American Society of Missiology
Annual Business Meeting of the Society
Saturday, June 21, 2014 – 4:00 p.m. – Univ. of Northwestern
President Bob Priest, Presiding
Call to Order
Noting of the minutes of June, 2013
Report of the Secretary and Treasurer
Report of the President
Election of Board Members and Officers (see attached nomination slate)
Date and Venue of Future Annual Meetings
June 19-21, 2015 at Wheaton
June 17-19, 2016 at Univ. of Northwestern or Wheaton
June 16-18, 2017 at Univ. of Northwestern or Wheaton
Report of the Board of Publications
New Business and Announcements
- Discount next year if you renew membership/new signup.
Recognition of the New President
Adjournment
ASM Board
Outgoing
CLASS OF
2014
CLASS OF
2015
CLASS OF
2016
CLASS OF
2017
CONCILIAR
PROTESTANT
Charles
Fensham
Robert Hunt
Dwight
Zscheile
Frances
Adeney
ROMAN CATHOLIC
Genevieve
Mougey
Hurteau
Michael
Gable
Bryan
Froehle
Soong-Chan
Rah
Dan Shaw
Paul Kollman
Joanne Doi
INDEPENDENT
Patricia
Fenrick
Steven
Ybarrola
Board of
Publications
Outgoing
CLASS OF
2014
CLASS OF
2015
CLASS OF
2016
CLASS OF
2017
CONCILIAR
PROTESTANT
Arun Jones
Allan Effa
Mark
Teasdale
Arun Jones
ROMAN
CATHOLIC
William
Gregory
William
Burrows
Stephen
Bevans
William
Gregory
INDEPENDENT
Al Tizon
Randy
Woodley
Robert
Danielson
Charles
Farhadian
Incoming 2nd vice President for ASM – Catholic
Paul Kollman
American Society of Missiology Annual Business Meeting
Saturday, June 22, 2013 at Wheaton College
President Craig Van Gelder, Presiding
1. Call to Order: Craig Van Gelder called the meeting to order at 4:10 PM.
2. Noting of Minutes: Copies of the minutes for last year’s business meeting (June 16,
2012) were distributed and noted.
3. Secretary’s Report: Jay Moon discussed how the ASM has invested in the last few years
to promote growth and greater involvement by the next generation of missiologists. We
are thankful to see record attendance this year. Jay thanked Craig Van Gelder for
delegating various duties to facilitate the smooth transition of this year’s conference at
the new venue. Special thanks were given to Wilbert Shenk for the writing of the 40-year
history of ASM, and copies were made available to those who desired one.
4. Financial Report: Treasurer, Duane Brown, handed out the financial report and described
the major aspects.
5. Report from the Board of Publications: Phil Huber, Chairman of the Board of
Publications provided a summary of the Board’s activities this year.
6. Election of Board Members and Officers: The following slate was approved (the names
highlighted in bold were the only ones that needed a vote this year). Craig Van Gelder
appointed George Hunsberger to serve a three-year term on the nomination committee.
President:
Robert J. Priest
(Independent)
1st Vice President:
Stanley H. Skreslet
(Conciliar Protestant)
2nd Vice President:
Greg Leffel
(Independent)
Secretary:
W. Jay Moon
(1-year renewable term)
Treasurer:
Duane Brown
(3-year term began June, 2012)
Board of Directors
CLASS OF 2014
CLASS OF 2015
CLASS OF 2016
CONCILIAR
PROTESTANT
Charles Fensham
Robert Hunt
Dwight Zscheile
ROMAN CATHOLIC
Genevieve
Mougey
Robert Hurteau
Michael Gable
INDEPENDENT
Patricia Fenrick
Steven Ybarrola
CLASS OF 2014
CLASS OF 2015
CLASS OF 2016
CONCILIAR
PROTESTANT
Arun Jones
Allan Effa
Mark Teasdale
ROMAN CATHOLIC
William Gregory
William Burrows
Madge Karecki
INDEPENDENT
Al Tizon
Randy Woodley
Robert Danielson
Soong-Chan Rah
Board of Publications
7. Dates and locations of future meetings:
June 20-23, 2014 at the University of Northwestern, St. Paul, MN;
June 12-14, 2015 at either Northwestern or Wheaton. This date was changed since
Northwestern is not available for the previous date. Representatives from Fuller Seminary
indicated that they would not be able to attend the conference at the new date since their
seminary is still in session (as well as any school on the quarter system). They requested
that the Board of Directors re-consider the decision to move the date and return the
conference date to the original time of June 19-21, 2015.
8. Update on the symposium: Craig Van Gelder thanked those who participated in the
symposium and the parallel paper presentations. There were more proposals than spaces
allocated for the presenters. The Board of Directors is still fine-tuning how best to
incorporate what has been a relatively successful symposium into the full schedule of
activities.
9. Recognition: Craig Van Gelder thanked everyone who assisted in the conference this year
by listing each of their names to include: each member of the Board of Directors, Arun
Jones (for taking minutes on Thursday and Friday), and Wilbert Shenk (for the 40 year
history publication).
10. Introduction to the new President: Outgoing president, Craig Van Gelder, introduced the
incoming ASM president, Bob Priest. Bob reminded us that a questionnaire was
distributed to the ASM members three years ago that asked for topics/themes that should
be discussed at the annual conference. Based on these results, the topic for next year’s
conference is “Contextualization.” Bob invited individuals or groups to submit proposals
for the parallel sessions. To stimulate thinking, Bob noted some examples of possible
proposal topics to include: Contextual preaching/arts/worship/theology, syncretism,
gender/family/marriage, other religions, American churches, African-American churches,
witchcraft, and prosperity theology. Bob encouraged practitioners, senior missiologists,
and PhD students in their final stages of research to submit proposals. Bob also
challenged students to do Pecha Kucha presentations in their classes and then submit a
number of these to the ASM (this idea will be refined in the near future).
11. Remembrance of ASM members: Craig Van Gelder asked for names of ASM members
that passed away this year. The following names were offered: Dean Gilliland, Richard
Twiss, Justice Anderson, Richard Druman, Steve Strauss, Don Phillips, and Joe Donders.
12. Other Business: Craig Van Gelder was publicly thanked for his leadership in this year’s
conference. The first annual ASM book of the year award was announced. The first
recipient of the award is Stan Skreslet for his book, “Comprehending Mission: The
Questions, Methods, Themes, Problems, and prospects of Missiology.”
13. The meeting adjourned at 5 PM.
Respectfully submitted:
W. Jay Moon, Secretary-Treasurer
Authorized for Distribution:
Craig Van Gelder, President
Bob Priest, 1st Vice-President