program booklet - International Baptist Convention

Life in Motion: Something MoreRoom MikadoAmy CasteelInternationally mobile families have been around since, well, since the first family. As we explore thefamiliar lives of men and women in the Bible, we will discover God at work in the middle of theirmobility and our own.Amy Casteel is an adult Third Culture Kid who has worked with youth andfamilies in the international community. As leader in a church in Lansing,Michigan, she works with internationally mobile families. She and herhusband currently make their home there with their three children.The Protestant Reformation in EuropeRoom ScrabbleTerry CarterSome of the theological truths we hold dear were rediscovered and championed by men like Luther,Zwingli, and Calvin along with the key reform leaders in England. These men were willing to die forthese biblical truths. This study will explore the life, theology and impact of the key reformationplayers. Come join us as we revisit the reformation story which still impacts Christianity today.Terry G. Carter is the W.O. Vaught Professor of Christian History and Ministry atOuachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. He is a graduate ofHoward Payne University and Southwestern Theological Seminary in Ft. Worth,Texas, where he received an MDiv and a PhD. He moved to Ouachita in 1991after serving for seven years as pastor at Immanuel Baptist Church inWiesbaden, Germany. In addition to teaching on the university level, Terry hasserved as interim pastor at 22 churches in Arkansas, Texas, and Europe. Hehas written articles, book chapters, and professional papers on several subjectsincluding William Carey, Baptist History, preaching, and biblical backgrounds.He has also authored or co-authored The Journal and Selected Letters ofWilliam Carey, Preaching God’s Word, and Telling God’s Story: The Biblical Narrative fromBeginning to End, 2n ed. and is currently working on a homiletical commentary on Acts. Terry andhis wife Kathy have been married for 41 years and enjoy being grandparents to Carter, Nora, andLawson.Serving in the Light of Christ: a study of First JohnRoom DominoLorin CranfordOver the course of the seminar we will explore the profound insights of this first letter of John aboutliving the Christian life under the guidance of Christ. Coping with temptation, learning how to loveothers, defending ourselves against false teaching are but some of the themes emerging in this richdocument of the New Testament.Born in west Texas ranch and farm life in 1941 near Perrin, Texas, LorinCranford grew up in that culture in the 1950s, enjoying the natural world thatGod has created. His parents were leaders in the Baptist church in thissmall community, and he cannot remember a time when he has not beeninvolved in church. Christ came into his life in 1949 and a call to ministrycame in 1957. Studies at Wayland Baptist University and SouthwesternSeminary led to BA, MDiv, and ThD degrees. Two pastorates in Graford andFt. Worth, Texas, preceded joining the faculty at Southwestern Seminary in1974 as Professor of New Testament and Biblical Greek. Retirement from SWBTS in 1997 led to an11-year teaching experience at Gardner-Webb University in western North Carolina as Professor ofReligious Studies. Retirement in 2008 from GWU led to being pastor of the International BaptistChurch in Cologne, Germany. Retirement from there in 2010 led to actual retirement and volunteerservice through the International Baptist Church in San José, Costa Rica. Along this journey has- 17 -