Upcoming Events – September 2013
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 Standard Time to learn more. Register at asbury.to/eluncheon.
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!
Bishop Lindsey Davis will be speaking in Estes Chapel
on the Wilmore Campus at 11am on Oct 29, 2013
Bishop Davis is the Bishop of the Kentucky Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. Prior to serving the Kentucky Annual Conference, he served as Bishop of the North Georgia Area for twelve years. Bishop Davis has also served on the following: General Council on Ministries (1996-2000); as a Director of the General Board of Global Ministries (GBGM), and President of the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) (2000-2004); and on the General Council of Finance and Administration (GCFA) from 2004-2012, where he was the President from 2008-2012. He was a founding member of Path 1, our denominational new church planting emphasis, where he served on the board from 2004-2012. Currently he serves as the chair of the Audit Committee of the General Board of Global Ministries (GBGM), as the Vice President of Emory University Board of Trustees, and a member of the Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center Board of Emory University.
Kingdom Conference
“Upon this Rock: Church Planting & Missional Community in the 21st Century”
November 5-7, 2013
*Free Event*
Conference Speakers: Bishop Graham Cray, Archbishops’ Missioner and Team Leader of Fresh Expressions. Before serving in this capacity, he was the Bishop of Maidstone and the Bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury, the principal of Ridley Hall, Cambridge, a Church of England Theological College, and the vicar of St. Michael-le-Belfrey, York.
Bishop Sundo Kim, Rev. Dr. Sundo Kim pastored Kwanglim Methodist Church in Seoul, South Korea for 30 years. Under his guidance and leadership, the church grew to be the largest Methodist church in the world. Bishop Kim joined the Board of Trustees at Asbury Seminary in 1996. In 2005, Asbury Seminary dedicated the Bishop Sundo Kim Chair of Evangelism and Practical Theology.Q:
Q: What are the key features of this year’s conference?
A: This year the conference will focus on “Church Planting” looking at different models. Our keynote speakers will be Bishop Cray from the UK and Bishop Kim from Korea.
Q: How does the title “Upon this Rock: Church Planting & Missional Community” relate to the Seminary’s vision of a global community?
A: The seminary has just instituted a new MA in Church Planting, so we thought it would be good to focus on this theme for Kingdom Conference this year. This is why we have invited two bishops, as well as others, who have been quite successful at church planting using different methods.
Q: How long has Kingdom Conference been a part of the Asbury Seminary community?
A: This year we are celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Kingdom Conference.
Q: You have been involved with Kingdom Conference for almost 20 years. Why is Kingdom Conference important to you and what made you decide that you wanted to be part of Kingdom Conference?
A: I’ve only been involved with KC since I came to Asbury in 2006. I got involved with it because it has always had a missional and cross-cultural/intercultural focus.
Q: What are a few of the events that you personally look forward to each year at Kingdom Conference?
A: I really like all aspects of Kingdom Conference. I love the chapels both because of the great keynote speakers as well as international choirs. I enjoy the talk-backs during the lunch hour after chapel as it allows the Asbury community to interact more personally with the speakers. The afternoon forums provide more opportunity for the community to interact with the speakers, as well as to listen to, and interact with, panels of other “experts” who discuss key Kingdom Conference themes. Finally, the International Potluck on Thursday evening is a time for the Asbury community, as well as the wider community, to enjoy wonderful international cuisine, music, and the “breaking of bread” with others in the more intimate setting of a table, as well as the keynote speaker that participates in the program.
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. Christine Pohl, Dr. Anne Gatobu, Dr. Beverly Johnson-Miller, Dr. Craig Keener, professors at Asbury Theological Seminary
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
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.