PROGRAM Description, Dates, and Costs

The program spans nine months (September-May). Fellows commit to (1) read 50+ pages of graduate-level, theologically-informed writing (or audio/video presentations) weekly, (2) practice assigned personal devotional disciplines of 15+ minutes daily, and (3) participate in the program schedule:

• Weekly roundtable discussions of ancient and modern texts applying the Bible and theology to work, culture, and personal life in a small-group cohort facilitated by a participating local church: God’s commitment to his Creation, the importance he gives to their work, why the needs of the most vulnerable matter to God, our role in culture-making, and how to bring change and maintain hope in a world of fallen institutions. Fellows gather to share food, discuss the week's readings, apply truth to their lives, pray for and encourage each other.

• A monthly “Teaching Saturday” for greater depth and community-building, featuring recognized speakers, bringing together all participating cohorts. Our roster changes yearly. Among past presenters: 

• Katherine Leary Alsdorf

• Michael Balboni, Pastor, Author

• Tracy Balboni, MD, MPH, Clinical Director, Supportive and Palliative Radiation Oncology

• Rick Barry, Executive Director, Center for Christian Civics

• Mia Chung, Pianist, Educator, Writer, Leader

• Karen and Glenn Cook, Owners, Cider Hill Farm

• John Dyer, author, From the Garden to the City

• David W. Gill, Ph.D., Director, Mockler Center for Faith & Ethics in the Workplace, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

• Justin Hawkins, PhD student in Religious Studies and Political Theory, Yale University

• Margaret Hothem, Ed.D., Prof. Emeritus, Gordon College

• Ian Hutchinson, Prof. of Physics, MIT

• Nancy Matheson-Burns, CEO, Dole and Bailey

• Dr. Ehimwenma Nosakhare, Senior Data and Applied Science Manager/Machine Learning Scientist, Microsoft

• C. Sara Lawrence Minard, Ph.D., Chief Academic Officer, College for Social Innovation; Adjunct Faculty, Babson College; Director of Impact, Jubilee Impact Fund

• Yvonne Mitto, Exec. Dir., Compass - Finances God’s Way, New England

• Donald Nelson, COO, Vistaprint/Cimpress

• Theresa Nelson, Author, Speaker, Board Member of Mom to Mom Ministries

• Marian Noronha, Founder and President, Turbocam Intl.

• John Seel, Dir. of Cultural Engagement, John Templeton Foundation

• Jonathan Pageau, Artist, Author, Speaker, blogging at The Symbolic World

• Anne Rathbone Bradley, Academic Director at The Fund for American Studies,Vice President of Economic Initiatives at the Institute for Faith, Work, and Economics

• Andrew Sears, Executive Director, TechMission; President, City Vision University

• Amy L. Sherman, Ph.D, Senior Fellow, Sagamore Institute for Policy Research

• Ron Sider, (Late) Founder and President Emeritus of Evangelicals for Social Action, Author

• Stephen L.S. Smith, Ph.D., Robert W. Haack Professor of Economics, Hope College

• Cynthia M. Wallace, Exec. Dir., The Oasis Project

• David West, artist, professor, Gordon College

• Leslie Wickman, Exec. Dir., American Scientific Affiliation

• Jim Zingarelli, artist, professor, Gordon College

• John ZuHone, astrophysicist, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

• Three spiritual formation weekends to go deeper still, as a group and individually, hearing from God and enjoying his creation through outdoor recreation, and connecting with one another.