A revised schedule for this conference has been issued and is available below.

What is Refo500? Refo500 is a project of the Dutch Foundation Refo500. Within Refo500 many national and international organizations are working together from 2010 until the 500th anniversary of the Reformation in 2017 in many ways to draw attention to the Reformation, while making connections between subjects from the time of the Reformation to our own time.

Here are the central key words: renewal, change, and relevance.

Refo500 participants include Protestant and Catholic organizations, universities, and museums. The project is also open to other partners.

Refo500 will hold its first North American Conference at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY, Sept. 27-28, 2010. Information about the conference is posted under “events” at www.sbts.edu.

Here is the revised schedule of events:

MONDAY September 27, 2010

11:00a.m. Conference Check-in
-1:00p.m.

1:00p.m. Welcome to Refo500: A Project that Connects – Karla Apperloo-Boersma, Refo500

1:30p.m. Semper Reformanda: The Reformation as a Movement of Renewal and Change – Herman Selderhuis, Refo500, Theological
University Apeldoorn

2:00p.m. Celebrating the Reformation: an Interdenominational Challenge – Timothy George, Beeson Divinity School

2:30p.m. Discussion

3:00p.m. Coffee break

3:30p.m. Touring Reformation Europe: Why It’s Important – Johannes Witte, Witte Travel

4:30p.m. Luther’s Theology and its Relevance for Today – Erik Herrmann, Concordia Lutheran Seminary

5:00p.m. Discussion

5:30p.m. Dinner And Book Signing

7:00p.m. Coming to America–Coming to Heidelberg – Frieder Hepp, Palatinate Museum Heidelberg

7:30p.m. The Reformation as Incomplete Project: Continuing Challenge for a Postmodern Church – Albert Mohler, The Southern
Baptist Theological Seminary

8:00p.m. Introduction of New Partners and Reception

9:00 pm Committee Meetings as needed

TUESDAY September 28, 2010

7:00 Partners and Sponsors Breakfast

8:30a.m. Union with Christ At the Reformation – John V. Fesko, Westminster Seminary California

9:00a.m. The Reformation: An Intercontinental Challenge – Frank James III, Gordon-Conwell Seminary

9:30a.m. Discussion

10:00a.m. SBTS Chapel – Timothy George, Beeson Divinity School

10:30a.m. Coffee break

11:00a.m. Seminars (1st choice)

11:45a.m. Seminars (2nd choice)

12:30p.m. Conference Conclusion: Bringing People Together: Learning from Calvin 500 – David Hall, Refo500

1:00p.m. Lunch and Departure

Seminars from which to select. One at 11:00a.m., the second at 11:45a.m.

1. Academic Tours: How to Combine Teaching and Tourism. Johannes Witte and Dan Herman, Witte Travel

2. An Ecumenical Celebration? How to Work Together with Fruit and without Frustration. Clifton Kirkpatrick, World Alliance of
Reformed Churches

3. Going Round with Refo´s Wheel: How to Get Those off Campus Connected.
Karla Apperloo, Refo500

4. Books and Other Media: Initial Publishing Plans for Refo500
Representatives from RHB, Crossway, and Shepherd Press discuss potential prospects

5. Optimize your PhD: How Refo500 Helps You to Get More Out of Your Students.
Herman Selderhuis, Refo500