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J. Dudley Woodberry, dean emeritus and senior professor of Islamic studies at Fuller’s School of Intercultural Studies, responds to Philip Jenkins lecture at the 2016 Missiology Lectures.

The Fuller Missiology Lectures is an annual conference held by the School of Intercultural Studies. The 2016 theme, “Dynamics of Contemporary Muslim Societies: Christian Theological and Missiological Implications,” explored how the dynamics of contemporary Muslim societies shape Christian engagement and reflected on possible Christian theological and missiological assessments in response.

Study with leading scholars at Fuller on the topic of Islam and Christian engagement. Learn more here: fuller.edu/islamic-studies/

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Philip Jenkins, Distinguished Professor of History at the Institute for Studies of Religion at Baylor University, lectures on globalization, Islamic societies, and historical contexts that shed light on contemporary religious dynamics.

The Fuller Missiology Lectures is an annual conference held by the School of Intercultural Studies. The 2016 theme, “Dynamics of Contemporary Muslim Societies: Christian Theological and Missiological Implications,” explored how the dynamics of contemporary Muslim societies shape Christian engagement and reflected on possible Christian theological and missiological assessments in response.

Study with leading scholars at Fuller on the topic of Islam and Christian engagement. Learn more here: fuller.edu/islamic-studies/

This resource has been curated from FULLER studio. For more resources for a deeply formed spiritual life, visit Fuller.edu/studio.

Enoch Kim, assistant professor of communication and mission studies at the School of Intercultural Studies, responds to Evelyne A. Reisacher’s lecture at the 2016 Missiology Lectures.

The Fuller Missiology Lectures is an annual conference held by the School of Intercultural Studies. The 2016 theme, “Dynamics of Contemporary Muslim Societies: Christian Theological and Missiological Implications,” explored how the dynamics of contemporary Muslim societies shape Christian engagement and reflected on possible Christian theological and missiological assessments in response.

Study with leading scholars at Fuller on the topic of Islam and Christian engagement. Learn more here: fuller.edu/islamic-studies/

This resource has been curated from FULLER studio. For more resources for a deeply formed spiritual life, visit Fuller.edu/studio.

Evelyne A. Reisacher, associate professor of Islamic studies and intercultural relations, lectures on the dynamics of specific Muslim communities, the overgeneralizing tendencies of much sociological analysis, and the importance for Christians to better understand and articulate the specific experience of their Muslim neighbors.
The Fuller Missiology Lectures is an annual conference held by the School of Intercultural Studies. The 2016 theme, “Dynamics of Contemporary Muslim Societies: Christian Theological and Missiological Implications,” explored how the dynamics of contemporary Muslim societies shape Christian engagement and reflected on possible Christian theological and missiological assessments in response.

Study with leading scholars at Fuller on the topic of Islam and Christian engagement. Learn more here: fuller.edu/islamic-studies/

This resource has been curated from FULLER studio. For more resources for a deeply formed spiritual life, visit Fuller.edu/studio.

Scott Cormode, director of innovation, lectures on culture care, the marketplace, and sharing stories of hope to encourage those entrusted to our care.

The second annual Culture Care Summit was hosted by Fuller’s Brehm Center and led by acclaimed artist and Brehm Center director Mako Fujimura. It was presented in association with International Arts Movement (IAM). With such speakers as best-selling author/theologian Philip Yancey and Fuller president Mark Labberton, we considered ideas and questions raised in Fujimura’s book “Silence and Beauty.”

This resource has been curated from FULLER studio. For more resources for a deeply formed spiritual life, visit Fuller.edu/studio.

Steven Argue, Assistant Professor of Youth, Family, and Culture, responds to Kenda Creasy Dean’s lecture, reflecting on the complex relationships between a changing church and the broader culture.

Pamela Ebstyne King, Peter L. Benson Associate Professor of Applied Developmental Science, responds to Kenda Creasy Dean’s lecture, reflecting on the “telos” of Christian faith and its relationship to innovation and empowering young people.

Juan Martínez, Professor of Hispanic Studies and Pastoral Leadership, responds to Kenda Creasy Dean’s lecture, reflecting on discernment and the role of the global church in forming young people.

