Other Projects

If you follow the link below, you can read about the Vital Worship Grant Projects that City Chapel of Grand Rapids, MI facilitated. I participated in both of these and played a significant role in the 2020-2021 project regarding lament. Also below, you will find a link to another part of City Chapel's site titled "Publications." The outcome of my work in the lament project cumulated into a publication titled, "Where We Stand." 

https://citychapel.org/publications 

For my practicum class at Seattle Pacific Seminary, I designed this study of New Testament scripture with the sole intention of it being used by Indigenous people. I did not grow up with a Bible study specifically designed with Indigenous culture and practices in mind, so I decided to create one myself. I believe that through our traditions, ceremonies, cultures, experiences, and more, Creator makes himself known to us.

This is another project I did for my practicum class in seminary where I observed intersections of my Indigenous heritage and Christian faith when it comes to caring for creation. This is a short presentation I gave that highlights some of the personal work I've done in developing a personal theology and ethic of creation care. 

This is another project I did for seminary. After completing an exegesis of Mark 16:1-8, I translated what I had learned into an art piece. I specifically chose to make an art piece that used mixed media and was touchable as a means of taking something seemingly intangible (my theological studies) and making it tangible.

Art piece summary:

"This art piece is based on my exegesis of Mark 16:1-8, which is Mark’s account of the resurrection story. Like the overall movement of the book of Mark, this passage exemplifies both urgency and mystery, maintaining a sense of knowing who God is through his son Jesus Christ while also still holding space for his un-knowability. This passage informs Christians that we can affirm with certainty that Christ conquered death through his resurrection while still holding the tension that God is mysterious and works through mysterious circumstances that might leave us terrified and amazed in the best ways.  

One thing that reminds me most of mystery is the sunrise. In my culture and in many other Indigenous cultures, the sunrise has major significance in day-to-day living, ceremonies, and other traditional practices. It reminds us that we are not the center of all things, that Creation is beautiful, and that change is ongoing. In the spiritual practice of watching the sunrise every morning, one learns to be mindful of their place in creation and of their relationship to Creator. Greeting the sun every morning reminds me that I get to participate in the joy of Creator’s mystery every day."

This is the final project I produced for my Climate Action Fellowship. I created a simple Bible Study, modeled after my previous Bible study, focused on compassionate care for creation with the integration of Indigenous and Christian values.