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Schedule
2026
Monday, June 1st
10:00 AM

Ashen Memories: Voices of Loss and Rebuilding

Leslie Reed Senter
Scott Lamascus
Eric Bontempo
John Struloeff
Joshua Fullman

CAC 304

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

3:15 PM

Forming Servant Lawyers in a Pluralistic Society: Christian Scholarship as Vocational Good

Chris Riley
Seth Bamburg
Tim Perrin
John Napier
Emma Perkins

Seminar Room

3:15 PM - 4:45 PM

3:15 PM

Imago Dei: Centering Personhood in Church and Academy

Garrett Best
Kellie Rine
Danielle Rich
Dylan Harrell
Greg Brooks
J. Scott Self

PLC 157

3:15 PM - 4:45 PM

Thursday, June 4th
6:30 AM

Planning Session: The Hermeneutics of Unity in and after Scripture

Planning Session

BPC 191

6:30 AM - 8:00 AM

7:30 AM

Worship

Worship Team

Stauffer Chapel

7:30 AM - 8:00 AM

8:15 AM

Robert E. and Bonnie Cone Hooper Plenary: Christian Scholarship: Personal Reflections on Surrendering to God's Call

Byron Johnson

Elkins Auditorium

8:15 AM - 9:45 AM

10:00 AM

Advancing Civil Rights at Christian

Chris Riley
Tryce Prince
J. Goosby Smith
Wes Crawford

Fireside Room

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

10:00 AM

Faith and Science

Chris Plumberg
Dwayne Simmons
Garrett Pendergraft
John Lewis
Helen Holmlund

CAC 214

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

10:00 AM

Initiatives and Outcomes

Russell Dabbs
Tolulope Bewaji
Roy Y. Chan
Rob Shearer
Phil Vardiman

BPC 188

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

10:00 AM

Major Book Review: "Purpose and Joy: Pursuing a Meaningful Career in Christian Higher Education"

Roberts Rhodes
Leanne M. Dzubinski
Claire Davidson Frederick
Elisabeth Lefebvre
Kristin VanEyk

BPC 190

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

10:00 AM

Major Book Review: Ron Highfield's "The Christian University and the Academic Establishment"

Ron Highfield
Jennifer Smith
Octavio Esqueda
Leonard Allen

Great Books Room

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

10:00 AM

Mission History and World Christianity

Dyron Daughrity
James L. Gorman
Frank V. Bellizzi
Martha Highfield
Yukikazu Obata

PLC 147

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

10:00 AM

New Papers in Education

Matt Thomas
Carrie Birmingham
John Peterson
Katherine Dillion

CAC 303

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

10:00 AM

Reel Pedagogy: Cinema and the Art of Interdisciplinary Meaning-Making

Joi Carr

CAC 125

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

10:00 AM

Rural and Small Town Churches in Transition: Reports from the Field

Shelby Coble
Tod Vogt

Seminar Room

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

10:00 AM

Teaching for Formation: Creative Pedagogies in the Church and Academy

Caleb Gilmore
Andrew Jones
Heather Gorman
Garrett Best
Clay Smith
Tzu-Wei Lin
Tiffany Dahlman

CAC 123

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

10:00 AM

The Everett Ferguson Lecture: The Rule of Faith (Canon of Truth) in Earliest Christianity, and Everett Ferguson's Contribution to the Debate over its Nature and Authority

Jeff Childers
Paul Blowers

Stauffer Chapel

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

10:00 AM

Topics in Intergration of Faith and the Academy: Supporting Faculty in Teaching and Advising

Leah Fullman
Caroline Gammil
Lillie Thomas

BPC 189

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

11:45 AM

Abraham J. Malherbe Lecture and Luncheon: Second Thoughts with John F. Wilson

John F. Wilson

Surfboard Room

11:45 AM - 1:15 PM

1:30 PM

AI in the Classroom: A Showcase and Practical Workshop

John Struloeff
Ben Postlethwaite

RAC 170

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

1:30 PM

Christian Scholarship in the STEM Sciences

Rita Jakelyn Abad Lima
Jennifer M. Gash
John Lewis
Michael Folkerts
Matthew Vergne
Dwayne D. Simmons
Finney Premkumar

BPC 190

1:30 PM - 4:00 PM

1:30 PM

Church Growth, Belief, and Practice

Russell Dabbs
Valerie Townsend
Abraham Song
Maretno Agus Harjoto
Michael Williams