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The entrepreneurial moment in ministry not only challenges how we do ministry with young people; it forces us to examine our ecclesiology, our assumed paths to discipleship formation, and our understanding of mission. In this conversation Dr. Dean considers the impact and potential of an ecclesiology in which “doing a new thing” is the missional consequence of taking seriously our history as a church—and how missional innovation gives us fresh eyes for youth and young adult ministry in a post-Christian age.

Kenda Creasy Dean, an ordained United Methodist pastor in the Greater New Jersey Annual Conference, works closely with Princeton’s Institute for Youth Ministry as well as the Farminary, the seminary’s initiative in small-scale sustainable agriculture and theological formation. In 2013 she founded an incubator/accelerator program for Christian leaders and congregations (MinistryIncubators.com) with fellow youth pastor and entrepreneur Mark DeVries.

Dr. Creasy Dean’s lectures were part of the 2017 Payton Lectures, an annual lecture series from Fuller Seminary’s School of Theology. Fuller Theological Seminary instituted the Payton Lectures in 1948, providing for a series of divinity lectures by a notable scholar outside the regular faculty. The lectureship is named for Dr. John E. and Mrs. Eliza Payton, parents of the late Mrs. Grace Fuller, wife of seminary founder Charles E. Fuller. Recent Payton Lecturers have included Miroslav Volf, Ellen Davis, Bernard McGinn, and Luke Timothy Johnson.

This resource has been curated from FULLER studio. For more resources for a deeply formed spiritual life, visit Fuller.edu/studio.

Chap Clark, professor of youth, family, and culture, responds to Kenda Creasy Dean’s lecture, reflecting on the ways churches can empower young people to pursue their callings.

Ahmi Lee, assistant professor of preaching, responds to Kenda Creasy Dean’s lecture, reflecting on preaching and the important balance of deeds and words.

Scott Cormode, Hugh De Pree Professor of Leadership Development, responds to Kenda Creasy Dean’s lecture, reflecting on the difference between innovation and agility.

During medieval times, church communities were cradles of creativity—what happened? Kenda Creasy Dean, Mary D. Synnott Professor of Youth, Church, and Culture at Princeton Theological Seminary, explores the ecclesial origins of missional entrepreneurship, its creative appeal for contemporary young adults, and the relationship between churches that care about young people and missional entrepreneurs.

Kenda Creasy Dean, an ordained United Methodist pastor in the Greater New Jersey Annual Conference, works closely with Princeton’s Institute for Youth Ministry as well as the Farminary, the seminary’s initiative in small-scale sustainable agriculture and theological formation. In 2013 she founded an incubator/accelerator program for Christian leaders and congregations (MinistryIncubators.com) with fellow youth pastor and entrepreneur Mark DeVries.

Dr. Creasy Dean’s lectures were part of the 2017 Payton Lectures, an annual lecture series from Fuller Seminary’s School of Theology. Fuller Theological Seminary instituted the Payton Lectures in 1948, providing for a series of divinity lectures by a notable scholar outside the regular faculty. The lectureship is named for Dr. John E. and Mrs. Eliza Payton, parents of the late Mrs. Grace Fuller, wife of seminary founder Charles E. Fuller. Recent Payton Lecturers have included Miroslav Volf, Ellen Davis, Bernard McGinn, and Luke Timothy Johnson.

This resource has been curated from FULLER studio. For more resources for a deeply formed spiritual life, visit Fuller.edu/studio.

Kutter Callaway, assistant professor of theology and culture, reflects on chronic pain, the fear of getting well, and the transformative gift of sharing our weakness with a hurting world.

Migum Gweon, director of clinical training for marriage and family, describes restoration therapy, the struggle to accept ourselves as loved and significant, and the ways a church community can facilitate self-acceptance.

Johnny Ramírez-Johnson, professor of anthropology, draws on scripture and personal experiences to argue that keeping the Sabbath brings gender and economic equality to communities.

This resource has been curated from FULLER studio. For more resources for a deeply formed spiritual life, visit Fuller.edu/studio.