“Homogeneity and Hybridity: Revisiting HUP” ~ 2022 Ralph D. Winter Lectures, March 3-5
The 2022 Ralph D. Winter Lectures (March 3-5) will focus on “Homogeneity and Hybridity: Revisiting HUP.” The homogeneous unit principle (HUP) was an influential and controversial aspect of the church growth missiology of Donald McGavran, highlighted by a Consultation moderated by John Stott and sponsored by Lausanne in 1977. Today multiculturalism and hybridity appear ascendant, […]
Bishop Ian Douglas (’93) to Retire
Bishop Ian Douglas (’93) plans to retire from the Connecticut Episcopal Diocese in the fall of 2022. An announcement was posted on the Episcopal News Site last Spring detailing Bishop Douglas’ service in the diocese since his ordination as bishop in 2010. Bishop Douglas shared this announcement in a video message and in a letter.
“The Spirit and/of Political Science” with Professor Jeremy Menchik, CGCM Faculty Associate
Join Professor Menchik on Monday, January 31, 2022, at 12:00pm for this lecture: What do political scientists talk about when they talk about the spirit? The term appears in the discipline’s leading journals more frequently than more intuitive terms associated with religion, yet is conceptually opaque. As a result, this article tackles three questions. First, […]
Honoring Dr. M.L. Daneel’s Groundbreaking Work in Ecotheology
Dr. Harold Hunter, a leading Pentecostal scholar and ecumenist, has released this recording of Dr. M. L. Daneel’s speech at Brighton ’91. Hunter has added an introduction to help situate groundbreaking nature of the lecture. The conference at Brighton was the first major theological conference of Pentecostal scholars and thus significant in its own right. […]
International Missionary Council Centenary
In November 2021, the World Council of Church’s Commission on World Mission and Evangelism sponsored a global event to commemorate the formation of the International Missionary Council on its 100th anniversary. The three-day event included three plenary sessions, which were recorded and available for viewing. The presentation on “What happened at Lake Mohonk at its […]
IMC Centenary Conference: Dana Robert’s Lecture and North American Panel
The IMC Centenary Conference concluded on Thursday, November 18th, after three days of virtual gatherings. The program included eight regional presentations on the history of missional collaboration and three public lectures. Dana Robert delivered one of the three public lectures to the global, virtual conference attendees. Her lecture, “What happened in Lake Mohonk and its […]
The International Missionary Council (IMC) Centenary Conference Public Sessions, November 16-18, 2021
THE IMC CENTENARY CONFERENCE 2021 The global ecumenical online conference will last for three days, Nov.16-18, and feature three public webinars and eight regional sessions. The public lectures/sessions are as follows: Public Session #1 – November 16th, 7:45 am – 8:15 am EST. Lecture by Marina Ngursangzeli Behera, “From the Margins of the IMC,” […]
CGCM Alumna, Laura Chevalier (STH ’20), Speaks About Her Mission Journey at Houghton College
Laura Chevalier (’20), a CGCM alumna, was asked to speak at her alma mater, Houghton College, for their “New Vision” week on the topic, “God can use anyone in mission.” The idea was to encourage students to recognize that they play a part in God’s mission no matter what they are studying. During the chapel […]
Rady Roldan-Figueroa Interviewed on His New Book, The Martyrs of Japan
Dr. Rady Roldan-Figueroa recently gave a video interview on the topic of his new book, The Martyrs of Japan. In the interview, Dr. Roldan-Figueroa, Faculty Associate of the CGCM, shared some significant findings of his interdisciplinary research focusing on the missionary work of three religious orders in Japan. The book contributes to undercurrents in seventeenth-century […]
CGCM Congratulates Former Visiting Researcher Jesse Ciccotti
The CGCM offers hearty congratulations to former Visiting Researcher Jesse Ciccotti on his new position. At the start of the 2021-2022 school year, Dr. Ciccotti took up a post at Colorado Christian University as Assistant Dean of Spiritual Formation. In addition to his dean role, he will be teaching courses in Philosophy, Global Studies, and […]