Elisabeth (Betsy) Nesbit Wagner received her PhD in Counselor Education & Supervision from the University of Arkansas, her MA in Community Counseling from Denver Seminary, and her BA in Interpersonal Communication from the University of Northern Iowa. Betsy has co-authored a book titled, “Effective Generational Ministry” with Dr. Craig Blomberg, and another with Drs. Heather & Fred Gingrich titled, “Skills for Effective Counseling.” Betsy spent over ten years in academia, and is now the Director of Member Care Services for WorldVenture in Englewood, CO. She and her husband, David, live outside Denver, CO where Betsy maintains a practice as a Licensed Professional Counselor and consultant.
Philip Jenkins is a Distinguished Professor of History at Baylor University, where he serves in the Institute for Studies of Religion. He has published 35 sole-authored books, including "The Next Christendom: The Coming Of Global Christianity" (2002), "Climate, Catastrophe, and Faith: How Changes in Climate Drive Religious Upheaval" (2021), and "A Storm of Images: Iconoclasm and Religious Reformation in the Byzantine World" (2023). The Economist has called him “one of America's best scholars of religion.”
Todd M. Johnson (PhD, William Carey International University) is the Eva B. and Paul E. Toms Distinguished Professor of Mission and Global Christianity and co-director of the Center for the Study of Global Christianity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Johnson is Research Associate at Boston University’s Institute for Culture, Religion and World Affairs leading a research project on international religious demography. He is co-author of the World Christian Encyclopedia (2nd and 3rd editions), co-editor of the Atlas of Global Christianity, and series editor (with Ken Ross) of the 10-volume Edinburgh Companions to Global Christianity series. He is co-editor of the World Christian Database and the World Religion Database (Brill).
NOTE: If you register by Sep 20, your registration will include food. After that, the registration cost will stay the same, but you'll need to find food off campus. We are encouraging on-campus eating as a good opportunity for networking.
Student or Spouse price comes with food for Friday dinner plus Saturday lunch & a take-away box dinner if you register by Sep. 20. Housing must be arranged separately.
For those who cannot join us in person, we welcome your participation via video link. Register by Oct. 1 to receive timely information regarding conference participation. Members of the "Global" region of EMS may use a discount code to receive 75% off their costs ($30 instead of $120).
Regular registration comes with food for Friday dinner plus Saturday lunch & a take-away box dinner if you register by Sep. 20. Housing must be arranged separately.
Does your organization or school want to gather a group in your location and watch the conference together? You can register for one price to cover all participants in the room.
EMS membership results in discounts at both regional and national events. The cost is only $30/year for regular membership or $15/year for student membership. To see if you are a member, or to join/renew, go to https://www.emsweb.org/membership/join/ and click on the category you're interested in. If you're a member, that will show and you may use the appropriate code below to receive your discounted registration.
Home2 Suites by Hilton Dallas Downtown at Baylor Scott & White
3301 Gaston Ave, Dallas, TX 75246 (0.6 miles or 10-12 min walk from DTS)
Book early! Last day for guaranteed spots is Sep. 12, 2024 (three weeks before the conference starts). After that date, the hotel will begin to offer unused rooms held in the EMS block to other customers.
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