Bergler, Thomas, “Taming the Juvenilization of American Christianity,”
Association of Youth Ministry Educators conference, Oct 17, 2009.
Bergler, Thomas. "Developing Youth
Ministry Leaders Who Can Help the Church Grow Up,"
Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge University,
England, on Jan. 3-6, 2009.
Bergler,
Thomas. "Understanding Classic and Contemporary Church Growth Movements"
and "Understanding the Missional Church and Emergent Church Movements"
Servants of the Word Theological Group Meeting, Chelsea, MI, Aug. 23,
2008.
Bergler,
Thomas. “Understanding the Place of the Ten Commandments in the
Christian Life” 4 part series, Campus Outreach Academy for student
leaders of University Christian Outreach, Ann Arbor, MI, Aug. 2008.
Bergler,
Thomas. “Transforming Culture” 10 part series for youth and university
outreach leaders of the European Region of Kairos, Dublin, Ireland, July
2008.
Jones, Karen. International World Changers Project
Coordinator and Worship Speaker, Ayorou, Niger, June, 2008
Bergler,
Thomas. “Youth Culture Trends in the United States” Kairos International
youth leaders’ meeting, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, May 7, 2008.
Jones, Karen. International World Changers Project
Coordinator, Cluj, Romania, June, 2007
Bergler,
Thomas. “Influencing University Culture” 10 Part Seminar, Campus
Outreach Academy for student leaders of University Christian Outreach,
Ann Arbor, MI Aug. 2007.
Jones,
Karen.
"Early Ministry
Implications from a Questionnaire Administered to Youth Representing
Various Ethnicities and Cultures," presentation of original research,
funded by a grant from Group Publishing, presented at annual conference
of North American Professors of Christian Education, October, 2006
Jones, Karen. Jones,
Karen. Teaching and curriculum development course for youth ministry
professors, Baptist Seminary, Santiago, Cuba, June 2006
Jones, Karen. Guest
lecturer and seminar leader for youth, youth ministers, and parents of
youth; International Center for World Mission and Bible
Seminary Bonn; Bonn, Germany, April, 2006.
Jones, Karen.
International
World Changers Project Coordinator and Worship Speaker, Cluj, Romania,
May, 2006
Jones, Karen. The
Future of Youth Ministry, panel presentation for the Spirit of Youth
Ministry conference, Hartford, CT, August 2005
Bergler,
Thomas. “Lessons from Recent Research on the Religious "Lives of American
Teenagers,” three session seminar, Sword of the Spirit North American
Regional Youth Worker Training, Hillsdale, MI (Jun. 2005).
Jones, Karen.
International World Changers Project Coordinator and Worship Speaker,
Braila, Romania, June, 2005
Jones, Karen.
International World
Changers Project Coordinator and Worship Speaker, Berlin, Germany,
July, 2004
Jones,
Karen. Acteens
Retreat, featured seminar speaker for leaders, Georgia Woman’s
Missionary Union, Georgia Baptist Conference Center, Tocoa Falls, GA,
March, 2004
Jones,
Karen. Huntington
Foundation Breakfast, Speaker, October, 2003
Jones,
Karen. World
Changers Project Coordinator and Worship Speaker, Cheyenne, Wyoming,
July, 2003
Bergler, Thomas. "The Character and Actions of a Leader"
Workshop for student leaders, University Christian Outreach Winter
Retreat, Jan. 2003.
Bergler, Thomas. "Great Faith in a Great God" (Lessons
from the History of Youth and Revival). Sword of the Spirit Youth
Workers' Conference, Jan. 2003.
Jones, Karen.
Parents of Youth,
discipleship conference leader, First Baptist Church, Spartanburg, SC,
held at Ridgecrest Conference Center, Black Mountain, NC, August, 2002
Bergler, Thomas. "A Broken Heart: Having God's Heart for
the World" Plenary Address, Sword of the Spirit Ecumenical Youth
Congress, July 2002.
Bergler, Thomas. "Applied Christianity" Workshop on
sustaining discipleship after a summer of service. Sword of the Spirit
Summer Internship Program, 2001-2002.
Bergler, Thomas. "Following Jesus in a Postmodern World"
University of St. Thomas Revival, St. Paul, MN, April 2002.
Jones, Karen.
Keynote speaker, Women’s
Ministries Christmas Tea, Fort Wayne Missionary Church, December, 2001
Jones, Karen.
