May 15-16, 2014
Chicago
Minutes
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| Planning Group meeting at McCormick Theological Seminary |
In the course of the two-day meeting held at McCormick Theological Seminary, the following agreements were reached:
1. The working name of the group is “Global Fellowship of Theological Educators: International Forum for Christian Leadership Development.” This name will be sent to the members of the Planning Group who were not able to attend the Chicago meeting, with the request that they affirm the name or make comments on ways it might be improved.
2. We are planning for a series of three meetings, the first to be a gathering of 120-150 held in either October/November 2015 or April/May 2016. The first meeting will likely be held in Germany; the following two meetings will be held in Africa or Asia.
3. The general theme for the first meeting will be “Preparing Christian Leaders in the 21st Century.”
4. The Planning Committee will meet January 16-17, 2015 in Germany—close to the site where the first main gathering will be held if that is possible. In order to add five or six members to the Planning Committee, specific assignments were given to individuals to identify and contact potential new members.
5. The Executive Committee will consist of Manfred Kohl, Joseph Shao, Wonsuk Ma, Rosalee Ewell, and David Esterline, with Dietrich Werner serving as consultant. The Executive Committee will meet in Europe (Frankfort, Berlin, or Oxford) on September 7-8, 2014. Manfred Kohl and David Esterline will serve as co-chairs through the planning process; that is, until a committee is identified to lead the first gathering.
6. Each member of the Planning Committee will receive a grid identifying the different faith streams (Protestant mainline, Evangelical, Pentecostal, Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Independent) and the geographical regions. Each member is encouraged to nominate people to be invited to the first gathering (with a brief indication of location and faith tradition as well as email address) and send the nominations to Manfred and David who will send them on the Planning Committee.
7. The following should be kept in mind when nominating people to attend: we are hoping for equal numbers of women and men and a strong representation of people under 40 as well as those more experienced. We would like influencers (or likely to become influencers), people who are committed to the church, and those who work in an interdisciplinary manner. We would like to avoid people who are exclusive and those not open to new ideas.
8. Dan, Dietrich, and David will collaborate in looking for funding, working on the principle that all participants should contribute something. The funding conversations will include provision for the Executive and Planning Committee meetings as well as the main gatherings and staffing. Manfred and David will draft a budget.
9. The street address printed on stationary will be 5460 S. University Ave., Chicago, IL 60615 USA; the names of the executive and co-chairs will be included.
10. Please share the news of this historic endeavor!
David Esterline
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