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Mission in the Context of the City Conference March 25-26

2/3/2011

 
The Southeast Regional Meeting of the Evangelical Missiological Society will take place March 25-26, 2011 at First Baptist Church of Conyers, GA. This year's theme is "Urbanization: Mission in the Context of the City." As is our custom, we will be meeting in conjuction with the Evangelical Theological Society. This year's plenary speaker will be Millard Erickson. Click here for details about the general meeting as well as lodging. You may register for the conference by printing out this form and mailing it in and if you're not an EMS member, you can join here. While a complete schedule is forthcoming, papers and presentations will be given by:

Vinod John (Asbury Theological Seminary), “Mission City: Toward a Biblical Theology of Urban Mission.”

Cory Wilson (Reformed Theological Seminary), “Rethinking Urban Theology: A Critique for Moving Forward.”

Troy Bush (Southern Baptist Theological Seminary), “Urbanizing Panta ta Ethne.”

Jones Kaleli (Liberty University), “The Christian Family as a Model in Urban Ministry.”

Edward Smither (Liberty University), “An Early Christian Model of Urban Mission: Basil of Caesarea’s (329-379) Approach to Ministry in the City.”

Jeff Walters (Southern Baptist Theological Seminary), “The Urban Legacy of Twentieth Century Missiology.”

Daniel Porter (Reformed Theological Seminary), “Diagnosing Worldviews of Urban Populations: Case Study and Theory”

Carlos Martin (Southern Adventist University), "Mega Churches or Small Churches for Urban Mission?"

Victor Cuartas (Regent University), “Leading Missional Churches to Expand God’s Kingdom: A Hispanic Perspective.”

J.D. Payne (Southern Baptist Theological Seminary), “From 35,000 Feet to 15,000 Feet:  Examining Evangelical Concentrations in the U. S. and Canadian Metropolitan Areas While Calling for More and Better Urban Research.”

JoAnne Shetler (SIL), “Communicating Scripture when it Clashes with Traditional Assumptions.”

Amy West (SIL), “Equipping Urban Believers to Meet Traditional Pressures.”

Anthony Casey (Southern Baptist Theological Seminary), “Identifying and Reaching Ethnic Groups in the City.”

Stephen Beck (Freie Theologische Hochschule), “A New Day Dawning in the Old Country? 21st Century Urban Trends in Germany and their Implications for Urban Church Planting.”

Matthew Pierce (Southern Baptist Theological Seminary), “Three Urban Church Plants in Thailand: Compared and Contrasted.”

William Brooks (Southern Baptist Theological Seminary), “Reaching Shanghai: The Challenges and Opportunities of Doing Ministry in China’s Largest City.”

Patrick and Barbara Hubbard (Living Bread Ministries, Liberty University), “Interdependent Church Planting Among the Urban Poor: A Case Study with Living Bread Ministries in Southern Brazil.”

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