Connect with Bethany at Church of the Brethren Annual Conference

Bethany Theological Seminary will have a strong presence at Church of the Brethren Annual Conference, July 2-6, 2025, in Greensboro, North Carolina. Following is a listing of events with close connections to the Seminary. Our faculty and staff look forward to connecting with alumni and friends during the conference.

Thursday, July 3, 12:30-1:30

Equipping session: “Anabaptist at 500 and Pietism at 350: Remembering Our Histories” — Meadowbrook

Dr. Denise Kettering-Lane

Equipping session: “Service, Sacrifice, Compassion, and Love: Ethics In Star Trek and the Church” — Auditorium 2

Dr. Steve Schweitzer

Thursday, July 3, 7:15- 8:15

Worship: Cowbell service: Love is patient — Guilford Ballroom

Preachers Tony Price, Becky Baile Crouse, Josiah Ludwick

Thursday, July 3, 8:30-9:30

Equipping Session: “The Question of Leadership: Why it Matters”

— Auditorium 2

Dr. Jeff Carter

Equipping Session: “Continuing to Build Bridges in a Fractured World”

— Auditorium 1

Janet Ober Lambert, Audrey Hollenberg-Duffey

Friday, July 4, 12:00-1:30

Bethany Seminary Luncheon: “What makes Brethren Relevant Now?”

— Imperial D

Dr. Jeff Carter and Dr. Denise Kettering Lane

Friday, July 4, 4:30

Cupcakes with Carter — Meadowbrook

Friday, July 4, 5:00-6:30

Women’s Caucus Dinner — Imperial A/B

Dr. Denise Kettering-Lane, Laura Stone, Lindsey Wenger and Jennifer Keeney Scarr

Friday, July 4, 8:30-9:30

Equipping Session: Love in Context: Biblical and Historical Reflections on the meaning of Love — Meadowbrook

Dr. Denise Kettering-Lane

Saturday July 5, 12:30-1:30

Equipping Session: Hope-Filled Feisty Faith — Auditorium 3

Dr. Dan Ulrich

Equipping Session: Tending to Collective Trauma — Pinehurst

Dr. Denise Kettering-Lane, Laura Stone

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