Refresh 2006 was held December 5-7, 2006 at The Woodlands United Methodist Church near Houston, TX. The event was attended by those in ministry with college students.

Keynotes:

Lauren Winner: Visiting Professor of Spirituality and Writing, Duke Divinity School; author of Real Sex: The Naked Truth About Chastity and Girl Meets God: A Memoir

Matt Russell: Associate Pastor, Chapelwood UMC and Mercy Street in Houston

Craig Hill: Professor of New Testament at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, DC

Bible Teacher:
Dr. Sandra Richter, Associate Professor: Old Testament, Asbury Theological Seminary

Worship led by:
By The Tree

Seminars/Workshops:

Seminar 1: How to Observe Sabbath

with Lauren Winner (Tuesday 3 p.m. only)
As a follow up to her keynote on Sabbath Rhythm, in this seminar Lauren will offer practical helps in scheduling and practicing Sabbath in the often hectic, reactive life of college ministry.

Seminar 2: Introduction to the Cults: Issues and Answers in Evangelism

with Dr. Steven Tsoukalas
The college and university campus has long been an experimental playing field for cults. What do you know about them? How do you distinguish between what is a cult and what is not? How do you help your students navigate through the rough waters of syncretism? What are the issues and answers for evangelism? In this seminar, Dr. Steve Tsoukalas, noted expert in this field, helps us understand and be equipped to engage this challenging aspect of campus culture.

Seminar 3: A Missional Mindset for the Campus

with Dr. Darrell Whiteman
How do you relevantly engage the mission context of the college and university campus? A gifted communicator, Darrell Whiteman brings a unique depth of cross-cultural global experience, venerated scholarship, and life wisdom to make sense of cultural dynamics, to stimulate missional thinking, and to inspire further conversation within the campus ministry community for more fruitful mission on our campuses.

Seminar 4: Developing Leadership in College Students

with Dan Lewis
How do you effectively develop Christian leadership in students for the campus, the church, and the world? Dan Lewis shares out of his years of experience working with college students and from the findings of his current doctoral research on Emerging Missional Leadership to help us become more effective in developing Christian college students who lead.

Seminar 5: Worship on the Campus: Is There More to Worship Than Passion?

with J.D. Walt
In an event oriented worship landscape, what are the staples for a worshiping community’s diet? In this seminar J.D. Walt will unfold an approach to worship design that is theological, experiential, and missional.

Seminar 6: You Can Double Your Annual Fund!

with Dr. Tom Nisbett
Money, money, money! Most ministries are in a continuous cycle of fundraising. And with shrinking institutional dollars more and more a reality, developing proficiency in raising funds for ministry is becoming part of a campus minister’s required skill set. In this seminar, Tom Nisbett will help you develop a nuts-and-bolts approach that can double your annual giving.