17th Annual Perkins Lecture Series

Mar 30, 2023

The Perkins Center welcomes Jemar Tisby and Dominique Dubois Gilliard for the 2023 Perkins Lecture Series, April 23–25. Learn more about the speakers and this year’s events.

Evening with Rev. Dr. Soong-Chan Rah: Conversations of Unsettling Truths

Jan 11, 2023

Join us Tuesday, January 31, for an evening with Rev. Dr. Soong-Chan Rah, as he leads us through "Conversations of Unsettling Truths."

We will hear from Rev. Dr. Rah about how this book has been received, how it has been used, and what surprises or challenges it has revealed. The evening will include dinner and a panel dialogue hosted by Rev. Dr. Liz Mosbo VerHage and Michael Won.

Get your tickets by January 24 for the early bird! 

Tuesday, January 31, 2023  |   6:00 - 8:00 pm, SPU Upper Gwinn

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2022 Perkins Annual Lecture Series

Feb 2, 2022

The 2022 Perkins Lecture Series, Living Into the Legacy: Imagine CCDA, will offer a single-day conference on Tuesday, April 26. We will explore what practicing CCD principles in our organizations and communities could accomplish. In partnership with CCDA PNW Regional Network, we are hosting this conference on SPU’s campus.

2021 Perkins Fall Series

Sep 2, 2021

2021 Perkins Fall Series, Subversive Witness, a mini-offering of events September 20-21. With Dominique DuBois Gilliard, author of "Subversive Witness" we will explore a re-examination of privilege and how to leverage privilege using the honest dialogue within his recently released book.

2021 Perkins Lecture Series

Mar 25, 2021

The 2021 Perkins Lecture Series, Living into the Legacy: Women in Reconciliation, is a virtual offering of events April 27–29. With the theme “Living into the Legacy,” we will reflect on reconciliation, a legacy of Dr. Perkins’ lived-out passion and life’s work, by looking at where reconciliation is leading us.

2021 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Prayer Breakfast: The Dream Then and Now

Dec 9, 2020

Join us for the 9th Annual MLK Prayer Breakfast being hosted on January 18 at 7:00 a.m.

Leading Bravely Workshop with Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil

Dec 2, 2020

Join us as we host Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil in her “Leading Bravely” workshop to equip church and community leaders towards building reconciling communities.