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Creation Care Focus of Conference

info@sckans.edu (Southwestern College) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:44:00 -0600

The role of the church in caring for the Earth will be explored in a two-day conference at Southwestern College in Winfield Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 28 and 29. Registration is now open for the Creation Care Conference, which is part of the annual Builders in Ministry week.

“This conference is open to all persons—lay and ordained—because the topic is of vital importance whether you are a church leader or simply someone who cares about stewardship of creation,” says Steve Wilke, executive director of the sponsoring Institute for Discipleship at Southwestern College. “The church’s role in sustainability is crucial as it must demonstrate and live in a way that will preserve God’s resources for future generations.”

Rebekah Simon-Peter and John Hill will speak and lead discussions.

Simon-Peter, an ordained United Methodist minister, worked as an acid rain research and volunteer naturalist before receiving her call to ministry. After more than a decade of serving churches in Colorado and Wyoming, she is now a sought-after presenter, sharing the “green” gospel with churches, interfaith groups, and community groups. She is the author of “Green Church: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rejoice!” and “Seven Simple Steps to Green Your Church,” as well as numerous magazine and newspaper articles.

Hill is a lobbyist for the United Methodist General Board of Church and Society and has served as program director for environmental justice since 2002. As part of his ecumenical work, Hill is chair of the policy committee for the National Council of Churches’ Eco-Justice Working Group and co-chair of the Washington Interreligious Staff Community’s Energy and Ecology Working Group.

Simon-Peter and Hill will lead workshops, speak in chapel, and present the annual Parkhurst Lecture.

Registration for the conference is $50 by Jan. 31 and $60 after this time. (The price does not include cost of housing.) Special group incentives are available, and limited housing is available on campus.

For more information or to register, contact Julie Headrick, director of camps and conferences, at 620-229-6141 or julie.headrick@sckans.edu. Registration online is at sckans.edu/bim-week.

Builders in Ministry week

info@sckans.edu (Southwestern College) — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 10:54:00 -0600

The third annual BIM week is scheduled for February 17-19, 2009. The event is a 3-day conference for Moundbuilder alumni, current students, and friends of Southwestern who are involved in ministry. The guest speaker for the week is Tony Jones, a noted author and minister to youth and young adults, who is active in the Emergent church movement. The cost of registration is $50 if registered before Feb. 1, 2009 or $60 if registered after Feb. 1, 2009. For more information or to register, go to http://www.sckans.edu/activities/ministry/bim-week/.

BeADisciple.com

info@sckans.edu (Southwestern College) — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 10:54:00 -0500

BeADisciple.com is now up and running online workshops through Blackboard for Christian leaders, both lay and clergy. Some of the topics include making disciples, visual technology, effective communication, bible study, and camp counselor training – just to name a few. Workshops are being set for 2009, so visit http://www.beadisciple.com/ to sign up for a monthly newsletter to be informed of dates and topics. All work is completed online during the scheduled workshop time, but online learning is very flexible.

Chapel Schedule for Fall 2008

info@sckans.edu (Southwestern College) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:58:14 -0500

While there are a variety of activities that happen each week on the busy campus of Southwestern College, one activity continues to hold a position on the weekly schedule of 11:00 a.m. in Messenger Auditorium: Chapel.

Though it is not mandatory, each week during the semester, nearly 150 students, faculty and staff attend the mostly student-led chapel.

The schedule has been set for the fall and includes several folks from on campus, including Dr. Steve Rankin, Dr. Cheryl Rude, Dean Dan Falk and Rev. Ashlee Alley, among others.

There will be other guest preachers that will be on campus to preach including Rev. David Smith of First United Methodist Church, Winfield, and Dr. Ronnie Yow, the Campus Chaplain of Philander Smith College, a United Methodist college in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Chapel is broadcast each week live at www.moundbuilder.com with archived chapel services available anytime. This fall we are planning on broadcasting live video streaming of the chapel service as well.

BIM, Chapel Online, BeADisciple.com

info@sckans.edu (Southwestern College) — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:39:27 -0500

Second Annual Builders in Ministry Week!

Join us for Builders in Ministry Week. This three-day conference will nurture and enrich Christian leaders -- lay and clergy-- for effective living and ministry. All Moundbuilder alumni, current students, and friends of SC who are or may become involved in ministry are welcome to attend. See more details about this exciting conference by clicking on the above picture! Hope to see you there!!!

Chapel Online!!
Come and participate in our weekly chapel services that are held at 11am CST every Wednesday by logging onto www.moundbuilder.com ! These services are led by students who have a passion for serving God in worship and ministry. Join us for a time of worship and celebration to our Lord! If you would like to access past Chapel services, please go to www.sckans.edu/~builder/Chapel.htm

BeADisciple.com
As the Word of God spreads around the world, there has been an increasing need to create a cross cultural community of believers that share the same faith. The Richard and Julia Wilke Institute of Discipleship at Southwestern College has responded to this need and as a result have started the BeADisciple.com online community. This is a place where believers all over the world can gather together to share their faiths, find out about happenings in different parts of the world, and network better amongst each other. The site has not reached is official launch yet but interested people are encouraged to join so that webmasters are able to get feedback and improve the site before its official launch.