Crowded Table Orange County, CA

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 Orange County, CA stop on a small fall tour of these dinners. Learn more at faithfullydissident.com.

Hosted in partnership with Safe Harbor OC. I'm preaching there the next morning, Sunday the 4th — I'd love to see you at both.

The details

• Saturday, September 26. Doors at 5 PM, dinner at 5:15 PM, we'll wrap by 7 PM.
• A private home in Tustin, CA. The full address will be emailed to you after you register.
• Potluck 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.
• 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.