Dr. Gerald Borchert is Senior Professor at Carson—Newman College and Emeritus Thesis Director at the Robert Webber Institute for Worship Studies. He is a Canadian lawyer who holds a Princeton Ph.D. in New Testament and did post-doctoral work in Jerusalem, Cambridge, Hamburg, Duke and Boston. He has taught in a number of places in Africa, the Americas, Asia, the Middle East and Europe and has been the dean of two American seminaries. A translator for the New Living Translation, he has penned over 150 articles and a score of books including commentaries on John, Galatians, Revelation, Thessalonians and Worship in the New Testament . He has been a Seminar leader for over 40 tours to the Holy Land and the Mediterranean World and has penned 2 volumes as guides to The Lands of the Bible : one on Israel, Egypt, Jordan, etc and the other on Greece and Turkey. His most recent major work is Jesus of Nazareth: Background, Witnesses and Significance .
Dr. Borchert will be lecturing on the theme “Walking with God in Worship and Life.” Three lecture and dialog sessions will be based on the following topics:
- Session 1: Who is This Jesus that Defines Our Worship?
- Session 2: Differences between Religion and Authentic Worship
- Session 3: Hard Realities of Christian Life and Worship
Fall Colloquy Schedule for the General Public and Registration Options below:
| Monday, November 11, 2013 | |
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| 1:45—2:00 | Worship |
| 2:00—3:00 | Session 1: Gerald Borchert (West Wing) |
| 3:00—3:30 | Break |
| 3:30—4:30 | Session 1 Q & A: Gerald Borchert (West Wing) |
| Tuesday, November 12, 2013 | |
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| 8:30—9:00 | Worship |
| 9:00—10:00 | Session 2: Gerald Borchert (West Wing) |
| 10:00—10:30 | Break (Carroll Bistro) |
| 10:30—11:30 | Session 2 Q & A: Gerald Borchert (West Wing) |
| 11:30—1:30 | Lunch |
| 1:30—1:45 | Worship |
| 1:45—2:45 | Session 3: Gerald Borchert (West Wing) |
| 2:45—3:00 | Break (Carroll Bistro) |
| 3:00—4:00 | Session 3 Q& A: Gerald Borchert (West Wing) |
| 6:00—8:00 | Carroll Fellowship Meal—Gerald Borchert—Testimony (Fellowship Hall, FBC Arlington) |
Student/Guest Registration Faculty/Staff Registration
