2017 Grant Consultation Time Prince Conference Center, Library

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2 4 Schedule Tuesday, June Grant Consultation Time Prince Conference Center, Library New Grant recipients have been notified of their informal consultation time. If you have a Tuesday consultation write your time down here. 12:00 3:30 p.m. Transportation A shuttle will leave Country Inn and Suites for the Prince Conference Center every half hour. 12:00 4:00 p.m. Check-In Prince Conference Center, Main Lobby 12:00 2:00 p.m. Light Lunch Prince Conference Center, Fireside Room This is optional for those arriving early. 2:00 4:00 p.m. Pre-Registered Worship Sessions Meet in Prince Conference Center Lobby at 1:45 to travel together. Choir Covenant Fine Arts Center, Choir Room 115 Led by Nate Glasper, conductor of the Calvin College Gospel Choir and a member of Grace for the Nations Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he serves as executive assistant and worship leader. Scripture Arts Team Led by Hannah Barker Nickolay and Jackson Nickolay. Hannah, theatre artist and poet, is currently an M. Div. student at Western Theological Seminary, Holland, Michigan. Jackson is an independent theatre artist with a degree in Theatre and Arts Administration, Northwestern College, Iowa. Liturgical Movement Team Calvin College Chapel, Undercroft (basement) Led by Kathleen Turner, liturgical dancer, director of children, youth and families at St. Gabriel s Episcopal church, Hollis, New York, and an adjunct professor at New York Theological Seminary.

3 Schedule 5 Tuesday, June 20 3:00 4:00 p.m. Participant Observers Meeting Prince Conference Center, Hickory Room This is an introductory meeting for Colloquium s invited guests (see list on page 20 21). Please note that all grant recipients are expected to attend all sessions, including worship and meals, which are planned to help you engage in learning with other grant recipients. 4:00 p.m. Opening Reception Prince Conference Center, Fireside Room 4:30 6:00 p.m. Opening Prayer: We Are People on a Journey Plenary: Ministry and Grant Initiative as Pilgrimage 6:30 p.m. Dinner See your name tag for your dinner table number. 7:20 8:20 p.m. Plenary: Being Built Up as Living Stones 8:20 8:30 p.m. Evening Prayer 8:30 p.m. Transportation Shuttle leaves for Country Inn and Suites. There is no transportation available after this time.

4 6 Schedule Wednesday, June 21 6:30 7:30 a.m. Breakfast Served at your hotel; come and go at your convenience. 7:30 a.m. Shuttle leaves Country Inn and Suites for Scripture Arts rehearsal 7:45 a.m. Scripture Arts Rehearsal 8:00 a.m. Transportation Shuttle leaves Country Inn and Suites for Calvin College Chapel 8:30 9:00 a.m. Worship 9:15 10:30 a.m. Plenary: God Gives the Growth Gardens 10:30 11:00 a.m. Travel Time and Refreshment Break Prince Conference Center, Fireside Room 11:00 11:45 a.m. Sessions Participant Observers feel free to go to either choice listed below. Grantees new 2017 grants What Every Project Director Needs to Know Prince Conference Center, Willow Room returning 2016 grants Beyond the Life of the Grant Prince Conference Center, Blue Spruce/Elm Room 11:45 12:30 p.m. Lunch See your name tag for your lunch table number.

