Taylor Seminary Faculty Publications And Speaking
Taylor Faculty
Taylor Seminary Faculty are actively sharing their expertise, interests, gifts, and talents beyond the Seminary in a variety of ways. The individual efforts of our faculty in publishing and speaking are one of the primary avenues that Taylor is able to contribute to Christian spiritual growth and development locally and globally, as well as to continue being part of the broader Christian Conversation.
The Taylor Faculty are pictured below.
Please click on the their names on the tabs to the left to view their recent speaking and publishing contributions.
Dr. Joyce Bellous
Dr. Allan Effa
Dr. Ralph Korner
Dr. Randal Rauser
Dr. Carol Potratz
Dr. Jerry Shepherd
Dr. David Williams
Dr. Joyce Bellous
Professor of Christian Faith Education
In addition to her faculty responsibilities at Taylor Seminary, Dr. Bellous works as an Educational Consultant and Emotional/Social skills trainer with iHuman, a not-for-profit Drop-in Center for youth-at-risk in downtown Edmonton. In the winter months of 2014, she provided staff training based on a program she developed called Building for Resilience.
Dr. Bellous has been appointed as Chair for the Commision on Christian Education and nurture for the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) for a 5 year term, 2016-2020.
Speaking/Training:
- Sept. 3, 2106: Presenting the Spiritual Styles Assessment to 65 children’s ministry volunteers and staff at Edmonton Christian Community Church.
- Ongoing collaboration with Newman College Dean (Zoe Bernatsky), St Stephens (Margaret Clark) and Supervised Ministry Director (Carol Portratz) to advance the relationship between Supervised Ministry at Taylor and the CPE program in Alberta.
View Dr. Bellous’ CURRICULUM VITAE here (PDF)
Dr. Allan Effa
Ray and Edith DeNeui Professor of Intercultural Studies
Upcoming Faculty Activity
April 9 – Sunday – teach Adult Formation class on Worship at First Baptist
May 2 – Presentation to Edmonton Area CBWC Ministerial on “How Corporate Worship Saves Us”
May 9-25 – Lead students in walk of the Camino de Santiago, Spain
June 3-4 - Retreat Speaker for Good Tree Church, Calgary, at Banff Centre (Topic: Integral Mission)
June 15 – Present paper to American Society of Professors of Mission on Missiological Implications for Taylor Seminary Arising from Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Recommendations, Wheaton College
June 14-18 – Serve the American Society of Missiology as secretary at annual meetings in Wheaton
June 25 – 26 – Teach sessions at Parish Nursing Institute
Recent Speaking Engagements and Publications:
- Peer Reviewed Article: “Celtic and Aboriginal Pathways toward a Contemporary Eco Spirituality” International Bulletin of Mission Research (October 2016)
- Sept 22, 2016 – Presentation to Calgary CBWC Ministerial on Missional Church Conversation, Ecclesiology and the Kingdom
- Book Review: “Joining God, Remaking Church, Changing the World: The New Shape of the Church in our Time,” by Alan J. Roxburgh in Missiology: An International Review, Vol 44, no. 3 July 2016, pp.351-352.
- June 16 – 19 – Helped facilitate the annual American Society of Missiology conference in St. Paul, MN
- June 1, 2016 – Moderated Interfaith Panel at Strathcona Baptist Church, Edmonton
- May 31, 2016 – Presentation to Edmonton CBWC Ministerial on Missional Church Conversation, Ecclesiology and the Kingdom
- May 15, 2016 – Preach and lead Healing/Pentecost Service at First Baptist Church, Edmonton
- Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016 – Preach 11 AM FBC Edmonton – “How Liturgy Forms Us”
- Sunday, Dec. 20, 2015 – Preach 11 AM FBC Edmonton – “Believing the Impossible”
- Saturday, November 29, 2015 – co-led intergenerational Advent retreat, First Baptist Edmonton
Dr. Ralph Korner
Associate Professor of Biblical Studies
(see also https://taylor-edu.academia.edu/RalphKorner):
Presentation:
One of two Academic Deans who were asked to present at the New Faculty Conference hosted by the Association of Theological Schools (Chicago; Oct 14-16, 2016). Presentation entitled: “Theological Faculty as Shepherds/Teachers.”
Publications:
Article in the Journal of the Jesus Movement in its Jewish Setting (JJMJS), October 2015:
Ekklēsia as a Jewish Synagogue Term:
Some Implications for Paul’s Socio-Religious Location
Review by Erich S. Gruen (UC, Berkeley) of Ralph Korner’s article in the 2015 volume of the Journal of the Jesus Movement in its Jewish Setting (JJMJS). Gruen’s review is entitled “Synagogues and Voluntary Associations as Institutional Models: A Response to Richard Ascough and Ralph Korner” JJMJS (Oct 2016): 125-31.
Essay published on part of Dr. Korner’s dissertation research:
“The Ekklēsia of Early Christ-Followers in Asia Minor as the Eschatological New Jerusalem: Counter-Imperial Rhetoric?”
in Urban Dreams and Realities in Antiquity: Remains and Representations of the Ancient City
(Mnemosyne Supplements: History and Archaeology of Classical Antiquity 375; ed.
Adam Kemezis; Leiden: Brill, 2015): 455-99.
Dr. Korner was invited to present part of his dissertation research at the Paul and Judaism group
during the annual Society of Biblical Literature Conference (San Diego, Nov. 22-25):
“Ekklēsia as a Jewish Synagogue Term: Some Implications for Paul’s Socio-Religious Location.”
