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Andrews University


Presentations and Consultations
2000  2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Workshops & Consultations

Besides my active teaching assignments at Andrews University I regularly conduct workshops for pastors and church leaders in five topic areas:

  1. Discovering God's fingerprints in your life (How God develops leaders) (5 sessions)
  2. Cross-cultural competence in leadership (4-12 sessions)
  3. Overcoming immunity to change (3 sessions, each 90 minutes)
  4. How to develop leadership training programs (5-12 sessions depending on the scope of the organizational purpose)
  5. The pastor as a missional leader (5-7 sessions)
Recent workshop contexts include Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Slovenia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Russia, Australia, Fiji, Netherlands, England, France, Germany, NAD Non-Profit Leadership Certificate (USA), Oman, Brunei, and other countries.

Academic and Professional Presentations

2010

Power Distance in Global Perspective. Poster Presentation with Sylvia Gonzalez and Stan Patterson.  12th Conference of the International Leadership Association, Boston, Oct. 27-30.

Criteria for Effective Leadership Development Programs. Presentation to the Third Global Leadership Summit of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Beijing, China, January.

2009

Transforming Multi-cultural Leaders: An Innovative Competency-Portfolio Model at Andrews University. Poster Presentation with Silas Oliveira.  11th Conference of the International Leadership Association, Prague, Czech Republic, Nov. 11-14.

"Becoming a Servant Leader." "Developing Servant Leadership Capacity." "Dealing With the Temptations of Servant Leadership." "Celebrating the Legacy of Servant Leadership." Presentations to the Simposio International: Liderazgo Servador en las Organizaciones (Servant Leadership in Organizations), in Medellin, Colombia, October 27-30.

2008

Transforming Communities: Churches as Agents of Hope. Presentation to the Annual Conference of the American Society for Church Growth. Biola University, La Mirada, CA, November 13-15.

2007

Reframing Leadership Development for Church Growth. Presentation to the Annual Conference of the American Society for Church Growth. Biola University, La Mirada, CA, November.

2006

Leading out of the Box: A Review of Leadership Concepts in Church Growth Thinking. Presentation to the Annual Conference of the American Society for Church Growth. Kansa City, MO, November.

2005

Nov. 15 "El desarollo del liderazgo de equipo como factor clave para el éxito organizacional" (Team Leadership Development as Organizational Success Factor). Conferencia magistral, Universidad Peruana Union, Lima, Peru.

Nov. 11 Natural Church Development Roundtable: Working with the Concepts and Tools of NCD — Erich Baumgartner, Moderator, with Bob Logan and Dave Wetzlar. Annual Conference of the American Society of Church Growth, Pasadena, CA.

Nov. 3-5 Cross-cultural Communication and Conference Leadership. Executive Committee Retreat, Central California Conference, Wawona, CA.

June 20-21 Anthropology for Missionaries. AFM Training Course for Missionaries. Andrews University Campus.

April 18 Cross-cultural Communication for Non-profit Leaders. NAD Certificate Course for Non-Profit Leadership. Hinsdale, IL.

April 3-6 Cross-cultural Communication in a Multi-cultural Church. NAD Treasurers Meeting, Victoria, Canada.

Jan. 17-21 Symposium on Adventist-Muslim Relations. Andrews University.


2004

Nov 13 Illinois Conference Leadership Training Day Seminar: "How to Deal with Disappointments."

July 14 Adventist Frontier Missions Training for Frontier Missionaries: Introduction to Culture and Worldview

March 13 “The SDA Organizational Structure: Is It Ready for an Overhaul?"
“The 27 Fundamental Beliefs—Are They Enough for a Global Church?” Two presentations to the Adventist Forum, New York City, NY.

March 1-4 Annual Rollins Lectureship: “Developing Leaders Cross-Culturally.” Baptist University of the Americas, San Antonio, TX. (5 lectures)


2003

July Organizer of the 3d Missionary Camp Meeting, at Andrews University

May "Worldview for Dummies" and "Reaching Out on Secular Campuses" (Seminar Presentations), SEEDS 2003 Conference, Andrews University


2002

July 14-17 Leadership Roundtable Conference in Benton Harbor, MI
Seminar: “Intercultural Communication for Leaders”

June 27 ComputingAndMissions.net2002 Conference at Southern Adventist University, Collegedale, TN
Panel Participant: “Computing and Missions”

April 19-21 Cross-cultural Mission Agencies Conference
Adventist Volunteer Center and Global Mission, Silver Spring, MD
“Overcoming Cultural Barriers to the Gospel Presentation”

Feb. 12-16 Executive Leadership Council of the South Pacific Division, in Merroo, Australia
Presentations: “Blueprint for Church Governance,” “Growing the Church,” “Spiritual Gifts and Mission,” “The Healing Path—Dealing with Disappointments and Hurts”

Jan. 18-19 Loma Linda University Mission Conference
Presentation: Overcoming Barriers to Cross-cultural Communication

Jan 15 Perspectives on the World Christian Movement Seminar
Loma Linda University Campus
Presentation: “The Story of His Glory”


2001

Nov. 16-17 Adventist Society of Religious Studies (ASRS) Meetings
Presentation: “The 27 Fundamental Beliefs—Are They Enough for A Global Church? A Missiological Perspective”

Sept. 24 & 26 AMICUS Society Meetings for the Technical University Eindhoven, Netherlands
Presentation: “The Need for Leadership in the 21st Century”
Presentation: “Communication and Leadership”


2000

Oct. 6-8: Church Growth Seminar for the South England Conference, in Frontier Centre, Northants, England


1999

Sept. 8-10: Conference: From Persecution to Pluralism: Religious Minorities and the Enforcement of Conformity in Western Europe since the Reformation (c. 1500-2000) at Newbold College, England
Presentation: “The Role of Leaders in Emerging Religious Communities: Lessons for the New Millennium”

 

Eric Baumgartner Ph.D., Bell Hall #173, Berrien Springs, MI   49104-0114, baumgart@andrews.edu, 1-269-471-2523
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