Joint declaration on the doctrine of Justification:
Soteriological and ecclesiological implications

September 28 - 30, 2001
Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, Florida

Registration form available in PDF format. Please download the form and send the complete information with registration and membership fees to the conference registrar.

Conference Registrar: (2001 only)

Alison Anca
Florida-Bahamas Synod ELCA
3838 West Cypress Street
Tampa, FL  33607

ph: 813-876-7660, ext 27
fax: 813-870-0826
email:

Local Arrangements Coordinator:

If you have questions or special needs for this event, please contact the Rev. Russell Meyer at 863-682-8415, email:

Travel Directions:

Eckerd College is located 27 miles south of Tampa International Airport (>40 minutes). Take Interstate #275 south to 54th Ave South (Exit 4), heading west one mile. The college is on the left.

A limousine service provides transportation from the Tampa Airport to Eckerd College for about $15 one way. Please reserve your seat by calling 1-800-282-6817.

Accomodations:

Reserve before August 27 to obtain special rates of $50/night for Single or Double occupancy. Meals may be taken on campus at a reasonable rate. The Saturday evening banquet is $25/person. Please indicate on your registration form if you wish to attend the banquet.

Student Scholarships:

A limited fund in memory of the distinguished ecumenical work of William Jerry Boney is available to support the travel of students to this conference. A letter of nomination from an NAAE member, as well as a letter of application from the student should be sent to the NAAE President, the Rev. Dr. Darlis J. Swan, before July 3, 2001.

The Rev. Dr. Darlis J. Swan
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
8765 W. Higgins Road
Chicago, IL 60631-4199

Agenda

Friday, September 28

• 8:30 am Optional field trip: A tour of religious sites, especially the Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Tarpon Springs is being planned.
• 3:30 pm Executive board meeting
• 7:00 pm Registration
• 7:45 pm Opening prayer
• 8:00 pm The Joint Declaration: A Faith and Order perspective
  • Rev. Dr. Alan Falconer, Faith and Order Commission, World Council of Churches, Geneva, Switzerland
  • Response
• 8:45 pm Discussion
• 9:00 pm Social by Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, Columbia, SC

Saturday, September 29

• 9:00 am Morning prayer
• 9:15 am The Joint Declaration: Implications for the World Methodist Communion
  • Dr. Geoffrey Wainwright, The Divinity School, Duke University, Durham, SC
  • Response
• 10:15 am Discussion
• 10:45 am Break
• 11:00 am The Joint Declaration: soteriological and Ecclesiological Implications from an Anglican Perspective
  • Rev. Dr. William Petersen, Bexley Hall at Trinity Seminary, Columbus, OH
  • Response
• 12:00 pm Discussion
• 12:25 pm Break for lunch
• 1:30 pm Board meeting
• 2:00 pm NAAE business meeting
• 2:30 pm Soteriological Issues in the Joint Declaration: An Orthodox Perspective
  • Dr. Lucian Turcescu, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS
  • Response: Dr. George Vandervelde, Institute for Christian Studies, Toronto, ON
• 3:15 pm Discussion
• 3:45 pm Break
• 4:00 pm Reports on ecumenical events
• 4:45 pm Evening prayer
• 6:30 pm Reception
• 7:00 pm Banquet

Sunday, September 30

• 8:45 am Greetings from Bishop Edward Benoway, Florida Bahamas Synod ELCA -- host church
• 9:00 am The Joint Declaration: Catechetical and Hermeneutical Issues
  • Catherine E. Clifford, Faculty of Theology, University of St. Michael's College, Toronto, ON
• 10:00 am Discussion
• 10:30 am Closing business meeting (if needed)
• 11:30 am Worship: (It is the practice of the NAAE to join in the worship of a local congregation in the community where it holds its annual conference, rotating among churches as may be possible. NAAE members participate in the service as the disciplines of the host congregation and their own church and conscience may suggest.)
• 1:30 - 3:30 pm Board meeting

Registration form available in PDF format. Please download the form and send the complete information with registration and membership fees to the conference registrar. New this year, pay your registration and membership fees by VISA, MasterCard or Debit Card.