Lectures

Bethel Distinguished Lecturer Series

Bethel Seminary San Diego is committed to presenting some of the leading contemporary thinkers of the Christian faith. Our Distinguished Lecturer Series gives students, alumni, and the San Diego community an opportunity to engage the minds of some of these dynamic men and women in an intimate setting.

Barry Black

February 19, 2008

7:30 a.m.	“When God Says Nothing” Morning Chapel, open to the public
11:30 a.m.	“Dealing with Disappointment” Pastors and Chaplains Luncheon
7 p.m.	“The Loss of Influence” Public Lecture

Location: Bethel Seminary Chapel

Black is the 62nd Chaplain of the United States Senate. Elected to this position on June 27, 2003, he is the first African American and the first military chaplain to hold the office since the Senate elected its first chaplain in 1789. Black previously served for more than 27 years as a chaplain in the U.S. Navy, rising to the rank of Rear Admiral and ending his Navy career as the Chief of Navy Chaplains.

Refreshments will be served.

RSVP to events-sandiego@bethel.edu or call Caleb Hummel at 619.582.8188, ext. 227.

We are able to offer this event free of charge because of a generous grant from a friend of Bethel Seminary.

Simon Chan

Wednesday March 5, 7-9 p.m.	“Pneumatological Ecclesiology: The Story of the Holy Spirit in the Church” First Public Lecture
Thursday March 6, 7-9 p.m.	“Worship as the Practice of Trinitarian Theology” Second Public Lecture
Friday March 7 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.	“A Pastoral Perspective on Reforming Worship” Pastors Luncheon

Location: Bethel Seminary Chapel

Theologian Simon Chan, Ph.D., of Singapore, is a leading evangelical theologian, and one with a global perspective. While rooted in the church life of the Assemblies of God, his writing and ministry engage the wider and older Christian traditions as well. His influential publications include Spiritual Theology: A Systematic Study of the Christian Life and Liturgical Theology: The Church as Worshiping Community. Chan regards worship as both central to the life of the church and the energizing impulse for its mission in the world.

Refreshments will be served. Admission is $20 for each event (waived for Bethel Seminary students and spouses). Please RSVP by March 3 to events-sandiego@bethel.edu or call Caleb Hummel at 619.582.8188, ext. 227.

2008 Global Missions Lecture — Simon Chan

“Worship as the Proper Context of Mission”
March 7, 2008 • 7 p.m.
Bethel Seminary Chapel

The Annual Clifford V. Anderson Global Missions Lecture strives to bring to Bethel Seminary San Diego world-class experts who are actively involved in global and contextual ministries and research. Bethel Seminary is an institution that seeks to have far-reaching impact and a strong global focus. This year’s speaker will be Simon Chan. In addition to Chan’s accomplishments listed previously, he was prominently featured in a June 2007 Christianity Today article entitled “The Mission of the Trinity” in which he was interviewed about his views on missional theology.

Refreshments will be served. This event is free of charge through a generous endowment from a friend of Bethel Seminary. Please RSVP by March 3 to events-sandiego@bethel.edu or call Caleb Hummel at 619.582.8188, ext. 227.

“What is the mission of the Trinity? The answer to that question is communion. Ultimately, all things are to be brought back into communion with the triune God. Communion is the ultimate end, not mission.” —Simon Chan

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