Missionary Training at ABWE
Edge Seminars
The goal of these annual educational and training seminars is to expose ABWE missionaries and personnel, supporting churches, and friends and partners of ABWE to the best Bible-believing missionary educators and trainers of our generation—to the end that we all will be nudged to the cutting edge of missions ministry. Please join us as we learn together.
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2008 Edge Seminars, May 12-16
Rebecca Pippert—Bible Study Evangelism
Leading Seeker Bible Studies (May 12)
Becky Pippert is author of Out of the Saltshaker and into the World: Evangelism as a Way of Life. More than 500,000 copies of this book are in print. She began her experiences in personal evangelism in Spain, served for many years in campus ministries, and has trained believers around the world.
General information about the 2008 Edge Seminars
Tuition: Free to ABWE Personnel ($25 for others)
Instructional Materials: $30
Ed Stetzer—Breaking the Missional Code
Contextualizing Your Church for Glocal Impact (May 13-14)
Dr. Stetzer is a man of broad experience in church planting and training others to do the same. He's the author of Planting Churches in a Postmodern Age, Planting Missional Churches, and Breaking the Missional Code. Currently, he and Dr. David Hesselgrave are co-authoring a book on cross-cultural church planting.
General information about the 2008 Edge Seminars
Tuition: Free to ABWE Personnel ($50 for others)
Instructional Materials: $30
Ken Ham and Dr. Terry Mortenson—Gospel Foundations in Genesis
Using Genesis to Plant God’s Seed in Good Soil (May 15-16)
Ken Ham is the Founder and President of Answers in Genesis. He is the author of many books on creationism. He receives about 300 invitations for speaking engagements each year, but only takes about 30 of those. Ken is passionate about training believers to present the gospel message based upon its biblical foundations established in the early chapters of Genesis.
General information about the 2008 Edge Seminars
Tuition: Free to ABWE Personnel ($50 for others)
Instructional Materials: $30
2009 Edge Seminars, May 18-22
Carol Kent—Speak Up with Confidence (May 18)
Carol's vibrant personality and joyful spirit make her one of the most in-demand female Christian communicators today. She is the author of When I Lay My Isaac Down and Kisses of Sunshine. Thousands of people have improved their public speaking skills by participating in her Speak Up With Confidence seminar.
Harold Netland—Pluralism in World Religions (May 19-20)
Dr. Netland is a professor of philosophy of religion and intercultural studies at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, IL. Prior to his tenure at Trinity, he was a missionary in Japan. He is the author of several works, including Encountering Religious Pluralism: The Challenge of Christian Faith and Missions.
Don A. Carson—Confronting Pluralism with the Bible's Plot-Line (May 21-22)
Dr. D.A. Carson is the author or editor of about 50 books, including The Gagging of God: Christianity Confronts Pluralism. This seminar will be based upon the concepts expounded in chapters five and six of that book. His focus will be on training missionaries to teach the Bible's plot-line (metanarrative) in order to evangelize people from pluralistic worldview cultures.
For more information please contact Carolyn Haskell at (717) 909-2323 or carolynh@abwe.org.
The Edge Seminars are conducted at the training facilities of ABWE,
located at 522 Lewisberry Road, New Cumberland, PA.