McCormick Days 2012

Save the Date: October 14-16

The ecclesial landscape of the United States is shifting and the voices of Christians from around the world can be heard not only in far away lands but also in our own backyards. Whether you are in Salina, Kansas or Chicago, Illinois, it is not hard to find a worshipping community of immigrants who reflect God's work in the world. How have demographic shifts impacted the global Church? What are the implications and opportunities of these changes for local ministry?

Join us October 15-16 for McCormick Days, McCormick Seminary’s annual gathering of alums and the broader community, for fellowship, education, and inspiration on how to better partner with our neighboring immigrant congregations. Our featured faculty this year – Dr. David Daniels and Dr. David Esterline – will host us as we consider how demographic trends in the global church are impacting the work of local ministry.

SCHEDULE | 14 OCTOBER*

Silver and Gold Reunion
The evening before we kick off McCormick, we will be celebrating with a silver and gold reunion at Ida Noyes Hall on the campus of the University of Chicago. If you graduated in the class of 1962 or 1987, you should come! Contact Emily McGinley, interim director for Alumni/ae Relations, at emcginley@mccormick.edu or 773.947.6319 

SCHEDULE | 15 OCTOBER*
(To be updated as more information becomes available.)

9:30am – Worship

10:30am – Break

11:00am – The State of McCormick: Conversation with the President11:40 – Break

11:50am – The State of McCormick: Workshops

1pm – President's Recognition Luncheon

3pm – Alumni/ae Association Meeting

SCHEDULE | 16 OCTOBER

9:00am – Morning Devotions

9:30am – Plenary I: Global Trends, Local Realities

10:45am – Break

11:00am – Plenary II: Local Realities, New Ministry

Putting flesh to the data, this plenary will feature a panel of scholars who have researched the ecclesial contexts of Asian/Asian American, African, European and Latin@ communities They will share their findings and observations about immigrant congregations in the United States. Panelists: Edwin Hernandez, Carolyn Chen, Jehu Hancheles

12:15pm – Box Lunches

1:00pm – Workshops

• Called as Partners:
Featuring a panel of pastors of immigrant congregations, this workshop will offer insight into the pastoral realities of ministering to immigrant congregations as well as how non-immigrant congregations might partner with and/or support immigrant congregations.
Panelists: Young Taek Oh (M.A.T.S., 2006), Jonah Salim (D.Min., 2010), Prophetess M. Tabila

• Toward a Theology of Migration
Dr. Luis Rivera, dean of faculty at McCormick, will lead a discussion around Biblical portrayals of (im)migration and constructing a theology around migration.
Presenter: Dean Luis Rivera

2:15pm – Break

2:30 – Plenary III: Borrowed Sounds, Joyful Noise
Join us for a time of learning new songs from around the world, making a joyful noise as we celebrate the new possibilities for partnership and ministry.
Leader: Diakonda Gurning

*Schedules are subject to change!