Seminars

Spiritual Renewal in the Missionary Community.

May 7–11, 2012
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
Accommodations 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 30–May 4, 2012
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 Christian Reformed World Missions.

$175.00
$175.00
Accommodations 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 23–27, 2012
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 United Methodist General Board of Global Ministries.

$175.00
$175.00
Accommodations 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.

Teaching and Preaching the Gospel of Peace: New Testament Perspectives.

April 9–13, 2012
Dr. Willard M. Swartley, Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary, Elkhart, Indiana, presents the missing peace in New Testament theology and its implications for mission and ethics. Cosponsored by Mennonite Central Committee.

$175.00
$175.00
Accommodations 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.

Pentecostal Spirituality, Mission, and Discipleship in Africa.

March 26–30, 2012
Dr. J. Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu, Trinity Theological Seminary, Accra, Ghana, and senior mission scholar in residence at OMSC, uses the lens of contemporary African Pentecostal/charismatic Christianity to focus on mission as renewal and revitalization. Cosponsored by Bay Area Community Church (Annapolis, Maryland).

$175.00
$175.00
Accommodations 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.

Issues in Mission Theology.

March 19–23, 2012
Dr. Charles Van Engen, School of Intercultural Studies, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California, surveys current theological challenges facing students of mission. Cosponsored by First Korean Presbyterian Church of Greater Hartford (Manchester, Connecticut).

$175.00
$175.00
Accommodations 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.

Contextualizing Theology for Mission in Asia.

March 5–9, 2012
Dr. Enoch Wan, Western Seminary, Portland, Oregon, unfolds a Sino-Asian approach to theologizing that is strategically relevant for mission to Asians.

$175.00
$175.00
Accommodations 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.

February 27–March 2, 2012
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. Cosponsored by United Methodist General Board of Global Ministries.

$175.00
$175.00
Accommodations 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.

Ethnicity as Gift and Barrier: Human Identity and Christian Mission.

January 23–27, 2012
Dr. Tite Tiénou, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, Illinois, works from first-hand experience in Africa to identify the "tribal" issues faced by the global church in mission. Cosponsored by Africa Inland Mission and Trinity Baptist Church (New Haven).

$175.00
$175.00
Accommodations 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.

Anthropological Insights for Diaspora Missiology.

January 16–20, 2012
Dr. Steven J. Ybarrola, Asbury Theological Seminary, Wilmore, Kentucky, applies insights from the anthropological study of migration, urbanization, diasporas, and transnationalism to the relatively recent field of diaspora missiology.

$175.00
$175.00
Accommodations 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 Lion's Roar: The Book of Amos Speaks to Our World.

January 9–13, 2012
Dr. M. Daniel Carroll R. (Rodas), Denver Seminary, Littleton, Colorado, explores the relevance for Christian mission and ethics today of the call of Amos to perceive the hand of God in history, to establish justice, and to practice acceptable worship.

$175.00
$175.00
Accommodations 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 2–6, 2012
Dr. Dwight P. Baker, Overseas Ministries Study Center, draws upon both video clips and full-length feature films to examine the way missionaries have been represented in the movies over the past century.

$175.00
$175.00
Accommodations 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.

December 5–9, 2011
Mr. Rob Martin, First Fruit Institute, Newport Beach, California, outlines steps for building the support base, including foundation funding, for mission. Cosponsored by COMHINA and Latin America Mission.

$175.00
$175.00
Accommodations 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 Gospel of Peace Engaging the Muslim Ummah (Community).

November 28–December 2, 2011
Dr. David W. Shenk, Eastern Mennonite Missions, Salunga, Pennsylvania, explores the church's calling to bear witness to the Gospel of peace in its engagement with Muslims whether in contexts of militancy or in settings of moderation. Cosponsored by First Presbyterian Church (New Haven) and The Mission Society.

$175.00
$175.00
Accommodations 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 Megashift in Global Christianity: Implications for Christian Mission.

November 14–18, 2011
Dr. Wonsuk Ma, Oxford Centre for Mission Studies, Oxford, England, and senior mission scholar in residence at OMSC, draws out the seminal significance of Pentecostal/charismatic missiology for Christian mission. Cosponsored by Park Street Church (Boston, Massachusetts) and Wycliffe Global Alliance.

$175.00
$175.00
Accommodations 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.

Church and Mission in Europe—East and West.

November 7–11, 2011
Dr. Peter Kuzmič, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and Evangelical Theological Seminary, Osijek, Croatia, explores the new context and new role for churches and missions in a changed Europe, both East and West. Cosponsored by Christ Presbyterian Church (New Haven) and Franciscan Missionaries of Mary.

$175.00
$175.00
Accommodations 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—III.

October 31–November 4, 2011
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 SIM USA.

$175.00
$175.00
Accommodations 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 17–21, 2011
Dr. Duane H. 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, CrossGlobal Link, and Evangelical Covenant Department of World Mission.

$175.00
$175.00
Accommodations 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 10–14, 2011
Ms. Janet Blomberg, Interaction International, and Ms. Elizabeth Stephens, of Libby Stephens: Humanizing the Transition Experience, help you help your children meet the challenges they face as third culture persons. Cosponsored by Black Rock Congregational Church (Fairfield, Connecticut) and The Mission Society.

$175.00
$175.00
Accommodations 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.

September 26–30, 2011
Dr. Jean-Paul Wiest, Jesuit Beijing Center, Beijing, China, and Ms. Michèle Sigg, Dictionary of African Christian Biography, Nairobi, Kenya, share skills and techniques for documenting mission and church history. Cosponsored by St. John's Episcopal Church (New Haven).

$175.00
$175.00
Accommodations 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 19–23, 2011
Mr. Wilson Thomas, Wilson Thomas Systems, Bedford, New Hampshire, and Dr. Dwight P. Baker, Overseas Ministries Study Center, in a hands-on workshop show how to get the most out of the World Wide Web for mission research.

$175.00
$175.00
Accommodations 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 12–16, 2011
Ms. Martha Lund Smalley, Yale Divinity School Library, New Haven, Connecticut, helps missionaries and church leaders identify, organize, and preserve essential records.

$175.00
$175.00
Accommodations 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.

MLF Registration/Meals Fee

$0.00
$0.00
Accommodations 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.

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
Accommodations 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.(New seminar added to schedule)

May 2–6
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.
 
$175.00
$175.00
Accommodations 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
Accommodations 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
Accommodations 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
Accommodations 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
Accommodations 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
Accommodations 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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