Getting Schooled - Potlucks 101

Potlucks may not be in the Bible, but gathering around food is everywhere in the story of God’s people. Skye and Kaitlyn explore the theology, history, and decline of the church potluck, from early Christian meals and immigrant communities to Jell-O salads, basement casseroles, and the rise of catered Chick-fil-A. They discuss why eating together is both vulnerable and powerful, and what churches lose when ministry becomes more professionalized and less communal. Plus, why church cookbooks may owe more to food corporations than Grandma, how small groups have replaced the fellowship hall, and whether Holy Post needs its own potluck cookbook.

Resources:

We Will Feast: Rethinking Dinner, Worship, and the Community of God by Kendall Vanderslice: https://amzn.to/4owdHqd

Subversive Meals: An Analysis of the Lord’s Supper under Roman Domination during the First Century: https://a.co/d/06LQ1meC

Becoming Neighbors: The Common Good Made Local: https://amzn.to/4vlgMfA