Events

A Forum on Preaching

Sponsored by the Seminary's Provision for Pastors initiative, this forum will be a one-day seminar designed to help pastors think more deeply about the art and craft of preaching. Dr. Donald R. Sunukjian, Professor of Christian Ministry & Leadership, Homiletics at the Talbot School of Theology and author of Invitation to Biblical Preaching: Proclaiming Truth with Clarity and Relevance will be the featured speaker. Pastor Randy Boltinghouse of Windsor Road Christian Church in Champaign, IL and Pastor Bob Smart of Christ Church in Normal, IL will also be speaking on their approach to sermon preparation and delivery.

Monday, February 6, 2012
9:00 am to 3:30 pm
Meadowbrook Community Church
Champaign, IL
$18 workshop fee (lunch included)

Register here before Friday, February 3, 2012.

Past Events

Provisions for Pastors Lunch

Monday, October 24, 2011 at Noon

As a Pastor do you wonder why having a seminary, right in your own backyard, can benefit you and your church? Or how can the Seminary benefit you if you don’t have time to go to school or you’ve already been to school?

These are great questions! At Urbana Seminary, we believe that God has called us to be strength and encouragement for the church. We want to provide Provisions for our Pastors. Join us for lunch as we make a bold proposal for ministry hand-in-hand. Give us a chance to share the range of benefits a church and seminary partnership can have. This would also be a time for us to hear from you on how Urbana Seminary can come along side you and your church in furthering God’s kingdom.

Seeking Seminary Community Dinner

Monday, November 14, 2011

Do you want a place for growing in your faith, learning to think as a Christian & preparing for ministry? Urbana Theological Seminary invites you to an informational dinner where you will learn about how we can help you love, know and serve God. A chance to meet professors & talk to current students.

Anti-Aging Science in an Aging Culture: Scientific & Religious Perspectives on Life Extension

Saturday, December 10, 2011 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm

Sponsored by Urbana Theological Seminary and Carle Foundation Hospital

This conference will explore the meaning of human aging and biomedical attempts to overcome it from medical and religious perspectives.

Dr. S. Jay O’Shansky, Professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Illinois at Chicago and co-author of The Quest for Immortality: Science at the Frontiers of Aging (W. W. Norton & Co., 2001) will be addressing the science of longevity and its religious significance. Urbana Seminary’s Dr. Todd Daly, whose work is featured on the January cover of Christianity Today, will address anti-aging from a theological perspective. Dr. Robert E. Cranston, neurologist and bioethicist at Carle Hospital, and author of Bioethics and Today’s Christian: Finding Your Way Through the Morass of Today’s Overwhelming Medical Dilemmas (Crossbooks, 2010) will offer reflections on several case studies. The conference will conclude with a panel discussion.