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Sermon delivered by Rev. Booker Steven Vance on January 8, 2017.\\xa0Rev. Vance joined Faith in Place in February 2015 as the Policy Director working to promote renewable energy sources and energy efficiency in Illinois\\u2019 implementation of the EPA\\u2019s Clean Power Plan.

He seeks to communicate a vision for environmental justice for all communities by affecting change at the policy level. Originally from Houston, Texas, he attend Bethany Lutheran College in Lindsborg, Kansas and graduated in 1980 with a BA in Business Economics. He received his Masters of Divinity from the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago in 1986 and served as Pastor of St. Stephen\\u2019s Evangelical Lutheran Church on the Southside of Chicago for over 27 years.\\xa0

Rev. Vance\\xa0has extensive experience in faithful advocacy and ecumenical community organizing, including work with Healthy Communities, Urban Gardening, Walmart Good Jobs Campaign, Fight for 15, SOUL (South Side Organized for Unity and Liberation) and HIV/AIDS Awareness Initiatives. He is the proud father of two young men and the grandfather of three.\\xa0Rev. Vance can be contacted at\\xa0revvance@faithinplace.org\\xa0or\\xa0312-733-4640, Ext. 119.

The theme for January\\xa0is what it means to be a community of prophecy.\\xa0To read about our\\xa0theme-based ministry, please visit\\xa0http://www.unitytemple.org/faith-development/soul-connections\\xa0on our website.