Coming to Hesston College October 30-November 1, 2009
The 2009 Anabaptist Vision and Discipleship Series event
America's Christians know less and less about the Bible. According to a recent survey, 81 percent of American Christians think the saying "God helps those who help themselves" is a Bible verse. And many think that Sodom and Gomorrah were husband and wife! Biblical illiteracy in the church is a real and growing problem.
For more than 20 years, Hesston College's famous "Bib. Lit." course has been grounding students in a knowledge of the Bible story. This unique course is the only class required of every student at Hesston; it is Hesston’s trademark. In walking through the whole Bible story, it seeks to answer the question, "How has God worked in history to solve the sin problem and bring everything under the Lordship of Jesus Christ?"
In this centennial year at Hesston College, you can experience experience a weekend version of Bib. Lit. for yourself. Join us at the 2009 Anabaptist Vision and Discipleship Conference as we experience the greatest story ever told and see ourselves in that story.
Who should attend?
- Pastors
- Congregational leaders
- Students
- High school youth
- Sunday school teachers
- Anyone who wants a greater understanding of how all the stories of the Bible fit together!
Teachers and resource people
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Marion Bontrager is in his 36th year on the faculty at Hesston. He created "Introduction to Biblical Literature" in 1986, and has been creatively refining it since then. Raised in an Amish family in Goshen, Ind., Marion has degrees from Hesston and Goshen colleges and Goshen Biblical Seminary. He served as a pastor and conference youth minister in Ohio, and currently serves as moderator of South Central Mennonite Conference as well as a conference minister. |
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Michele Hershberger chairs the Bible and Ministry division at Hesston, where she has taught Bible and youth ministry since 2000. Michele is a graduate of Hesston and Goshen colleges and holds an M.A.T.S. from Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary. She has an active ministry as a church-wide speaker at youth conferences and denominational assemblies. She is the author of numerous books, including God’s Story, Our Story. This year Michele is teaching at LCC International University as part of a sabbatical leave. |
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Ted Swartz graduated from seminary in 1992 and began a ministry that took him, not to the pulpit, but to audiences around the world. Together with Lee Eshleman he created Ted and Lee TheaterWorks, and developed plays such as Armadillo Shorts, Fish-Eyes, Creation Chronicles, and DoveTale. Since Lee’s death in 2007, Ted has worked with several other artists to write and perform new plays including the recent WWLD (What Would Lloyd Do?). |
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