Third annual IACE Faculty Development Conference Connects Campuses

FORT WORTH (May 26) - The International Alliance for Christian Education concluded its third-annual Faculty Development Conference with participants from nearly 40 institutions and organizations with 125 participants from across the United States.

The conference included about 25 speakers who led both plenary and breakout sessions at the Riley Conference Center on the campus of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Presentations focused on a history of American Christian education; teaching effectiveness; faith, teaching and learning in the Evangelical tradition, Christian worldview and cultural engagement; Christian education as a calling, spiritual foundation and spiritual vitality; and two breakout sessions to more closely consider faith and learning, reading groups, and innovation.

A second breakout session allowed experienced faculty members to consider leadership opportunities, while newer faculty met to discuss issues related to starting out in the profession.

During the three days of the conference (May 24-26), IACE launched an online academic journal called Integration: A Journal of Faith and Learning. The first issue features four articles and four book reviews. Senior editors of the new journal are Hunter Baker of Union University, Nathan Finn of North Greenville University, and Melinda Stephens of Geneva College. (Read more about the online journal Integration)

IACE president David S. Dockery said the journal launch and the broad participation in the conference created great enthusiasm and fellowship.

“The blessings from a conference like this one result in better classroom experiences for students and also provide benefits for the colleagues of those in attendance.” Dockery said. “The conference thus has a ripple effect, which is exciting to observe.”

Sponsors for the event included Impact 360 at the platinum level, B&H Publishers and Crossway Books at the gold level, and Thomas Nelson Bibles at the silver level.

A complete conference schedule and photo gallery are available here.

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