Good Work Summit (2024)
You will spend 90,000 hours of life at work and engage in countless interactions. Learn how dignity is central to a working life.
Date
5 Oct
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5 Oct
2024
Location
Lake Forest, IL
Start time
9:58 am
Cost
Standard:
$
85
Early Bird:
$
69
Student:
$
59
Speakers
Nancy Ortberg
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Overview
About Good Work Summit 2024
Research suggests you will spend 90,000 hours working. And that only includes paid work of an average employee. If Annie Dillard is right that "how we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives," then we want to make our lives count. We want to do good work.
Grow as a leader. Work differently.
Schedule and Speakers
SCHEDULE:
9:00 am Welcome | Ben Dockery & Tracy Matthews
9:15 am Dignity in Proverbs |Michelle Knight
9:50 am Good Work Story 1 | Jason Woodruff
10:05 am Purpose and Work | Nicholas Pearce
10:45 am Dignity and Work Panel 1: Tracy Matthews, Nicholas Pearce, Michelle Knight, & Jason Woodruff
11:20 am Break
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11:30 am Human Limitation and Human Dignity | Kelly Kapic
Prayer for Lunch
12:05 pm *Lunch (On-site, part of registration)
1:00 pm 4137 Productions (Ryan Mjoen)
1:10 pm Good Work Story 2 | William Adjei
1:20 pm Digital Dignity | Felicia Wu Song
1:55 pm Panel 2: Dignity and Work Panel 2: Song, Kapic, William Adjei, Linda Chapin
2:40 pm Global Challenges | Philip Yancy and Mike Woodruff
3:30 pm Summit Concludes
Speakers
We are excited to learn from the following thought leaders:
Michelle Knight
Associate Professor of Old Testament and Semitic Languages
Dr. Knight grew up surrounded by the cornfields of central Illinois, before she headed off to college to pursue ministry through teaching. She completed an M.Div. (at TEDS), where she focused her study on biblical languages and exegesis, then went on to pursue a Ph.D in Old Testament with a focus on biblical theology. While Dr. Knight was completing her doctoral work at Wheaton College, she taught Hebrew language and Old Testament courses as a Guest Professor at Wheaton and an Adjunct Professor at TEDS. In 2018, she graduated with her Ph.D. and joined the faculty at TEDS later that year. Dr. Knight is the author of The Prophet’s Anthem: The Song of Deborah and Barak in the Narrative of Judges (BUP, 2024). She also serves as Senior Reviewer for the Historical Books for the New Living Translation. Her current research interests include narrative criticism, theology of the Old Testament, the Former Prophets (esp. Joshua and Judges), and poetry in biblical narrative. Dr. Knight and her husband, Kenyon, have a son, Oliver. Outside of school, she enjoys a good latte, purring cats on her lap, and strolls in the prairie near her home. Education
BA, Lincoln Christian University
MDiv, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
PhD, Wheaton College
Philip Yancey
Author and Speaker
For Philip Yancey, writing is a way to explore faith. He explains: “At times we all ask questions such as ‘Where is God when it hurts?’ or ‘Does prayer make any difference?’ As a freelance writer, I get to investigate such issues full-time. It’s my calling, to honestly explore such questions, and I feel privileged to do so in print.” Yancey has authored over 25 books, in which he has wrestled with God, with the Church, and with fellow believers. After surviving a church background of what he now calls “toxic faith,” he ultimately came to know a God of grace and beauty. With a journalistic, story-telling style, he invites readers to accompany him as he probes the deepest mysteries of the Christian faith, and challenges readers to live as followers of Jesus. Many have done so. His books have sold more than 15 million copies in English, and have been translated into 40 languages worldwide. Philip’s bestselling titles include What’s So Amazing About Grace? and The Jesus I Never Knew. His most recent book is Fearfully and Wonderfully: The Marvel of Bearing God’s Image, released August, 2019. Philip Yancey and his wife lived in downtown Chicago before moving to the foothills of Colorado, where they enjoy mountain climbing, skiing, wildlife, and many other delights of the Rocky Mountains.
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