Past Event

Event Details

This conference will explore what it might mean to read both the Old Testament and the New Testament with a missional hermeneutic, and what that might mean for missional praxis of the church, specifically preaching, theological education, and the life of the local congregation.

Over the past century a number of scholars have recognized that mission is not simply a peripheral theme in the biblical story. Rather, it is a central thread in the biblical writings and central to the identity of the church. Thus, a missional hermeneutic is a way of reading Scripture in which mission is a central interpretive key that unlocks the whole narrative of Scripture. It does not simply study the theme of mission but reads the whole of the biblical canon with mission as one of its central themes. This conference will explore what it might mean to read both the Old Testament and the New Testament with a missional hermeneutic, and what that might mean for missional praxis of the church, specifically preaching, theological education, and the life of the local congregation.

The speakers and topics at the conference include Christopher J. H. Wright who is speaking on A Missional Reading of the Old Testament.  Michael W. Goheen will speak on A Missional Reading of Scripture and Preaching.  N. T. Wright will lecture about A Missional Reading of the New Testament and Darrell L. Guder will speak on A Missional Reading of Scripture and Theological Education.  There will also be workshops led by various other presenters.

The event will be at Calvin College.

$70 – General registration

$30 – Calvin seminary student registration

Registration deadline is Tuesday, November 12
Walk-up registration after this date is available at event for $100

Co-sponsors

Calvin Theological Seminary

Institute for Global Church Planting and Renewal (IGCPR)

Christian Reformed Home Missions (CRHM)

Newbigin House of Studies

Gospel and Culture Network