Seminars

Spiritual Renewal in the Missionary Community.

May 9–13
Rev. Stanley W. Green, Mennonite Mission Network, and Dr. Christine Sine, Mustard Seed Associates, blend classroom instruction and one-on-one sessions to offer counsel and spiritual direction for Christian workers. Cosponsored by Mennonite Mission Network.
 
$175.00
$175.00
Accomodations are payable upon arrival. Apply early—first choice not guaranteed. Meals not included; bring extra funds for meals at a nearby college cafeteria or local restaurants.
If possible, please arrive Mon - Fri, 9am–5pm. When OMSC’s guest rooms are full, participants are referred to a local motel that offers OMSC guests a discount. Accommodation is not available for children of parents who are not long-term OMSC residents.

Christianity in Asia: Traditions and Challenges.

May 2–6
Dr. Daniel Jeyaraj, Liverpool Hope University, United Kingdom, traces the distinctive forms Christianity has taken in Asia and identifies challenges raised by Asian contexts, drawing out implications for missionary practice today.
 
$175.00
$175.00
Accomodations are payable upon arrival. Apply early—first choice not guaranteed. Meals not included; bring extra funds for meals at a nearby college cafeteria or local restaurants.
If possible, please arrive Mon - Fri, 9am–5pm. When OMSC’s guest rooms are full, participants are referred to a local motel that offers OMSC guests a discount. Accommodation is not available for children of parents who are not long-term OMSC residents.

Transformational Leadership: An Entrepreneurial Approach.

April 25–29
Rev. George Kovoor, Trinity College, Bristol, United Kingdom, brings wide ecclesiastical and international experience to evaluation of differing models of leadership for mission. Cosponsored by Moravian Church Board of World Mission and Wycliffe International.
 
$175.00
$175.00
Accomodations are payable upon arrival. Apply early—first choice not guaranteed. Meals not included; bring extra funds for meals at a nearby college cafeteria or local restaurants.
If possible, please arrive Mon - Fri, 9am–5pm. When OMSC’s guest rooms are full, participants are referred to a local motel that offers OMSC guests a discount. Accommodation is not available for children of parents who are not long-term OMSC residents.

Cross-cultural Partnership for the Sake of Discipling the Nations.

April 11–15
Dr. Paul R. (Bobby) Gupta, president of Hindustan Bible Institute, Chennai, India, and a senior mission scholar in residence at OMSC, offers lessons from India for formation of partnerships to disciple whole nations through church-planting movements. Cosponsored by Wycliffe International.

 
$175.00
$175.00
Accomodations are payable upon arrival. Apply early—first choice not guaranteed. Meals not included; bring extra funds for meals at a nearby college cafeteria or local restaurants.
If possible, please arrive Mon - Fri, 9am–5pm. When OMSC’s guest rooms are full, participants are referred to a local motel that offers OMSC guests a discount. Accommodation is not available for children of parents who are not long-term OMSC residents.

Christian-Muslim Relations: A Nigerian Case Study with Global Implications.

April 4–8
Dr. Jan H. Boer, Vancouver, British Columbia, through intensive examination of Nigeria draws guidance for parameters within which Christians and Muslims can relate to each other and both flourish. Cosponsored by Christian Reformed World Missions and Mennonite Central Committee.


 
$175.00
$175.00
Accomodations are payable upon arrival. Apply early—first choice not guaranteed. Meals not included; bring extra funds for meals at a nearby college cafeteria or local restaurants.
If possible, please arrive Mon - Fri, 9am–5pm. When OMSC’s guest rooms are full, participants are referred to a local motel that offers OMSC guests a discount. Accommodation is not available for children of parents who are not long-term OMSC residents.

Christian Mission, the Environment, and Culture.

March 14–18
Dr. Allison M. Howell, Akrofi-Christaller Institute for Theology, Mission, and Culture, Akropong-Akuapem, Ghana, considers Christian responses to climate change—something that is not new in human history—and the catastrophes that often accompany climate change, so as to provide a framework for Christian mission in facing new crises.

 
$175.00
$175.00
Accomodations are payable upon arrival. Apply early—first choice not guaranteed. Meals not included; bring extra funds for meals at a nearby college cafeteria or local restaurants.
If possible, please arrive Mon - Fri, 9am–5pm. When OMSC’s guest rooms are full, participants are referred to a local motel that offers OMSC guests a discount. Accommodation is not available for children of parents who are not long-term OMSC residents.

