Richard J. Mouw, Ph.D.
President, Fuller Theological Seminary

Richard J. Mouw joined the faculty of Fuller Theological Seminary in 1985 and has served as its president since 1993. Before that he was a professor of philosophy at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Mich. A philosopher with a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, he is the author of 18 books, including Calvinism in the Las Vegas Airport; Praying at Burger King, an expanded and revised edition of Uncommon Decency: Christian Civility in an Uncivil World;and most recently, Abraham Kuyper: A Short and Personal Introduction. Mouw is a columnist for beliefnet.com; his articles, reviews, and essays have appeared in more than 50 journals and magazines.  He currently serves as president of the Association of Theological Schools. In 2007, Mouw was awarded the Kuyper Prize at Princeton Theological Seminary. This prize is awarded annually to a scholar who has made a major contribution to Reformed public theology.

See Mouw’s writings on Faith & Leadership.
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Andy Crouch
Author and Special Assistant to the President at Christianity Today International

Andy Crouch is the author of Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling, winner of Christianity Today’s 2009 Book Award for Christianity and Culture and named one of the best books of 2008 by Publishers Weekly, Relevant, Outreach and Leadership. In 2011 he became special assistant to the president at Christianity Today International, where he is also executive producer of This Is Our City, a multi-year project about Christians seeking the flourishing of their cities. Crouch serves on the governing boards of Fuller Theological Seminary and Equitas Group. He is also a senior fellow of the International Justice Mission’s IJM Institute. From 1998 to 2003, he was the editor-in-chief of re:generation quarterly, a magazine for an emerging generation of culturally creative Christians. A classically trained musician who draws on pop, folk, rock, jazz, and gospel, he has led musical worship for congregations of 5 to 20,000.

Visit Crouch’s Culture Making website.

Sarah Coakley
Norris-Hulse Professor in Divinity at the University of Cambridge

Sarah Coakley is the Norris-Hulse Professor of Divinity, and a Fellow of Murray-Edwards College, at the University of Cambridge. After serving as a lecturer at the University of Lancaster and Oriel College, Oxford, she transitioned to Harvard in 1993 and accepted the Mallinckrodt Professorship there in 1995.  She was appointed to her current chair at Cambridge in 2007.  A philosophical and systematic theologian, Coakley became increasingly involved in interdisciplinary work while at Harvard, and conducted collaborative research projects in medicine and religion (with Prof Arthur Kleinman), and in theology and evolutionary theory (with Prof Martin A. Nowak). The work with Nowak garnered a $2 million, three-year research grant from the Templeton Foundation, resulting in the jointly edited book:  Evolution, Games and God: The Principle of Cooperation.  The author and editor of a number of publications, Coakley is currently at work on a four-volume systematic theology, the first volume of which will appear as God, Sexuality and the Self:  An Essay ‘On the Trinity.’

Read an interview with Sarah Coakley on Faith & Leadership.

Prince Raney Rivers
Senior Pastor, United Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, N.C.

The Rev. Prince Raney Rivers has been senior pastor of United Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, N.C., since 2005, and served previously at congregations in North Carolina and Virginia. He has been a participant in the Pastor-Theologian Program at the Center of Theological Inquiry in Princeton, N.J., and serves on the Board of Visitors of Duke Divinity School and Winston-Salem State University. He has a B.A. in psychology from Morehouse College and an M.Div. from Duke Divinity School.

Read Rivers’ writings on Faith & Leadership.

All events will take place on the campus of Duke University. The following schedule is preliminary and will be refined in the months leading up to the event.

The seminars offered during Convocation & Pastors’ School are a wonderful opportunity to enjoy small-group learning with Duke faculty, guest leaders, and other attendees. Participants who attend the seminars and all lectures will receive one Continuing Education Unit (CEU).

Seminar topics will be available in July. Should you register beforehand, we will contact you directly at that time to select a seminar.

Plans are in the works for the annual Alumni Homecoming Celebration during Convocation & Pastors’ School, including the presentation of the Distinguished Alumni Award. As always, this will be a great opportunity to reminisce and reconnect with classmates and faculty. 

Additional information will be available in July. Should you register beforehand, we will contact you directly at that time to determine whether you would like to participate in this event.

Lodging reservations should be made directly with Durham motels or hotels.

In the past, several hotels have offered special rates to Convocation & Pastors’ School participants.  We encourage you to check back in July for additional details about these special rates.  However, should you wish to make arrangements now, we offer the following list as a convenience:

• Comfort Inn University, (919) 490-4949
• Hilton Durham on Hillsborough Road, (800) 445-8667
• Millennium Hotel on Campus Walk Avenue, (800) 633-5379
• University Inn, (800) 313-3585
• Brookwood Inn, (919) 286-3111
• Courtyard by Marriott, (800) 321-2211
• Durham Marriott at the Civic Center, (800) 228-9290
• Quality Inn & Suites, (919) 382-3388
• Homestead Studio Suites, (919) 402-1700
• Homewood Suites by Hilton, (919) 401-0610
• La Quinta Inn, (919) 401-9660
• Red Roof Inn, (919) 471-9882
• Sheraton Imperial Hotel, (919) 941-5050
• Washington Duke Inn, (919) 490-0999

Additional hotel information may be found at the Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau.

Register

Everyone planning to attend Convocation & Pastors’ School should submit a registration form in advance, along with the appropriate fees. Your registration for Convocation & Pastors’ School includes access to lectures, seminars, and worship.  We will send confirmation upon receipt of your registration information. We will then contact you in July to determine your seminar and parking preferences and to enable you to register for meals.

Online registration closes Sept. 28, 2012. Hardcopy registrations are available upon request. Contact Leadership Education at Duke Divinity via phone at (919) 613-5323 or leadership@div.duke.edu.

Funding

The cost of this event is kept minimal due to the generous support of the North Carolina and Western North Carolina Conferences of the United Methodist Church, as well as The Duke Endowment and the Parish Ministry Fund, which provide financial assistance to clergy in support of their ongoing education.

Access

Duke University is committed to providing access to programs for persons with disabilities. If you anticipate needing accommodations or have questions about physical access, please contact (919) 613-5323 in advance of the program.

Contact Leadership Education at Duke Divinity at leadership@div.duke.edu or (919) 613-5323.