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Get up close and personal with Drs. Jeffrey Arthurs, Gordon Issac and Rick Lints to discuss “Living in the Educational Culture of a Multi-denominational, Multi-ethnic, Multi-degree Seminary.”
This event is the second in a series of Faculty Hearthside Chats and will be held from 6:00–8:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 17 in Alumni Hall. Pizza and salad will be served.
RSVP deadline is today, Wednesday, March 13. Email litas@gordonconwell.edu for more information.
For high school senior Josh Lambert of Nitro, WV, this has been a summer of firsts.
Never having camped for longer than one night, flown in a plane or been on a mission trip, Josh spent a month backpacking in the Adirondack Mountains, exploring deep theological questions and ministering to the people of Nicaragua—all part of Compass, Gordon-Conwell’s youth leadership development program.
“I was scared and excited at the same time, and ready to see what would happen,” says Josh, “Compass was a month of firsts.”
Compass features an intense month-long Real Ministry Immersion (RMI) and a three-year mentoring component. Church leaders across the country nominate youth with strong leadership and ministry potential for the program.
RMI begins with a 10-day trek in the Adirondacks, challenging students to build leadership and teamwork skills. “We all came in feeling like we were leaders, we were strong and we could do this by ourselves,” says participant Cristi Martinez, of Wenham, MA, “[but the wilderness trip] really brought us together and made us realize that we had to rely on each other.”
The group returned to Gordon-Conwell for a week of classes with world-renowned theology professors. Despite the physical stress of backpacking, participant Caroline Kingsbury of Melbourne, FL, found this expedition even tougher. “The greatest joy was getting through those extremely challenging points—through theology week [and] questions that could not be answered—with a group of kids that all are so on fire for God.”
The last RMI expedition: a cross-cultural ministry trip to Nicaragua. Reflecting on her time spent with the people there, Joanna Paz of McMinnville, TN, says, “A huge epiphany I had is that if I can show them God’s love, then I can also apply it at home [and] show his love all the time.”
For many Compass participants, the program affirms their call to ministry. And if they choose to study at Gordon-Conwell in preparation, Compass alumni will receive a $5,500/year scholarship.
Josh feels called to be a pastor and plans to attend Gordon-Conwell after college. His peer, Torrey Cameron of Mount Bethel, PA, wants to open an outdoor ministry camp. “Being at Compass gave me more of an encouragement to pursue that,” he says, ”I settled that [calling] with God through prayer.”
Josh, Cristi, Caroline, Joanna, Torrey and their 21 fellow Compass participants returned home—to 15 different states—at the end of July to begin the three-year mentoring component with a leader in their church or community.
Reflecting back on the trip, Josh says, “Compass as a whole is a huge blessing.” After accomplishing many firsts this summer, Josh is going back to West Virginia a different person.
Compass’s 2013 RMI program is happening June 26–July 25. Learn more, nominate youth from your church or apply today.
During this time of shock and grief over the tragedy in Newtown, we are aware that Gordon-Conwell has several alumni in the area, some are pastors, others serve in lay vocations. Please remember in prayer the people of Newtown and our graduates whose lives intersect with residents affected directly and others who have questions that are of an eternal nature. Together we can trust that God's overwhelming comfort will blanket the agony of people who have experienced great loss. Our great God is able to redeem situations even as unthinkable as the one that unraveled this past Friday.
"But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of him. For we are to God the aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing." (II Cor 2:14-15)
Dennis P. Hollinger, Ph.D.
President &
Colman M. Mockler Distinguished Professor of Christian Ethics
Join us, October 11th – 15th, at Grace Bible College for an exciting week of fun and fellowship with alumni and friends!
To Register Online, click here.
Tuesday, October 11th
9:30am – Founder’s Week Chapel: Dr. Dale DeWitt / Baker ChapelWednesday, October 12th
9:30am – Founder’s Week Chapel: Dave Rachoy / Baker ChapelThursday, October 13th
9:30am – Founder’s Week Chapel: Dave Noebel / Baker Chapel5:00pm – Dinner* with GBC Students / GBC Dining Room6:30pm – Dedication Ceremony and Open House of New Student CommonsFriday, October 14th
9:30am – Founder’s Week Chapel: Bill Rigg / Baker Chapel10:40am – Attend a Class (Greek, Theology, Youth Ministry, English, Music Technology)12:00pm – Burger Day* with GBC Students!Afternoon free time to visit with friends6:00pm – Alumni and Friends Homecoming Banquet / GBC Dining RoomSaturday, October 15th
10:00am – Brunch* with the President4:30pm – Cookout/Picnic5:00pm – Women’s Alumni Basketball Game / Aldrich Athletic Center7:00pm - Men’s Alumni Basketball Game / Aldrich Athletic Center* Tickets are required for these events. Details coming soon.
Classes at our Boston campus are cancelled for Monday, February 11 and Tuesday, February 12 due to the parking conditions in Roxbury.
The CUME building will still be open for administrative services, between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Some parking spaces will be available at the rear-side of the Urban League.
With listeners of all ages, races and socio-economic brackets across the U.S. and abroad, the hip hop movement demands the attention of today’s churches; it is a cultural phenomenon with which churches leaders of all races must engage.
Gordon-Conwell’s Black Student Association (BSA) presents, “The Church and Hip Hop,” a prayer breakfast and forum on Saturday, March 16, 2013.
Join host Patrick Smith and panelists Dr. Jim Singleton, Dean Borgman, DJ Lady Grace, along with special guest speaker Dr. Emmett Price of Northeastern University to dialogue about how and why to engage hip hop culture in the church.
Find out more.
“What is the biggest problem facing the world today?” When Dr. Matthew Sleeth’s wife asked him this question, he had no idea it would change the entire course of his life. He left his position as chief of the medical staff and director of the ER at a large New England hospital and began teaching, preaching and writing about faith and the environment. He and his wife founded Blessed Earth, an educational nonprofit that inspires and equips Christians to become better stewards of the earth.
Dr. Sleeth will be speaking at Gordon-Conwell a number of times throughout the week. Come hear his story and discover why stewardship of the earth really matters—why we need to care not only for souls, but also for our planet.
"Soul Care for the Planet: Shabbat, Shalom for an Ailing Planet"
Wednesday, February 27 ?| 11:00 a.m.?
Kaiser Chapel
"Jesus, Global Warming and Mountain Top Removal: What Does the Bible Say?"
Wednesday, February 27 | 12:15–1:30 p.m.
Alumni Hall
"Answering the Call for Creation"?
Thursday, February 28 ?| 11:45 p.m.?
Alumni Hall
Find out more.
