James V. Brownson, Western Theological Seminary, “An Adequate Missional Hermeneutic” (keynote)
2003
Breakfast meeting
Michael Barram, Saint Mary’s College of California, “Toward a Missiological Hermeneutic: The Bible and Mission in Current and Future Discussion” (keynote)
2004
Breakfast meeting
Grant LeMarquand, Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry, “From Creation to New Creation: The Mission of God in the Biblical Story” (keynote)
2005
Paper session
Christopher J. H. Wright, Langham Partnership International, “Making Missional Sense of the Old Testament: Does it Work?” (invited)
Respondent: James V. Brownson, Western Theological Seminary
Colin Yuckman, United Presbyterian Church of New Kensington (PA), “An Ulterior Gospel: The Mission of Critical Hermeneutics and the Critical Hermeneutics of Mission” (selected paper)
Respondent: Michael Barram, Saint Mary’s College of California
James Miller, Asbury Theological Seminary, “Missional Hermeneutics: An Experiment in Implementation and Reflection” (selected paper)
Respondent: Grant LeMarquand, Trinity School of Ministry
2006
Paper session
Presider: George Hunsberger, Western Theological Seminary Michael Goheen, Trinity Western University, “Notes Toward a Framework for a Missional Hermeneutic” (invited)
Michael Barram, Saint Mary’s College of California, “‘Located Questions’ for a Missional Hermeneutic” (invited)
2007
Theme – Missional Hermeneutics in the Classroom: Philippians
Darrell Guder, Princeton Theological Seminary and J. Ross Wagner, Princeton Theological Seminary, Joint presentation on teaching missional reading of Philippians
2008
Theme – Mapping the Missional Hermeneutics Conversation
George R. Hunsberger, Western Theological Seminary, “Proposals for a Missional Hermeneutic: Mapping a Conversation” (invited) (paper given twice, first at the AAR meetings, and then, in a slightly revised version, at the SBL meetings)
Respondent (at AAR): Michael Barram, Saint Mary’s College of California
Respondent (at SBL): James V. Brownson, Western Theological Seminary
2009
Theme: “Missional Readings of Paul’s Letter to the Philippians”
Presider: George R. Hunsberger, Western Theological Seminary
Michael Barram, Saint Mary’s College of California, “Reflections on the Practice of Missional Hermeneutics: ‘Streaming’ Philippians 1:20-30”
James C. Miller, Asbury Theological Seminary, “Missionally Mapping Phillipians”
Michael J. Gorman, Saint Mary’s Seminary and University, “The Apologetic and Missional Impulse of Philippians 2:6-11 in the Context of the Letter”
Respondent: Stephen E. Fowl, Loyola College in Maryland
2010
Theme: “Exile, Identity, and Mission: Interpreting Biblical Texts”
Presider: Michael Barram, Saint Mary’s College of California
Bo Lim, Seattle Pacific University, “From Servant to Servants: Continuing the Legacy of the Exile in the Post Exilic Era”
Andy Rowell, Duke Divinity School, “John Howard Yoder’s Missional Exiles and Jeremiah 29: A Case Study for Missional Hermeneutics”
Aaron Kuecker, Trinity Christian College, “As He Who Called You is Holy: Missional Holiness and the People of God in 1 Peter”
Respondent: George R. Hunsberger, Western Theological Seminary
Respondent: Suzanne Watts Henderson, Queen’s University of Charlotte
2011
Session 1 – Theme: “Reading the Parables of Jesus Missionally”
Presider: George R. Hunsberger, Western Theological Seminary
Jason S. Sexton, University of St. Andrews, “Reading the Parables Theologically to Read them Missionally: A Missional Reading of the Early Galilean Parables in Luke’s Gospel”
Lois Barrett, Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary, “Reading Matthew 13 Missionally: Training for the Reign of God”
Colin H. Yuckman, United Presbyterian Church of New Kensington, “A Shadow of a Magnitude: Reading Luke’s ‘Parables of the Lost’ Missionally”
Respondent: Klyne Snodgrass, North Park University
Session 2 – Theme: “Panel Discussion of Michael J. Gorman’s Reading Revelation Responsibly: Uncivil Worship and Witness: Following the Lamb into the New Creation (Cascade Books, 2011)”
Presider: Michael Barram, Saint Mary’s College of California
Panelists: Darrell Guder, Princeton Theological Seminary; John R. Franke, First Presbyterian Church, Allentown, PA; James V. Brownson, Western Theological Seminary; and Sylvia Keesmaat, Trinity College in the University of Toronto
Respondent: Michael J. Gorman, Saint Mary’s Seminary and University
2012
Session 1 – Theme: “Review Panel Discussion of C. Kavin Rowe’s World Upside Down: Reading Acts in the Graeco-Roman Age” (Oxford University Press, 2009)
Presider: George R. Hunberger, Western Theological Seminary
Panelists: C. Kavin Rowe, Duke University; Dennis Edwards, Saint Mary’s Seminary and University; Christina Busman, Bethel University; James C. Miller, Asbury Theological Seminary; Colin Yuckman, United Presbyterian Church of New Kensington (PA)
Luke Ben Tallon, Pepperdine University, “Is There Any There There?: Genesis 1–3 as a Prophetic Call for Truly Local Churches”
Michael Barram, Saint Mary’s College of California, “‘Occupying’ Genesis 1–3: Missionally Located Reflections on Biblical Economic Values and Justice”
James K. Mead, Northwestern College (Iowa), “Cast the Ark Upon the Waters: A Missional Reading of the Flood Story”
Respondent: Christopher C. H. Wright, Langham Partnership International
2013
Session 1 – Theme: “The Corinthian Correspondence and Missional Praxis”
Presider: Eunice McGarrahan, First Presbyterian Church, Colorado Springs
Michael Barram, Saint Mary’s College of California, “‘Fools for the Sake of Christ’: Missional Hermeneutics and Praxis in the Corinthian Correspondence”
Andy Rowell, Duke Divinity School, “The Missional Ecclesiology of First Corinthians 14”
Dustin Ellington, Justo Mwale Theological University College, Lusaka, Zambia, “Corinthian Transformation for Mission: Re-Interpreting 2 Corinthians 4”
Matthew Forrest Lowe, Lectio House, Ontario, “‘Although We Live in the World . . .’: The Mission of God and the Mission of Empire in 2 Corinthians 10”
Respondent: Richard B. Hays, Duke Divinity School
Session 2 – Theme: “Assessing and Advancing Missional Hermeneutics”
Presider: Christina Busman, Bethel University
George R. Hunsberger, Western Theological Seminary, “Convictions Formed and Futures Waiting: A Traveler’s Response to the Journey thus Far”
John R. Franke, Yellowstone Theological Institute, “Treasures Old and New: Considerations on the Future of Missional Hermeneutics”
2014
Session 1 – Theme: “Thinking Missionally about God, Scripture, and Missional Vocation”
Presider: Jeff Greenman, Regent College
Derek Taylor, Duke University, “Is Israel a Missionary Failure?: Isaiah’s Servant of Yahweh and a New Telling of the Missio Dei”
James C. Miller, Asbury Theological Seminary, “Suffering as a Component of the Mission of God”
Kelly Liebengood, LeTourneau University, “Participating in the Life of the Triune God: Reconsidering the Trinitarian Foundation of 1 Peter’s Missional Identity”
Respondent: Darrell L. Guder, Princeton Theological Seminary
Respondent: George Hunsberger, Western Theological Seminary
Session 2 – Theme: “Reflecting on Paul and Missional Hermeneutics: A Conversation with N. T. Wright”
Presiding: John Franke, Yellowstone Theological Institute
Panelists: N. T. Wright, University of St. Andrews; Sylvia Keesmaat, Toronto School of Theology; Michael J. Gorman, Saint Mary’s Seminary and University; James V. Brownson, Western Theological Seminary
Respondent: N. T. Wright, University of St. Andrews
Session 3 – Theme: “Thinking Missionally about God, Scripture, and Missional Vocation”
Andy Johnson, Nazarene Theological Seminary, “Ecclesiology, Election, and Holiness: A Missional Reading of the Thessalonian Correspondence”
Colin H. Yuckman, Duke Divinity School, “‘That the Works of God Should Be Made Manifest’: Vision and Vocation in John 9”
Respondent: Eunice McGarrahan, First Presbyterian Church, Colorado Springs
Respondent: Michael Barram, Saint Mary’s College of California
2015
Session 1 – Theme: “Biblical Formation of the Congregation for Missional Witness”
Presider: James C. Miller, Asbury Theological Seminary
Mark Glanville, Trinity College – University of Bristol, “Radical Gratitude and the Mission of God: Nourishing Celebration and Inclusivism in Local Congregations in Light of the Festival Calendar, Deut 16:1-17”
Boaz Johnson, North Park University, “Missional Theology and Congregation Formation in the Torah”
Michael Barram, Saint Mary’s College of California, “To Serve God and Not Mammon: Reading Matthew 6 as Missionally Located Formation for Economic Discipleship”
Respondent: Mark Labberton, Fuller Theological Seminary
Session 2 – Theme: “Review panel discussion of Michael J. Gorman’s Becoming the Gospel: Paul, Participation, and Mission (Eerdmans, 2015)”
Presider: Sylvia Keesmaat, Trinity College, University of Toronto
Panelists: Michael J. Gorman, Saint Mary’s Seminary and University; J. Ross Wagner, Duke Divinity School; Eunice McGarrahan, First Presbyterian Church, Colorado Springs; George R. Hunsberger, Western Theological Seminary; John R. Franke, Evangelische Theologische Faculteit, Leuven
Respondent: Michael J. Gorman, Saint Mary’s Seminary and University
Session 3 – Theme: “Biblical Formation of the Congregation for Missional Witness”
Presider: Darrell L. Guder, Princeton Theological Seminary
Laura R. Levens, Baptist Seminary of Kentucky, “Many Voices, Many Contexts, One Faith: Engaging the Breadth of Scripture to Form Discerning, Missional Congregations”
Luke Ben Tallon and Aaron Kuecker, LeTourneau University, “A Liturgy of Ascent and a Life of Ascent: Conforming Congregations to Christian Scripture”
Derek W. Taylor, Duke University, “Forming Faithful Readers: Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Missional Hermeneutic”
Respondent: Benjamin T. Conner, Western Theological Seminary
2016
Session 1 – Theme: “Migration, Marginalization, and the Mission of God: Missional Hermeneutics in the Context of Human Displacement and Relocation”
Presider: George Hunsberger, Western Theological Seminary
Mark Glanville, Trinity College, Bristol, “Family for the Displaced: A Missional Reading of Deuteronomy 10:17-19”
Helen Taylor Boursier, University of Saint Mary, Leavenworth, KS, “Faithful Doxology: Deuteronomy 16:18-20 and the Church’s Missional Participation with Immigrants Seeking Asylum”
Respondent: Michael Barram, Saint Mary’s College of California
Session 2 – A Discussion of the Argument and Impact—After Nearly Twenty Years—of Speaking the Truth in Love: New Testament Resources for a Missional Hermeneutic (Trinity Press Int’l, 1998), by James V. Brownson
Presiding: John Franke, Second Presbyterian Church, Indianapolis
Panelists: James Brownson, Western Theological Seminary; Megan DeFranza, Boston University; Daniel Lee, Fuller Theological Seminary; Drew Hart, Messiah College; David Congdon, InterVarsity Press
Respondent: James Brownson, Western Theological Seminary
Session 3 – Theme: “Migration, Marginalization, and the Mission of God: Missional Hermeneutics in the Context of Human Displacement and Relocation”
Presider: Eunice McGarrahan, First Presbyterian Church, Colorado Springs
Bo H. Lim, Seattle Pacific University, “Towards a Theological Interpretation of Exile and Migration”
Gregory Perry, Covenant Theological Seminary, “Luke’s Survey of Holy Places Outside ‘the Land’ in Stephen’s Speech: Hermeneutical Guidelines for Describing the Mobile Dwelling Place and the People of God”
Presider: John R. Franke, Second Presbyterian Church, Indianapolis
Panelists: George Hunsberger, Western Theological Seminary; James Brownson, Western Theological Seminary; Lois Barrett, Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary; Bo H. Lim, Seattle Pacific University; Andy Johnson, Nazarene Theological Seminary
Presider: Jim Brownson, Western Theological Seminary
Panelists: Michael Barram, Saint Mary’s College of California; John Franke, Second Presbyterian Church, Indianapolis; Dennis R. Edwards, Sanctuary Covenant Church; Christina Busman Jost, Bethel University; Colin H. Yuckman, Duke University
Discussion; Business Meeting
Session 3 – Theme: “Navigating Citizenship”
Presider: Michael Barram, Saint Mary’s College of California
Mark Glanville, Missional Training Center, Phoenix, “‘Citizenship’ and Inclusion in Deuteronomy and in Contemporary Western Discourse”
Amanda Pittman, Abilene Christian University, “Shipwreck and Salvation: The Scope, Shape, and Social Implications of Paul’s Confidence in God’s Purposes in Acts 27:1-44”
Dennis Edwards, Sanctuary Covenant Church, “Citizens Worthy of the Gospel”
Julien C. H. Smith, Valparaiso University, “Philippians and the Challenge of Citizenship in the Heavenly Politeuma.”
Panelists: Drew Hart, Messiah College; Lisa Bowens, Princeton Theology Seminary; Michael Barram, Saint Mary’s College of California; Young Lee Hertig, Innovative Space for Asian American Christianity
Session 2 – Theme: “American Politics and Missional Hermeneutics in Interpreting the New Testament”
Presider: Andy Johnson, Nazarene Theological Seminary
Mark Simon, Ridley College, Melbourne, “Power Games or Powerful Transformation? A Missional Reading of Ephesians for Political Engagement”
Dean Flemming, MidAmerica Nazarene University, “Babylon Left Behind: Reading Revelation 17 and 18 Missionally in Light of Ancient and Contemporary Political Contexts”
Michael Rhodes, Memphis Center for Urban Theological Studies, “Arranging the Chairs in the Beloved Community: The Politics, Problems, and Prospects of Multi-Racial Congregations in 1 Corinthians and Today”
Sylvia Keesmaat, Toronto School of Theology, and Brian Walsh, University of Toronto, “Romans Disarmed: Homemaking in the ‘Home’ of the Brave”
Session 3 – Theme: “The Status and Direction of the Forum on Missional Hermeneutics”
Workshop Meeting Presider: Michael Barram
2019
Session 1 – Theme: “Missional Hermeneutics in Contemporary Context: Missionally Located Interpretation of the Hebrew Scriptures / Old Testament”
Lisa Bowens, Princeton Theological Seminary, presiding
Boaz Johnson, North Park University, “A Dalit (Outcaste) Indian Interpretation of the Megillot: Ruth, Song of Songs, Ecclesiastes, Lamentations and Esther.”
Chuck Pitts, Houston Graduate School of Theology, “Jeremiah and the Life of Shalom”
Len Firth, Ridley College, Melbourne, Australia, “I Will Gather the Nations: Reading the Prophet Zechariah from a Refugee Perspective”
Michael Rhodes, Memphis Center for Urban Theological Studies, “Becoming Just: The Deuteronomic Tithe Feast as Morally Transformative Practice”
Discussion: Reflecting on the Nature and Practice of Missional Hermeneutics
Session 2 – Theme: Book Review Panel Discussion of Michael Barram’s Missional Economics: Biblical Justice and Christian Formation (Eerdmans, 2018)
Michael Barram, Saint Mary’s College of California, introduction
Christina Busman Jost, Bethel University, panelist
Drew Hart, Messiah College, panelist
Colin Yuckman, Duke Divinity School, panelist
John R. Franke, Second Presbyterian Church, panelist
Michael Barram, Saint Mary’s College of California, response
Panel and Audience Discussion
Session 3 – Theme: James Cone, Blackness, and Missional Hermeneutics
Dennis Edwards, Northern Seminary, presiding
Mark Glanville, Grandview Calvary Church, Vancouver / Missional Training Center, Phoenix, “Reading Scripture Missionally in Light of James Cone’s Theology of the Cross”
Boaz Johnson, North Park University, “The Black Liberation Theology and Black Identity of James Cone and the Dalit Liberation Theology and Dalit Identity of James Massey”
Joseph W. Caldwell, Union University, “Reading Scripture While Reading Cone Reading Baldwin: A Theological Hermeneutical Lens on Biblical Suffering”
Group Conversation moderated by Drew Hart, Messiah College
2020
Session 1 – Theme: “Hermeneutical Approaches Informed by the Positionalities of Women in Dialogue with Missional Hermeneutics”
Stina Busman Jost, Bethel University, Presiding
Stina Busman Jost, Bethel University, “Pauses and Possibilities: Missional Theology in Dialogue with Theologies Grounded in the Positionalities of Women”
Kirsteen Kim, Fuller Theological Seminary, “Missio Dei Not Missio Patri: An Examination of the Patriarchal Origins of Missional Theology and Suggestions for Trinitarian Missional Hermeneutics”
Greg McKinzie, Lipscomb University, “Revisioning the ‘Mission’ of Missional Hermeneutics as Solidarity: Womanist, Mujerista, and Feminist Contributions to a Postcolonialist Missiology”
Sarah Bixler, Eastern Mennonite University, “A Great Co-mission: Heeding Women’s Problematization of ‘Teaching Them’”
Amanda Jo Pittman, Abilene Christian University, “Navigating the Ambiguities: A Missional Reading of the Women in Luke’s Gospel”
Session 2 – Theme: “Reparations/Reparational Ethics, the Bible, and the Missio Dei” (Joint Session With: Ethics and Biblical Interpretation)
John Franke, Second Presbyterian Church, Indianapolis, Presiding
Michael J. Rhodes, Union University, “The Jubilee Case for Reparations: Interpreting Scripture’s Jubilary Theology in the Aftermath of the Black Manifesto”
Michael Barram, Saint Mary’s College of California, “Biblical Formation for Reparation: Missional and Moral Logics for a More Just Future”
Brent Laytham, St Mary’s Seminary & University, “Cheap Reconciliation Exchanged for Costly Reparation: Opening Second Corinthians’ Missio Dei to Antiracism”
Matthew Schlimm, University of Dubuque Theological Seminary, “No Future without Repentance: Pentateuchal Precedents for Reparative Justice”
Session 3 – Theme: “Interrogating the Terminology and Grammar of “Missional” Hermeneutics
John Franke, Second Presbyterian Church, Indianapolis, Presiding
Michael Barram, Saint Mary’s College of California, Panelist
Dennis Edwards, North Park Theological Seminary, Panelist
Stina Busman Jost, Bethel University, Panelist
Bo Lim, Seattle Pacific University, Panelist
Lisa Bowens, Princeton Theological Seminary, Panelist
John Franke, Second Presbyterian Church, Indianapolis, Panelist
2021
Session 1 – Book Review Panel Discussion: “Missional Theology: An Introduction (Baker Academic, 2020), by John R. Franke”
Michael Barram, Saint Mary’s College of California, Presiding
John Franke, Second Presbyterian Church, Indianapolis, Panelist
The Forum on Missional Hermeneutics 