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Center for Christian Leadership

The Center for Christian Leadership, which is committed to “equipping God’s disciples for the kingdom’s service,” is a non-degree seeking study program of the Anderson University School of Theology.

Established in 1972 by the General Assembly of the Church of God, the Center focuses on continuing education — for both pastors and laity — through independent study courses created and written by university and seminary faculty, as well as coordinating the annual endowed Newell Lectures in Biblical Studies and the Harp Lectures in Christian Theology & Leadership.

As a program of the School of Theology, the Center serves as an agency through which continuing education programs for both pastors and laity are developed, administered and recorded for those enrolled in Continuing Education Unit (CEU) study. The Center offers the Certification in Christian Ministry, with tracks in Ministerial Studies or Christian Studies. The Center also offers a unique Certification in Aging Ministries for those working with senior adults within congregational settings.

The Center also works with pastors and laity outside the contiguous United States by serving those in the Churches of God in Canada as well as through La Buena Tierra Seminary in Mexico. The Center additionally has a cooperative educational program with the Instituto Biblico Hispano.

NEWELL LECTURESHIP IN BIBLICAL STUDIES

Dr. and Mrs. Arlo and Helen Newell created the Newell Lectureship in 1981. The purpose of the lectureship is to bring a significant specialist in the field of biblical studies to Anderson University on an annual basis.

This annual lectureship is coordinated by the Center for Christian Leadership with recommendation of the speaker coming from the Bible faculty of the School of Theology.

Following is a sample of the nearly 25 Newell Lecturers:

  • Dr. Bruce Metzger, Lectures in the Book of Revelation (1982)
  • Dr. Elizabeth Achtemeier, Preaching from the Old Testament (1987)
  • Dr. Fred Craddock, Luke as Preacher (1988)
  • Dr. Walter Bruggemann, Jeremiah: Faithfulness in the Midst of Fickleness (1990)
  • Dr. Walter Kaiser, Jr., Making the Prophet Habakkuk Contemporary (1991)
  • Dr. James Crenshaw, Issues of Theodicy (2000)
  • Dr. Patrick Miller, The Ten Commandments as a Foundation for Biblical Ethics (2001)
  • Dr. James Dunn, Jesus Remembered: A Fresh Perspective on an Old Quest? (2003)
  • Dr. Joel Green, Elect Strangers: The Oxymoron of Christian Existence in James and 1 Peter (2005)

HARP LECTURES IN CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY AND LEADERSHIP

The Harp Lecture Series honors the lives of the Reverend Harry L. and Henrietta Harp. This series was created in 2001 as an annual lecture in the areas of Christian leadership, theology, or other subject that has broad appeal for the academic and Christian community.

The following lectures and topics have been presented in this series:

  • Dr. Gilbert Bilezikian, Rediscovering Christian Community (2002)
  • Dr. Cheryl Sanders, Health and Holiness: A 21st Century Perspective (2003)
  • Dr. Marguerite Schuster, The Doctrine of Humankind (2004)
  • Dr. Richard Allen Farmer, Leadership in Worship Renewal (2005)
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