Report on Witchcraft Colloquium, AIU, March 2013

Guest post by Maggie Gitau Crazed by Nollywood A couple days ago, a friend told me of an interesting incident that occurred in her home in Nairobi Eastlands.
Church Leaders and Theologians Tackle Challenge of Witchcraft and Witch Accusations in Africa

Fifty Christian scholars and church leaders, a majority from Africa (Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Tanzania), but including participants from Asia, Europe, and North America, gathered at Africa International University (AIU) in Nairobi early last month (March 6-9) to discuss how the church should respond to witchcraft and to…
Celebrate the Pastorate

Celebrate the pastorate. These words caught my eye as I scrolled through my Facebook feed earlier today. I paused long enough to see that they were projected on the screen in the Trinity chapel behind speaker Philip Griffin. This week, Philip Griffin kicked off the Timothy Series, a joint effort of the Henry Center and…
Mark Labberton on Wisdom next Wednesday

We hope you enjoyed Michael Horton’s lecture as this course’s first guest speaker on the Henry Center. Next Wednesday, October 3rd, we will have the privilege of hearing from Mark Labberton, professor in preaching at Fuller Theological Semminary and director of the Lloyd John Ogilvie Institute of Preaching Preaching. Labberton will speak on “Preaching in…
Seminarians Assess the Challenge of Witchcraft Accusations
When economic ruin mysteriously threatens, when sons and daughters inexplicably die, and when illness threatens life itself, people around the world struggle with the question, “Why?” Different answers to this question are provided in different cultures. The wise men of Job’s culture “knew” that everyone “reaps what they sow” and therefore that Job must have…
How to Organize a Successful Missiology Conference
Academic conferences are core to the life-blood of any discipline. By conference participation younger scholars are inducted into the discipline, and all scholars overcome isolation, receive encouragement, develop scholarly networks, interact in ways that sharpens their own scholarship, and find opportunities for collaboration and publication.
Live Blog – Dave Johnson
Live Blog by Chipper Flaniken Welcome to the live blog for the Henry Center’s Timothy Series message at the 11AM TEDS chapel service. This event will begin shortly (approximately 11:10). ——————————————————————————————— Today’s speaker is Dave Johnson, pastor of the Church of the Open Door, Maple Grove, MN David Johnson has been the senior pastor at…
Live Blog: Dr. Christine Pohl
March 17th, 2010 Live blog by Chipper Flaniken To view the live-stream for Christine Pohl’s lecture on hospitality, visit here: http://tiuproductions.com/livestream/ The Henry Center for Theological Understanding welcomes Dr. Christine Pohl, Professor of Church in Society at Asbury Theological Seminary At 1:00 PM in the ATO Chapel of TEDS, Dr. Pohl will be delivering a…
Wayne Ogimachi Live Blog – 2/9
live blogged by Chipper Flaniken February 9th, 2010 ————————————————————— The Henry Center for Theological Understanding welcomes Wayne Ogimachi as a part of the ongoing Timothy Series. Pastor Ogimachi will be speaking at the TEDS chapel services on February 9th and February 11th. A graduate of UCLA and Fuller Theological Seminary, Wayne Ogimachi has experience in…
“All Israel” Live Blog
February 3rd, 2010 live-blogged by Chipper Flaniken (Streaming video is available here) Welcome to the live blog for the “All Israel” conversation at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School! Please see below for an official advertisement concerning the conversation. The live blog will begin momentarily. ——————————————————————————————- On February 3, 2010 from 7pm-9:30 in ATO Chapel at Trinity…
Yale & TEDS: New JEC
The Henry Center is very pleased to make the following announcement. From: HCTU Director Doug Sweeney RE: New Jonathan Edwards Center at TEDS Date: 1/12/2010 In conjunction with the Jonathan Edwards Center of Yale University, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School is pleased to announce the formation of a new Jonathan Edwards Center at TEDS, effective immediately. …
Spring Semester Recap
It has been a busy and fruitful semester, and year, at the Henry Center. Our Scripture and Ministry series brought several incisive speakers to wintry Deerfield. In January, we welcomed to campus Dr. Mark Dever of Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, DC. Dr. Dever delivered a lecture on church membership that surveyed the biblical,…