BPC 188

1:30 PM - 4:00 PM

1:30 PM

"Effectiveness" in Contemporary Missiology

Monty L. Lynn
Tod Vogt
Brit'ny Stein
Joshua R. Rhodes
Jake Blaire
Travis Myers
Steve Shaffer

Fireside Room

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

1:30 PM

Faculty Recital Featuring Natalie Buickians(soprano) and Barry Tan(piano

Natalie Buickians
Barry Tan

Raitt Recital Hall

1:30 PM - 4:00 PM

1:30 PM

Integration of Faith in Clinical Education

Amy Marshall
Danielle Rich
Sydney Parker

BPC 189

1:30 PM - 4:00 PM

1:30 PM

Major Book Review: Chris Doran, "Climate Migration: A Christian Call to Action in a Warming World"

Chris Doran
Richard Beck
Stanley Talbert
Chris Soper

PLC 147

1:30 PM - 4:00 PM

1:30 PM

New Papers in New Testament

Jeff Peterson
Parker King
Kindy Delong
Paul Cox

CAC 125

1:30 PM - 4:00 PM

1:30 PM

Reclaiming the Christian Virtue of Discernment

Fred Aquino
Andy Yuengert
John Kern

CAC 124

1:30 PM - 4:00 PM

1:30 PM

The Theology of Practice

Tim Sensing
Mark Love
Jennifer Schroeder
Mason Lee

CAC 302

1:30 PM - 4:00 PM

1:30 PM

Thresholds: Mapping Identity from the Margins

Rachel Gould
Reilly Kendrick
Shelly Sanders
Hannah Desouza
Natalee Borum

CAC 214

1:30 PM - 4:00 PM

1:30 PM

Toward a More Beloved Community

David Ayres
Bryan Moss
Kevin Holland
Tiffany Dahlman
Collin Packer

Seminar Room

1:30 PM - 4:00 PM

3:15 PM

Artificial Intelligence and the Educational Futures

Frank McCown
Ellen Jones
Joe Faith
Daniel Crouch
Helen Holmlund

CAC 214

3:15 PM - 4:45 PM

3:15 PM

Christian Philosophy as Tangible Good

Joel Cox
Will Perrin
Parker King
Derek Estes

AC 286

3:15 PM - 4:45 PM

3:15 PM

Creatividad y Colaboración Transfronteriza en un Mundo Complejo

Jessica Lugo
Johnathan Hanegan
Sergio González
Stephen Austin
Jeremy Daggett
J. Omar Palafox

AC 270

3:15 PM - 4:45 PM

3:15 PM

Forming the Practitioner: Practical Theology Across Professional, Digital, and Academic Contexts

Karon Johnson
Lars Coburn
Nathan Burrow
Paul Kaak
Ronald Kastens
Mason Lee

CAC 302

3:15 PM - 4:45 PM

3:15 PM

JJM Roberts Lecture: Love Thy Neighbor: Why the Comparative Method is Good for Your Soul

Mark Hamilton
Christopher Hays

Stauffer Chapel

3:15 PM - 4:45 PM

3:15 PM

Leadership and Coaching

Rigel Page
Russell Dabbs
Enid Bozic
Kevin Kehl
Andrea Bishop
Anita Killins
Andrea Morris
Todd Patten

BPC 188

3:15 PM - 4:45 PM

3:15 PM

Leveraging Simulation and Service-Learning to Integrate Faith and Education in Health Equity

Rebekah Mullins
Melanie Meeker
Amy Bronson

BPC 189

3:15 PM - 4:45 PM

3:15 PM

"Like the belligerent outbursts of a drunken bard": Spiritual Exclamation and Reclamation in Sermon, Song, and Holocaust Story

Jon Singleton
Matthew Love
Greg Laing
Michael Ditmore

CAC 301

3:15 PM - 4:45 PM

3:15 PM

The Ancient Christian Study Bible: A Resource for Ministers, Students, and Laypeople

Jeff Childers
Paul Blowers
Andy Wall
Laura Locke Estes
Alden Bass
David Stark

PLC 147

3:15 PM - 4:45 PM

3:15 PM

Windrider Institute Short Film Screening

Windrider Institute

BPC 190

3:15 PM - 4:45 PM

4:45 PM

Plenary Reception

Pepperdine University

Elkins Auditorium

4:45 PM - 5:00 PM

5:00 PM

Fred D. Gray Plenary: The Tangible Good of a Life of Service

Barrye Price
J. Goosby Smith

Elkins Auditorium

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

8:00 PM

Landon Saunders Lecture: "The Book of Love: A Better Way to Read the Bible"

Richard Beck

Elkins Auditorium

8:00 PM - 9:00 PM