Crowded Table Austin

Some of the earliest Christians didn't gather in sanctuaries. They gathered in homes, around tables, over actual meals. A Crowded Table is a return to that — dinner and a liturgy, in the same room.

Here's what the night is: we eat together, we read some prayers aloud, and there are prompts at every seat for the kind of conversation that doesn't usually happen over dinner. You don't have to share anything you don't want to, but the invitation is open. You can come alone — most people do — and leave having actually talked to someone.

Every ticket includes dinner and a copy of Faithfully Dissident Daughters (Westminster John Knox Press), Chelsea's debut — a memoir and theology of staying in a tradition as a dissident rather than leaving it or going quiet. This is the Austin stop on a small fall tour of these dinners. Learn more at faithfullydissident.com.

The details

• Saturday, October 17. Doors at 5:45, dinner at 6, we'll wrap by 8.
• A private home in southwest Austin. The full address will be emailed to you after you register.
• Catered dinner + a copy of the book included with every ticket
• This is an intimate one — 30 seats, and that's the whole room.
• Babes in arms welcome; otherwise high school age and up
• Note any dietary restrictions or accessibility needs when you register and we'll take care of it.
• Cost shouldn't keep you from this table. If the ticket price is a barrier, email me ([email protected]) and we'll register you — no questions asked.

In town for Nevertheless She Preached? The conference runs October 18–20, and I'm leading two embodiment sessions. Come to dinner the night before.