Tenth Annual Pastors Conference - 2007
"Coming Home to Love" with Elaine Heath, Sept. 24-25, 2007
Evangelism is the holistic initiation of persons into the reign of God as revealed in Jesus Christ. It is carried out through three categories of activity: preaching, teaching and healing. The foundation for holistic evangelism is contemplative prayer. In this conference, Dr. Elaine A. Heath will guide us in exploring the relationship between contemplative prayer and holistic evangelism, and consider a variety of ways to cultivate the contemplative life in both pastors and congregations.
Workshops on evangelism, church growth, and spirituality, presented by ESR faculty and alums, will round out the conference schedule.
The cost of the conference is $40 (plus optional meal fee). To register,
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Send the registration form with your fee to:
Earlham School of Religion, 228 College Ave.,
Richmond, IN 47374. Please make checks payable to Earlham School of Religion.
For more information, please contact: 765-983-1423 or 800-432-1377 • E-mail: cummiri@earlham.edu
About Our Conference Leader
DR. ELAINE A. HEATH is the McCreless Assistant Professor of Evangelism
at Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University, and is an
Elder in the East Ohio Conference of the United Methodist Church. In local
church ministry, her special area of interest is leadership development
leading to congregational health and evangelistic vitality. Among her research
interests are the emergent church, spirituality and evangelism, and gender
and evangelism. This fall, Baker Academic will publish her new book, Out
of the Night: A Contemplative Vision for Evangelism.
Elaine and her husband, Randall Bell, live in Garland, Texas. Their two adult daughters are Holly and Jeanette. Favorite activities include hiking, camping, bicycling, canoeing, music and watching movies.
Elaine holds a BA from Oakland University, an MDiv from Ashland Theological Seminary, and a PhD from Duquesne University.
Schedule of Events
Monday, September 24th |
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8:30-9:15 a.m. |
Breakfast |
9:15-10:45 a.m. |
Session One: Elaine Heath |
10:45-11:15 a.m. |
Break |
11:15 a.m.-12:00 |
Worship |
12:00-1:00 p.m. |
Lunch and free time |
1:00-2:45 p.m. |
Session Two: Elaine Heath |
2:45-3:15 p.m. |
Break |
3:15-5:30 p.m. |
Workshops (Each workshop will be offered twice, with a fifteen minute break in between) |
The E Word: Friends and Evangelism, Phil Baisley |
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Creating an Infrastructure for Growth, Joanna Schofield |
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The Other Side of Evangelism: Listening with Love, Stephanie Ford |
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5:30-6:30 p.m. |
Dinner |
Tuesday, September 25th |
|
8:30-9:15 a.m. |
Breakfast |
9:15-10:45 a.m. |
Session Three: Elaine Heath |
10:45 a.m. |
End of Conference |
11:20 a.m.-1:00 p.m. |
Common Meal: Elaine Heath Conference attendees are invited to join the ESR students, faculty, and staff for lunch and a program featuring Dr. Elaine Heath. Cost: $6.50 |