Ekklesia welcomes Austen Hartke
Identity and Vocation Workshop
Wednesday, October 3, PSU 313, 3-4:30PM
Discover connections between who you are and who you desire to become. How do your core identities intersect with your education and preparation for your chosen career? What if one of your identities disqualifies you in the eyes of others in your field? Come hear Austen’s story and learn now you might live authentically into your own vocation.
Informal lunch with Austen: Conversation and Q&A
Thursday, October 4, MRC Annex, 12-1:00PM
Share lunch with Austen (on us) and hear more about his personal story. There will be time for all the questions you want to ask!
This event is free and open to all Missouri State University Students. Text 573-301-0792 to RSVP.
Pride month keynote
Breaking binaries: Transgender identity and faith
Thursday, October 4, 7PM
Davis-Harrington Welcome Center
Austen Hartke is the author of “Transforming: the Bible and the lives of transgender Christians,” a new book on theology and personal narratives, published by Westminster John Knox Press is 2018. He is also the creator of the YouTube series Transgender and Christian, which seeks to understand, interpret, and share parts of the Bible that relate to gender identity and the lives of transgender individuals. Austen is a graduate of Luther Seminary’s Master of Arts program in Old Testament/Hebrew Bible Studies, and is the winner of the 2014 John Milton Prize in Old Testament Writing from the same institution. As a transgender person of faith, Austen’s greatest passion is helping other trans and gender-non-conforming people see themselves in scripture.
Find us online at www.ekklesiamsu.org or www.facebook.com/ekklesiamsu
Office: 417-865-8711 Campus Minister, Rev Michelle Scott-Huffman: 573-301-0792