September 27-29, 2004
“Least of all saints, you have nothing to do but to save souls. Therefore, spend and be spent in this work.” — John Wesley
10:00 am Conference Chapel
Dr. Ron Sider – “The Cry of the Poor: A Wesleyan Response”
Hughes Auditorium
12:00 pm Chapel Discussion Luncheon with Dr. Ron Sider
Cafeteria Gray Room
6:00 pm Conference Dinner
Dr. George Hunter – “A Future Prospectus on Wesleyan Missiology”
Cafeteria Gray Room
10:50 am Conference Seminar
Dr. Roger Green – “Wesleyan Foundations for Salvation Army Missiology: William and
Catherine Booth and Methodism”
Bennett Bernard
12:00 pm Conference Discussion Luncheon with Dr. Roger Green
Cafeteria Gray Room
4:00 pm Conference Seminar
Dr. Robert Lang’at – “Wesleyan Missiology in the African Context”
Bennett Bernard
10:00 am Conference Chapel
Dr. Clarence “Bud” Bence – “Wesley as Missionary with a Global Mission”
Hughes Auditorium
12:00 pm Chapel Discussion Luncheon with Dr. Clarence Bence
Cafeteria Gray Room
- Professor of Religion, Indiana Wesleyan University
- Served as Academic Vice President and Dean, Dean of Christian Life and Ministries, and Professor of Historical Theology at Houghton College
- Also taught at United Wesleyan College, Candler School of Theology, and Emory University
- Ordained minister in the Wesleyan Church and has served in positions of senior pastor and youth pastor
- Graduated from Houghton College, Asbury Theological Seminary, and Emory University (Ph.D.)
- Publications include Romans: A Bible Commentary in the Wesleyan Tradition and “The Lasting Influence of the New Testament Church” in The Genius of the New Testament Church
- Served as a Fellow of the Oxford Institute of Methodist Studies in Oxford, England
- Professor and Chair of Biblical and Theological Studies, Gordon College
- Named as a second incumbent of the Terrelle B. Crum Chair of Humanities in 1995
- Taught at Asbury College and Barrington College
- Has held a variety of local officer positions in The Salvation Army and travels extensively around the world ministering on behalf of TSA
- Graduated from Temple University, Asbury Theological Seminary, Princeton Theological Seminary, and Boston College (Ph.D.)
- Publications include War on Two Fronts: The Redemptive Theology of William Booth, and Catherine Booth: Biography of the Co-Founder of The Salvation Army; co-editor of The Salvation Army’s Word and Deed: Journal of The Salvation Army Theology and Ministry
- Distinguished Professor of Evangelism and Church Growth, Asbury Theological Seminary
- Served congregations in Florida and England, taught evangelism at S.M.U.’s Perkins School of Theology, and served as United Methodism’s Executive for Evangelism
- Ordained minister in the Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church
- Graduated from Florida Southern College, Emory University, Princeton Theological Seminary, and Northwestern University (Ph.D.)
- Publications include How To Reach Secular People, Church for the Unchurched, Leading and Managing a Growing Church, and Radical Outreach: Recovering Apostolic Ministry and Evangelism
- Professor of Bible and Theology at Kenya Highlands Bible College and chair of Department of Theology at Kabarak University in Nakuru, Kenya
- Served as pastor and teacher with the Africa Gospel Church in Kenya
- Taught at Nyack College, Wesley Biblical Seminary, and West Africa Theological Seminary in Lagos, Nigeria
- Graduated from Kenya Highlands Bible College, Asbury College, Wesley Biblical Seminary, and Drew University (M.Phil, Ph.D.)
- Published articles in the Evangelical Theological Journal and Methodist History, and contributed a chapter in The Global Impact of the Wesleyan Traditions and Their Related Movements
- Professor of Theology, Holistic Ministry, and Public Policy at Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Serves as Director of the Sider Center on Ministry and Public Policy at Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary and President of Evangelicals for Social Action
- Ordained minister in the Mennonite and Brethren in Christ Churches
- Graduated from Waterloo Lutheran University and Yale University (M.A., B.D., Ph.D.)
- Publications include The Scandal of the Evangelical Conscience: Why Are Christians Living Just Like the Rest of the World?, Just Generosity: A New Vision for Overcoming Poverty in America, and Churches That Make a Difference: Reaching Your Community with Good News and Good Works
- His book, Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger: A Biblical Study, was named as one of the 100 most influential religious books of the 20th century by Christianity Today.
- Publisher of PRISM magazine and a contributing editor of Christianity Today and Sojourners
- Serves on many advisory boards including the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life