Christianity in America.

March 7–11
Dr. Edith L. Blumhofer, Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois, introduces participants to the formative role Christianity has played throughout U.S. history. Cosponsored by Black Rock Congregational Church (Fairfield, Connecticut) and First Presbyterian Church (New Haven)
 
$175.00
$175.00
Accomodations are payable upon arrival. Apply early—first choice not guaranteed. Meals not included; bring extra funds for meals at a nearby college cafeteria or local restaurants.
If possible, please arrive Mon - Fri, 9am–5pm. When OMSC’s guest rooms are full, participants are referred to a local motel that offers OMSC guests a discount. Accommodation is not available for children of parents who are not long-term OMSC residents.

Deuteronomy: A Challenge to Mission.

February 7–10
Dr. Christopher J. H. Wright, Langham Partnership International, London, unfolds the relevance of Deuteronomy for contemporary Christian mission and ethics. Four days. Cosponsored by Bay Area Community Church (Annapolis, Maryland).
 
$175.00
$175.00
Accomodations are payable upon arrival. Apply early—first choice not guaranteed. Meals not included; bring extra funds for meals at a nearby college cafeteria or local restaurants.
If possible, please arrive Mon - Fri, 9am–5pm. When OMSC’s guest rooms are full, participants are referred to a local motel that offers OMSC guests a discount. Accommodation is not available for children of parents who are not long-term OMSC residents.

The City in Mission.

January 24–28
Dr. Dale T. Irvin, New York Theological Seminary, considers the city in the mission of God. Cosponsored by United Methodist General Board of Global Ministries.

Student discount registration offer: Students from cosponsoring schools (click here for the list) pay only $90.

 
 
$175.00
$175.00
Accomodations are payable upon arrival. Apply early—first choice not guaranteed. Meals not included; bring extra funds for meals at a nearby college cafeteria or local restaurants.
If possible, please arrive Mon - Fri, 9am–5pm. When OMSC’s guest rooms are full, participants are referred to a local motel that offers OMSC guests a discount. Accommodation is not available for children of parents who are not long-term OMSC residents.

Culture, Values, and Worldview: Anthropology for Mission Practice.

January 17–21
Dr. Darrell L. Whiteman, The Mission Society, shows how one’s worldview and theology of culture affect cross-cultural mission. Cosponsored by United Methodist General Board of Global Ministries.

Student discount registration offer: Students from cosponsoring schools (click here for the list)pay only $90.

 
$175.00
$175.00
Accomodations are payable upon arrival. Apply early—first choice not guaranteed. Meals not included; bring extra funds for meals at a nearby college cafeteria or local restaurants.
If possible, please arrive Mon - Fri, 9am–5pm. When OMSC’s guest rooms are full, participants are referred to a local motel that offers OMSC guests a discount. Accommodation is not available for children of parents who are not long-term OMSC residents.

Kingdom Without Borders: Christianity as a World Religion.

January 10–14
Dr. Miriam Adeney, Seattle Pacific University, helps participants to gain both a larger understanding of what God is doing today and a more intimate picture of God’s people around the world. Cosponsored by Christar and The Mission Society.

Student discount registration offer:
Students from cosponsoring schools (click here for the list)pay only $90.

 
$175.00
$175.00
Accomodations are payable upon arrival. Apply early—first choice not guaranteed. Meals not included; bring extra funds for meals at a nearby college cafeteria or local restaurants.
If possible, please arrive Mon - Fri, 9am–5pm. When OMSC’s guest rooms are full, participants are referred to a local motel that offers OMSC guests a discount. Accommodation is not available for children of parents who are not long-term OMSC residents.

Missionaries in the Movies.

January 3–7
Dr. Dwight P. Baker, OMSC’s associate director, draws upon both video clips and full-length feature films to lead seminar participants in an examination of the way missionaries have been represented on film over the past century.

Student discount registration offer:
Students from cosponsoring schools (click here for the list) pay only $90.
 
$175.00
$175.00
Accomodations are payable upon arrival. Apply early—first choice not guaranteed. Meals not included; bring extra funds for meals at a nearby college cafeteria or local restaurants.
If possible, please arrive Mon - Fri, 9am–5pm. When OMSC’s guest rooms are full, participants are referred to a local motel that offers OMSC guests a discount. Accommodation is not available for children of parents who are not long-term OMSC residents.

