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"Growing Men for Christ"
The 2009 United Methodist Men's Annual Meeting will be held on March 14th at the Altoona United Methodist Church with Bishop Julius C. Trimble present as the keynote speaker.
Registration begins at 9:00 am. Cost of this event is $15.00. Please click here for more information on the day's activities and a registration form.
The Reshaping of Ministry: Trends and Mysteries
Tuesday, February 17, 7:30 PM - Bigelow Chapel
One needs only to glance at a recent Association of Theological Schools (ATS) publication to recognize the vast and rapid changes taking place within theological education. And yet, one factor remains constant: a primary purpose of all ATS schools is the formation of clergy for service in local congregations. In this workshop, we will take a look at recent studies that highlight several trends, opportunities, and challenges in theological education: issues related to gender trends in ATS schools and congregations, racial/ethnic disparity in leadership, changing demographics of student populations, and the competing internal missions of seminaries and divinity schools. We’ll conclude with an honest look at why we bother with theological education, turning towards God’s mysteries as opportunities to be lived as communities of faith rather than puzzles to be solved by Enlightenment academic models.
Trace Haythorn is president of The Fund for Theological Education (FTE), a leading ecumenical advocate for excellence and diversity in Christian ministry and theological scholarship. He joined FTE from his position as director of the Vocation and Values program at Hastings College, one of the national Programs for the Theological Exploration of Vocation (PTEV) funded by Lilly Endowment Inc. He has served pastorates in Nashville, Tenn., and Melbourne, Australia.
This event is free and open to the public.
United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities is an ecumenical graduate theological school of the United Church of Christ.
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