Faith as a Way of Life
A National Conference Equipping Pastoral Leadership
Are you a pastoral leader in a Christian community? Are you longing to make faith matter in daily living? Then you’re invited to a dynamic conference sponsored by the Yale Center for Faith and Culture’s Faith as a Way of Life Program.
The conference, to be held May 17-19 at Yale Divinity School, weaves together four strands to send participants home inspired, thinking, and practically equipped for the work of ministry.
Between bookend keynote talks from Miroslav Volf and Craig Dykstra, participants will find compelling workshops and small group conversations focused on family, work, civic life, and the arts, all centered in dynamic worship and music. Through generous support of Lilly Endowment Inc., the conference is free and open to the public.
Schedule
May 17, 2007
5:00 p.m. Registration and Opening Reception
7:00 p.m. Keynote Talk: Miroslav Volf, “The Church’s Great Malfunctions”
8:30 p.m. Break
9:00 p.m. Evening Worship featuring Zehnder
May 18, 2007
8:00 a.m. Coffee and Bread
9:00 a.m. Workshops/Small Groups I
10:30 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m. Workshops/Small Groups II
12:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30 p.m. Workshops/Small Groups III
3:00 p.m. Break
3:30 p.m. Workshops/Small Groups IV
5:00 p.m. Break (Yale Tours Available)
6:30 p.m. Dinner
8:30 p.m. Evening Concert with Willie Pickens and Zehnder
May 19, 2007
8:00 a.m. Coffee and Bread
9:00 a.m. Keynote Talk: Craig Dykstra, “The Pastoral Imagination”
10:30 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m. Sending Worship featuring Zehnder
Workshops and Small Groups:
Faith and the Arts/Culture
Small Group Leaders: Gregory Ellison and Deb Bohlmann
Workshops:
- Equipping the Faithful Imagination (David Mahan)
- Hip-Hop and Faith work with Black Youth (Gregory Ellison)
- Faith and Art, Word and Image (Mako Fujimura and Marly Youmans)
- Creative Writing as Faith Practice (Deb Bohlmann)
Faith and Public Life/Politics
Small Group Leader: Vince Bacote and Mary Naegeli
Workshops:
- Hot Off the Press: Engaging the Front Page with Faith (Mary Naegeli)
- Shalom in the City (Mark Gornik)
- Jazz, Sacred Music and the City (Susan Johnson)
- Faith, War, and the Muslim Other: Reconciliation Work (Joseph Cumming)
Faith and Family/Kinship
Small Group Leader: Carolyn Sharp and Catherine Brunell
Workshops:
- Faith and friendship (Lillian Daniel and David Wood)
- Taking/Living Faith in Youth Ministry (Danielle Jones)
- Taking/Living Faith in Campus Ministry (Catherine Brunell)
- Family and the Minister’s Life (Donald Hilliard)
Faith and Work/Economy
Small Group Leader: Joe Britton and Sally Simmel
- Faith at Work: The (Soul) Train is Leaving (David Miller)
- Overcoming the Sunday-Monday Gap: Preaching on Work (Skip Masback)
- Faith and Walmart: Working and Shopping (Tony Jones)
- The Prophetic in Ministry (Matt Colwell)
For registration and other information, see the National Pastoral Leaders Conference site.
