The Network of Biblical Storytellers International invites you to gather for our 2026 Conference, Wounded Wholeness: Suffering and Theological Imagination — a three-day exploration of how sacred story names pain, honors survival, and imagines healing in a fractured world.
Through storytelling, theological reflection, embodied practice, and communal listening, we will engage biblical texts that do not rush past suffering but dwell within it — discovering how wounds themselves become sites of revelation, resistance, and hope.
Conference Details
Dates: July 20–22, 2026
Monday – Wednesday
Location: Maritime Conference Center
Linthicum Heights, Baltimore, Maryland
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Amy McLaughlin-Sheasby
Dr. McLaughlin-Sheasby holds a PhD in Practical Theology. Her scholarship focuses on the Book of Job, trauma, and biblical interpretation, bringing deep pastoral wisdom and theological insight to questions of suffering, meaning, and faith after devastation.
Epic Telling: Echoes from Ezekiel and Revelation
Bidding opens February 14, 2026.
Theme Stories
Genesis 32:22–32 – Jacob Wrestles with God
Matthew 5:38–48 – Radical Nonviolent Retaliation
John 20:24–29 – Thomas Invited to Touch the Wounds of Jesus
These stories will anchor our shared exploration of struggle, resistance, embodiment, and transformed faith.
Workshops
A wide range of workshops will be offered, engaging biblical storytelling, trauma-aware practice, theology, performance, and communal formation.
Workshop selections will be available by the end of February.
Registration
Registration will open late January.
Early-Bird Registration: $375
Early-Bird Deadline: May 31, 2026