Shane Hipps, pastor and author (www.shanehipps.com), will be on our campus as a pastor-in-residence and presenter of themes from his book, "The Hidden Power of Electronic Culture: How Media Shapes Faith, The Gospel, and Church" from September 26-29, 2007. Shane is pastor of Trinity Mennonite Church in Glendale, Arizona and lives close by with his wife, Andrea and daughter, Harper.

Before earning a Master of Divinity from Fuller Theological Seminary, he was a strategic planner in advertising where he worked on a variety of national brands. The majority of his time was spent developing and implementing the multimillion dollar communications strategy for Porsche Cars North America. It was here that he first gained experience in understanding media and culture.

Shane is a member and presenter for the Media Ecology Association, an organization of scholars and laypeople who investigate the impact of communication technology and media on cultures and individuals. He is also a featured essayist for the award winning metaphilm.com, a website devoted to cultural critique and film interpretation.

SCHEDULED EVENTS

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26

10-10:30 a.m. Chapel  personal faith story

10:30 am Break with Wyse 3rd folks

11:45-1 p.m. Lunch  President Jim Brenneman, key Student Life leaders, BRP faculty

1-1:50 p.m. BUS 328 Venture Planning

3-3:50 p.m. Rel 320  Christian Faith

5-6:30 p.m. Dialogue & Dinner with Mennonite students  Key Issues Facing the Future Mennonite Church

9:15-10:15 pm Campus Worship Night  Living a Vibrant Christian Life as a College Student

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27

9:00 a.m. Presentation with Area Pastors (Location: Church-Chapel Fellowship Hall)

11:40 a.m. Forum at Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary

3:00 p.m. Student Life leaders for informal discussion

4:00 p.m. Resourcing Faculty on Young Adult Faith in a Media-drenched World

5:30 p.m. Dinner & Dialogue with Communication Majors & Minors - The Intersection of Communication and Faith

7:00 p.m. Bus 316 Principles of Marketing

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28

9-9:50 a.m. Bus 121  Intro to Entrepreneurship

10-10:30 a.m. Chapel  "Living Our Faith in a Media-drenched Culture"

11-11:50 Comm 202 01  Oral Communication

121 p.m. Lunch with Campus Ministries Team & Spiritual Life Advisory Committee - Leading spiritual life at GC

2:00 pm Comm 202 03  Oral Communication

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 - Media & Faith Conference (Location: Church-Chapel, Room 300)

8:30 Register and coffee

8:45 Worship

9:00 Keynote: The hidden power of electronic culture: How media shapes our childrens faith

10:00 Session I

10:45 Break

11:00 Session II