EMS SOUTH CENTRAL REGIONAL MEETING
The EMS South Central Region Meeting will be held Friday-Saturday, March 28-29, 2008, in Houston, Texas, at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary's Havard School for Theological Studies. The topic is "Missions from the Majority World."
The meeting will be held in parallel with the regional ETS (Evangelical Theological Society) meeting. The ETS topic is "Natural Revelation, Natural Law, & Design in the Cosmos."
Contacts
Dr. Mike Pocock at
mpocock@dts.edu or office phone 214-841-3684.
Mrs. Rose Ann Hopwood at
rhopwood@dts.edu or office phone 214-841-3684.
TWO-STEP REGISTRATION
1. Register Via the ETS Website
EMS members can register for the South Central Region Meeting via the ETS website (
https://public.serviceu.com/registration/default.asp?OrgID=10922&EventID=3181152&OccID=100766479& ). This is a secure registration site run by Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Even if you aren't a member of ETS, check "full member" during the registration process. The cost to attend both the ETS and EMS meetings is one fee of $20, which includes a BBQ lunch on Saturday for those who register by January 31.
2. Forward Your Confirmation E-Mail
After you register online, you will receive a confirmation e-mail. Forward that e-mail to
rhopwood@dts.edu so that we can distinguish your registration as that of an EMS member.
PRESENTATION SCHEDULE
- Friday 2.30-3.10 pm: Julio Guarneri, DBU: "COMIBAM: Calling Latin Americans to the Global Challenge."
- Friday 3.20-4.00 pm: Steven Kim, SWBTS: "A Newer Missions Paradigm and the Growth of Missions from the Majority World."
- Friday 4.30-5.10 pm: Kenneth Taylor, NOBTS: "Leadership Development of Romany National Missionaries: A Case Study."
- Friday 5.20-6.00 pm: Wonjoo Hwang, SWBTS: "An Evaluation of a Muslim Contextualization Model: Insiders Movement (C5)."
- Saturday 8.40-9:20 am: Eric Costanzo, SWBTS: “Indigenous Peruvian Missions and Terrorism Late 20th Century."
- Saturday 10:40-11:20 am: Dietmar Schulze, SWBTS: "Parental Evangelism in Northeast India."
- Saturday 1:10-1.50 pm: Sergio Ramos, DBU: "Hispanics and Latinos Sharing the Gospel with Muslims."
- Saturday 2.00-3.30 pm: EMS members will attend the ETS plenary session.
- Saturday 3.50-4.30 pm: Mike Pocock, DTS: Concluding Synthesis on Missions from the Majority World Churches.
TRAVEL
The J. Dalton Havard School for Theological Studies, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, is located at 4105 Broadway in Houston, Texas 77087. The EMS meeting begins in the early afternoon (2 p.m. tentatively) on Friday, March 28, and ends in the late afternoon (4:30 p.m. tentatively) on Saturday, March 29. Air travelers should use Houston Hobby Airport, which is about two miles from the conference site. Houston's other airport, George Bush Intercontinental, is on the opposite side of the city (45 traffic-congested miles away).
LODGING
As long as rooms are available, EMS members may participate in the special ETS room-rate at the Holiday Inn-Houston Hobby Airport. The ETS/EMS rate is $90 for a king or two queen beds. A block of 50 rooms is available.
The hotel provides complimentary transportation to and from Hobby Airport and limited transportation to the ETS/EMS site. For reservations, call 1-800-465-4329 or go to
http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/ex/1/en/hotel/houhb?rpb=hotel&crUrl=/h/d/ex/1/en/hotelsearchresults . Ask for the ETS discount (group code SBS).
If you choose another hotel, ensure that you select a hotel location close to the Houston Hobby Airport.
