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Justice and Evangelism: How Do They Fit Together?
By: Dr. Ron Sider† | August 1, 2008
This workshop will explore the nature of justice and evangelism, develop biblical/theological foundations for their importance and offer illustrations of how they work together.
The Essence of Marriage: Relationship and Mission
By: Arbutus Sider | August 1, 2008
“Divorce is not the enemy; abuse is not the enemy. Dead marital relationships are the enemy,” says marriage and family therapist Terry Hargrave, recently hired by Fuller. How do we revive the relationship, the “oneness,” the “we” in marriage? How do we nurture “we” without losing “me?” What about power, mutual submission, and transformation in [...]
Issues of Power
By: Ellen Duffield | August 1, 2008
Power has become a negative word in many circles; it’s time to take a fresh look. This workshop will address issues surrounding biblical ideas of power. Together we will explore stages of personal and organizational power and how to move through them with humility and purpose.
Gender and Missions Panel
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International, Lorry Lutz, Jeanette Yep, Jane Overstreet, David Joel Hamilton, Chad and Leslie Neal Segraves | August 1, 2008
Anne Marie, Eliza, and Maude: Single Girls in the Good-Old Boy World of Missions
By: Ruth A. Tucker | August 1, 2008
This session features the fascinating stories of three missionaries to Africa: Anne Marie Javouhey (a French Catholic nun, founder of the Sisters of St. Joseph), Eliza Davis George (a black woman from Texas and founder of the Elizabeth Native Interior Mission), and Maude Cary (a Kansas farm girl with a “call” to bring the gospel [...]
The Unfolding Fullness of Christ: Living Out the Slavery Texts in Today's World
By: William J. Webb | August 1, 2008
Listening to the redemptive spirit even within Scripture’s difficult slavery texts is essential for Christians who want to live out a faith that unfolds the fullness of Christ in our world. This general session will develop “movement meaning” within the text of Scripture and, in particular, within the slavery texts and then draw parallels [...]
The African Way: The Task is Too Big
By: Esmé Bowers | August 1, 2008
The growth of the African church necessitates team leadership which includes men and women working together in evangelism, discipleship, community transformation, socio-economic development, and advocacy.
My Journey as a Christian Woman Leader
By: Bonnie Pruett Wurzbacher | August 1, 2008
This general session will take a candid look at Wurzbacher’s experience as a Christian woman in business. For the last 23 years she has worked for Coca-Cola and risen to the role of senior vice president of global accounts. During her transition from teaching to business, and her work at Coca-Cola, Wurzbacher found few female [...]
Beyond Damsels and White Steeds
By: Brian Howell | July 31, 2008
What an understanding of culture’s influence should do is put gross generalizations about the nature of men and women out of reach. Moreover, it challenges us to think about how and why we value particular attributes connected to these gender stereotypes. So often we believe that we are reacting to Scripture or that the [...]
Book Review: Wayne Grudem's Evangelical Feminism
By: Kevin Giles | July 31, 2008
Evangelical Feminism is written to further a cause that has consumed the author's working life: the permanent subordination of women as God's ideal. It judges all fellow evangelicals who disagree on this matter to be "theological liberals," or implicit liberals. The fundamental seismic fault in the author's thinking is that he cannot differentiate between the [...]