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Apr

ONLINE: Why Science Matters to God and the Church

Featured Speaker: Greg Cootsona 
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Starts: Apr 20, 2021 — 11:30AM

Ends: Apr 20, 2021 — 12:45PM

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Organized by Made to Flourish, Science for the Church

BioLogos Advisor Greg Cootsona will participate in Made to Flourish’s multi-part online webinar “Science Matters to God, Ministry For and With Scientists.”

“A three-part virtual workshop for up to 12 pastor and congregant teams.

Made to Flourish has partnered with Science for the Church to offer pastors and congregants a three-part virtual workshop on science and the church. Each 75-minute session will explore how God cares about science, what the Bible says about it, and practical tools pastors can implement to better equip men and women in these industries within their churches.

The program is designed for up to 12 pastor and congregant pairs with at least one person in pastoral leadership and at least one professional in a science, technology, engineering, or similar vocation from each participating church. We want pastors to grow in confidence in leading their churches to value members who work in science and technology.”

April 20 – 11:30 AM: Why Science Matters to God and the Church

April 27 – 11:30 AM: Bringing Science and Faith Together

May 4 – 11:30 AM: Ministry With and For Scientists

This event is hosted by Made to Flourish and Science for the Church. 

Greg Cootsona

Featured Speaker

Greg Cootsona

Greg Cootsona is Lecturer in Religious Studies and Humanities at California State University at Chico and directs Science and Theology for Emerging Adult Ministries (or STEAM), a $2 million grant funded by the John Templeton Foundation and housed at Fuller Theological Seminary. STEAM is designed to catalyze the engagement of faith and science in Christian ministries with 18-30 year olds. His books include  Creation and Last Things: At the Intersection of Theology and Science (Geneva, 2002), C. S. Lewis and the Crisis of a Christian (Westminster John Knox, 2014), Mere Science and Christian Faith: Bridging the Divide with Emerging Adults (InterVarsity, 2018), and Negotiating Science and Religion In America: Past, Present, and Future (Routledge, 2020). He is also co-director of Science for the Church, an initiative that brings the resources of science to enhance the effectiveness of Christian congregations. Greg studied comparative literature at U.C. Berkeley and theology at Princeton Theological Seminary (M. Div.), the Universities of Tübingen and Heidelberg, as well as Berkeley’s Graduate Theological Union (the latter where he received his Ph.D.) He has just finished 18 years as Associate Pastor for Adult Discipleship at Bidwell Presbyterian Church in Chico and Fifth Avenue Presbyterian in New York City. Greg has written for several periodicals such as Zygon, Theology and Science, as well as the Wall Street Journal and Christianity Today. He has been interviewed by CNN and The New York Times, and has appeared on the Today Show three times. He and his wife, Laura, live in Chico, California and have two daughters (18 and 21). Besides hanging out with his family, he loves to bike, read (and write), and drink good coffee.