Workshops
Develop your research and writing skills for a lifetime of learning and ministry
Constructive Criticism: Ageless Principles to Flourish in a Digital Era
Heather R. Sparkman (M.Div, 2008; MA, Lindenwood University, 2021) will present learnings from her recent MA thesis exploring biblical principles that help church staff, non-professional volunteers, and members engage with and use social media in positive, constructive ways. Rather than starting from a place of fear, we should understand our purpose and place in the digital landscape, just as we do in other forms of media, proceeding with wise, informed confidence.
Buswell 111
Preaching to the Imagination in a Secular Age: A Conversation with Eric Stiller
The Scribe Conversation Series welcomes Rev. Dr. Eric Stiller (CTS M.Div., D.Min.) to discuss his D.Min. dissertation topic.
One of the biggest challenges to preaching the Christian faith in the modern West is a growing inability to make sense of the basic categories that comprise a Christian worldview. Drawing on the work of Charles Taylor, C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and others, Eric's dissertation explores how preachers engage the imagination during sermons to help people in the closed or open immanent frame shift to an open transcendent frame.
Buswell 111
Building Better Bibliographies with Zotero
Zotero is a free software tool that tracks your research and automates the construction of citations and bibliographies. Come learn how to build a Zotero library, manage your sources, insert citations, and avoid common pitfalls.
Buswell 111 or Livestream
Ministry in an Online World
Join The Scribe Writing Center for a conversation about the role of technology in ministry. Livestreaming, video posts, and podcasts can be effective tools for outreach and accessibility, but how does the loss of physical presence change the nature of ministry? How do we think through the role of technological mediation in our ministry contexts?
Classroom B111 or Livestream
Writing as Ministry: A Conversation with Alumna Author Christine Gordon
Bring your own lunch and hear the experiences, insights, and lessons learned by Christine Gordon, author/co-founder of the At His Feet Bible Study Series. This is an event in the Scribe Conversation Series, which facilitates community dialogue around using reading and writing habits and practices as aids to our spiritual formation.
Buswell 111 & Livestream
Building Better Bibliographies with Zotero
Zotero is a free software tool that tracks your research and automates the construction of citations and bibliographies. Come learn how to build a Zotero library, manage your sources, insert citations, and avoid common pitfalls.
Classroom B111 or Livestream
Poetry and the Church
Most people never read poetry, even though the Bible and church services are filled with it. In this talk, Wash U. English professor and Carver Project Executive Director Abram Van Engen will explain why church-goers (and ministry leaders) should read poetry of all kinds regularly and what it can offer to our devotional lives. We will think through theology with poetry and ask what difference poetry makes to the way we do ministry. Lastly, we’ll take a look at a few simple ways to begin reading poetry and understanding it. Lunch provided.
