Updated for official program on April 27, 2022

Second Annual Faculty Development Conference

International Alliance for Christian Education

May 24-27, 2022

Pre-conference Colloquium (co-hosted by Stand for Life and the Land Center for Cultural Engagement)

Sponsors:

Platinum: Stand for Life and Impact 360

Gold: Southwestern Seminary

Silver: B&H Publishers and The Education Group

Bronze: Campus EDU, Wai-Kwong Seck, Crossway Books, Lexham Press, and NXTPG

Advisory Council: Ralph Enlow (IACE), Nathan Finn (North Greenville), Daniel Darling (Land Center, Southwestern Seminary), Lauren McAfee (Stand for Life), Elizabeth Graham (Stand for Life), Scott Rae (Biola), Barbara McMillin (Blue Mountain), John Netland (Union), Melinda Stephens (Geneva), Tom Cornman (Corban), Jeff Green (Houston Baptist), John Basie (Impact 360), Jacob Shatzer (BibleMesh),  Michael Bryant (Charleston Southern), Jennifer Marshall Patterson (Reformed Seminary), Matt Pinson (Welch), Janet Black (Colorado Christian), Travis Dickinson (Dallas Baptist), Paul Thompson (North Greenville), Amy Crider (Southwestern), Andy Chambers (Missouri Baptist), and Steve Booth (Canadian Baptist Seminary and College)

Tuesday, May 24, 2022

11:00 am - Registration Opens

12:30 pm – Lunch (The Lane)

2:00 pm – Opening Session (Riley 250)

Welcome: David Dockery

Devotional: Katie McCoy (Baptist General Convention of Texas)

Address: “The Image of God and Human Dignity,” John Kilner (Trinity Evangelical Divinity School)

3:15 pm – Break

3:45 pm – Address: “What Does It Mean to Be Human?” C. Ben Mitchell (Union University)

5:00 pm – Break

5:30 pm – Dinner (The Lane)

6:45 pm – Address: “Human Beings Created in and for Relationship,” Jennifer Marshall

     Patterson (Reformed Theological Seminary)

7:45 pm – Adjourn

Wednesday, May 25, 2022

7:00 – 8:15 am – Breakfast (The Lane)

8:30 am – Devotional: Lauren McAfee (Stand for Life)

     Address: “Faithful Living in a Culture of Death,” (John Stonestreet, Colson Center for

     Christian Worldview)

9:45 am – Address: “The Sanctity of Human Life,” Scott Rae (Biola University)

10:45 am – Break

11:15 am – A Time of Application. Panel Discussion, moderated by Daniel Darling (Land Center

for Cultural Engagement, Southwestern Seminary)

Panel Participants: Gregg Allison (Southern Seminary); Katie Fruge (Baptist General Convention of Texas), Autumn Alcott Ridenour (Gordon-Conwell Seminary), Robert Stewart (New Orleans Seminary), Lainey Greer (Parkwood Church, Gastonia, NC)

12: 30 pm – Colloquium Adjourns

12:30 pm – Lunch for Colloquium and Faculty Development Conference Participants (The Lane)

Faculty Development Conference

1:30 pm – Registration Opens for Faculty Development Conference

2:30 pm – Afternoon Session (Riley 150)

Welcome: David Dockery

Scripture, Praise, and Prayer: Joe Crider (Southwestern  Seminary)

Devotional: Paul Thompson (North Greenville University)

Confessing Our Faith Together: Jacquelynn Pleis (Charleston Southern)

Prayer: Ashley Allen (Southwestern Seminary)

Address: “Theological Commitments and Distinctive Christian Education.” Nathan Finn (North Greenville University)

4:10 pm – Break

4:40 pm – Address: “Christian Worldview: Implications for Our Teaching and Learning,” Scott Rae (Biola University)

5:40 pm – Break

6:00 pm – Dinner (The Lane) – seating by academic disciplines (coordinated around proposed

 conversation leaders listed below)

7:00 pm – Discipline-specific Conversations: Coordinated by Melinda Stephens (Geneva),

Hunter Baker (Union), Matt Pinson (Welch), Ralph Enlow (IACE),

Michael Wilder (Southwestern), Nathan Finn (NGU), and others (Location to be announced at dinner)

8:00 pm - Adjourn

Thursday, May 26, 2022

7:00 – 8:15 am – Breakfast (The Lane)

8:45 am – Devotional: Travis Dickinson (Dallas Baptist University)

     Address: “Reading and Writing Well: The Importance of Scholarship for Faithful

     Teaching,” Tommy Kidd (Baylor University/Midwestern Seminary)

