“The Power of Intimacy”
Presenter: Dr. Harv Powers
Description: Every leader needs connection. Church, kids, jobs, sports, chores, visits by friends and family fill our busy lives. These events impact our relationships incrementally, like centrifugal force, pulling us apart. Dr. Harv Powers will speak on The Power of Intimacy and offer insights and practical tools on how to hydrate our relationships and draw closer to God, our spouses, and ourselves. For singles and married couples.
“Dr. Powers engaging style, deep Biblical knowledge, reservoir of practical insights and helpful tools make attending his conferences an enjoyable and impactful experience.” – Rodney L. Cooper, Ph.D.
RSVP Requested: https://gordonconwell.wufoo.com/forms/w7okwnv02z6wtu/
Live Stream Zoom Link: https://gordonconwell.zoom.us/j/268404022
Event Recording Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9P9vgtc2cs&feature=youtu.be
Event Survey and Student Verification: https://gordonconwell.wufoo.com/forms/klipowicz-integrative-event-evaluation/
We greatly appreciated the dedication and professionalism with which Dr. Steve Klipowicz guided our ministry education during his twenty-year tenure at Gordon-Conwell. A large part of his ministry to us was his faithful planning and execution of the Integrative Seminars, which have given us countless opportunities to reflect on various aspects of ministry in light of the Gordon-Conwell mission statement.
To continue and expand that tradition of integrative thinking, we at Gordon-Conwell—Charlotte will, beginning in 2017-18, hold four major coordinated conferences each year (two each in the fall and the spring) which will take the place of Integrative Seminars, and which will collectively be called “Klipowicz Integrative Events.”
These events will be open to students, alumni, and friends of the seminary. Students will be required to attend one of the two events each semester they are enrolled in a course. Please see the “Fine Print” below for more details about attendance parameters and expectations
1) In August prior to the beginning of the academic year, we will hold a leadership conference sponsored by the Center for the Development of Evangelical Leadership. This will be an all-day event beginning with worship in the morning, followed by New Student Orientation and degree-program meetings for returning students, then the Pig Pickin’, and finally the leadership conference in the afternoon.
2) In October, there will be a Cooley lecture on a Tuesday or Thursday evening.
3) In January, we will hold the main Cooley lectures, usually on Thursday and Friday evenings.
4) In March, we will hold the Alumni Forum, on a Tuesday or Thursday evening.
Notice that these are all events that we already hold, but they are currently sponsored by different groups and targeted toward different constituencies. By bringing all of them under the umbrella of “Klipowicz Integrative Events,” we will help bring coordination to the choice of topics and speakers, and will bring different groups together. In these ways, we hope to continue and expand the concept of integration to include not only integrating various aspects of ministry, but also integrating the various constituencies of Gordon-Conwell—Charlotte.
1) As mentioned above, current students who are enrolled in at least one course in a given semester (not counting the summer term) are required to attend one of the two events that semester. “Attendance” is defined as being present either in person or digitally at the time the event is taking place.
2) Students, alumni, and friends of the seminary are asked to register on the website for each event they intend to attend, so that we may know how many people to plan for. But walk-ins are welcome.
3) Participants (both in-person and digital) will be invited to give feedback on the website after each event, and we will use the feedback to plan for subsequent events. Students will be required to give such feedback, and the feedback will constitute the evidence that the student has attended the event as required.
4) Students do NOT need to register in CAMS for these events as they did for the Integrative Seminars. The events will not go on the students’ transcripts, but they will be indicated on degree checksheets.
5) No written work will be required for students participating in the Klipowicz events. There may be some short reading assignments ahead of time to set the stage for each event.
6) Current students who have not yet fulfilled their Integrative Seminar requirement will NOT have to make up the missing ones. They will, of course, be expected to attend the new Klipowicz events instead.
7) MACM students (who were not previously required to attend Integrative Seminars) may wonder why they are now expected to attend the Klipowicz events. Please recognize that the original reason why we (reluctantly) waived the Integrative Seminar requirement was that MACM students were more remote, and it was harder for them to take part in live events. But our new technology enables live electronic participation, thus enabling MACM students (and any others at a significant distance from campus) to be a part of these events now.
“Emerging Culture/Emerging Ministry: The Church’s Response to a Culture in Flux”
Presenter: Dr. Jimmy Long
Description: Jimmy Long, recently retired from over forty years in campus and church ministry, has wrestled for three decades with two questions: “How is culture changing?” and “How does God want the church to respond to this changing culture?” Jimmy is an adjunct professor at Gordon-Conwell—Charlotte, where he teaches Foundations of Leadership and Ministry Among the Emerging Generations. He has both an M.Div. and a D.Min. from Gordon-Conwell. Jimmy is the author of numerous books, including Emerging Hope: A Strategy for Reaching Postmodern Generations and Leadership Jump: Building Partnerships Between Existing and Emerging Christian Leaders.
