Carver Conversations
 

Our annual Carver Conversation convenes a panel of widely recognized Christian leaders for a discussion on contemporary issues.


TCC 2026 — A Balm in Gilead: Shared Grief and Healing in Faith Community

Nii Addy, Lydia Dugdale, and Joon (J.S.) Park

Join The Carver Project for the 8th annual Carver Conversation on April 24th, 2026. This year features Dr. Nii Addy (Albert E. Kent Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Associate Professor of Cellular and Molecular Physiology at Yale School of Medicine), Dr. Lydia Dugdale (Associate Professor of Medicine and Director of the Center for Clinical Medical Ethics at Columbia University), and chaplain Joon (J.S.) Park in conversation about mental health and shared losses that touch the church, and the ways we can seek healing and comfort when called into community with each other.

Friday, April 24th, @7PM
Location: The Gathering McCausland (2360 McCausland Ave, St. Louis, MO 63143)

Doors open at 6:30pm. This event is FREE, but registration is encouraged.

Register here

TCC 2025 — In the World—Not of the World: How to be a Faithful Presence

Jessica Hooten Wilson, Francis Su, and Phil Vischer

Moderated by Carver Project Faculty Fellow John Hendrix on April 4, 2025 at The Gathering Church on McCausland.


TCC 2024 — Childlike Faith: The Art of Translating the Gospel to All Ages

Daniel Nayeri and Trillia Newbell

Moderated by Carver Project Faculty Fellow John Hendrix on April 26, 2024 at The Gathering Church on McCausland.


TCC 2023 — Grace & Truth in the Digital Media Age

Christine Emba, David French, and Nona Jones

Moderated by Carver Project Faculty Fellow Peter Boumgarden on April 14, 2023 at The Gathering Church on McCausland.


TCC 2022 — Citizens & Sojourners

Esau McCaulley, Beth Moore, and Andrew Peterson

Moderated by Carver Project Faculty Fellow Abram Van Engen on March 25, 2022 at Third Baptist Church.


 
 

TCC 2021 — Communal Repentance: Forgiveness, Justice & Reconciliation

Rachael Denhollander, Dominique Gilliard, and Penina Laker

Moderated by Carver Project Faculty Fellow Heidi Kolk on April 23, 2021 at Third Baptist Church.

 

 

TCC 2019 — Baptizing Our Imaginations: Art and the Divided Church

Sho Baraka, Mako Fujimura, and Sara Groves

Moderated by Carver Project Faculty Fellow John Hendrix on April 5, 2019 at Third Baptist Church.

 

TCC 2018 — Christian Witness in a Fractured Age

Lecrae, Tim Keller, and John Inazu

Moderated by Kirsten Powers on April 27, 2018 at Third Baptist Church.