Fuller Ministry Forums are monthly gatherings for the greater Fuller community - open to students, prospective students, alumni, pastors, professors, and those new to the Fuller community. 

Each forum is a chance to hear and learn from local ministry practitioners who are leaders in various fields and specialities. Attendees are encouraged to bring a lunch, but there will also be light refreshments. Events are 12:15-1:15pm on Thursdays in the Fuller Northwest classroom.

• Dave Rohrer-October 4th
  The Sacred Wilderness of Pastoral Ministry.
  
  "Pastors often find themselves struggling to survive in the wilderness of the contemporary church scene. How do they remain faithful in light of the marginalization of organized religion, denominational strife, rapid demographic change, falling numbers and a general malaise among church members?"
  (excerpt from http://www.ivpress.com/cgi-ivpress/book.pl/code=3824)
  
  David Rohrer will share with us some of the Pastoral Theology that he has crystalized in his latest book "The Sacred Wilderness of Pastoral Ministry." David is a PCUSA ordained pastor who has served in Seattle.
   
• Jane Plantinga Pauw-November 1st
  Pastor of Rainer Beach Presbyterian Church (http://www.rbpchurch.com/) speaking on "Going on Sabbatical to Africa". Jane will address the importance of sabbaticals in pastoral ministry, the process by which she organized her sabbatical and what she discovered on her journey to eastern Africa.
   
• Randy Rowland-December 6th
  Pastor of Sanctuary Christian Reformed Church, a neighborhood church in Greenwood (http://www.sanctuarycrc.org/) speaking on the “Crossroads of Theology, Culture and Neighborhood Ministry and Mission”. Randy is an innovative leader in church planting here in the Pacific NW, around the country and the world. 
• Tobin Wilson-January 3rd
  Pastor of Lake Burien Presbyterian Church in Burien, a missional neighborhood church that is engaged locally, regionally and internationally (http://lbpc.org/). Tobin will be speaking about his book Arete Again as well as what he has learned as a pastor committed to a missional theology. 
• Richard Dahlstrom-February 7th
  Pastor of Bethany Community Church in Green Lake and multiple sites throughout Seattle (http://churchbcc.org/). Richard will be speaking about "Adaptable Leadership", addressing the multiple challenges leaders face as churches grow (or shrink) and change, and what that change requires of leadership.
   
• Renee Notkin-Postponed (Originally April 4th)
  Pastor at Union Church in South Lake Union (http://www.unionchurchseattle.org/) a new urban church plant in Seattle which seeks to be a place where union with Jesus, one another, and the Holy Spirit’s activity in the world can flourish. Renee will be exploring the connection between preaching and pastoral care, convinced that we have allowed these to become too divided and that there may be ways to bring them closer together in the praxis of the church.  
• Gary Gulbranson-April 4th (Originally March 7th)
  Pastor of Westminster Chapel in Bellevue (http://www.westminster.org/), a large non-denominational church on the east side which has maintained a faithful and relevant ministry which has continued to grow and have an ever-increasing influence in metropolitan Seattle and beyond. Gary will be sharing lessons learned over the long haul of Christian ministry and what it takes to engage in ministry over the years.