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Andrews University Agenda http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/ News and Events at Andrews University en-us Copyright 2025, Andrews University Fri, 17 Oct 2025 15:47:00 +0000 Fri, 17 Oct 2025 15:47:00 +0000 webmaster@andrews.edu webmaster@andrews.edu Re-Imagining Disciple Making Conference https://www.andrews.edu/agenda/68448 <div> Friday, Oct. 17: Developmental & Trauma-Informed Discipleship Theme Focus: This full day will be dedicated to exploring developmental discipleship and trauma-informed disciple making, with sessions designed to address the unique needs of both older adults and younger generations. Session Highlights: <ul> <li> Discipling Older Adults</li> <li> Engaging Younger Generations</li> </ul> Evening Vespers Keynote: “The Journey of Discipleship: Seeing the Face of God," presented by Ji&rcaron;í Moskala, dean of the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary</div> <google-sheets-html-origin></google-sheets-html-origin> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" data-sheets-baot="1" data-sheets-root="1" dir="ltr" style="table-layout: fixed; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; width: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: medium;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <colgroup> <col width="133" /> <col width="112" /> <col width="355" /> <col width="218" /> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td colspan="1" rowspan="9" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(255, 229, 153); font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: center;"> <div style="max-height: 189px;"> Topic #1: Disciple Making & Developmental Issues </div> </td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204);">  </td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204); font-weight: bold; overflow-wrap: break-word;"> Impact of Developmental Stages on Disciple Making</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204); color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"> Dr. Michael Gayle (Coordinator)</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204); text-align: center;"> 9–10 a.m.</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204); overflow-wrap: break-word;"> Plenary #2: Discipling Older Adults</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204);"> Dr. Edyta Jankiewicz</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204); text-align: center;"> 10–10:20 a.m.</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204); overflow-wrap: break-word;"> Components of Discipleship in SDA Young People (Virtual)</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204);"> Dr. Steve Case (Virtual)</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204); text-align: center;"> 10:20–10:40 a.m.</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204); overflow-wrap: break-word;"> A Matrix of Discipleship: Home, Church and School ...</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204);"> Dr. Jasmine Fraser</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204); text-align: center;"> 10:40–11 a.m.</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204); overflow-wrap: break-word;"> The Biblical Imperative of Developmental Discipleship</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204);"> Pr. Ben Martin</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204); text-align: center;"> 11–11:20 a.m.</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204); overflow-wrap: break-word;"> Divine Attachment, Developmental Outcomes and Holistic Discipleship</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204);"> Dr. Kristina Freed</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204); text-align: center;"> 11:20–11:30 a.m.</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204); overflow-wrap: break-word;"> Break *Refreshments</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204);"> (Snacks & Drinks)</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204); text-align: center;"> 11:30–12 p.m.</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204); overflow-wrap: break-word;"> Dialogue on the Impacts on Disciple Making with Developmental Issues</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204); overflow-wrap: break-word;"> Dr. Cangy, Dr. Walshe, Dr. Wood,  Developmental Presenters</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204); text-align: center;"> 12–2 p.m.</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204); overflow-wrap: break-word; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"> Lunch Break & Networking </td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204);"> Speaker Lunch Provided</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <google-sheets-html-origin></google-sheets-html-origin> ---- <google-sheets-html-origin></google-sheets-html-origin> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" data-sheets-baot="1" data-sheets-root="1" dir="ltr" style="table-layout: fixed; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; width: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: medium;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <colgroup> <col width="133" /> <col width="112" /> <col width="355" /> <col width="218" /> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td colspan="1" rowspan="14" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(255, 229, 153); font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: center;"> <div style="max-height: 294px;"> Topic #2:  Disciple Making & Trauma </div> </td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204);">  </td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204); font-weight: bold; overflow-wrap: break-word;"> Impact of Trauma on Disciple Making</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204); color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"> Dr. Garcia (Coordinator)</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204); text-align: center;"> 2–3 p.m.