Monthly on Wednesdays, 6-7:30 pm
Jun - Aug
Location: LL3 (with an option to call in)
Group Leader:  Kim Samuelson

JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion)
JEDI Light will explore themes such as small town living, sports culture, and assault that are highlighted in Fredrik Backman's Beartown series. Participants are responsible for reading the books and investigating how these factors currently impact our lives, church, and community. The workshop is set up to be experiential, interactive, and discussion-based. Each class is designed to

• first focus on the issues of the text assigned for that class session (reflection on the text),
• then focus on the connections of the text to our lives, church, and community (the text in our lives),
• and finally, focus on how the equity issues of the text are addressed in the Bible (going beyond the text).

The class is based on The SEED Project on Inclusive Curriculum, originally designed by Peggy McIntosh and Emily Styles.

Texts for Summer '25

• June 11 - Beartown by Fredrik Backman
• July 9 - Us Against You by Fredrik Backman
• August 6 - The Winners by Fredrik Backman.