News ADC
Simpson Lectures – February 2019 The 2019 Gerald K. Simpson Lectures featured Dr. Joel Thiessen, a leading Sociologist of Religion and Professor of Sociology at Ambrose University. Joel leads the Flourishing Congregations research initiative and has authored books and articles that explain what is happening to the Canadian religious landscape during these times of great social change. In addition to the well-attended evening lectures that evoked much discussion each night, both by people in the room and from the large number of people watching online, Joel met with the ADC faculty for a wide-ranging discussion about his research and the state of the Christian Church in Canada. The lectures were engaging, firmly based on research, and they addressed questions that Canadian churches and their leaders need to understand as they seek to communicate the gospel in a changed society. View the lectures at acadiadiv.ca/simpson. In the photo to the right, left to right, are: Dr. Steve McMullin, Dr. Joel Thiessen, and Dr. Harry Gardner.
Scripture Reading Competition – March 2019 In March 2019, in co-operation with the Canadian Bible Society, Acadia Divinity College, once again, hosted an annual competition to focus on the public reading of Scripture. Contestants read two selections chosen by the judges and had to meet criteria including articulation, expression, projection, and poise. The top three finishers, all Master of Divinity students, were Andrew Sutherland (first), Ajay Ramanujam (second) and Andrew Conrad (third). The first-place finisher received an inscribed Bible and monetary prize. In the photo to the left, from left to right, are Andrew Sutherland, Andrew Conrad, Dr. Carol Anne Janzen, the Canadian Bible Society’s Regional Director, Atlantic Region, Ajay Ramanujam, and Dr. John McNally, Director of Mentored Ministry Program and Assistant Professor of Practical Theology at Acadia Divinity College.
8
ADC Today
