2016 Annual Conference

Missions and the Local Church

Plenary Addresses

Wise as Serpents and Harmless as Doves: Local Churches in Mission
Miriam Adeney
Associate Professor of World Christian Studies, Seattle Pacific University


Priorities of Churches in Mission
Dr. Ed Stetzer
Billy Graham Distinguished Professor for Church, Mission, and Evangelism, Wheaton College


New Wine in New Wineskins: Essential Lessons from India's Incarnational Believers
Dr. J. Paul Pennington
Intercultural Professor currently exploring the challenging relationships between Hindus and Christians in India


From Egypt to the Promised Land: Immigration, Transnationalism and Mission among Hispanic Evangelical Churches in North America
Daniel Rodriguez
Professor of Religion and Hispanic Studies, Pepperdine University


Comparative Theology and Islam: Five Priorities in Method, Translation, Scripture, Soteriology, and Dialogue
Kurt Anders Richardson
Associate Professor of Abrahamic Studies, GIAL