GBIM Sponsors Day of Focus on Integrated Ministries
Posted by Terry White on April 26, 2009
Keith Shearer, pastor of New Beginnings Grace Brethren Church in Myerstown, Pa., and chair of the board of Grace Brethren International Missions, was one of two speakers today in a day-long session for GBIM board members, national organization and Fellowship leaders, and invited guests. The sessions were held at the Russell Center on the CE National campus in Winona Lake, Indiana.
The “Day of Reflection” was built around discussion of the third section of the Commitment to Common Mission document that emanated from the Charis gathering of worldwide Grace Brethren fellowship leaders this past summer in Bad Homburg, Germany.
In the first segment, Shearer discussed misconceptions about the ability to hold to a “pre-70th Week” view of eschatology and affirm the “Integrated Ministries” portion of the Charis document at the same time. In the second presentation, Grace College & Seminary president Dr. Ron Manahan laid the biblical foundation for integrated ministries, stressing that it is an essential component of a biblical worldview. In the final segment Shearer examined the work of Walter Rauschenbusch, known as the “father of the social gospel,” pointing out dangers of that movement and stressing the need for balance. The day concluded with small-group discussions and a Q&A time by both presenters.
The meeting was held in conjunction with the spring meetings of the GBIM board, and the day was moderated by GBIM executive director Dave Guiles. For more information on the Commitment to Common Mission, click here.
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i see sound equipment was used…was this recorded? can others benefit from listening?