SPEAKERS MULTIETHNIC SYMPOSIUM REFORMATION ACROSS BORDERS CONCORDIA SEMINARY, ST. LOUIS | JAN. 24-25, 2017 KEYNOTE ADDRESS Quincentennial Celebration: The Paradigm Shift of Martin Luther Then and Ours Now Dr. Enoch Wan Research Professor of Intercultural Studies, and Director, Doctor of Intercultural Studies Program Western Seminary, Portland, Ore. Biography • Past President of the Evangelical Missiological Society (EMS): www.EMSweb.org • National vice president-publications and editor, Occasional Bulletin, Evangelical Missiological Society • Advisor/founder/editor - multilingual electronic journal: www.GlobalMissiology.org • Board member, Worldwide Bible Society (USA) and Tien Dao Christian Media Association Abstract Historical review of the paradigm shift of Martin Luther occurred 500 years ago, followed by a proposal for the Lutheran church bodies in North America in the 21st century based on the global trends (i.e. the shift of Christendom from the western and northern hemispheres, the phenomenon of diaspora, the technological advancement in communication, the rise of post-modernism epistemology, the emergence of the global south, etc.) leading to the embrace of new paradigms (e.g. diaspora missiology, multiethnic ecclesiology, relational realism, etc.). 801 SEMINARY PLACE • ST. LOUIS, MO 63105 • WWW.CSL.EDU • 314-505-7286 •
[email protected] 1 SPEAKERS KEYNOTE ADDRESS: RESPONDER Dr. Paul Mueller Director of the Art & Carol Wahlers Center for Applied Lutheran Leadership, Office of the President, Concordia University, Portland, Ore. Biography Dr. Paul Mueller serves as the executive director of the Center for Applied Lutheran Leadership (CALL), which develops young and old Christian missional leaders in and for the mission of God in a COEXIST world. In addition, he directs the Mission Training Center (MTC), which offers noncredit practical, missional courses for lay women and men, deacons and those preparing for seminary entrance.