Note: Schedule is subject to change. Please check back periodically for updates.
Oxford
Monday, 24 July 2017
| 1:30 - 5:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m. | Conference Check-In Lodging/Check-In begins | St. Catherine's (St. Cat's) College |
| 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. | Optional: Oxford Walking Tour with Melanie Jeschke | |
| 6:00 p.m. | Dinner (on your own) | |
| 7:30 p.m. | OPENING SERVICE OF EVENING PRAYER | University Church of St. Mary the Virgin (University Church) |
| President's Welcome - J. Stanley Mattson | ||
| Sermon - Bishop Steven Croft | ||
| 9:00 p.m. | Opening Reception | University Church Courtyard |
Tuesday, 25 July
| 7:45 a.m. | Morning Prayers | |
| Breakfast Opens | St. Catherine's College (for those lodging at St. Cat's) | |
| 9:00 a.m. | MORNING PLENARY SESSION | St. Catherine's College - Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre |
| Worship & Meditation - John Morrison | ||
| Plenary Address - "Yours for the Journey" - J. Stanley Mattson | ||
| Break | ||
| Whimsy: Summer Institute Choir | ||
| Plenary Address - “'Preparing the Soil/Preparing the Soul': How the Arts Can Help Us Engage Our Calling and Inspire Our Spiritual Growth" - Terry Glaspey | ||
| 12:45 p.m. | Lunch (on your own) | |
| 2:00 / 2:30 | AFTERNOON ELECTIVES: - Academic Roundtable, 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. - Seminars & Workshops, 2:30 - 5:00 p.m. | |
| 7:00 p.m. | Dinner together | St. Cat's |
| 8:30 p.m. | EVENING SESSION | Oxford Town Hall |
| Traditional English Country Dance - The Mellstock Band | ||
| 10:30 p.m. | Bag End Cafe (after-hours gathering and sharing) | St. Cat's |
Wednesday, 26 July
| 7:45 a.m. | Morning Prayers | |
| Breakfast Opens | St. Catherine's College (for those lodging at St. Cat's) | |
| 9:00 a.m. | MORNING PLENARY SESSION | Bernard Sunley |
| Worship & Meditation - Christin Ditchfield Lazo | ||
| Plenary Address - "Our Universal Vocation as Homo Viator: The Quest for Heaven" - Joseph Pearce | ||
| Break | ||
| Whimsy | ||
| Plenary Address - “‘To See with Other Eyes’: C.S. Lewis and the Call to Collaboration” - Andrew Lazo | ||
| 12:45 p.m. | Lunch (on your own) | |
| 2:30 - 5:00 p.m. | Free Afternoon | |
| Optional: Tours of the Kilns Optional: Oxford Walking Tour with Melanie Jeschke (2:30 - 4:30 p.m.) | ||
| 7:00 p.m. | Dinner together | St. Cat's |
| 8:30 p.m. | EVENING SESSION | University Church |
| Orchestra Concert - City of Oxford Orchestra | ||
| 10:30 p.m. | Bag End Cafe (after-hours gathering and sharing) | St. Cat's |
Thursday, 27 July
| 7:45 a.m. | Morning Prayers | |
| Breakfast Opens | St. Catherine's College (for those lodging at St. Cat's) | |
| 9:00 a.m. | MORNING PLENARY SESSION | Bernard Sunley |
| Worship & Meditation - Kallistos Ware | ||
| Plenary Address - "The Luther Option: The Call to Public Life" - Joseph Loconte | ||
| Break | ||
| Whimsy | ||
| Plenary Address - "Calling, Connection and Reporting the Truth in Today’s Culture" - Lael Arrington | ||
| 12:45 p.m. | Lunch (on your own) | |
| 2:00 / 2:30 p.m. | AFTERNOON ELECTIVES: - Academic Roundtable, 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. - Seminars & Workshops, 2:30 - 5:00 p.m. | |
| 7:00 p.m. | Dinner together | St. Cat's |
| 7:30 p.m. | Buses Begin Departing for Headington | |
| 8:30 p.m. | EVENING SESSION | |
| Choral Hymn Sing | Holy Trinity Church, Headington Quarry | |
| 10:30 p.m. | Bag End Cafe (after-hours gathering and sharing) | St. Cat's |
Friday, 28 July
| 7:45 a.m. | Morning Prayers | |
| Breakfast Opens | St. Catherine's College (for those lodging at St. Cat's) | |
| 9:00 a.m. | MORNING PLENARY SESSION | Bernard Sunley |
| Worship & Meditation - Michael Ward | ||
| Plenary Address - "Worldviews in the University: Separating the Chaff from the Wheat" - Mary Poplin | ||
| Break | ||
| Whimsy: Summer Institute Choir | ||
| Interview - Walter Hooper with Kim Gilnett | ||
| 12:45 p.m. | Lunch (on your own) | |
| 2:30 - 5:00 p.m. | Free Afternoon | |
| Optional: Tour of the Kilns Optional: Oxford Walking Tour with Melanie Jeschke (1:45 - 3:45 p.m.) | ||
| 6:00 p.m. | Dinner (on your own) | |
| 7:00 p.m. | Optional: Faculty Forum Dinner - "Fulfilling our Forerunners Dreams: The Upper Room Gathering and More" - Mary Poplin | St. Catherine's Private Dinning Room (PDR) |
