June 4 - 5, 2021 Missions Lecture/Conference -- on Comparative World Religion - President, Asbury Seminary at local Adventist grad school

 Dr. Timothy Tennant of Wilmore, KY -- dates are Friday - Saturday -- eve & day of Sabbath for this 7th Day denomination:

“The Supremacy of Christ in a World of Religions” is the theme for our Swallen Mission Conference on June 4-5, 2021.

Dr. Timothy, President of the Asbury Theological Seminary, will be our guest speaker for the live event. He will expound on contemporary mission challenges amongst the major world religions, including Buddhism, Hinduism and Islam. The impact of the current pandemic on global mission will also be discussed. 

 

Register

Register in advance for this webinar: https://andrews.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HchyjnYCR22QcM3uMpAchg

 

Schedule

Friday, June 4, 2021 (EDT, USA, Michigan Time)

• 10:00am - Christianity and the Challenge of Hinduism:  Questions Hindus Ask
• 11:00am - Christianity and the Challenge of Buddhism:  Ethics in Christianity and
  Buddhism

Saturday, June 5, 2021 (EDT, USA, Michigan Time)

• 10:00am - Christianity and the Challenge of Islam:  The Trinity in Islam and
  Christianity
• 11:00am - “The Risen Lord and the Worldwide Mission of the Church”

 

About the Speaker

Dr. Timothy C. Tennent (Ph.D., University of Edinburgh, Scotland) has served as President of Asbury Theological Seminary and Professor of World Christianity since 2009. He is a frequent conference speaker around the country and throughout the world.

Prior to his coming to Asbury Theological Seminary, Dr. Tennent was Professor of World Missions and Indian Studies at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Ordained in the United Methodist Church in 1984, he has pastored churches in Georgia, and in several of the largest churches in New England. Since 1989, he has taught annually as an adjunct professor at the New Theological College in Dehra Dun, India.

He is the author of numerous books and articles. His books include, Building Christianity on Indian Foundations, Christianity at the Religious Roundtable, Theology in the Context of World Christianity, Invitation to World Missions: A Trinitarian Missiology for the 21st Century, and For the Body, Recovering a Theology of Gender, Sexuality, and the Human Body.
Dr. Tennent and wife, Julie, reside in Wilmore, Ky. They have two grown children, Jonathan and
Bethany.