Semiotics and Future Studies/Leadership in the Emerging Culture, Doctor of Ministry 3rd year students and graduates, mark your calendars!

George Fox Seminary and the Doctor of Ministry program invites you to join other SFS/LEC dissertation students and graduates for an Advance with Len Sweet March 2012! 

Advance Details

• Date: Sunday 4:30pm – 12:30pm Tuesday, March 18-20, 2012
• Location: Len Sweet’s compound on Orcas Island
• Topic:  Up to you! Come prepared with something YOU would like to process with Len and others.

As a way to give back to our SFS/LEC DMin graduates and third year students, who have already invested so much into the program, George Fox Evangelical Seminary is underwriting the advance with a grant that will cover roughly half of the total cost.

• Fee: $250 per person or $400 per couple (spouses are welcome!!!)
• Deadline: March 1, 2012

This includes:

• The Advance with Len Sweet
• Six meals: Dinner on Sunday, breakfast, lunch, and dinner on Monday, and breakfast and lunch Tuesday

Lodging

Alumni/3rd year students are responsible for all travel and lodging costs and preparations. Alumni/3rd year students who wish to stay at Leonard Sweet's compound, namely, the North Short Cottages, may do so on a first-come-first-serve basis. We also recommend the Outlook Inn and Eastsound Landmark Inn as alternative lodging locations.

North Shore Cottages

• Phone: 1-866-743-3738
• Contact: northshore4kiss.com/contact.php
• url: northshore4kiss.com/

Outlook Inn

• Phone: 1-360-376-2200
• Email: info@outlookinn.com
• url: outlookinn.com/

Eastsound Landmark Inn

• Phone: 1-800-622-4758
• Email: manager@landmarkinn.net
• url: landmarkinn.net/

Purpose

We intend to continue an on-going tradition of offering an annual FutureChurch Think Tank Advance to SFS/LEC DMin graduates and 3rd year students. Our objectives for the advances are to…

• pursue further reflection, education, and connection with Len Sweet on topics relating to Jesus, church, culture, semiotics, and the future
• reconnect with students from your cohort
• forge new relationships with like-minded SFS/LEC DMin graduates and 3rd year students from other cohorts

Facebook FutureChurch Think Tank group

We have set up a private Facebook group exclusively for SFS/LEC DMin graduates and 3rd year students.

• To join, see: facebook.com/groups/futurechurchthinktank/
• If you haven't joined the group, please do as soon as you are able.

To stay up-to-date with events and news from George Fox Evangelical Seminary, please become a fan on facebook and/or follow us on twitter.

• GFES facebook page: facebook.com/georgefoxevangelicalseminary
• GFES twitter: twitter.com/gfes

Follow Len Sweet on twitter:

• Len Sweet twitter: twitter.com/lensweet

Registration

To register for the event, contact Dee Small at:

• Work: 503.554.6162
• Email: dsmall@georgefox

RSVP for the FCTT 2012 Advance on facebook.

If you intend to come and would like to let others know as well as coordinate with other SFS DMin grads and ABD students, post your messages in the FutureChurch Think Tank facebook group.

Payment

Send Dee Small a check made out to "George Fox Evangelical Seminary"

Dee Small

12753 SW 68th Ave.

Portland, OR 97223

We hope to see you at Orcas in March 2012!