Meant to Survive (Daniel 3:1-27)- Nichola Torbett

Guest preacher Nichola Torbett speaks to us on Pride Weekend
about the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and their
refusal to bow to the false gods and oppressive narratives of
Empire. What does their determination to resist an unjust status
quo teach us about queerness? How might their witness stretch our
imaginations around what resistance and worship look like in our
lives today?


Nichola Torbett is a spiritual seeker, gospel preacher,
podcaster, writer, resistance fomenter, dog-walker, and
nonviolent direct action trainer. Driven by her passion for both
spiritual formation and social change, she co-founded Seminary of
the Street, a training academy for love warriors, in 2009 and
Second Acts, a liturgical direct action affinity group, in 2014.
She is co-editor of Resipiscence: a Lenten Devotional for
Dismantling White Supremacy and a frequent contributor
to The Word Is Resistance, a podcast from SURJ-Faith,
as well as to enfleshed, and GEEZ magazine.