</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204); overflow-wrap: break-word;"> Plenary #3: Trauma-Informed Discipleship</td> <td style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) transparent rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: none; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204);"> <div style="white-space: nowrap; overflow: hidden; position: relative; width: 314px; left: 3px;"> <div style="float: left;"> Dr. Charity Garcia, Dr. Ingrid Slikkers</div> </div> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204); text-align: center;"> 3–3:20 p.m.</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204); overflow-wrap: break-word;"> Trauma's Impact on Pastoral Discipleship (Virtual)</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204);"> Dr. David Sedlacek (Virtual)</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204); text-align: center;"> 3:20–3:40 p.m.</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204); overflow-wrap: break-word;"> Discipling Those in Despair: Responding to Suicidal Desperation with Compassion and Faith</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204);"> Dr. Dustin Young</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204); text-align: center;"> 3:40–4 p.m.</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204); overflow-wrap: break-word;"> Holy Band Aids and Sacred Listening: Trauma-Informed Chaplaincy as Everday Discipleship</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204);"> Pr. Jose Bourget</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204); text-align: center;"> 4–4:20 p.m.</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204); overflow-wrap: break-word;"> Safe to Grow: Trauma-Informed Discipleship</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204);"> Willis Byas</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204); text-align: center;"> 4:20–4:30 p.m.</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204); overflow-wrap: break-word;"> Break *Refreshments</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204);"> (Snacks & Drinks)</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204); text-align: center;"> 4:30–5 p.m.</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204); overflow-wrap: break-word;"> Dialogue on Impacts on Disciple Making with Trauma presenters</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204); overflow-wrap: break-word;"> Dr. Cangy, Dr. Walshe, Dr. Wood,  & Trama Presenters</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204); text-align: center;"> 5–7 p.m.</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204); overflow-wrap: break-word; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"> Dinner Break and Networking</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204);">  </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td colspan="1" rowspan="4" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204); text-align: center;"> <div style="max-height: 84px;"> 7–7:25 p.m.</div> </td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204); overflow-wrap: break-word;"> Welcome, Worhip & Prayer</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204);"> Worship Team (Ainsworth)</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204); overflow-wrap: break-word;"> Comments on Re-Imagining Disciple Making to this Point</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204);"> Dr. Scott Ward</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204); overflow-wrap: break-word;"> Musical Selection—Saxaphone</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204);">  </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204); overflow-wrap: break-word;"> Keynote Speaker: “The Journey of Discipleship”</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204);"> Dr. Jiri Moskala</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204); text-align: center;"> 8:30–9 p.m.</td> <td style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204); overflow-wrap: break-word;"> Fellowship Time (Commons)</td> <td style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204);"> (Snacks & Drinks)</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>   Fri, Oct 17, 2025 09:00 am -0400 Andrews University October Weekend Experience, 10/17-20 https://www.andrews.edu/agenda/67805 Fri, Oct 17, 2025 04:00 pm -0400 Sabbath Begins https://www.andrews.edu/agenda/67809 Fri, Oct 17, 2025 07:00 pm -0400 Andrews Academy: Alumni Reunion 2025 https://www.andrews.edu/agenda/68459 Andrews Academy alumni honor classes end in 0 and 5. Weekend Events: Friday, Oct. 17 6 p.m.         Registration (Commons) 7 p.m.         Vespers—Michael Nixon (’05) 8 p.m.         After vespers—s’mores by the campfire (outside of Sunshine Hall, weather permitting) Sabbath, Oct. 18 9 a.m.            Registration (Commons) 10 a.m.          Tribute Sabbath School & Alumni Proceedings 11:30 a.m.    Alumni Worship Convocation—Raewyn (Hankins) Orlich (’00) 12:45 p.m.    Honor Class Photographs 12:45 p.m.    Alumni Lunch (Gym/Honor Classes in Classrooms, etc.)—Haystacks provided 8 p.m.            Shydepoke—Andreasen Center for Wellness Gym (basketball games). The lobby of the Andreasen Center will be available for visiting. Sunday, Oct. 19 9 a.m.           Sharon Russell Memorial Walk (meet at Andrews Academy Parking Lot) 10–12 a.m.   Pickleball (Berrien Springs High School)—<a href="mailto:jamisonrbennett@gmail.com">jamisonrbennett@gmail.com</a> Both Sunday events will take place as weather permits. Fri, Oct 17, 2025 07:00 pm -0400 Proximity Vespers https://www.andrews.edu/agenda/67808 Fri, Oct 17, 2025 07:30 pm -0400