All events are open to the public unless otherwise specified. We encourage anyone with a role in shaping the faith of little ones to join us, including grandparents, aunts, uncles, close friends, etc.! If you have ideas for events or know of a speaker you would like us to invite, please reach out to our team at oce@whitworth.edu. Scroll down for past event recordings.
Childcare will be provided at all in-person events.
Lacy Finn Borgo is the student care coordinator for the Renovaré Institute. She also teaches classes on children’s spirituality and spiritual direction with children through the Companioning Center. Her recent books include Faith Like a Child: Embracing Our Lives as Children of God, Spiritual Conversations With Children: Listening to God Together and the children’s picture book All Will Be Well (we highly recommend!). Lacy will join us to explore listening, presence and faith with our kids.
More details we be available as we get closer to the event date.
This event has passed. Kayla is the author of Every Season Sacred: Reflections, Prayers and Invitations to Nourish Your Soul and Nurture Your Family Throughout the Year and To Light Their Way: A Collection of Prayers & Liturgies for Parents. She is also the liturgist behind @liturgiesforparents on Instagram and a mom to four kids. Kayla will lead us in a workshop to help us develop a theology of parenting that recognizes the presence of God in the everyday and often mundane tasks of caregiving. Childcare is provided and lunch will be served after the event. Cost is $15 per family.
A recording of this event will be available soon.
This event has passed. Whitworth Professor Emeritus Jerry Sittser is not only a beloved Whitworth professor, accomplished academic and best-selling author, he is also a father to three children and two step-children and a grandfather of eight grandchildren. This webinar will explore God’s role as parent and what that means for our families. Jerry will also share personally from his experience raising three children, including the ways that his faith sustained him as a parent.
This event has passed. Meredith Miller is a pastor, parent and writer with over 20 years of experience in children's ministry and curriculum. You may also know her from Instagram @meredithannemiller or her recently published book, Woven. Child care will be provided, and an optional lunch will be served following the event.