Summer Speaker Series Kick-off (Adult Classes): Dr. Kara Powell
Sundays, starting June 18
What is the future of Christian community? As the world comes to grips with the impact of the pandemic and quarantine, exacerbated by increased polarization, what does that mean for the followers of Jesus Christ? Each Sunday this summer we’ll hear about an important aspect of our life together—as the Christian community and as Christians in the larger community context in which we live our daily lives. We will meet in person in Stone Fellowship Hall, 9:45-10:45 am, beginning Sunday June, 18 through August 27. We will also take advantage of technology to enable both remote attendance each week, as well as to have one or two remote speakers join us from across the country.
To check out the speakers and their topics, please click here or use the blue button below to visit our Classes webpage.
Zoom link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87391794908
Speaker: Dr. Kara Powell, Chief of Leadership Formation and Executive Director of the Fuller Youth Institute
Title: Faith in an Anxious World: What You Need to Know about Young People’s Mental Health
You don’t need to look far to see that young people today are navigating unprecedented levels of anxiety, depression, and suicide. We’ll equip you as a parent, step-parent, grandparent, or caregiver with proven and practical answers to your pressing questions of why we’re seeing this surge in young people, and how your home can offer the hope and help your family needs.
Kara E. Powell is Chief of Leadership formation at Fuller Theological Seminary and Executive Director of the Fuller Youth Institute (FYI). Prior to coming to Fuller, she was an assistant professor of youth ministry and practical theology at Azusa Pacific University. She is an honors graduate of Stanford University (BA, human biology, 1991), earned her MDIV from Bethel Theological Seminary in 1994 and completed her PhD in Practical Theology from Fuller Seminary in 2000.
In addition to her roles at Fuller Seminary, Kara serves as a Youth and Family Strategist for Orange, and volunteers in student ministries at Lake Avenue Church in Pasadena. She served as a college pastor (1995–1998) and associate youth minister (1991–1995). During college, Kara began her ongoing commitment to church/parachurch partnerships during her time on Young Life Student Staff in the Stanford area.
Named by Christianity Today as one of “50 Women to Watch,” Kara is the author or coauthor of Faith in an Anxious World (2020), Growing With (2019), 18 Plus (2018), Growing Young (2016), 10 StickyFaith books or curriculum (2011–2016), Right Click (2015), Can I Ask That? 2: More Hard Questions about God and Faith (2015), Essential Leadership: Training Onramps for Your Youth Ministry Team (2010), Deep Justice Journeys (2009), Good Sex Youth Ministry Curriculum (2009), Deep Justice in a Broken World (2008), Deep Ministry in a Shallow World (2006), Help! I’m a Woman in Youth Ministry (2004), and Mirror, Mirror (2003). Kara is also a regular speaker at Youth Specialties National Youth Workers Conventions, the Orange Conference, the Simply Youth Ministry Conference, as well as retreats and conferences across the country.
Date
Sundays, starting June 18