Dr. Korner was appointed Forum Director for
the Editorial Committee of the Journal of the Jesus Movement in its Jewish Setting from the First to the Seventh Centuries (Eisenbrauns).
Article published by Dr. Margaret Mollett on Dr. Korner’s Revelation research:
“Telescopic Reiteration: How Ralph Korner Left Behind a Linear Reading of the Visionary Content in the Apocalypse” in Religion and Theology: A Journal of Contemporary Religious Discourse 21/3–4 (2014) (Leiden: Brill): 401-25.
Sermons & Public Speaking:
Northgate Baptist Church (Edmonton), Sunday Dec. 4, 2016
Tegler Manor (Edmonton), Thursday Nov. 10, 2016
Rabbit Hill Baptist Church (Edmonton), Sunday Oct. 2, 2016
Taylor/Wahl Centre promotional talk at Alberta Beach Alliance Church, Sunday Sept. 25, 2016
Northgate Baptist Church (Edmonton), Sunday Sept. 11, 2016
Kingman Baptist Church, Sunday March 22, 2015
Northgate Baptist Church:
View Dr. Korner's CURRICULUM VITAE here (PDF)
Dr. Carol Potratz
Director of Supervised Ministry
Dr. Carol Potratz has spent her life in educational and cross-cultural ministry, having served as a denominational leader, an academic and as a two-term missionary to Japan. She served ten years at Taylor (then “NABC”) as Associate Dean of Students where she developed close relationships with students who now serve in various ministry positions around the world.
Dr. Potratz was honored for her distinguished service with an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree by Taylor Seminary in 2015
Speaking/Publicity:
- November 11-13, 2016: Speaking at Harvest Mission Fest (Bismarck Baptist Church, Bismarck, ND)
- October 23, 2016: Spoke at Asian Christian Church (Edmonton, AB)
- June 20-25, 2016: Spoke at the Senior High Camp (Village Creek Bible Camp, Lansing, IA).
- June 14-17, 2016: Represented Taylor at Acton UN (ACTON Institute, Grand Rapids, MI)
- June 5, 2016: Preached at Springside Baptist Church (NAB; Springside, SK)
- June 3-4, 2016: Saskatchewan Women’s Retreat (Good Spirit Bible Camp)
Dr. Randal Rauser
Professor of Historical Theology
Dr. Randal Rauser is the presenter at the Faith Life Lectures, January 26th at 7:00. He will be speaking on “Is the Atheist my Neighbour?” For more information, visit.www.ccsfc.org
Recent Speaking Events/Articles:
Dialogue interview on "Across Rivers Wide" blog:
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/rivers/2016/12/talking-dialogue-justin-schieber-randal-rauser/
Debate on my new book on "Line of Fire" radio show:
Debate on "Unbelievable" radio show:
Debate on "Serious Inquiries Only" Podcast:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1D-PKl-QgdI
Article at "Strange Notions" website:
http://strangenotions.com/would-god-create-perfect-creatures-a-christianatheist-dialogue/
Apologetics Seminar at BreakForth, January 2017 (recorded in this podcast):
Radio Interview with Brock Tozer on "The Wednesday Bookmark" in Ottawa:
Debate on God and Finite Creatures on Real Atheology:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFJbKX5baYs
Article at "Unfundamentalist Christians" blog:
Existence of God Dialogue at Taylor Seminary, March 2017:
http://randalrauser.com/2017/03/rauser-v-schieber-2017-debate/
Atheist/Christian Dialogue at Sherwood Park Alliance Church, March 2017:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIu6lC4skqM
Live Dialogue at "Humanist Society of Greater Phoenix" in Phoenix, AZ:
Live Dialogue at "Sierra Vista Free Thinkers" in Sierra Vista, AZ:
https://www.meetup.com/SVFreethinkers/events/236301557/
Live Dialogue at "Freethought Arizona" in Tucson, AZ:
https://www.meetup.com/freethoughtaz/events/236990219/
Interview with a Church in Winnipeg, January 2017:
Dr. Jerry Shepherd
Associate Professor of Old Testament
Publication project during Sabbatical leave (Jan. to June 2015):
A commentary on Leviticus
(volume 43 in The Story of God Bible Commentary series; Zondervan Academic)
Recent and Upcoming Speaking Engagements
2015
- September 6 – Preaching at South Fork Baptist Church, Leduc
- September 13 – Teaching Sunday School class on Genesis at Lendrum Mennonite Brethren Church, Edmonton
- September 20 – Preaching at North Edmonton Alliance Church
- September 27 – Teaching Sunday School class on Genesis at Lendrum Mennonite Brethren Church, Edmonton
- October 4, 18, 25 - Teaching Sunday School class at Lendrum Mennonite Brethren Church, Edmonton
- October 11 - Preaching at South Fork Baptist Church, Leduc
- November 1, 8, 22, 29 - Teaching Sunday School class at Lendrum Mennonite Brethren Church, Edmonton
- November 15 - Preaching at Century Meadows Church, Camrose
- December 6 and 13 – Teaching adult elective at Lendrum Mennonite Brethren Church, Edmonton
- December 20 – Preaching at Ambleside Baptist Church, Edmonton
2016
- April 3 - Preaching at Millwoods Community Church, Edmonton
- April 10 - Preaching at Crestwood Presbyterian Church, Edmonton
- April 17 - Preaching at West Meadows Baptist Church, Edmonton
View Dr. Shepherd's CURRICULUM VITAE here
(coming soon)
Dr. David Williams
Professor of Philosophical Theology & Ethics
More Info Coming Soon!
View Dr. Williams' CURRICULUM VITAE here
(coming soon)