10:00 am – Break

10:30 am – Breakout Sessions

Innovation – Amy Crider (Southwestern Seminary) and Jonathan Arnold  (Southwestern Seminary)

Reading Groups – Michael Bryant (Charleston Southern) and Donny Mathis

(North Greenville)

Honors Programs – Brian Blaise (Boyce/SBTS)

Distance Learning – Eric Currie (Campus EDU)

11:45 am – Break

12:15 pm – Lunch (The Lane)

2:00 pm – Address: “Teaching Effectiveness: Faith, Teaching, and Learning,” Barbara McMillin

(Blue Mountain College)

3:10 pm – Break

3:40 pm – Panel Discussion: “Head, Heart, and Hands: Academic Seriousness, Faithful Devotion, and the Place of Service,” Ralph Enlow (IACE) moderator, Lilly Park (Southwestern), John Basie (Impact 360), Paul Thompson (NGU), and C. Ben Mitchell (Union)

4:45 pm – Break

5:15 pm – Dinner (The Lane) – seating according to evening session sections

6:15 pm – Breakout Sessions

New(er) Faculty Session – Calvin Troup (Geneva), Nathan Finn (NGU), Barbara McMillin (Blue Mountain)

Faculty Leadership Opportunities – Tom Cornman (Corban), Jeff Green (HBU), Ralph Enlow (IACE)

7:30 pm – Dessert Fellowship

8:00 pm - Adjourn

Friday, May 27, 2022

8:45 am – Devotional: Carl Bradford (Southwestern Seminary)

                   Address: “The Place of Cultural Engagement,” Thaddeus Williams (Biola)

10:00 am – Break

10:30 am – Address: “The Blessings that Are Ours: What We Owe Our Faculty Colleagues,”

C. Ben Mitchell (Union University)

11:45 am – Prayer/Doxology/Adjourn

Third Annual IACE Conference

February 9-11, 2022

Riley Conference Center | Fort Worth, Texas

Conference Schedule
(All sessions in Room 150 unless otherwise noted)

Wednesday, February 9

2:00 p.m. Registration Opens
2:30 p.m. IACE Board Meeting (Room 250)

Ralph Enlow, presiding

Peter Teague, devotional

Session One
5:15 p.m. Dinner (The Lane)

6:30 p.m. Welcome

A Word from the IACE Board of Directors and Opening Prayer: Ralph Enlow, Board Chair

Praise and Worship: Joe Crider, Dean, School of Church Music and Worship, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Message: "The Lordship of Christ and Christian Education" | H. B. Charles Jr., Senior Pastor, Shiloh Church, Jacksonville, Florida

Thursday, February 10

Session Two

7:00 to 8:30 a.m. Breakfast on your own (The Lane)

8:30 a.m.

Devotional | Michael Ortiz, Executive Director, International Council for Evangelical Theological Education

Address: "The Great Tradition and Christian Education" | Timothy George, Founding Dean and Distinguished Professor of Divinity, Beeson Divinity School

9:45 a.m. Break

10:05 a.m.

Address: Christian Education in the Midst of a Cultural Convulsion" | Ed Stetzer, Dean, School of Mission, Ministry, and Leadership, and Director, Billy Graham Center, Wheaton College

11:00 a.m. Break

11:20 a.m

Presentation: "Generation Z and Christian Education" | Impact 360 Institute Report, Phil Alsup and John Basie

12:15 p.m. Break

Session Three

12:30 p.m. Lunch (The Lane)

Prayer: Scott Rae, Dean, Talbot Seminary, and Special Assistant to the President, Biola University

1:30 p.m. Break

Session Four

1:45 p.m.

Presentation: "Christian Worldview, Cultural Challenges, and Christian Education" | Report from the Cultural Research Center, Arizona Christian University. Len Munsil, Tracy Munsil, and George Barna

2:45 p.m. Break

3:05 p.m.

Address: "Creating a Joy-filled and God-honoring. Culture for IACE Institutions and Partners" | Shelette Stewart, Founder and President, Stewart Consulting

4:05 p.m. Break

4:30 p.m.

Address: "The Coming Tsunami: Christian Hope and Christian Education" | Jim Denison, Co-Founder and Chief Vision Officer, The Denison Group

5:30 p.m. Break

Session Five

6:00 p.m. Dinner

Prayer: Mark Bailey, Chancellor, Dallas Theological Seminary

7:00 p.m.