Russian Church-State Relations: Challenges and Opportunities for Mission.

December 6–10
Dr. John W. McNeill, Providence College, Otterburne, Manitoba, and a senior mission scholar in residence at OMSC, examines points of tension and cooperation between church and state over the sweep of Russian history.

 
$175.00
$175.00
Accomodations are payable upon arrival. Apply early—first choice not guaranteed. Meals not included; bring extra funds for meals at a nearby college cafeteria or local restaurants.
If possible, please arrive Mon - Fri, 9am–5pm. When OMSC’s guest rooms are full, participants are referred to a local motel that offers OMSC guests a discount. Accommodation is not available for children of parents who are not long-term OMSC residents.

Leadership, Fund-raising, and Donor Development for Missions.

November 29–December 3
Mr. Rob Martin, First Fruit Institute, Newport Beach, California, outlines steps for building the support base, including foundation funding, for mission. Cosponsored by Eastern Mennonite Missions.
 
$175.00
$175.00
Accomodations are payable upon arrival. Apply early—first choice not guaranteed. Meals not included; bring extra funds for meals at a nearby college cafeteria or local restaurants.
If possible, please arrive Mon - Fri, 9am–5pm. When OMSC’s guest rooms are full, participants are referred to a local motel that offers OMSC guests a discount. Accommodation is not available for children of parents who are not long-term OMSC residents.

The Church on Six Continents: Many Strands in One Tapestry—II.

November 15–19
Dr. Andrew F. Walls, honorary professor, University of Edinburgh, and former director of the Centre for the Study of Christianity in the Non-Western World, presents OMSC’s sixth Distinguished Mission Lectureship series—five lectures with discussions. Cosponsored by Evangelical Covenant Department of World Mission, Mission Resource Center of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary, SIM USA, and Wycliffe International.
 
$175.00
$175.00
Accomodations are payable upon arrival. Apply early—first choice not guaranteed. Meals not included; bring extra funds for meals at a nearby college cafeteria or local restaurants.
If possible, please arrive Mon - Fri, 9am–5pm. When OMSC’s guest rooms are full, participants are referred to a local motel that offers OMSC guests a discount. Accommodation is not available for children of parents who are not long-term OMSC residents.

Ethics and Mission in an Era of Globalization.

November 8–12
Dr. Peter Kuzmič, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, South Hamilton, Massachusetts, and Evangelical Theological Seminary, Osijek, Croatia, from firsthand experience leads participants in reflection on ethical challenges facing mission today. Cosponsored by Greenfield Hill Congregational Church (Fairfield, Connecticut), St. John’s Episcopal Church (New Haven), and Trinity Baptist Church (New Haven).
 
$175.00
$175.00
Accomodations are payable upon arrival. Apply early—first choice not guaranteed. Meals not included; bring extra funds for meals at a nearby college cafeteria or local restaurants.
If possible, please arrive Mon - Fri, 9am–5pm. When OMSC’s guest rooms are full, participants are referred to a local motel that offers OMSC guests a discount. Accommodation is not available for children of parents who are not long-term OMSC residents.

Culture, Interpersonal Conflict, and Christian Mission.

October 18–22
Dr. Duane Elmer, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, Illinois, helps Christian workers strengthen interpersonal skills and resolve conflicts among colleagues, including host country people. Cosponsored by Baptist Convention of New England and Naugatuck Valley Community Church (Naugatuck, Connecticut).
 
 
$175.00
$175.00
Accomodations are payable upon arrival. Apply early—first choice not guaranteed. Meals not included; bring extra funds for meals at a nearby college cafeteria or local restaurants.
If possible, please arrive Mon - Fri, 9am–5pm. When OMSC’s guest rooms are full, participants are referred to a local motel that offers OMSC guests a discount. Accommodation is not available for children of parents who are not long-term OMSC residents.

Nurturing and Educating Transcultural Kids.

October 11–15
Ms. Janet Blomberg and Ms. Elizabeth Stephens of Interaction International help you help your children meet the challenges they face as third culture persons. Cosponsored by Park Street Church (Boston).
 
$175.00
$175.00
Accomodations are payable upon arrival. Apply early—first choice not guaranteed. Meals not included; bring extra funds for meals at a nearby college cafeteria or local restaurants.
If possible, please arrive Mon - Fri, 9am–5pm. When OMSC’s guest rooms are full, participants are referred to a local motel that offers OMSC guests a discount. Accommodation is not available for children of parents who are not long-term OMSC residents.

