In
partnership with the Virginia Conference of the United Methodist
Church, Virginia Wesleyan University hosts a workshop for UMC pastors
each spring that yields continuing education units. Today we welcome
more than 100 special guests to campus for The Robert F. Boyd Institute
(March 19-20), featuring Dr. Tod Bolsinger, Vice President and Chief of
Leadership Formation and Assistant Professor of Practical Theology at
Fuller Theological Seminary.
In his seminar, Dr. Bolsinger will
share insight and lessons on leadership in a changing world. The
presentation will be based on his award-winning book, Canoeing the Mountains: Christian Leadership in Uncharted Territory,
which offers both realism and hope, as well as tangible ways to lead
differently when you go “off the map.” Dr. Bolsinger earned a Ph.D. in
theology and Master of Divinity from Fuller Theological Seminary. In
addition to Canoeing the Mountains, he authored It Takes a Church to Raise a Christian: How the Community of God Transforms Lives, and The New Media Frontier: Blogging, Vlogging, and Podcasting for Christ.
He speaks, consults and is an executive coach for corporate,
non-profit, educational and church organizations in transformational
leadership.
The Boyd Institute, coordinated by Kelly Cordova,
Assistant Director of Annual Giving and Alumni Relations, complements a
variety of programs offered by our Center for Sacred Music, the Center
for the Study of Religious Freedom, and Marlin Ministries. We strive to
integrate participants of the Boyd Institute into these and other
programs of the University.
Our University is a community of faith, learning, and service, and we
are proud of our affiliation with the United Methodist Church. Again, we
welcome our Virginia Conference pastors and church leaders to campus.
Read more about this year’s program at www.vwu.edu/boyd.
