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Salon I – Jongpil Ko – St. Luke University
The Perceived Impact of an Extended Sabba�cal or Ministry Leave Regarding One's Rela�onship with
God for Pastors
Thirty-four pastors from 14 states of the United States who had a sabba�cal or ministry leave ranging from one to
three months between 2013 and 2017 were interviewed about experiences of their ministry leave regarding their
rela�onship with God. They experienced a more in�mate rela�onship with God and felt accepted and loved by
God a�er taking sabba�cal leave. They came back refreshed and rejuvenated, and were more than ready for their
next step in ministry. Regarding the implica�ons for educa�onal prac�ces, pastors should take ini�al steps toward
sabba�cal leaves for the development of their rela�onship with God, while churches should develop policies for
pastors’ sabba�cal leaves.

Salon J – Erin Shaw – Cedarville University
Evalua�ng Women's Ways of Knowing for Use in Chris�an Higher Education
Mary Field Belenky, Blythe McVicker Clinchy, Nancy Rule Goldberger, and Jill Ma�uck Tarule wrote Women’s Ways
of Knowing, a landmark work on women’s intellectual development. Their study gathered informa�on from
women and expanded William Perry’s Scheme to include a woman’s perspec�ve. This paper will cri�cally evaluate
Belenky et al.’s intellectual developmental theory as presented in Women’s Ways of Knowing for its poten�al use
in Chris�an higher educa�on. This paper u�lizes Trentham’s Principle of Inverse Consistency as a precedent to
reorient Belenky et al. model to one consistent with a Chris�an worldview.

Irving II – Joe Gorman – Northwest Nazarene University
Fully Alive: Teaching for the Redemp�ve Flourishing of All
This presenta�on highlights the holis�c 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,
transforma�ve living is expansive. Human beings are mul�-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 en�re lives—emo�onally, physically, and spiritually (1
Thess. 5:23-24). The aim of such Chris�an discipleship is the redemp�ve flourishing of all.

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

Salon A – Dave Keehn – Biola University
Rela�onal Healthiness in a Mixed-Gender Ministry Team
This study sought to discover the prac�ces and policies that effec�ve mixed-gender ministry teams have in place to
develop rela�onal healthiness. A sample of youth ministry teams, which regularly have men and women work
closely alongside each other, were invited to par�cipate in an online survey to determine the prac�ces that ensure
a rela�onally healthy environment. A benefit of this study will be the training of future ministry leaders to build
rela�onal healthy team prac�ces that are inclusive of gender and racial differences and promote healthy ministry
contexts, increasing the effec�veness of the ministry’s mission and discipleship to youth.

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