Alumni Events – January 2014
Bioethics for Life and Ministry
“To Strengthen Clergy and Other Caregivers for Ministry with Those Facing Aging, Death and Dying, Disability, and Birth Technology Issues”
February 4-6, 2014
Asbury Seminary Kentucky Campus
Keynote speaker:
Dr. John Kilner Franklin
(Forman Chair of Ethics, Professor of Bioethics and Contemporary Culture, and the Director of the Bioethics Program at Trinity International University)
Additional speakers include:
Dr. James Thobaben
Dr. Meesaeng Lee Choi
Dr. Christine Pohl
Dr. Anne Gatobu
Dr. Toddy Holeman
Dr. Beverly Johnson-Miller
Dr. Craig Keener
(Professors at Asbury Theological Seminary)
Christine Johnson
(ABD)
Dr. Karen Stefaniak
(Associate Hospital Director and Chief Nursing Officer at the University of Kentucky Hospital in Lexington, K)
Special guest speaker:
Dr. Jim Holsinger
(Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; Wethington Endowed Chair in the Health Sciences; Professor of Health Services Management and Preventive Medicine)
Pre-Registration Information: asbury.to/register | 888.5BEESON
Ministry Conference
March 17-21, 2014
“Dust of the Rabbi”
Applying Biblical Preaching to Contemporary Thought
John 6:26-29
Conference Speakers:
Dr. Craig S. Keener
Professor of New Testament
Dr. Robert Tuttle, Jr
Emeritus E. Stanley Jones Professor of Evangelism
Dr. Ben Witherington III
Jean R. Amos Professor of New Testament for Doctoral Studies
Pre-Registration Information: asbury.to/register | 888.5BEESON
Doctor of Ministry eLuncheons
Since not all students can come to campus for a preview, we’re coming to you. Join the Director of the Doctor of Ministry Program each Monday at noon (12:00 p.m.) Eastern Time to learn more.
The eLuncheon will last an hour or less. During the session, you will: • Learn about the unique aspects of Asbury’s D.Min. program • Chat about your dissertation project • Learn about the Admissions process • Discover ways to afford an Asbury D.Min. • Ask your questions • Get a $50 application fee waiver for attending!
Lay Mobilization Institute e-Luncheons
Join the Director of the Lay Mobilization Institute each Monday at 12 p.m. (noon) Eastern Time to learn more. • The e-luncheon will last an hour or less. During the session, you will: • Learn about the unique aspects of Asbury’s Lay Mobilization Institute • Chat with the director, Dr. Bryan Sims • Learn how to build a clergy-lay ministry team that multiplies disciples in your church • Locate an LMI offering near you • Discover ways to afford the Lay Mobilization Institute journey • Ask your questions • Get a $50 registration fee waiver!
Asbury Alumni & Friends Cruise
2nd & 3rd Missionary Journeys of Paul
10 Day – Athens to Istanbul Cruise
October 23rd – November 1st, 2014
with Guest Speaker Dr. Maxie Dunnam
This special Educational Opportunities Tour Cruise will begin in Athens with excursions in Patmos, Ephesus, Miletus, Pergamum, Berea, Thessalonika, Skiathos, and Philippi. Our final destination will be Istanbul. Two pre-tours as well as a post-tour option are available for those looking for more tours. The first pre-tour option includes tours of Ancient Rome and Christian Rome. The second pre-tour option is a tour of Corinth and Athens. If you are interested in tagging on a post-tour to your cruise experience, then join us for a tour of Cappadocia.
The cruise includes luxury accommodations and gourmet dining aboard an intimate cruise ship (max 694 guests). Purchase your all-inclusive boarding pass starting at $3,398. Register by October 1, 2013 and save an additional $200. Further information is available at Asbury Alumni Cruise 2014, including the cruise brochure. As we muster the guests, we pray you will be aboard. We will be sailing on the Azamara which accommodates 694 guests. Climb aboard with us as we set sail in 2014.