Intensive Courses, Pastoral Roundtables, Conferences and More

The information listed below is only a sampling of what each campus offers. For more information or to view a full list of course offerings, visit the main page of each campus.

Fall 2008 – Spring 2009

Fresno, California

Psalms Workshop: September 19-20, 2008

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Married to a Minister Conference: October 10-11, 2008

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Missional Church in a Postmodern Context: January 12-16 (two day option on the 12th & 13th)

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Note: For information on hotel availability for out of town students visiting our Fresno, California campus, click here.

2008 – 2009 Pastoral Roundtables

Time: 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Cost: $10 (includes lunch)
Location: MB Biblical Seminary’s Fresno Campus
RSVP: Please RSVP to Jason Hiebert at (559) 452-1764 or jhiebert@mbseminary.edu by the Monday preceding each Roundtable.

September 9: All in the Family: Reaching Postmodern Young Adults without Alienating their Elders
Presenter: Dr. Cory Seibel, MB Biblical Seminary

October 14: Advent Preaching
Presenters: MB Biblical Seminary faculty and Rev. Dr. Chris Erdman of University Presbyterian Church

November 11: Prayer Ministry
Presenters: Mountain View Community Church staff

February 10: Transformational Leadership on Church Boards
Presenter: Rev. Dr. Ed Boschman, Executive Director of the U.S. Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches

March 10: Contextualizing the Easter Message: Images of Salvation for Today
Presenter: Dr. Mark Baker, MB Biblical Seminary

April 14: Negotiating Power and Gender in Ministry
Presenters: Dr. Delores Friesen and Dr. Valerie Rempel, MB Biblical Seminary

To contact MB Biblical Seminary’s Fresno, California campus, click here.

Associated Canadian Theological Schools

The NOVA Experience: October 23-25

The following courses are offered as wrap-arounds to qualifying students participating in Willow’s NOVA Experience in Kelowna, October 23-25, 2008:

CHM 508 Small Groups
Professor of Record: Dr. Daryl Busby

CHM 661 Family Ministries
Professor of Record: Dr. Curtis Congo

PTH 533 Missional Church Leadership
Professor of Record: Dr. Ray Bystrom

PTH 611 Spiritual Formation for Leaders
Professor of Record: Dr. Roger Helland

WLS 575 Worship and the Arts
Professor of Record: Dr. Kelly Ballard

For more information regarding the NOVA Experience at ACTS, click here.

ACTS Pastors & Mentors Day: October 24

MB Biblical Seminary’s Langley, British Columbia campus hosts this annual event for pastors and their mentors. The topic this year will be on domestic violence. Click here to download the event poster.

ACTS Reading Week: October 27 – 31

Courses offered will be:

CHP 630 Foundations of Chaplaincy – with Dr. Dwight Cuff

CPL 601 Church Planting Foundations – with Dr. Bill Gibson

THS 540 Introduction to Theology – with Dr. Ed Stuckey

To contact MB Biblical Seminary’s Langley, British Columbia campus (Associated Canadian Theological Schools), click here.

Winnipeg Centre for Ministry Studies

Fall Courses

BTS-5000/3 The Old Testament: A Theological Introduction
– with Pierre Gilbert; Mondays 6:00-8:45 p.m.

BTS-4510/3 Evangelical Spirituality in Historical and Theological Context
– with Gerry Ediger; Tuesdays 6:00-8:45 p.m.

BTS-4740/3 Systematic Theology
– with Karl Koop; Tuesdays & Thursdays 4:00-5:15 p.m.

BTS-4750/3 Trinity – One God, Three Persons
– with Justin Neufeld; Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:30-9:45 a.m.

BTS-5710/3 The Emerging/Missional Church
– with Titus Guenther; Thursdays 6:00-8:45 p.m.

Pastoral Ministry Roundtables – 2008

September 11 (12:00-1:30 pm): Help Yes, But Do No Further Harm:
Reflections on community activism and charity work
Presenter: Greg Armstrong, Outreach Chaplain, Eastview Community Church (MB)
Location: Conference Room (South Campus)

October 3 (12:15-1:30 pm): “The Critical Importance of the Church”
Presenter: Pastor Bruce Martin, Calvary Temple.
Location: Conference Room (South Campus)

To contact MB Biblical Seminary’s Winnipeg, Manitoba campus (Winnipeg Centre for Ministry Studies), click here.