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Teaching Prophetic Literature: Habakkuk

A Workshop for Women Bible Teachers

October 26-28, 2023 | Toronto, Ontario
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What Is It?

The Workshop on Biblical Exposition is a three-day training event aimed to encourage and equip you in the skills needed to read, understand, and proclaim the Word of God.

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The Workshop on Biblical Exposition is a three-day training event aimed to encourage and equip you in the skills needed to read, understand, and proclaim the Word of God. The Workshop includes times set aside for 1) Principles of Exposition (instructional sessions on how to better handle biblical texts), 2) Small Group Practice (when you will share and receive feedback on two passages you prepare in advance), and 3) Expositions (the opportunity to sit under the word). Each of these sessions is carefully designed to be interrelated for the greatest value in improving your work. In other words, this is a Workshop and not a conference. If you cannot be at all the sessions, then it really isn’t for you.

It is important to note: Partial participation is not permitted. Our pedagogical commitments in the small group sessions as well as the cumulative relationship between the small group and plenary sessions, full participation is required. Extenuating circumstances should be discussed with the Charles Simeon Trust and exceptions will be granted very rarely.

Who Should Attend?

The Workshops on Biblical Exposition are generally for people who are responsible for regularly preaching and teaching. We also welcome those in bi-vocational ministries as well as those training for ministry.

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The Workshops on Biblical Exposition are generally for men who are responsible for regularly preaching and teaching. We also welcome those in bi-vocational ministries as well as those training for ministry. We also have Workshops for women who are responsible for teaching women.

Given our understanding of Scripture, most of our Workshops on Biblical Exposition are for men who are responsible for regularly opening up God’s Word for God’s people. Specifically, they are for those men currently in pastoral ministry and, as such, are responsible for preaching and teaching God’s Word in congregational settings. Though vocational preaching pastors are our priority, the Workshops are open to those in general teaching ministry: including some lay-preachers, teaching Elders, seminary students or professors, teaching missionaries, and those serving in similar roles. Again, our priority is those who regularly preach or teach from God’s Word.

I noticed you just said “men.” What if I am a woman?
We are fully committed to training women for ministry through our Workshops on Biblical Exposition for women. But we also have theological commitments as to what that means. The Charles Simeon Trust adheres to a position on church leadership that is often identified as “complementarian.” While we do not support the ordination of women for pulpit ministry, we do believe that women are called to teaching ministry for women in biblically appropriate settings and should be trained for it as such. It is our conviction that the Church in North America has been particularly slow in this kind of training effort, and as such, we need to do a better job of training women. Women need to be equipped for this task. While the local church should and will do much of this work, we believe that we can support the church in further enabling women. As such, we have established Workshops on Biblical Exposition for women in ministry. We believe that women who are working in ministry in churches need encouragement in their ministry and hope that, by encouraging women to participate in the Workshop for women in ministry, we can also establish a base for fellowship and encouragement. Knowing this, women who wish to attend a Workshop on Biblical Exposition, regardless of where they identify themselves on an egalitarian-complementarian spectrum, are welcome to participate in a Workshop for women in ministry. It is designed for women who are currently in a teaching ministry with the responsibility to teach the Bible regularly. It is open to women who lead in regular teaching ministries including large group instructors, small group teachers, and women’s and children’s ministry leaders appointed by their churches. Women who are interested in this Workshop or have questions about our position or philosophy on this matter are encouraged to contact the Director of Women’s Workshops, Colleen McFadden (cmcfadden@simeontrust.org).

How Should I Prepare?

During the small groups, you will have an opportunity to get feedback on work you’ve prepared in advance.

 

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Leaders

WILLIS Katie Willis Women’s Ministry Director, NorthCreek Church

Katie Willis

Women’s Ministry Director, NorthCreek Church

Katie is a Women’s Ministry Director at NorthCreek Church in Walnut Creek, California. She has a BA from Azusa Pacific University and has a background in education. Katie has served in women’s ministry for more than 17 years. She teaches in women’s Bible studies, oversees curriculum development, equips leaders, and is involved with women’s discipleship. Katie also facilitates all NorthCreek Simeon course classes for women and co-organizes the Bay Area CST Women’s Workshop.

LIEBERT Mary Liebert Deacon of Children's Ministry

Mary Liebert

Deacon of Children's Ministry

Mary serves as the Deacon of Children’s Ministry at Hinson Baptist Church in Portland, Oregon. She teaches women’s Bible study, helps write curriculum, teaches kid’s Sunday school, and is involved in small group and one on one discipleship. Mary holds an MA in Biblical and Theological Studies from Western Seminary as well as a BS in Bible and Theology from Multnomah University. She speaks at women’s retreats and conferences, including Verity Fellowship and The Gospel Coalition.

Forward Baptist Church
Schedule

5-8:30pm, Thursday
8:30am-5pm, Friday
8:30am-12:15pm, Saturday

Small Group Passages

Participants will each be assigned two of the following passages:
Habakkuk 1:1-4
Habakkuk 1:5-11
Habakkuk 1:12-2:1
Habakkuk 2:2-5
Habakkuk 2:6-20
Habakkuk 3:1-19

Cost

$179 CAD before Sept 20
$209 CAD after Sept 20
Dinner Thursday, lunch Friday, and refreshment breaks each day are provided at no cost.

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