5 Schedule 7 Wednesday, June 21 12:45 1:15 p.m. Plenary: Strengthening Congregational Life by Engaging God s World Cornelius Plantinga, Jr. Covenant Fine Arts Center, Auditorium This afternoon members of the greater Grand Rapids community will join us in this discovery of liberal arts learning from Calvin College s insightful professors in a variety of fields. 1:30 2:30 p.m. Session A 2:45 3:45 p.m. Session B Grantees see your name tag for pre-registered sessions. Participant Observers choose from session list. Page 8 10 locations and descriptions of the sessions. 4:00 5:00 p.m. Choir + Scripture Arts + Liturgical Movement Rehearsals For those not in rehearsal, we hope this provides a helpful time for debriefing with old and new friends or colleagues. If weather, allows, consider a visit to our nature preserve or campus-wide walking paths or to the conversational spaces in the lobby of the Prince Conference Center. 4:00 5:00 p.m. Participant Observers and Grants Advisory Board Conversation Prince Conference Center, Hickory Room 5:00 6:30 p.m. Poster Session and Dinner View posters from the 2016 grants, talk with their representatives, and engage in informal conversations, learning from each other as you move about the room. Hot and cold hors d oeuvres will be served throughout the session as our evening meal. 7:00 8:30 p.m. Worship 8:30 p.m. Ice Cream Social Calvin College Chapel, Patio (Undercroft if rain) approx. 9:00 p.m. Transportation Shuttle leaves for Country Inn and Suites and Prince Conference Center. There is no transportation available after this time.

6 8 Schedule Wednesday, June 21 (Sessions) 1:30 p.m. (Session A) + 2:45 p.m. (Session B) 1 Covenant Fine Arts Center, Room 222 Sport and the Christian Life: A Kinesiologist s Call to Action Brian Bolt Most people, young and old, interact with sport. Sport invades our families, churches, televisions, social media, careers and schools. Among the throngs of participants and spectators are confessing Christians, people who view life as a gift of God s grace and earnestly desire to follow Jesus Christ in their day-to-day lives. The Christian church has a well-documented history of suspicion toward sport. Yet today, sport enjoys a much more favorable reputation among the faithful. Why the change? Is it good or bad? Many do not feel they have the language or permission to reflect theologically on sport or voice nagging questions about day-to-day decisions in sport. In this session, we will explore the place of sport in our humanity, our culture, and God s world. 2 Covenant Fine Arts Center, Recital Hall Faith Formation and Worship: A Worship Historian s View from the End of the World María Cornou Worship is a formative practice: through active engagement in liturgy, Christians are formed in a particular understanding of God, of others, and of themselves, and of what it means to live a Christian life in this world. Someday, historians may look at materials from your church (or this grants program!) and ponder the impact of the choices we are making today. While we can t know what will stand out to them, we can gain healthy perspective by looking with empathy across time and space to learn from the experiences of others. Come ready to travel back in time about 100 years and in space to the beautiful land of Argentina. 3 Covenant Fine Arts Center, Room 252 Why the Church Needs History, Especially Now: A Historian s Vision for Equipping the Church Kristin Kobes Du Mez At a time of increasing cultural and political polarization, the North American church faces enormous challenges in embodying the unity of Christ and living out Christ s mission in this time and place. This session will consider the role that history can play in cultivating knowledge, empathy, humility, and wisdom within the body of Christ. History teaches us many things, perhaps first and foremost: Things haven t always been this way. But history also makes us suspicious of narratives of progress and decline. Things haven t always been better, and things aren t inevitably getting better. History prompts us to ask How have things gotten to be this way? If the church wants to effect healthy change, history can offer valuable lessons. We ll

7 Schedule 9 (Sessions) Wednesday, June 21 explore two case studies the history of racial inequity in American society, and the history of Christianity and feminism as we seek to understand how historical knowledge can better equip the church to minister in this moment. 4 Covenant Fine Arts Center, Room 135 Cultural Intelligence for the Pastoral Leader: A Sociologist s Invitation to Life-long Learning Christina Edmondson Come learn how to develop and practice the capacities that build our cultural intelligence (CQ) within the body of Christ. CQ is an essential skill for all those in the worshiping community, especially those in leadership positions. Like cultural competency, cultural intelligence has no fixed end point but instead is a process that offers insights about individual capabilities to cope with multi-cultural situations, to engage in cross-cultural interactions, and to interact faithfully in culturally diverse groups. 5 Covenant Fine Arts Center, Room 264 What Difference Does Church Location Make? A Philosopher s Insights on New Urbanism Lee Hardy The location of your church makes a big difference in shaping Christian life and witness. Although churches address themselves primarily to the life of the spirit, human beings are embodied creatures who live in place-based communities urban, suburban, and exurban. In this session we will explore the difference the physical location of a church makes for Christian ministry and sense of mission, addressing such topics as church accessibility, transit and parking, congregational diversity, connection to the public realm and support of the commons, community involvement, niche versus place-based ministries, and the idea of the parish. 6 Covenant Fine Arts Center, Room 227 When Helping Heals: An Economist and Political Scientist Affirm Global Service Roland Hoksbergen and Tracy Kuperus Is it possible to work in international development without hurting those we are helping? Professors Kuperus and Hoksbergen examine this question, reviewing both secular (e.g. The End of Poverty, Dead Aid) and Christian scholarship (When Helping Hurts, Toxic Charity). In response to a growing skepticism regarding global service, they challenge the perspective that suggests helping always hurts with insights that promote realistic, transformational development. In this session, Kuperus and Hoksbergen will share nine lessons they have learned about how to be a healing presence in our efforts to promote the development of communities and persons around the world.

