2005 Gulf States Colloquium on Faith and Scholarship

The Great Commission is Christ’s call for His Church to preach the gospel to the whole world. Christians who are part of the academy must respond to Christ’s call in a uniquely challenging and often hostile environment. The question then is how does a Christian fully engage in university life, and live in obedience to the Great Commission?

Dr. Terry Morrison will lead off the conference as we seek together answers to this dilemma. He brings with him over forty years of practical experience in wrestling with this question, including eleven years as a Christian Chemistry professor and thirty years on staff with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. Following Dr. Morrison’s plenary address a panel of graduate students and faculty will lead all conference attendees in response to his remarks. Interdisciplinary small groups will meet for discussion as well.

Program Schedule:

9:00 A.M.	Reception and Registration
9:30 A.M.	Welcome & Opening Worship
10:00 A.M.	The Theme Stated: The Great Commission and the Christian Scholar - Dr. Terry Morrison
11:00 A.M.	Break
11:15 A.M.	Small Group Discussion Time
12:15 P.M.	Luncheon (provided)
1:15 P.M.	Q & A with Grad Student/Faculty Response Panel
2:30 P.M.	Break
2:45 P.M.	Response to Colloquium theme by local Christian artists
3:15 P.M.	Break
3:30 P.M.	The Theme Revisited: Dr. Terry Morrison
4:00 P.M.	Small Groups
4:45 P.M.	Concluding thoughts and closing worship
5:30 P.M.	(Optional) Dinner in Gainesville with other attendees

PLENARY SPEAKER: Dr. Terry Morrison - Director Emeritus, Faculty Ministries, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship

A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Terry grew up in a Christian home and gave his life over to Jesus’ lordship the summer before entering the University of Pittsburgh where he earned his B.S in Chemistry in 1958. Terry went on to a vibrant career as a Chemistry professor, earning his PhD in Inorganic Chemistry from Syracuse University in 1967. During his academic career Terry earned membership in the Sigma Xi and Phi Kappa Phi Science honoraries, published in “Inorganica Chimica Acta” and other journals, and served as Full Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at Butler University.

Terry has been active with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship since his undergraduate days, and his love for the ministry of the gospel on campus led him from the security of a tenured professorship to a ministry with InterVarsity that is still going strong after more than thirty years. For fourteen years Terry was director of Faculty Ministries for InterVarsity, a vocation he continues to follow even in retirement.

Registration:

Cost:

$20.00 per attendee, payable during the Reception period the day of the Colloquium. Make checks payable to: InterVarsity Christian Fellowship.

Directions and Contact Info:

From I-75, exit at the Gainesville Newberry Rd Exit (Exit #387). Go east for approximately 4 miles, at which time the road turns into University Avenue.

Stay on University Ave. until you come to the University of Florida campus.
Look for the Ben Hill Griffin football stadium on the right and proceed about a half-mile to 16th Street. Turn left onto 16th Street. Go two blocks, and the Christian Study Center will be on your left (Call 352-379-7375 or 352-871-1661 if you get lost).

(directions available via MapQuest)

Limited parking is available in the side lot of the Study Center. Additional parking is available on the streets and in the lot to the south of the building. (DO NOT PARK IN THE LOT BEHIND THE STUDY CENTER.)

IVCF'S GRADUATE & FACULTY MINISTRIES-GULF STATES
1329 Burgess Dr.
Tallahassee, FL 32304
Phone: (850) 575-9395 or (352) 375-6144
E-mail
Web site: http://www.gfmse.org

CHRISTIAN STUDY CENTER OF GAINESVILLE
112 NW 16th Street, Gainesville, FL
Phone: 352-379-7375
E-mail
Web site: http://christianstudycenter.org