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Third Annual IACE Conference


Third Annual IACE Conference

February 9-11, 2022

Riley Conference Center | Fort Worth, Texas


Conference Schedule
(All sessions in Room 150 unless otherwise noted)

Wednesday, February 9

2:00 p.m. Registration Opens
2:30 p.m. IACE Board Meeting (Room 250)

Ralph Enlow, presiding

Peter Teague, devotional

Session One
5:15 p.m. Dinner (The Lane)

6:30 p.m. Welcome

A Word from the IACE Board of Directors and Opening Prayer: Ralph Enlow, Board Chair

Praise and Worship: Joe Crider, Dean, School of Church Music and Worship, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Message: "The Lordship of Christ and Christian Education" | H. B. Charles Jr., Senior Pastor, Shiloh Church, Jacksonville, Florida


Thursday, February 10

Session Two

7:00 to 8:30 a.m. Breakfast on your own (The Lane)

8:30 a.m.

Devotional | Michael Ortiz, Executive Director, International Council for Evangelical Theological Education

Address: "The Great Tradition and Christian Education" | Timothy George, Founding Dean and Distinguished Professor of Divinity, Beeson Divinity School

9:45 a.m. Break

10:05 a.m.

Address: Christian Education in the Midst of a Cultural Convulsion" | Ed Stetzer, Dean, School of Mission, Ministry, and Leadership, and Director, Billy Graham Center, Wheaton College

11:00 a.m. Break

11:20 a.m

Presentation: "Generation Z and Christian Education" | Impact 360 Institute Report, Phil Alsup and John Basie

12:15 p.m. Break

Session Three

12:30 p.m. Lunch (The Lane)

Prayer: Scott Rae, Dean, Talbot Seminary, and Special Assistant to the President, Biola University

1:30 p.m. Break

Session Four

1:45 p.m.

Presentation: "Christian Worldview, Cultural Challenges, and Christian Education" | Report from the Cultural Research Center, Arizona Christian University. Len Munsil, Tracy Munsil, and George Barna

2:45 p.m. Break

3:05 p.m.

Address: "Creating a Joy-filled and God-honoring. Culture for IACE Institutions and Partners" | Shelette Stewart, Founder and President, Stewart Consulting

4:05 p.m. Break

4:30 p.m.

Address: "The Coming Tsunami: Christian Hope and Christian Education" | Jim Denison, Co-Founder and Chief Vision Officer, The Denison Group

5:30 p.m. Break

Session Five

6:00 p.m. Dinner

Prayer: Mark Bailey, Chancellor, Dallas Theological Seminary

7:00 p.m.

Address: "The Clash of Orthodoxies and Its Implication for Christian Higher Education | Robert P. George, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence, and Director, James Madison Program, Princeton University

Dessert Fellowship (The Lane)

Friday, February 11

Session Six

7:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Breakfast on your own (The Lane)

8:30 a.m.

Devotional | Barbara McMillin, President, Blue Mountain College

Presentation: "Legal Issues and Christian Education" | Greg Baylor, Senior Counsel, Alliance Defending Freedom

9:30 a.m.

Panel Discussion: "Christian Education: The Values and Challenges of Athletics" | Greg Baylor, Dan Wood, President, National Christian College Athletic Association, and others

10:30 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m.

Address: "The High Calling to Support Christian Education: The Key Role of Institutional Advancement" | Pat McLaughlin, President, The Timothy Group

11: 45 a.m. Concluding Words

Closing Prayer and Benediction: Loren Gresham, Chancellor, Southern Nazarene University

Noon: Adjourn


SPONSORS

Impact 360

Bill and Judy Bradish

Southwestern Seminary

Association of Business Administrators of Christian Colleges

The Timothy Group

Forefront Book

City on a HIll Insurance

NCCAA

Fuller Higher Ed Solutions

GuideStone

Lexham

B&H

Crossway

Thomas Nelson Bibles

NXTPG

Campus EDU


Accommodations

Reserve a room on-site at the Riley Center

The Riley Center at Southwestern features 55 luxury guest rooms, including seven suites, at the historic campus of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Every room features wireless internet, two telephones with data port, voicemail, cable television, refrigerator, microwave, coffee maker, iron and ironing board. Complimentary breakfast is provided for all guests of The Riley Center. Each guest also has access to the Recreational Aerobics Center, which offers a swimming pool, cardio room, weight room, full size basketball court, raquetball and tennis courts, and an aerobics rooms.


Stay nearby at the Hampton Inn

Hotel: Hampton Inn Fort Worth Southwest Cityview

Group Name: Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary