Alan Wakabayashi, April 9, 2009
Noon - 1 pm in the Federal Room
THURSDAY, APRIL 9, at noon 12:00pm – 1:00pm in
the Illini Union Federal Room 25B (lower level north side) Allen
Wakabayashi (Associate Pastor Twin City Bible Church and Teaching
Specialist with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship at the U of I)
will speak on “Living with the End in Mind: Eschatology and how it
matters for life.” His talk will consider how a biblical
eschatology (study of the “End”) matters for the present with
particular attention to the life of the university.
Allen Wakabayashi is a noted writer and speaker on issues of faith
and he has a unique perspective on students and the university and
spiritual matters. He is the author of Kingdom Come: How Jesus Wants to Change the
World published by IV
Press in 2003. Allen has served in campus ministry with
InterVarsity since 1989 (1989-95 at Millikin and Bradley
Universities, 1995-2008 at Northwestern U.). His B.S. in
Psychology was from Millikin University and he holds an M.A. in
Intercultural Studies from the Wheaton College Graduate School and
an M.A. in Biblical Studies from Loyola University of
Chicago. Allen has been married to Diane for 16 years and you
can learn more about his story and work on
http://www.nowbutnotyet.com/.
Please consider inviting a faculty or staff friend who would have
an interest in the topic and talk. I look forward to seeing
many of you there.