SPEAKER
Speakers: Dr. Jonathan Bonk
One of the world’s leading missiologists, Dr. Bonk is the Emeritus Director of the Overseas Ministries Study Center in New Haven, CT. Research Professor of Mission Studies, he is also the immediate past president of the International Association of Mission Studies (IAMS), the editor of the Dictionary of African Christian Biography (DACB), and the editor of the International Bulletin of Missionary Research (IBMR). His best-known book is Money and Missions: Affluence as a Western Missionary Problem.
Lecture Titles:
Lecture I – Affluence as a Problem for Missions and Missionaries? Stating the Case
Lecture II – Missionaries and the Abundance of Possessions: Historical Roots
Lecture III – The Good News of Material Comfort: Strategic Implications
Lecture IV – Material Inequity in Social Proximity: Biblical/Ethical Considerations
Lecture V – Toward a Theology of the Righteous Rich: Incarnation,
Servanthood, and Credibility
Dates: April 23(Mon)-24(Tue), 2012
Venue:Fuller Theological Seminary, Payton Hall 101
Host: East-West Center for Missions Research and Development
Attendants: Missionaries, Missions’ Leaders, Missions’ Professors, Seminary Students
Contact: Dr. Steve K Eom 1-626-808-2829 kseom1@gmail.com