Doing Oral History: Helping Christians Tell Their Own Story.

October 25-29  
[ NOTE CHANGE OF DATE ]

Dr. Jean-Paul Wiest, director of the Jesuit Beijing Center, Beijing, China, and Ms. Michèle Sigg, Dictionary of African Christian Biography project manager, share skills and techniques for documenting mission and church history. Cosponsored by St. John’s Episcopal Church (New Haven).

 
$175.00
$175.00
Accomodations are payable upon arrival. Apply early—first choice not guaranteed. Meals not included; bring extra funds for meals at a nearby college cafeteria or local restaurants.
If possible, please arrive Mon - Fri, 9am–5pm. When OMSC’s guest rooms are full, participants are referred to a local motel that offers OMSC guests a discount. Accommodation is not available for children of parents who are not long-term OMSC residents.

The Internet and Mission: Getting Started.

September 20–24

Mr. Wilson Thomas, Wilson Thomas Systems, Bedford, New Hampshire, and Dr. Dwight P. Baker, OMSC associate director, in a hands-on workshop show how to get the most out of the World Wide Web for mission research.

 
$175.00
$175.00
Accomodations are payable upon arrival. Apply early—first choice not guaranteed. Meals not included; bring extra funds for meals at a nearby college cafeteria or local restaurants.
If possible, please arrive Mon - Fri, 9am–5pm. When OMSC’s guest rooms are full, participants are referred to a local motel that offers OMSC guests a discount. Accommodation is not available for children of parents who are not long-term OMSC residents.

How to Develop Mission and Church Archives.

September 13–17
Ms. Martha Lund Smalley, special collections librarian at Yale Divinity School Library, New Haven, Connecticut, helps missionaries and church leaders identify, organize, and preserve essential records.
 
$175.00
$175.00
Accomodations are payable upon arrival. Apply early—first choice not guaranteed. Meals not included; bring extra funds for meals at a nearby college cafeteria or local restaurants.
If possible, please arrive Mon - Fri, 9am–5pm. When OMSC’s guest rooms are full, participants are referred to a local motel that offers OMSC guests a discount. Accommodation is not available for children of parents who are not long-term OMSC residents.

September 13–17, 2010: How to Develop Mission and Church Archives.

Ms. Martha Lund Smalley, special collections librarian at Yale Divinity School Library, New Haven, Connecticut, helps missionaries and church leaders identify, organize, and preserve essential records.
 
 
 
$175.00
$175.00
Accomodations are payable upon arrival. Apply early—first choice not guaranteed. Meals not included; bring extra funds for meals at a nearby college cafeteria or local restaurants.
If possible, please arrive Mon - Fri, 9am–5pm. When OMSC’s guest rooms are full, participants are referred to a local motel that offers OMSC guests a discount. Accommodation is not available for children of parents who are not long-term OMSC residents.

Personal Renewal in the Missionary Community

May 3 -7, 2010
Rev. Stanley W. Green, Mennonite Mission Network, and Dr. Christine Sine, Mustard Seed Associates, blend classroom instruction and one-on-one sessions to offer counsel and spiritual direction for Christian workers. Cosponsored by the Baptist Convention of New England and Mennonite Mission Network. Eight sessions.
Accomodations are payable upon arrival. Apply early—first choice not guaranteed. Meals not included; bring extra funds for meals at a nearby college cafeteria or local restaurants.
If possible, please arrive Mon - Fri, 9am–5pm. When OMSC’s guest rooms are full, participants are referred to a local motel that offers OMSC guests a discount. Accommodation is not available for children of parents who are not long-term OMSC residents.

Music and Mission

April 26 -30, 2010
Dr. James Krabill, Mennonite Mission Network, builds upon insights from musicology and two decades of missionary experience in West Africa to unfold the dynamic role of music in mission. Cosponsored by Mennonite Central Committee and Mennonite Mission Network. Eight sessions.
Accomodations are payable upon arrival. Apply early—first choice not guaranteed. Meals not included; bring extra funds for meals at a nearby college cafeteria or local restaurants.
If possible, please arrive Mon - Fri, 9am–5pm. When OMSC’s guest rooms are full, participants are referred to a local motel that offers OMSC guests a discount. Accommodation is not available for children of parents who are not long-term OMSC residents.

