxwell Professor of Lifelong Christian Formation at Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Virginia. She joined the VTS faculty in 2009. Her areas of expertise include human development, experiential learning, faith formation, church history, and popular culture, adult formation, lay ministry development, adolescent spiritual development, and program evaluation.
Since joining the Practical Theology faculty at VTS, Dr. Kimball has focused her teaching and research on lifelong, life-wide, and life-deep discipleship and Christian vocation in contemporary, global and post institutional contexts. She is a passionate advocate for lay ministry, the full inclusion of all generations, digital literacy, and leaders who are confident teachers of the faith.
Rev. Dr. Tricia Lyons
The Rev. Dr. Patricia Lyons is currently serving as Affiliative Faculty and Director of Evangelism at the Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, VA. Prior to her current teaching at VTS, Tricia served in the Episcopal Diocese of Washington as Canon for Evangelism. Dr. Lyons is one of the most sought-after teachers, speakers, and preachers across many mainline denominations.
Tricia is an honors graduate from Harvard College in the Comparative Study of Religion. She holds a Master of Divinity degree from the Harvard Divinity School, with a focus on Biblical languages and systematic theology. Also at Harvard, Tricia was captain of the Women's Varsity Track and Field Team and the founder of the C.S. Lewis Society of Harvard, an organization of theological study and evangelism thriving to this day. She received her doctorate from the Virginia Theological Seminary in 2004. She has published numerous articles, sermons, and book chapters, including three acclaimed books, The Soul of Adolescence, Teaching Faith with Harry Potter, and What is Evangelism?
Dr. Lyons' unique mix of Ivy League academic training in theology with genuine humor and a contagious love of Jesus Christ has made her a national leader among the next generation of professors and preachers in American Christianity.