Bethel Seminary

Chris Armstrong, associate professor of church history (St. Paul), was asked to regularly contribute to Christian History and Biography, a history newsletter featured on Christianity Today's website. His column "Grateful to the Dead: Diary of a Christian History Professor" first appeared on Sept. 30.
See www.christianitytoday.com/history/newsletter/2005/sep29.html to read it.

Justin Irving, instructor of ministry leadership (St. Paul), presented two workshops at Love INC’s 2005 National Conference. The two workshops were titled “Transformational Leadership” and “Models of Leadership Communication.”

John Lillis, dean and executive officer (San Diego), conducted a leadership seminar in Saransk, Russia, in June; moderated the 127th annual meeting of the Baptist General Conference, June 29-July 2; attended GATE planning meetings August 4-6 in Chicago; and preached for the San Diego Flood congregation August 7.

Greg Meland, director of supervised ministry and placement (St. Paul), joined the editorial board for Ministry Mentor, an online journal distributed by Tyndale House. The current edition can be viewed at www.ministrymentor.com.

Brad Mellon, ministry-based professor of New Testament and ethics (Seminary of the East), spoke at the Genetic and Reproductive Ethics Conference at the Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity on July 14-16 in Chicago. He participated with Leon Kass and Robert George of the President’s Council on Bioethics; Francis Collins, director of the Human Genome Project for the National Institute of Health; and others. His topic was “Engaging Persuasive Arguments in the Embryonic Stem Cell Debate.”

Glen Scorgie, professor of theology (San Diego), published The Journey Back to Eden: Restoring the Creator’s Design for Women and Men (Zondervan). Scorgie examines Scripture and history in tracing the trajectory of the Holy Spirit as he calls the church back to personal wholeness and relational harmony. Scorgie corrects misunderstandings of biblical statements on gender; demonstrates that some texts applied only to the unique historical situations they addressed; and discerns the overall direction that the Spirit is taking as he calls the church to embrace a vision of gender equality, freedom, and mutuality.