| 8:00 p.m. | Free Evening | |
| 10:00 p.m. | Bag End Cafe (after-hours gathering and sharing) | St. Cat's |
Transfer Day
Saturday, 29 July
| 7:45 a.m. | Breakfast Opens | St. Catherine's College (for those lodging at St. Cat's) |
| 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. | Coach transport from Oxford to Cambridge | |
| 12:30 p.m. | Lunch (on your own) in Cambridge | |
| 1:30 p.m. | Free Afternoon | |
| 6:00 p.m. | Dinner (on your own) | |
| 8:00 p.m. | EVENING SESSION | Robinson College Auditorium Theatre |
| Dramatic Reading: "C. S. Lewis On Stage: The Most Reluctant Convert" - Max McLean | ||
| 10:00 p.m. | Bag End Cafe (after-hours gathering and sharing) | Robinson College |
Cambridge
Sunday, 30 July
| 7:15 a.m. | Morning Prayers | |
| 7:30 a.m. | Breakfast Opens | Robinson College (for those lodging at Robinson) |
| 9:00 am. | Free Morning | |
| 12:00 p.m. | Lunch (on your own) | |
| 1:15 p.m. | Board Coaches for Ely | |
| 2:15 p.m. | Free time to explore Ely and the Cathedral | |
| 3:45 p.m. | EVENSONG WORSHIP SERVICE | Ely Cathedral |
| - Choir Performance - Summer Institute Choir - Worship | ||
| Sermon - Revd. Dr. Michael Quicke | ||
| 5:15 p.m. | Board Coaches for Cambridge | |
| 6:00 p.m. | Dinner together | Robinson College |
| 8:00 p.m. | EVENING SESSION | Robinson College Auditorium Theatre |
| Dance Performance - Ad Deum Dance Company | ||
| 10:00 p.m. | Bag End Cafe (after-hours gathering and sharing) | Robinson College |
Monday, 31 July
| 7:15 a.m. | Morning Prayers | |
| 7:30 a.m. | Breakfast Opens | Robinson College (for those lodging at Robinson) |
| 9:00 a.m. | MORNING PLENARY SESSION | Great St. Mary's Church |
| Worship & Meditation - Scott Key | ||
| Plenary Address - "The Call to the Workplace" - Helen Mitchell | ||
| Break | ||
| Whimsy: Daniel Cossette | ||
| Plenary Address - "Your Business IS Your Ministry: A 15th Century Partnership Ignites the Reformation" - Greg Leith | ||
| 12:45 p.m. | Lunch (on your own) | |
| 2:00 / 2:30 p.m. | AFTERNOON ELECTIVES: - Academic Roundtable, 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. - Seminars & Workshops, 2:30 - 5:00 p.m. | |
| 6:00 p.m. | Dinner together | Robinson College |
| 8:00 p.m. | EVENING SESSION | Robinson College Auditorium Theatre |
| Artistic Performance - Andrew Peterson & Malcolm Guite | ||
| 10:00 p.m. | Bag End Cafe (after-hours gathering and sharing) | Robinson College |
Tuesday, 1 August 2017
| 7:15 a.m. | Morning Prayers | |
| 7:30 a.m. | Breakfast Opens | Robinson College (for those lodging at Robinson) |
| 9:00 a.m. | MORNING PLENARY SESSION | Robinson College Auditorium Theatre |
| Worship & Meditation: Maggie Guite | ||
| Plenary Address - "The Call to Relational Holiness" - Larry Crabb | ||
| Break | ||
| Whimsy: Malcolm Guite | ||
| Plenary Address - "Seeking the Face of the Beloved: The Ordinary Saints Project” - Bruce Herman, Malcolm Guite, & J.A.C. Redford | ||
| 12:45 p.m. | Lunch (on your own) | |
| 2:00 / 2:30 p.m. | AFTERNOON ELECTIVES: - Academic Roundtable, 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. - Seminars & Workshops, 2:30 - 5:00 p.m. | |
| 6:00 p.m. | Dinner together | Robinson College |
| 8:00 p.m. | EVENING SESSION | St. John's College Chapel |
| Concert - C.S. Lewis Summer Institute Choir | ||
| 10:00 p.m. | Bag End Cafe (after-hours gathering and sharing) | Robinson College |
Wednesday, 2 August 2017
| 7:15 a.m. | Morning Prayers | |
| 7:30 a.m. | Breakfast Opens | Robinson College (for those lodging at Robinson) |
| 9:00 a.m. | MORNING PLENARY SESSION | Great St. Mary's Church |
| Worship & Meditation: Stephen Cherry | ||
| Plenary Address - "The Call to Education" - Mark Pike | ||
| Break | ||
| Whimsy: Summer Institute Choir | ||
| Plenary Address - “Integrated Imagination: Fantasy in the Real World” - Andrew Peterson | ||
| 12:45 p.m. | Lunch (on your own) | |
| 2:30 - 5:00 p.m. | Free Afternoon | |
| 5:30 p.m. | CLOSING SERVICE OF DEDICATION | King's College Chapel |
| Sermon - Revd. Dr. Malcolm Guite | ||
| 7:15 p.m. | Closing Reception | Robinson College |
| 10:00 p.m. | Bag End Cafe (after-hours gathering and sharing) | Robinson College |
Thursday, 3 August
| 7:30 a.m. | Breakfast Opens | Robinson College (for those lodging at Robinson) |
| 8:30 a.m. | Departure |
