This year’s discipleship conference Featured Key Note Speaker: Jim Martin of International Justice Mission and Dr. Scott Hafemann Professor of New Testament at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.

Jim Martin is the National Director of Church Mobilization for International Justice Mission. IJM is a human rights agency that secures justice for victims of slavery, sexual exploitation and other forms of violent oppression. IJM lawyers, investigators and aftercare professionals work with local governments to ensure victim rescue, to prosecute perpetrators and to strengthen the community and civic factors that promote functioning public justice systems.

In his role as the National Director of Church Mobilization, Mr. Martin works to move churches to a deeper level of understanding of God’s heart for justice and to action on behalf of the many victims of injustice around the world. Mr. Martin works with churches of all kinds, from those new to the work of IJM to seasoned partner churches doing the work of justice alongside IJM.

Dr. Scott J. Hafemann is the Mary F. Rockefeller Distinguished Professor of NT at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary with responsibilities in both teaching and research. Prior to joining the faculty of Gordon-Conwell theological Seminary in 2004, he served at Wheaton College as the Gerald F. Hawthorne Professor of New Testament Greek and Exegesis from 1995-2004.

A licensed minister with the Baptist General Conference, he served as associate pastor at First Congregational Church, Boxford, MA from 1990-1993. Recently, he authored The NIV Application Commentary on 2 Corinthians.
Dr. Hafemann has a passion for training pastors around the world and is currently involved with Mission: Chad. He and his wife Debara live in Gloucester, MA.

The conference was amazing. We now have CDs available for two of the classes. Scott Hafemann’s message on Friday, January 29th and Jim Martin’s message from Saturday, January 30th. They are $3.00 each at the church office.

Other Adult Education events and programs include hosting seminary interns each summer, parenting and marriage seminars, teaching training events, retreats, and study trips.  See Rev. Dr. Ron Hilliard regarding these events and programs.