The MacKenzie Lectureship was established in 2000 in honor of the Rev. Bruce MacKenzie and his wife Jeanette upon Bruce’s retirement as Senior Minister of First Congregational Church and in thanksgiving for their extraordinary service to the Boulder community. The MacKenzie Lectureship, made possible through an endowed fund of First Congregational Church, serves as an enduring legacy of the spirit of intellectual and theological inquiry which were so much a part of Bruce McKenzie’s vision and ministry.
The 2025 MacKenzie Lectureship Welcomes
Dr. Nancy Ammerman and Dr. Kristina Lizardy-Hajbi
On the weekend of First Congregational Church of Boulder is honored to welcome Dr. Nancy Amerman and Dr. Kristina Lizardy-Hajbi for the MacKenzie Lectureship Weekend, February 7-9, 2025, as we explore together the future of the church.
Friday, February 7, 7:00 p.m.
MacKenzie Lecture by Dr. Ammerman, followed by Reception
Saturday, February 8, 9:00-11:30 a.m.
Workshop with Dr. Ammerman and Dr. Lizardy-Hajbi
Sunday, February 9, 10:30 a.m.
Worship with Dr. Ammerman preaching
About the Speakers
Nancy T. Ammerman is Professor Emerita of Sociology of Religion, having served as Chair of the Department (2007-2013) and Associate Dean for the Social Sciences (2015-2018) at Boston University’s College of Arts and Science. Her most recent research – published in her edited 2006 book Everyday Religion: Observing Modern Religious Lives (Oxford University Press) and her 2013 book, Sacred Stories, Spiritual Tribes: Finding Religion in Everyday Life (Oxford University Press) – explores the ways religion and spirituality are part of the everyday world of work, home, health, and public life. Following on that research, she has articulated an invitation to “re-think religion” based on a body of research on “lived religion.” Pulling all of this together is her book Studying Lived Religion: Contexts and Practices.
Kristina Lizardy-Hajbi is the Assistant Professor of Leadership and Formation at Iliff School of Theology in Denver and the faculty director of its Office of Professional Formation. She oversees contextual education and co-directs the Doctor of Ministry in Prophetic Leadership. She is the author of Unraveling Religious Leadership: Power, Authority, and Decoloniality and co-editor of the book Explore: Vocational Discovery in Ministry. She also serves as regional advisor for the Exploring the Pandemic Impact on Congregations (EPIC) National Research Project.
