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AEC2003
Anabaptist Evangelism Council

Theme: New Worship Forms for a New Millennium

February 14-16, 2003, Chicago, Illinois

The Speakers

Plenary
Speaker

Dr. Robert Webber

Biographical Sketch

Friday Keynote Address

Dr. Martin Marty

Biographical Sketch

 

Plenary Speaker:
Dr. Robert Webber

Dr. Robert Webber taught for 32 years at Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois, where he is now emeritus Professor of Theology. In 2000, he was appointed as the William R. and Geraldyne B. Myers Professor of Ministry at Northern Baptist Theological Seminary, Lombard, Illinois.

In 1994, Dr. Webber founded the Institute for Worship Studies to provide worship education which would lead to worship renewal in the local church. He is widely known for his "Renew Your Worship!" workshops conducted in nearly every denomination throughout the United States and Canada. His experience with various denominational families has given him a truly interdenominational outlook that has made him a resource for Christians in every denomination.

Dr. Webber will speak five times on Saturday and Sunday on these topics:

bulletOur Changing World
bulletBiblical Worship Is Triune
bulletWorship as a Narrative of Divine Action
bulletWorship as a Narrative of Human Response
bulletWhere Do We Go from Here?

 

Friday Evening Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Martin Marty

Dr. Martin Marty is the Fairfax M. Cone Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus at the University of Chicago where he taught for 35 years and where the Martin Marty Center has since been founded to promote public religion endeavors.

Dr. Marty writes the "M.E.M.O." column for The Christian Century and is the author of over 50 books, including the three-volume resource Modern American Religion.

The title of his keynote address on Friday evening is "What If the Word of God Had a Voice in Planning for Worship?"