Guam Theological Discussion Group

Last Thursday afternoon the first meeting of the Guam Theological discussion group was held at the PIU library. (We are still working on a more catchy name for the group) This purpose of the group is to provide a forum for ministers, church leaders, Bible students and anyone interested in current theological issues in the Pacific Islands to discuss and work through these issues, especially as they apply to ministry work here in Micronesia. It is a service that we at PIU have wanted to supply to the islands for many years. So we were very excited to see about 30 people gather for the first organizational meeting. The meetings will take place on the 3rd Friday of every month at noon in the PIU library. In addition we will use my other blog site, http://dowenclass.blogspot.com/ as on line supplement to the regular meeting.

Our first discussion was led by Dr. Jim Sawyer and dealt with the subject of the Trinity. The main issue discussed was how and why a good understanding of this doctrine is critical to practical ministry. We focused on the relational aspects within the Trinity and how that points to the importance of relational ministry. Jim used the book The Shack as an example of how the relational features of the Trinity can make an impact on ministry. The discussion that ensued was lively and continued quite a while after the hour and a half we had allotted for the meeting. Our next meeting will be October 21 and the subject will be biblical preaching.