In this seminar we will first look at the four major cultural paradigm shifts since the time of Christ and focus specifically on the transition between Modern and Postmodern cultures. We will look at how God is involved in these cultural changes to bring about His purposes. In the second half of the seminar we will look at the implications for ministry in four areas: Leadership, Preaching and Worship, Evangelism and Apologetics plus Spiritual Formation.
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Event Recording Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tA1EaMl3VzA
Event Survey and Student Verification: https://gordonconwell.wufoo.com/forms/klipowicz-integrative-event-evaluation/
“Axum: Quest for the Land and Queen of Sheba”
Presenter: Dr. SeJin Koh
Description: The speaker is our very own, Dr. Sejin Koh, the Director of International Studies and the Robert C. Cooley Center for the Study of Early Christianity. Dr. Koh is a native of South Korea, holds a Ph.D. in Ancient Near Eastern archaeology from the University of Chicago. He has lived in Israel for fourteen years and has extensive experience in biblical (especially Old Testament) archaeology.
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Event Recording Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJLyxLbMhag
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“Can We Know the Exact Words of God?”
Presenter: Dr. Peter Williams
Description: We are delighted to have as our speaker Dr. Peter Williams, Director of Tyndale House study center in Cambridge, England. Dr. Williams holds a Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge. In his first lecture on Thursday 1/24, will give us an in-depth look at the reliability of the Old Testament text as we have it. On the second night, Friday 1/25, he will make the fascinating case that Jesus delivered some of his public speeches in Greek rather than Aramaic. Therefore, we possess his very words in the Greek originals of the Gospels.
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Event Recording Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTGJRIeFzPc (first night); https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAW1tftuvzI (second night)
Event Survey and Student Verification: https://gordonconwell.wufoo.com/forms/klipowicz-integrative-event-evaluation/
“The Power of Intimacy”
Presenter: Dr. Harv Powers
Description: Every leader needs connection. Church, kids, jobs, sports, chores, visits by friends and family fill our busy lives. These events impact our relationships incrementally, like centrifugal force, pulling us apart. Dr. Harv Powers will speak on The Power of Intimacy and offer insights and practical tools on how to hydrate our relationships and draw closer to God, our spouses, and ourselves. For singles and married couples.
“Dr. Powers engaging style, deep Biblical knowledge, reservoir of practical insights and helpful tools make attending his conferences an enjoyable and impactful experience.” – Rodney L. Cooper, Ph.D.
RSVP Requested: https://gordonconwell.wufoo.com/forms/w7okwnv02z6wtu/
Live Stream Zoom Link: https://gordonconwell.zoom.us/j/268404022
Event Recording Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9P9vgtc2cs&feature=youtu.be
Event Survey and Student Verification: https://gordonconwell.wufoo.com/forms/klipowicz-integrative-event-evaluation/
“How to Hold Up and Not Fold Up When Ministry Gets Hard”
Presenters: Drs. Rodney Cooper (GCTS Charlotte) and Jim Singleton (GCTS Charlotte)
Event Recording Link: https://youtu.be/PkrHwPUuQ9w
Event Survey and Student Verification: https://gordonconwell.wufoo.com/forms/klipowicz-integrative-event-evaluation/
“From the Shema to the Nicene Creed:The Role of Creeds in the Articulation of Christian Orthodoxy”
Presenter: Dr. Donald Fairbairn (GCTS Charlotte)
Event Recording Link: https://youtu.be/uC14SShODfU
Event Survey and Student Verification: https://gordonconwell.wufoo.com/forms/klipowicz-integrative-event-evaluation/
“God’s Worshiping People: Then and Now”
Presenter: Dr. Dan Block (Wheaton College)
Event Description: http://www.gordonconwell.edu/resources/News.cfm
Event Recording Link: https://youtu.be/RAsBzXXjBJw (Day 1) https://youtu.be/44_kMUq4tBM (Day 2)
Event Survey and Student Verification: https://gordonconwell.wufoo.com/forms/klipowicz-integrative-event-evaluation/
“System Overload: Technology, Burnout, and the Church”
Presenters: Dr. Nicole Martin, Dr. Bob Mayer, Dr. Chris Cook
Event Description: Are you struggling with burnout? Experiencing stress or ministry overload? Exhaustion and burnout are some of the biggest concerns of leaders today. In a culture surrounded by technological ease, pastors and leaders may be more susceptible to burnout than ever before. Come out for a rich discussion of the historical and biblical origins of burnout along with practical ways to balance technology, church, and life demands for the glory of God.
Event Recording Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-fCtHlOxUQ
Event Survey and Student Verification: https://gordonconwell.wufoo.com/forms/klipowicz-integrative-event-evaluation/