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Salon I – Jongpil Ko – St. Luke University
The Perceived Impact of an Extended Sabbatical or Ministry Leave Regarding One's Relationship with
God for Pastors
Thirty-four pastors from 14 states of the United States who had a sabbatical or ministry leave ranging from one to
three months between 2013 and 2017 were interviewed about experiences of their ministry leave regarding their
relationship with God. They experienced a more intimate relationship with God and felt accepted and loved by
God after taking sabbatical leave. They came back refreshed and rejuvenated, and were more than ready for their
next step in ministry. Regarding the implications for educational practices, pastors should take initial steps toward
sabbatical leaves for the development of their relationship with God, while churches should develop policies for
pastors’ sabbatical leaves.

Salon J – Erin Shaw – Cedarville University
Evaluating Women's Ways of Knowing for Use in Christian Higher Education
Mary Field Belenky, Blythe McVicker Clinchy, Nancy Rule Goldberger, and Jill Mattuck Tarule wrote Women’s Ways
of Knowing, a landmark work on women’s intellectual development. Their study gathered information from
women and expanded William Perry’s Scheme to include a woman’s perspective. This paper will critically evaluate
Belenky et al.’s intellectual developmental theory as presented in Women’s Ways of Knowing for its potential use
in Christian higher education. This paper utilizes Trentham’s Principle of Inverse Consistency as a precedent to
reorient Belenky et al. model to one consistent with a Christian worldview.

Irving II – Joe Gorman – Northwest Nazarene University
Fully Alive: Teaching for the Redemptive Flourishing of All
This presentation highlights the holistic theology that undergirds whole-life flourishing and suggests ways the local
church can nurture Christ-followers who are fully alive in mind, body, and spirit. Christlike, fully alive,
transformative living is expansive. Human beings are multi-faceted. We worship and work. We pray and play. We
sleep and serve; but we also age and become ill. Since God has created every aspect of our lives, God is concerned
with the kind of Christlike well-being that extends to our entire lives—emotionally, physically, and spiritually (1
Thess. 5:23-24). The aim of such Christian discipleship is the redemptive flourishing of all.

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Breakout Presentations II (Fri. 9:50-10:50 AM)

Salon A – Dave Keehn – Biola University
Relational Healthiness in a Mixed-Gender Ministry Team
This study sought to discover the practices and policies that effective mixed-gender ministry teams have in place to
develop relational healthiness. A sample of youth ministry teams, which regularly have men and women work
closely alongside each other, were invited to participate in an online survey to determine the practices that ensure
a relationally healthy environment. A benefit of this study will be the training of future ministry leaders to build
relational healthy team practices that are inclusive of gender and racial differences and promote healthy ministry
contexts, increasing the effectiveness of the ministry’s mission and discipleship to youth.

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