Category Archives: Theological Education

Global Theology Day Three

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Dean G. Blevins

Day three of the global theology conference began with the same focus on worship as the first two days. While the program noted these times as “morning devotions” in a sense the reflected more the praise and worship of morning … Continue reading →

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Global Conference Day Two

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Dean G. Blevins

Day two of the conference began once again with exuberant worship but moments of serious prayer and scripture. It seems amazing how the body of Christ responds to God’s word and our words of praise, petition, and intercession regardless of … Continue reading →

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Global Theology Opening Day

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Dean G. Blevins

We launched into our global theology conference today to the praise of the NTC Muldersdrift student-led worship. The opening devotions included prayers and scripture reading from some of the emerging scholars in our midst. The scriptures and prayers were read … Continue reading →

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Global Theology Conference

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Dean G. Blevins

For the next few days I will be attending an important gathering of global theologians around the theme “Issues in Ecclesiology” I will be busy with the conference but hope to post some observations. To begin you can find the … Continue reading →

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Church Planting in North Ireland

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Dean G. Blevins

We drove to Millbrook in North Ireland this morning for worship in a new church plant in that community. The drive took around thirty minutes from Belfast, and I was glad it was Norm Henry and not myself driving (and David providing … Continue reading →

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365M in Ireland

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Dean G. Blevins

Arrived this morning in Dublin (after a sleepless flight) and, after a quick shower, joined David and Glynda Wesley, alongside Norm Henry, for a trip to Belfast for 365M training with pastors and supervisors from Northern Ireland and Ireland. The trip … Continue reading →

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NTSx Open Online Courses

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Dean G. Blevins

I am starting a new venture and NTS is on board. I took a course on Open Online Classes (add “massive” and you have MOOCs) this summer. That project coincided with a discussion at General Assembly on innovative education during … Continue reading →

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