Models of Leadership in Mission

April 19 -23, 2010
Rev. George Kovoor, Trinity College, Bristol, United Kingdom, brings wide ecclesiastical and international experience to evaluation of differing models of leadership for mission. Cosponsored by Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod World Mission, and Wycliffe International. Eight sessions.
Accomodations are payable upon arrival. Apply early—first choice not guaranteed. Meals not included; bring extra funds for meals at a nearby college cafeteria or local restaurants.
If possible, please arrive Mon - Fri, 9am–5pm. When OMSC’s guest rooms are full, participants are referred to a local motel that offers OMSC guests a discount. Accommodation is not available for children of parents who are not long-term OMSC residents.

Incarnational Mission in a Troubled World

April 13 -16, 2010
Dr. Jonathan J. Bonk, OMSC’s executive director, examines theological and ethical implications of violence, poverty, migration, and religion as contexts for Christian life and witness. Cosponsored by Park Street Church (Boston) and Wycliffe International. Four morning sessions.
Accomodations are payable upon arrival. Apply early—first choice not guaranteed. Meals not included; bring extra funds for meals at a nearby college cafeteria or local restaurants.
If possible, please arrive Mon - Fri, 9am–5pm. When OMSC’s guest rooms are full, participants are referred to a local motel that offers OMSC guests a discount. Accommodation is not available for children of parents who are not long-term OMSC residents.

Whole Gospel, Whole World, Whole Person

March 22 -26, 2010
Dr. F. Albert “Al” Tizon, Palmer Theological Seminary, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, provides an overview of the history, theology, and spirituality of the holistic missionary movement among evangelicals since Lausanne 1974. Participants will become better equipped to engage their own contexts with the full implications of the Gospel. Cosponsored by Evangelical Covenant Department of World Mission. Eight sessions.
Accomodations are payable upon arrival. Apply early—first choice not guaranteed. Meals not included; bring extra funds for meals at a nearby college cafeteria or local restaurants.
If possible, please arrive Mon - Fri, 9am–5pm. When OMSC’s guest rooms are full, participants are referred to a local motel that offers OMSC guests a discount. Accommodation is not available for children of parents who are not long-term OMSC residents.

Gender and Power in African Christianity

March 15 -19, 2010
Dr. Philomena Njeri Mwaura, senior lecturer in philosophy and religious studies, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya, and OMSC senior mission scholar in residence, will draw on the writings of African women theologians to discuss key themes in African Christianity, for example, the Bible, women’s experience of the church, African culture, Christology, power, and decision making. Cosponsored by United Methodist General Board of Global Ministries. Eight sessions.
Accomodations are payable upon arrival. Apply early—first choice not guaranteed. Meals not included; bring extra funds for meals at a nearby college cafeteria or local restaurants.
If possible, please arrive Mon - Fri, 9am–5pm. When OMSC’s guest rooms are full, participants are referred to a local motel that offers OMSC guests a discount. Accommodation is not available for children of parents who are not long-term OMSC residents.

Christian Faith and the Muslim World

March 1 -5, 2010
(revised May 1, 2009)
Dr. Charles Amjad-Ali, Martin Luther King Jr. professor for justice and Christian community, Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota, examines contemporary Christian-Muslim tensions in the light of Islamic philosophy and jurisprudence. Cosponsored by First Presbyterian Church (New Haven). Eight sessions.
Accomodations are payable upon arrival. Apply early—first choice not guaranteed. Meals not included; bring extra funds for meals at a nearby college cafeteria or local restaurants.
If possible, please arrive Mon - Fri, 9am–5pm. When OMSC’s guest rooms are full, participants are referred to a local motel that offers OMSC guests a discount. Accommodation is not available for children of parents who are not long-term OMSC residents.

Digital Video and Global Christianity

February 22 -26, 2010
Dr. James M. Ault, James Ault Productions, Northampton, Massachusetts, in a practical workshop, covers how to use digital video to portray the life of faith in community. Eight sessions.
Accomodations are payable upon arrival. Apply early—first choice not guaranteed. Meals not included; bring extra funds for meals at a nearby college cafeteria or local restaurants.
If possible, please arrive Mon - Fri, 9am–5pm. When OMSC’s guest rooms are full, participants are referred to a local motel that offers OMSC guests a discount. Accommodation is not available for children of parents who are not long-term OMSC residents.
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