Fuller Seminary professor weekend speaker at Ebenezer Oct. 8-9
Ebenezer Mennonite Church hosts a weekend featuring Chapman "Chap" R. Clark, Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 8-9.
He is Associate Provost for Strategic Projects, Professor and Chair of Youth, Family, and Culture Department in the School of Theology at Fuller Seminary, Pasadena, Calif.
In a Saturday evening program, from 7 to 9 p.m., he will talk on Sticky Faith and Hurt 2.0: Nurturing the Long-Term Faith of Adolescents.
During the 9 a.m. Sunday school hour his theme is Adoptive Church: The Essence of Biblical Community.
In the 10:15 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 9, worship service, he will preach on Who We Are Together.
Following a Sunday potluck lunch, he will give a presentation titled Parenteen: Understanding Today’s Young... A seminar for parents and other caring adults.
All programs are at Ebenezer Mennonite Church in the Crossroads Ministry Center, 8905 Columbus Grove Road, Bluffton. All programs are freee and open to the public.
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