Events
Acts and the Church
What are the historic and scriptural origins of the Church? What were the essentials of early Christian teaching and preaching? How did people become Christians? And what is significance of Jesus’ arresting question to Saul in what would become Paul’s later theology? Our goal is to actualize the Book of Acts - in our minds, hearts, imaginations, and wills!
Led by Dr. John Castelein, this course involves seven weeks of independent reading and reflection followed by a two-day, in-person retreat at Allerton Park and Retreat Center in Monticello, Illinois, on February 26 and 27.
COST: $450 (includes food and housing for the retreat)
Christ and Culture
What is culture? How is it shaped? How does it shape us? How do we distinguish theological values from cultural ones and help others do the same? And how do we understand a cultural context well enough to introduce Jesus into it in respectful and meaningful ways.
Led by Brady Cremeens and Silas McCormick, this course involves seven weeks of independent reading and reflection followed by a two-day, in-person retreat at Minier Christian Church in Minier, Illinois, on February 26 and 27.
COST: $200
2025 Church Leaders Conference
Freedom to Fail: Rethinking “Success” in Ministry.
Featuring J.R. Briggs, author of “Fail: Finding Hope and Grace in the Midst of Ministry Failure” and founder of Kairos Partnerships.
Register here.
Midwest Ministers Retreat
The Greatest in the Kingdom: Discipling and Being Discipled by Children
Dr. Teresa Roberts, VP of Institutional Research and Effectiveness and Professor of Ministry and Christian Formation at Ozark Christian College.
Lynn Laughlin Memorial Golf Outing
The annual Lynn Laughlin Memorial Golf Outing raises funds for the Laughlin Scholarship at Ozark Christian College.
The History of Israel (course)
The story of God’s relationship with ancient Israel - and us - as described in the Old Testament.
Discipleship (course)
What does it mean to be a disciple and to make disciples: seven weeks of independent reading and reflection capped with a two-day, in person retreat at CU Church at Webber Street in Urbana, Illinois.
Cost: $200 (course materials, meals, and housing are not included)