We live in dangerous times -- terrorism, natural disasters, racism, economic and social inequity, consumerism, religious divisions and secularism. Pastors are strategically placed to counter dangerous times in culture, and they must be constant in their exploration of pastoral identity as countercultural servants of the gospel and maintain a pure vision of Christian leadership.

Dr. Marva J. Dawn provoked and challenged us to look at our calling faithfully and scripturally as ministers to God's people in a complex and dangerous world through her keynote presentations:

• Presentation 1: "What is so dangerous about our times?" Listen in MP3 audio.
• Presentation 2: "How do we avoid thinking we have to fix it?" Listen in MP3 audio.
• Presentation 3: "What makes pastors so dangerous?" Listen in MP3 audio.

about the presenter: Marva J. Dawn serves the global church as a theologian, author, musician, and educator with Christians Equipped for Ministry, Vancouver, Washington. She is also Teaching Fellow in Spiritual Theology at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia.

A scholar with four master's degrees and a Ph.D. in Christian Ethics and the Scriptures from the University of Notre Dame, Dr. Dawn has taught for clergy and worship conferences and at seminaries throughout the United States and Canada and in Australia, England, Hong Kong, Japan, Madagascar, Mexico, New Zealand, Poland, Singapore, and Scotland. She is also well-known and highly appreciated as a preacher and speaker for all ages and sometimes contributes to worship by means of her musical gifts. Marva is very happily married to Myron Sandberg.

Her 2001 book entitled Powers, Weakness, and the Tabernacling of God was honored with the 2002 Christianity Today Book Award in the category of The Church/Pastoral Leadership. She is the author of more than fifteen books. Her books dealing with worship include How Shall We Worship?, A Royal "Waste" of Time, and Reaching Out Without Dumbing Down. Other titles include Keeping the Sabbath Wholly, Is It a Lost Cause? Joy in Our Weakness, Sexual Character, Unfettered Hope, Truly the Community, To Walk and Not Faint, and Morning by Morning.

To learn about future alumni activities at LTSP, contact The. Rev. Ellen Anderson, eanderson@Ltsp.edu.