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Brethren in Christ Study Conference 2015
The 2015 Brethren in Christ study conference was held on November 12-13, 2015, at Messiah College, and focused on the theme, "."
Video recordings of the conference sessions will soon be available. Conference presentations will also be published in a forthcoming issue of Brethren in Christ History and Life, the journal of the . Stay tuned for further details.
Major Conference Sessions & Presenters
by Dr. Roger E. Olson, professor of Christian theology and ethics, Truett Seminary/Baylor University
Thursday, November 12 at 7:00pm
by Dr. Roger E. Olson, professor of Christian theology and ethics, Truett Seminary/Baylor University
Friday, November 13 at 9:30am
by Bryan Hoke, bishop, Atlantic Conference of the BIC Church U.S.; Hank Johnson, pastor of discipleship and youth ministry, Harrisburg (Pa.) BIC; Harriet Sider Bicksler, editor of Shalom! and Brethren in Christ History and Life; and Wanda Heise, chair, General Conference Board of the BIC Church U.S.; moderated by Emerson Lesher, president, Brethren in Christ Historical Society
Friday, November 13 at 10:45am
Does the Future Have a Denomination? New Means and Models of Denominationalism *
by Dr. Chris Baeckert, executive director, Ecclesia Network
Friday, November 13 at 1:00pm (breakout session)
Can a Congregation Be the Church? The Brethren in Christ in the Post-Modern Church *
by Dr. John R. Yeatts, senior pastor, Grantham (Pa.) BIC Church
Friday, November 13 at 1:00pm (breakout session)
* These sessions were not recorded or live streamed. To read these talks, please purchase a copy of the April 2016 issue of , the journal of the Brethren in Christ Historical Society.