Good News Associates - Leadership Institute

May 19-23, 2008
George Fox University
Newberg, OR

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13730 15th Ave NE #A302
Seattle, WA 98125

Phone: 206-368-6846
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Theology of Group Discernment-Paul Anderson
	Paul serves as Professor of Biblical Studies and chair of the Department of Religious Studies at George Fox University, where he has taught since 1989. Author of over 150 published essays and several books, Anderson is known among biblical scholars for his books, The Christology of the Fourth Gospel and The Fourth Gospel and the Quest for Jesus. Paul Anderson also serves as Director of the Congregational Discernment Project at George Fox University (web site), a Lilly funded grant, and he has worked interdenominationally to help Christian leaders from different traditions and structures understand how to help individuals and groups attend, discern, and mind the leadership of Christ within the Church as a key factor of effective Christian leadership. Paul received his undergraduate degree from Malone College, his seminary degree from the Earlham School of Religion, and his doctorate from the University of Glasgow in Scotland. His pamphlet, With Christ in Decision-Making is available from Barclay Press.
Understanding Individual Discernment-Bruce Bishop Group Discernment and Youth Ministries
	Currently serving as Communications and Resource Director for Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends, Bruce has completed a spiritual direction program at San Francisco Theological Seminary and is currently working on a Masters of Theology at George Fox Evangelical Seminary. Bruce, a Recorded Minister, and has traveled the U.S. extensively, teaching among Friends of all ages about personal and corporate discernment. He has held several positions in Northwest Yearly Meeting-Youth Superintendent for 12 years, Field Secretary for Leadership Development and Interim Associate Superintendent. He has adapted spiritual direction techniques to group clerking and individual listening. Bruce has been part of the collaborative team doing Discernment Workshops in the Northwest and co-authored "Practicing Discernment Together."
Overcoming Blocks to Group Discernment-Chuck Conniry
	Chuck serves as Associate Professor of Pastoral Ministry and Director of the Doctor of Ministry Program at George Fox Evangelical Seminary, Portland, Oregon. He received his undergraduate degree at American Christian School of Religion; his Masters of Divinity at Bethel Theological Seminary and his Ph.D. at Fuller Theological Seminary. He is the author of Soaring in the Spirit, Rediscovering Mystery in the Christian Life.
The Discernment Process-Lon Fendall & Jan Wood Steps in the discernment process Conflict resolution Clearness Committees and Listening Groups
	Lon serves as Director of the Center for Peace and Justice and the Center for Global Studies at George Fox University. He is also a GOOD NEWS Associates and Presiding Clerk of Northwest Yearly Meeting. His professional experience includes 10 years of being on the staff of Senator Mark Hatfield and 12 years experience as an academic administrator. He has been active in teaching discernment in Burundi, Rwanda, Congo and the United States. He has authored several books pertinent to discernment: Practicing Discernment Together: Finding God's Way Forward in Decision Making; Citizenship: A Christian Calling; To Live Free: William Wilberforce, Experiencing the Man, the Mission, and the Legacy; At Home With the Poor: Christian Community Development in Haiti; Unlocking Horns: Forgiveness and Reconciliation in Burundi; Seeking Peace in Africa: Stories from African Peacemakers. Lon received his undergraduate degree at George Fox College. He received his Ph.D. in U.S History from the University of Oregon.
Interface of Spiritual Gifts and Discernment Processes-Jan Wood Experiential learning
	Jan, a Recorded Friends Minister, serves as the Executive Director of GOOD NEWS Associate in Seattle, Washington. Her professional experiences include pasturing, serving as a campus minister, college religion professor and academic administrator. She is a spiritual director, organizational consultant, a national speaker and workshop leader. Among her publications are Christians at Work: Not Business as Usual and Practicing Discernment Together: Finding God's Way Forward in Decision Making. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of California at Berkeley and her graduate degree from Seattle Pacific University in Christian Ministries.

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