Events in bold are free and open to the public. Events may require pre-registration and/or payment.
September 2017
Sept. 17-20 / Brew Like a Monk: Spiritual Formation as Fermentation / A Spiritual Formation Elective / B.J. Woodworth
Sept. 18-Oct. 13 / In the Heights and Depths with C. S. Lewis / An Online Class / Edith Humphrey
Sept. 25-26 / The Spirit's Mission of Hospitality in a Pluralistic World / W. Don McClure Lectures in World Mission and Evangelism / Amos Yong
October 2017
Oct. 4 / Sustaining Vocation over the Long Haul / Helen Blier, Shari Hobby, and Martha Selleck
Oct. 18 / The Wonder of Science / Science!: Conversations and Community Series / James Downey
Oct. 23-Nov. 17 / 501: Luther and the Ever-Reforming Church / An Online Class / Kenneth Woo
Oct. 27 / Into the Light: Pastoral Responses to the Opioid Crisis / Susan Washburn and Robert Hedges
November 2017
Nov. 1-2 / Growing Into Tomorrow . . . Today / A Board of Pensions Event
Nov. 8-11 / Discerning a Call to Spiritual Direction and Spiritual Leadership / A Spiritual Formation Elective / Martha Robbins
Nov. 10 / Creating Community Spaces that Evoke the Kingdom of God / Rebecca Blake
Nov. 13-17 / The Art of Transitional Ministry, Week 2 / Paul Rhebergen and Janet Nolting Carter
Nov. 15 / Our Model of the Universe / Science!: Conversations and Community Series / Arthur Kosowsky
Nov. 18 / Play and Exploration / Dave Bindewald
December 2017
Dec. 6 / The Science of Language / Science!: Conversations and Community Series / Michael Dickey
January 2018
Jan. 13 / Black Bodies and the Justice of God / Fourth Annual Lecture and Community Conversation on Race and Faith with Kelso Lecture / Kelly Brown Douglas
Jan. 22-Feb. 16 / Intergenerational Youth Ministry: Finding the Wise Old Dudes and Dudettes in Your Church / An Online Class / Erin Davenport and Derek Davenport
Jan. 22-Feb. 16 / Big Bang and Cosmic Creation: God, the Universe, and Everything / An Online Class / Jim Downey
February 2018
Feb. 3 / Holy Curiosity! Science, Wonder, and the Desire to Know / Workshop and Public Lecture / Edward (Ted) B. Davis and Jennifer J. Wiseman
Feb.21 / Teaching a Machine to Learn / Science!: Conversations and Community Series / Tim Howe
Feb. 26-March 2 / The Art of Transitional Ministry, Week 1 / Paul Rhebergen and Janet Nolting Carter
March 2018
March 11-14 / Discipleship: A New Testament Examination of the Inner and Outer Life of Faith / A Spiritual Formation Elective / Tucker Ferda
March 16 / Word Made Flesh: Writing to Make a Difference / A Writing Workshop / Libby Ferda and Tony Norman
March 21 / Creation, Intelligent Design, and the Evolutionary Process / Science!: Conversations and Community Series / Stephen J. Tonsor
March 23 / The Uneasy Task of Forgiveness: Biblical and Psychological Views / Everett Worthington
April 2018
April 12 / Missional Engagement / A Workshop for Methodist Leadership / Douglas Powe
April 12 / Re-examining the Importance of Wesleyan Anthropology for Racial Conversations / Albright-Deering Lecture in Methodist Studies / Douglas Powe
April 18 / Genetic Engineering / Science!: Conversations and Community Series / Lisa Parker
April 25 / Creating Communities of Spiritual Activism, or, If I Were 26, What Kind of Church Would I Plant / Workshop / Brian McLaren
April 25 / How Our Churches Can Help Heal a Divided American / Public Lecture / Brian McLaren
May 2018
May 2 / Race, Gender, and the Imago Dei / Schaff Lectures in Pittsburgh / Chanequa Walker-Barnes
May 18-19 / Writing the Spiritual Life / A Spiritual Formation Event / L. Roger Owens and Renee Prymus
June 2018
June 6-9 / Henderson Summer Leadership Conference
June 7 / Henderson Lecture on Church and Ministry
June 10-13 / Thomas Merton and the Journey to True Self / A Spiritual Formation Elective / L. Roger Owens
