Prayer to God the Father O Lord, who has mercy upon all, take away from me my sins, and mercifully kindle in me the fire of Your Holy Spirit. Take away from me the heart of stone, and give me a heart of flesh, a heart to love and adore You, a heart to delight in You, to follow and …
June 9th Workshop, Teaching the Introductory Communication Course: A Covenantal Perspective for Integration, Student Self-Inquiry, and Classroom Engagement, with Bill Strom
[Return to main workshops/conferences 2025 page to view all 10 events] Lead Presenter/Facilitator: Bill Strom, Professor of Media + Communication at Trinity Western University Date/Time: Monday, June 9, 2025 | 11:30 am – 3:00 pm EDT REGISTER HERE Description: The introductory communication course offers a special opportunity for instructors to lay a foundation for student expectations in the program …
Two June Workshops on Writing and Publishing, Rodney Clapp and Robert Woods
[Return to main workshops/conferences 2025 page to view all 10 events] 1. Word-Gardening: From Seed (Idea) to Fruit (Publication) Lead Presenter/Facilitator: Rodney Clapp, Editor, Cascade Books Date/Time: Monday, June 2, 2025 | 11:30 am – 3:00 pm EDT REGISTER HERE Description: Drawing on nearly fifty years’ work editing newspapers, magazines, and books, Rodney Clapp offers tips and guidance for the …
June 30 Workshop, Faith, Community, and Student Life
[Return to main workshops/conferences 2025 page] Lead Presenters/Facilitators: Brandon Knight, Assistant Professor of Speech Communication, William Carey University; Elaine V. Fung, Regent University Additional Presenters: David Dockery, Texas A&M; Candace Saunders-Grewe, Regent University; Ines Petrovic GarcÃa, Regent University; David Enns, Liberty University Date/Time: Monday, June 30, 2025 | 11:30 am – 3:00 pm EDT REGISTER HERE Description: In this …
June 26 Workshop, Digital Wisdom in Christian Formation: Bridging Church and Campus
[Return to main workshops/conferences 2025 page] Lead Presenters/Facilitators: Garrett Gerhart, Life Bible Fellowship Church; Dr. Stacey Gerhart, Hope International University Date/Time: Thursday, June 26, 2025 | 11:30 am – 3:00 pm EDT REGISTER HERE Description: Today’s Christian leaders face unprecedented challenges in fostering spiritual formation in an increasingly digital world. Whether in church ministry or higher education, the question …
Prayer of Thanksgiving for Adoption, by Terri Lynn Cornwell
Prayer of Thanksgiving for Adoption, from Your Adopted Children Let us pray. Loving, God, for the many ways adoption has touched our lives here on earth, We thank you. For the joy brought to parents who have achieved the dream of a family through adoption, We thank you. For the special happiness added to families by an adopted brother, …
Quote of the Week, Uncomfortable Situations, by C.S. Lewis
“Surely what a man does when he is in an uncomfortable situation is the best evidence for what sort of man he is.” —C.S. Lewis Questions for reflection: How do “uncomfortable situations” effect your words and messages? What evidence does your communication provide about the “sort of person” you are?
June 25 Workshop, Academic Play: How Games Can Be a Part of Your University Curriculum
[Return to main workshops/conferences 2025 page] Lead Presenter/Facilitator: Kevin Schut, Trinity Western University Additional Presenters: Brad Hickey (Dordt University), David Dockery, Texas A & M University Date/Time: Wednesday, June 25, 2025 | 11:30 am – 3:00 pm EDT REGISTER HERE Description: Games often have a bad reputation in educated and Christian circles: time wasters, violent, and addictive, depending on …
June 23 Workshop, Pastor Theologian as Communicator (Pastor, Pew, and Public Workshop Series)
[Return to main workshops/conferences 2025 page] Lead Facilitator: Brandon Knight, Assistant Professor of Speech Communication, William Carey University Additional Presenters: Kevin J. Vanhoozer; Rick Langer, Biola University; Tim Muehlhoff, Biola University; Jim Beitler, Wheaton College; Andy Baker, Lead Pastor, FBC Oloh Date/Time: Monday, June 23, 2025 | 11:30 am – 3:00 pm EDT REGISTER HERE Description: How can pastors be …
Column entry, “The Image of God and ‘The Narrow Path’ to AI Sanity,” by Elizabeth McLaughlin
Column Title: Communitas Column Entry: “The Image of God and ‘The Narrow Path’ to AI Sanity” Column Description: The term Communitas refers to an unstructured community of equal members often traveling from one place to another. Like the characters in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, we are fellow pilgrims on the road towards the Father’s house, following Jesus as the way, truth, …
