This conference is presented by The Raven Foundation and Theology & Peace.
The Collaborators Conference combines keynote presentations, panels, breakout sessions, and networking opportunities to empower you with actionable tools and resources to help make positive changes in your community and strengthen your faith.
The Conference is 100% online! An All-Access Pass includes lifetime access to the Keynote presentations, workshop and panel recordings, plus exclusive invitations to upcoming quarterly workshops.
An on-demand screening of Kevin Miller’s documentary J.E.S.U.S.A. This screening was only available to live event participants.
An exclusive musical performance by acclaimed Christian musician and 2019 Raven Award winner Audrey Assad.
Keynote speakers and panelists include members of the mimetic theory community and nonviolent Christianity movement who are actively enacting change in their spheres of influence. Confirmed keynote speakers for the 2020 conference include…
Award-winning filmmaker, author, and educator, and the director behind the documentaries Hellbound! and J.E.S.U.S.A.
Christian author, who teaches at the Tennessee Prison for Women, Charles Bass Correctional Facility, and Belmont University where he is assistant professor in the College of Theology.
Historian and religious scholar, is associate professor of Religious Studies and Faculty Affiliate in the Department of History and Africana Studies at University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Workshop leaders combine their expertise and experience for an interactive educational experience! Workshops will be hosted live on Zoom with breakout sessions. Confirmed workshop leaders include…
“Towards a Girardian Reading of the Book of Revelation”
“What is ‘Positive’ and Creative Mimesis? Understanding Different Models of Mimetic Desire for Positive Outcomes”
“Crashing Into the Future: The Church and Technology Beyond COVID-19”
I’m not a scholar or a pastor? Can I still attend?
Yes! The Collaborators Conference is for anyone who wants to make a difference in their community through mimetic theory and nonviolent Christianity! This includes (and is not limited to) seekers, believers, doubters, pastors and ministry workers, Christian educators, and students of religion and theology.
Is the Conference available online?
The Conference is 100% online! An All-Access Pass includes lifetime access to the Keynote presentations, workshop and panel recordings, plus exclusive invitations to upcoming quarterly workshops.
There are also Limited Access passes available for those who only want to access the recordings from the conference.
The live Conference is a multi-media experience that includes a combination of streamed video presentations, panels, workshops, & Q&As hosted via Zoom, an on-demand screening of Kevin Miller’s J.E.S.U.S.A. (only available to live event participants), as well as access to The Collaborators Facebook and LinkedIn Groups for networking and connecting.
How is the conference addressing COVID-19?
Originally this event was going to be a live event hosted in Nashville, TN in the Spring. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the hosts of the Collaborators Conference have taken the necessary measures and precautions to create a safe and healthy environment for the event and meeting the needs of attendees by taking the event online.
Although we were looking forward to a live, in-person event, pivoting to an online summit allows for more accessibility!
What is mimetic theory? And why is it so important for nonviolent Christianity?
Mimetic theory is the biggest idea to hit the social sciences in the last sixty years! Mimetic theory is a way of thinking that turns conventional wisdom about some pretty essential facts of life on its head:
For more on mimetic theory and nonviolent Christianity, check out this resource from the Raven Foundation: “Why Mimetic Theory?”