Guest speaker: Monica A. Coleman is Professor of Africana Studies at the University of Delaware. She is a respected womanist process theologian and an ordained minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. She writes and speaks about her own experiences with mental health challenges in teaching and ministry. Additionally, she leads workshops for clergy all over the world, helping them be better equipped to address the mental health challenges of their congregations. For more information please visit her website.

Dinner for invited clergy following the Interfaith Panel on Mental health with guest speakers: Rabbi Laurie Rice (co-rabbi at Congregation Micah), Sabina Mohyuddin (executive director of the American Muslim Advisory Council), and Rev. Amy Mears (co-pastor of Glendale Baptist Church).

An interfaith panel of Christian, Muslim, and Jewish faith leaders will address how various communities of faith creatively deal with the problem. Panelist will share about the wisdom they find in their Christian, Muslim, and Jewish traditions, as well as practical strategies they use when dealing with mental health challenges within their communities. The panel consists of Rabbi Laurie Rice (co-rabbi at Congregation Micah), Sabina Mohyuddin (executive director of the American Muslim Advisory Council), and Rev. Amy Mears (co-pastor of Glendale Baptist Church).

This panel is geared toward Belmont students to raise better awareness of the many resources available on campus. Dr. Layla J. Bonner, Assistant Professor of Mental Health Counseling will moderate the panel. The panel features Heather Daugherty (University Ministries), Dave Jaeger (Counseling Services), and Jamie Zeller (Be Well BU).

The Rabbit Room was conceived as an experiment in creative community. After author/singer/songwriter Andrew Peterson’s first visit to the Oxford home of C.S. Lewis, he returned to Nashville with a conviction that community nourishes good and lasting work. The Rabbit Room, the name of the back room of the pub where the Oxford Inklings (including Lewis, Tolkien, and Charles Williams) shared their stories, began as a simple blog of contributing authors, songwriters, artists, and pastors. The Rabbit Room fosters Christ-centered community and spiritual formation through music, story, and art. For more information, visit: http://rabbitroom.com/

Guest speaker: Natasha Walker, MM, MT-BC, Lecturer in Music Therapy and Coordinator of Clinical Placements, joined the Belmont University faculty as Adjunct Professor and Clinical Practicum Supervisor in January 2016. She is the owner and founder of ReSOUNDing Peace, a faith-based, wellness music therapy private practice in Nashville, TN.