Friday, March 6, 2026
Time: 12-4PM (CST)
Online and In-Person
In an era shaped by digital platforms, online narratives, and rapid mobilization, faithful leadership requires new tools for organizing that remain grounded in theology, community, and justice. This digital organizing workshop equips faith leaders, organizers, and students with practical strategies for building power, shaping public narrative, and mobilizing communities online—without losing sight of relational organizing and spiritual formation.
Led by seasoned organizers Jessica Pace and Dietra Wise Baker, participants will explore how digital tools can support campaigns, movements, and congregational engagement rooted in faith. The workshop will examine real-world examples of digital organizing, discuss ethical and theological considerations, and offer hands-on guidance for integrating digital strategies with on-the-ground organizing work.
Participants will leave with a clearer moral plumbline for digital engagement, practical tools for faithful organizing in digital spaces, and renewed imagination for how technology can serve the work of justice, liberation, and beloved community.
Dietra Wise Baker
Rev. Dr. Dietra Wise Baker is the Assistant Professor of Community Leadership, Director of Walker Leadership Institute at Eden Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Dr. Baker is certified anti-racism trainer for the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), and a trainer of faith-based community organizing in the Gamaliel network. Dr. Dietra teaches Church Planting, Youth Ministry, Preaching, Faith Community Organizing, Anti-Racism/Anti-Caste, Vocational Resilience and Formation. Dr. Dietra is a respected trainer and community leader who often consults and collaborates around her sustained work in community organizing, youth justice, detention/prison/jail, and faith justice movements. Dr. Baker has a Bachelor of Science degree from Howard University in Washington, D.C.; a Master of Divinity degree from Eden Theological Seminary in St. Louis, MO; and her Doctorate of Ministry in Preaching degree from Aquinas Institute of Theology St. Louis, MO. Dietra is mother to son Cornell A. (Deuce) Baker II.
Jessica Pace
Jessica Pace (she/her) is an organizer, digital strategist, and narrative nerd dedicated to Black Liberation. She has spent the last 20 years engaging BIPOC voters through organizations, including grassroots groups, labor unions, and progressive super PACs. She currently serves as the Digital Director of BlackPAC and spends her free time volunteering with local and national organizations and at her church home, St. John’s Church UCC - The Beloved Community.
