Reimagining Discipleship in a Time of Transition

What do theological ideas like the Trinity, discipleship, and eschatology have to do with thriving congregations today? More than you might think! This webinar offers a conversation with Mark Powell, John Mark Hicks, Greg McKinzie, co-authors of Discipleship in Community: A Theological Vision for the Future. Hosts Carson Reed and Randy Harris lead the discussion about contributions the book might make to congregational vitality in this time of separation and uncertainty.

A part of our series Intersection: Where Theology and Practice Meet, this webinar took place on December 8, 2020.

RECORDINGS AND RESOURCES

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Special Guests

MARK POWELL

Mark E. Powell, professor of theology at Harding School of Theology in Memphis, teaches courses in systematic theology, historical theology, ethics, and philosophy of religion. Mark is deeply interested in the intersection of theology, the ministry of the church, and discipleship. He is a shepherd at the Sycamore View Church of Christ and has served in preaching ministry, urban ministry, and adult education. Mark and his wife, Debbie, have an adult daughter and two teenage sons. He enjoys sports, cooking barbeque, and spending time in the great outdoors.

JOHN MARK HICKS

John Mark Hicks has been professor of theology at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee, for the past 20 years and has taught in higher education among Churches of Christ for almost 40 years. He has authored, edited, or co-authored 18 books and contributed to academic and popular journals alike. He is married to Jennifer with whom he shares five living children and six grandchildren.

GREG McKINZIE

Greg McKinzie is a Ph.D. candidate in theology at Fuller Theological Seminary and the executive editor of Missio Dei: A Journal of Missional Theology and Praxis. From 2008 to 2015, he served in Arequipa, Peru, as an intercultural missionary and helped found the Christian Urban Development Association. Greg holds an M.Div. from Harding School of Theology and a B.A. in missions from Harding University. He is an adjunct faculty member at Lipscomb University and Fuller.