"Developing a Plan for Training Youth
Ministers," North American Professors of Christian Education, Chicago,
IL, October, 2001
Bergler, Thomas. "Christian Youth Groups and the Culture
of the Cold War Era" Society for the History of Children and Youth,
July 2001.
Jones, Karen.
International World
Changers Project Coordinator and Worship Speaker, Casablanca, Morocco,
July, 2001
Jones, Karen.
World Changers Project
Coordinator and Worship Speaker, Casablanca, Morocco, July, 2001
Jones, Karen.
World Changers Project
Coordinator and Worship Speaker, West Memphis, Arkansas, June, 2001
Jones, Karen.
World Changers Project
Coordinator and Worship Speaker, West Memphis, AR, June, 2001
Jones,
Karen. Devotion
Speaker, CCCU Faculty Development Conference, Denver, CO, Summer, 2001
Jones, Karen.
Youth Ministry Lab
Workshop Leader, Fort Worth, TX, April, 2001
Bergler, Thomas. "Christ and Culture in the Trenches:
Patterns of Cultural Engagement in American Youth Ministry"
International Association for the Study of Youth Ministry, Oxford,
England, Jan.5 2001.
Jones, Karen.
Keynote
presentation, research drawn from the Lilly funded study of Protestant
Youth Ministers in America, International Association of Youth Ministry,
Mansfield College, Oxford, England, January, 2001
Jones, Karen. "Syllabus
Construction," workshop for new youth ministry faculty, Youth
Ministry Educators’ Forum, Toronto, Ontario, October, 2000
Jones,
Karen. "Critical
Need for Missions Education and Experience in Youth Ministry," Youth
Ministry Conclave, Arlington, TX. October, 2000
Jones, Karen.
Youth discipleship
leader, Glorieta Conference Center, Glorieta, NM, July, 2000
Jones, Karen.
World Changers Project
Coordinator and Worship Speaker, Peoria, IL, July, 2000
Jones, Karen.
Conference speaker, "Developmentally
Appropriate Ministry With Adolescents," European Baptist
Convention, Interlaken, Switzerland, July, 2000
Jones, Karen.
Youth Ministry Lab
Workshop Leader, Fort Worth, TX, April, 2000
Jones, Karen.
Youth Discipleship
Curriculum Design Conference, LifeWay, Nashville, TN, January, 2000
Jones, Karen.
"Update on the
Study of Protestant Youth Ministers in America," Youth Ministry
Educators Forum, San Diego, CA, November, 1999
Jones,
Karen. "Impact of
Ministry Involvement on the Faith Maturity and Self-Concept of
Adolescents," Youth Ministry Educators Forum, Charlotte, NC, 1999
Jones, Karen.
Presentation of
dissertation research at annual meeting of Southern Baptist Research
Fellowship, Atlanta, GA, September, 1999
Jones, Karen.
Discipleship Training
Conference, Southern Baptist Youth Leaders, Glorieta Conference Center,
Glorieta, NM, July, 1999
Jones,
Karen. World
Changers Project Coordinator and Worship Speaker, Youngstown, OH, June
19-26, 1999
Jones, Karen.
Youth Ministry Lab
Workshop Leader, Fort Worth, TX, April, 1999
Jones,
Karen. Southern Baptist Youth Discipleship Leaders’ workshops,
"Discipleship Strategies for Youth Ministry," "The Spiritual Life of the
Minister to Youth," "Teaching Youth to Share Jesus Without Fear,"
"Mentoring in Youth Ministry," and "Utilizing Small Groups in Ministry,"
Ridgecrest Conference Center, Black Mountain, NC, February and March,
1999
Jones, Karen. Parenting Youth Training
Seminar, Church of the Brethren, North Manchester, IN, February, 1999
Jones, Karen. Youth Discipleship Curriculum
Design Conference, LifeWay Christian Resources, January, 1999
Jones,
Karen. Workshop leader, "The Five Cries of Youth Ministers," "Gender
Issues in Youth Ministry," and "Teaching Teens to Think Theologically,"
National Youth Workers’ Convention, Nashville, TN, November,1998
Jones,
Karen. "A Study of the Difference Between Faith Maturity Scale and
Multidimensional Self Concept Scale Scores for Youth Participating in
Two Denominational Ministry Projects," North American Professors of
Christian Education, Nashville, TN, October, 1998
Jones,
Karen. Workshop leader, "The Five Cries of Youth Ministers," "The
Spiritual Impact of Work Camps," and "Teaching Teens to Think
Theologically," National Youth Workers’ Convention, Denver, CO, October,
1998