8 10 Schedule Wednesday, June 21 (Sessions) 7 Covenant Fine Arts Center, Room 255 Classics, Ancient and Modern: A Historian s Recommendations for Thoughtful Christian Living Young Richard Kim In the fourth century, Christian intellectuals, many of whom were educated in secular contexts, debated fiercely about the role of classical literature and culture in the life of the Church. Some called for an outright rejection of works by authors like Homer and Plato, while others tried to adapt the Scriptures and other Christian writings, giving them the form of other literary genres, like epic poetry and philosophical dialogue. Still, another perspective maintained that the literature of the classical tradition had intrinsic value and taught Christians important virtues and ideas that could deepen the faith of the community. This workshop will draw on ancient and contemporary literature to affirm this approach and suggest how reading practices can strengthen the life of the congregation. 8 Covenant Fine Arts Center, Room 125 Congregations and Sermons: A Biblical Scholar s Vision for Imaginative, Communal Sermon Listening Won Lee Most of us consider the Bible more than an anthology or a textual repository for the ancient Israelites and early Christians religious traditions. Though we express this in different ways across the spectrum of Christian traditions, we receive the Bible as a sacred text, useful for teaching, reproof, correction, training in righteousness. In many traditions, sermons emerge, ideally, out of deep engagement with scripture. What difference does this make for those who listen to sermons? How do we train our ears, hearts, and minds to listen to God s voice in sermons? This session will explore this by reflecting on different ways that Christians engage the Bible, and by commending engagement that is critical, imaginative, and personally and communally transformative. 9 Covenant Fine Arts Center, Room 115 Praise or Noisy Gong?: A Musicologist s Vision for Loving Your Neighbor Benita Wolters-Fredlund Differences in musical tastes, aesthetics and priorities are notoriously contentious issues for congregations and ministries to navigate. This session will probe the question of why we so often struggle to understand and appreciate the music of our fellow believers, whether they are in the pew beside us or across the world. We ll consider how and why music carries cultural baggage of various kinds, and what it might look like to try to love your neighbor by walking a mile in their musical shoes.

9 Schedule 11 Thursday, June 22 If you are leaving on Thursday, please check out before 8:00 a.m. Your luggage will be stored in a safe location by hotel staff until your departure time. Shuttle service will be provided to Country Inn and Suites. The hotel shuttle will take you to the airport. 6:30 7:30 a.m. Breakfast Served at your hotel; come and go at your convenience 8:00 a.m. Transportation Shuttle leaves Country Inn and Suites for Calvin College Chapel 8:30 9:00 a.m. Worship 9:15 10:30 a.m. Plenary: Leadership as Sustaining Cruciform Hope 10:30 11:00 a.m. Travel Time and Coffee Break 2016 grantees pick up your poster in Prince Conference Center, Fireside Room. 11:00 12:00 p.m. Wrap-Up and Closing Prayer 12:00 p.m. Lunch 12:00 2:00 p.m. Transportation A shuttle will leave Prince Conference Center for Country Inn and Suites every half hour Grant Consultation Time Prince Conference Center, Library New Grant recipients have been notified of their informal consultation time. If you have a Thursday consultation write your time down here.