Address: "The Clash of Orthodoxies and Its Implication for Christian Higher Education | Robert P. George, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence, and Director, James Madison Program, Princeton University

Dessert Fellowship (The Lane)

Friday, February 11

Session Six

7:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Breakfast on your own (The Lane)

8:30 a.m.

Devotional | Barbara McMillin, President, Blue Mountain College

Presentation: "Legal Issues and Christian Education" | Greg Baylor, Senior Counsel, Alliance Defending Freedom

9:30 a.m.

Panel Discussion: "Christian Education: The Values and Challenges of Athletics" | Greg Baylor, Dan Wood, President, National Christian College Athletic Association, and others

10:30 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m.

Address: "The High Calling to Support Christian Education: The Key Role of Institutional Advancement" | Pat McLaughlin, President, The Timothy Group

11: 45 a.m. Concluding Words

Closing Prayer and Benediction: Loren Gresham, Chancellor, Southern Nazarene University

Noon: Adjourn

SPONSORS

Accommodations

Reserve a room on-site at the Riley Center

The Riley Center at Southwestern features 55 luxury guest rooms, including seven suites, at the historic campus of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Every room features wireless internet, two telephones with data port, voicemail, cable television, refrigerator, microwave, coffee maker, iron and ironing board. Complimentary breakfast is provided for all guests of The Riley Center. Each guest also has access to the Recreational Aerobics Center, which offers a swimming pool, cardio room, weight room, full size basketball court, raquetball and tennis courts, and an aerobics rooms.

Stay nearby at the Hampton Inn

Hotel: Hampton Inn Fort Worth Southwest Cityview

Group Name: Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

2021 IACE Faculty Development Conference

Schedule

Sunday, June 27

3 to 5:00 p.m. Registration

5:30 p.m. Fellowship Dinner

Monday, June 28

7 to 8:00 a.m. Breakfast (on your own at the Riley Center)

8:30 a.m. Session One

• Devotional - Jacob Shatzer (Union University)

• Worship - Joe Crider (Southwestern Seminary)

• Welcome, Conference Overview, and the Distinctive Aspects of Christian Education - David S. Dockery (President, International Alliance for Christian Education)

10:15 a.m. Break

10:45 a.m. Session Two

• Worldview Formation 1 - John Stonestreet (Colson Center), Scott Rae (Biola University), and Tommy Kidd (Baylor University)

Noon Break

12:15 p.m. Lunch

1:45 p.m. Session Three

• Worldview Formation 2 - John Stonestreet, Scott Rae, and Tommy Kidd

3:00 p.m. Break

3:30 p.m. Session Four

• Worldview Formation 3 - John Stonestreet, Scott Rae, and Tommy Kidd

4:45 p.m. Break

5:30 p.m. Dinner

6:30 p.m. Session Five

• Christian Education, Christian Worldview, and Culture - John Stonestreet, Jennifer Marshall Patterson (Reformed Seminary), and Andrew Walker (Southern Seminary)

Tuesday, June 29

7 to 8:00 a.m. Breakfast (on your own)

8:30 a.m. Session Six

• Devotional - Carl Bradford (Southwestern Seminary)

• Worldview Formation 4 - John Stonestreet, Scott Rae, and Tommy Kidd

10:15 a.m. Break

10:45 a.m. Session Seven

• Teaching Effectiveness - Ralph Enlow (Board Chair, Internatinal Alliance for Christian Education)

Noon Break

12:15 p.m. Lunch

1:45 p.m. Session Eight

• Discipline-Specific Conversations -- Melinda Stephens (Geneva College), John Netland (Union University), John Basie (Impact 360), and Eric Bolger (College of the Ozarks)

3:00 p.m. Break

3:30 p.m. Session Nine

• Head and Heart: Spiritual Formation, Christian Worldview, and Christian Education - Nathan Finn (North Greenville University), Calvin Troup (Geneva College), Janet Black (Colorado Christian University), Rhyne Putman (Williams Baptist University), and Andy Chambers (MIssouri Baptist University)

4:45 p.m. Break

5:30 p.m. Dinner

6:30 p.m. Session Ten

• One Faculty Member's Journey -- Paul Thompson (North Greenville University)

Wednesday, June 30

7 to 8:00 a.m. Breakfast (on your own)

8:30 a.m. Session Eleven

• Devotional - Katie-Marie Stout (Impact 360)

• Scholarship, Research, and Writing - Nathan Finn

10:15 a.m. Break

10:45 a.m. Session Twelve

• Panel Discussion - Nathan Finn, Melinda Stephens, Hunter Baker (Union University), Amy Crider (Southwestern Seminary), and Matt Pinson (Welch College)

