rostered leaders convocation

2023 SOUTH CAROLINA ROSTERED LEADERS CONVOCATION

Monday-Wednesday, October 21-23, 2024 at Lutheridge

Featured leaders: Dr. Jaqueline Bussie and Dr. Brent Driggers

Registration will begin in July.

About Dr. Jacqueline Bussie

Writer, Theologian, Public Speaker

Dr. Bussie will speak about her current work on resurrection, resilience, community, discipleship, and the power of love in the midst of trauma and grief.

Dr. Jacqueline Bussie is an award-winning author, professor, public theologian, and student of life in all its messy beauty, as well as a much sought after speaker and workshop facilitator. Her first book, The Laughter of the Oppressed won the national Trinity Prize. Her 2ndbook, Outlaw Christian: Finding Authentic Faith by Breaking the Rules won the 2017 Gold Medal Illumination Award for Christian Living and received a coveted starred review from Publishers Weekly. Her latest book, Love Without Limits: Jesus’ Radical Vision for a Love with No Exceptions won the Reader’s Favorite Bronze Medal International Book Award for Christian Living, the 2020 IAN Outstanding Religion Book of the Year Award, and 3rdPlace IAN Non-Fiction Book of the Year Award. Also, Publisher’s Weekly named Love Without Limits “a must-read for all Christians interested in inclusivity for their communities.”

Jacqueline spent the last twenty years teaching religion to undergraduates at ELCA colleges and serving as the founding Director of the Forum on Faith and Life at Concordia College. Her favorite things to do are dance, walk on the beach, read good books, ride in the front car of roller coasters, spend time with friends, and travel to any place she’s never been before.

About Dr. Brent Driggers

Professor of New Testament at Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary

Dr. Driggers will serve as Bible study/discussion leader.

Dr. Driggers teaches courses in biblical studies, including a Bible survey and various courses on the canonical Gospels and biblical theology (for example, the theme of violence in scripture).
His academic publications focus primarily on the Gospel of Mark, investigating this Gospel’s distinctive contributions to Christian theology and spirituality. He is also a contributor to Working Preacher, an online resource for church leaders.

Dr. Driggers seeks to present scripture in a way which cultivates intellectual growth and Christian discipleship. He encourages respect for historical context(s) of scripture while, at the same time, placing interpretation in conversation with the Christian theological tradition. He emphasizes the indispensable role of contemporary and diverse cultural perspectives in the practice of interpretation (for example, African American, womanist, feminist, LGBTQIA+), framing interpretation as a communal endeavor.

Brent enjoys preaching and teaching in local churches, reading (theology, history, culture, and fiction), listening to music (all genres), hiking, and spending time with his family.