March WND Synod Enrichment and GIFTS Event
The Intersection of Addiction and Faith with Timothy McMahan King
Join WND Synod Lay and Ordained leaders at Christ Lutheran Church of Minot, Saturday, March 8th from 10am - 4pm for our latest Synod Enrichment and GIFTS event. Arranged by the Western North Dakota Synod and hosted by Christ Lutheran Church of Minot, guest speaker Timothy McMahan King will lead us on an engaging journey to where addiction intersects with faith.
Registration for the Saturday event is required. CLICK HERE to sign up now.
Timothy McMahan King is a writer, senior fellow for Clergy for a New Drug Policy, and the owner of Vagabond Strategies. He is the former chief strategy officer for Sojourners and has served as a consultant for national non-profits, advocacy campaigns, and political candidates. The author of Addiction Nation: What the Opioid Crisis Reveals About Us (Herald Press, 2019), he is an active advocate for those in recovery and to reform United States drug policy. His second book, What Are Drugs For? is forthcoming with Fortress Press. He has written widely for national publications, including the Wall Street Journal and CNN.
McMahan King has spoken and lectured across the country from Georgetown University to the Chautauqua Institution. His writing is required reading for classrooms and graduate programs across the country for his unique perspective at the intersection of faith, science, drugs, and addiction while calling for an end to a culture of punishment.
A graduate of North Park University with degrees in theology and philosophy, McMahan King has a deep interest in what healing looks like for the individual and our culture. Growing up on a farm in New Hampshire, he has a keen awareness of the ways in which our communities and the natural environment can call us into greater wholeness.
McMahan King lives with his wife, Hannah; their daughter, Ruth; and their dog, Hank, in North Carolina.
A public forum with McMahan King will be held Friday, March 7th at 7PM at Christ Lutheran Church of Minot. Registration for this public forum is not required, all are welcome!