Noon Benediction and Adjourn

Conference Planning Group

Mark Bailey (Chancellor, Dallas Theological Seminary)

John Basie (Director, Impact 360)

Susan Booth (Professor of Evangelism and Missions, Canadian Baptist Seminary and College)

Andy Chambers (Provost, Missouri Baptist), Eric Bolger (Provost, College of the Ozarks)

Amy Crider (Director of the Center for Writing Excellence, Southwestern Seminary)

Tracy Davis (Dean, Olivet University)

Philip Dearborn (President, ABHE)

Ralph Enlow (IACE Board chair)

Nathan Finn (Provost, North Greenville University)

Len Munsil (President, Arizona Christian University)

Jennfier Marshall Patterson (Director, Institute for Theology and Public Policy, Reformed Seminary)

Matt Pinson (President, Welch College)

Rhyne Putman (Director of Worldview Formation, Williams Baptist University)

Scott Rae (Dean and Special Assistant to the President, Biola University)

Melinda Stephens (Provost, Geneva College)

John Stonestreet (President, Colson Center)

Paul Thompson (Dean, North Greenville University)

Calvin Troup (President, Geneva College)

Michael Wilder (Dean, Southwestern Seminary)

Sponsors

Silver

Bronze

Accommodations

Reserve a room on-site at the Riley Center

The Riley Center at Southwestern features 55 luxury guest rooms, including seven suites, at the historic campus of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Every room features wireless internet, two telephones with data port, voicemail, cable television, refrigerator, microwave, coffee maker, iron and ironing board. Complimentary breakfast is provided for all guests of The Riley Center. Each guest also has access to the Recreational Aerobics Center, which offers a swimming pool, cardio room, weight room, full size basketball court, raquetball and tennis courts, and an aerobics rooms.

Stay nearby at the Hampton Inn

Hotel: Hampton Inn Fort Worth Southwest Cityview
Group Name: Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Arrival Date: 02-Feb-2021
Departure Date: 05-Feb-2021

Second Annual IACE Conference

February 3-5, 2021

Riley Conference Center, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas

Attend In-person or Online.

This event has concluded.

Program and Sponsor Information

Join us on the campus of Southwestern Baptist Seminary in Forth Worth, TX for the second annual IACE Conference. Conference speakers will include:

• D. A. Carson, Distinguished Emeritus Professor of New Testament, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and Theologian-at-Large, The Gospel Coalition
  Feb 3 - “A Biblical Theology of Education”

• Greg Baylor, Senior Counsel, Alliance Defending Freedom
  Feb 4 - “Legal and Cultural Challenges Facing Christian Higher Education”

• Jennifer Marshall Patterson, Director, Institute for Theology and Public Life, Reformed Theological Seminary, Washington, D.C.
  Feb 4 - “Wisdom for Cultural Challenges over What It Means to Be Human”

• Bill High, CEO, The Signatry
  Feb 4 - “The $68 Trillion Wealth Transfer: The Great Opportunity for Christian Education”

• William Vanderbloemen, CEO, Vanderbloemen Search Group
  Feb 4 - “Leadership in a Post-COVID-19 Context”

• Paul Thompson, Dean, College of Humanities and Sciences and Professor of History, North Greenville University
  Feb 5 - “Christian Education, Christian Education, or Christian Education,”

• Darrell Bock, Senior Research Professor of New Testament and Executive Director for Cultural Engagement, Dallas Theological Seminary
  Feb 5 - “A Biblical Theology of Cultural Engagement”

Sponsors

Accommodations

Reserve a room on-site at the Riley Center

The Riley Center at Southwestern features 55 luxury guest rooms, including seven suites, at the historic campus of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Every room features wireless internet, two telephones with data port, voicemail, cable television, refrigerator, microwave, coffee maker, iron and ironing board. Complimentary breakfast is provided for all guests of The Riley Center. Each guest also has access to the Recreational Aerobics Center, which offers a swimming pool, cardio room, weight room, full size basketball court, raquetball and tennis courts, and an aerobics rooms.

Stay nearby at the Hampton Inn

Hotel: Hampton Inn Fort Worth Southwest Cityview
Group Name: Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Arrival Date: 02-Feb-2021
Departure Date: 05-Feb-2021

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Leaders representing a wide array of Christian education interests gathered at Rosen Plaza Hotel in Orlando February 12-14 for the inaugural meeting. Read the conference recap here.

Program Overview

Event Sponsors

Thank you to all of our sponsors.

Photos from the Inaugural Meeting