Posts Tagged "JAF"

Posted on May 6, 2019

JAF Debate 2019: Missions from Jerusalem, to Athens, to the Ends of the Earth

For 15 years, the annual Jerusalem and Athens Forum (JAF) debate has provided a platform for some of the most pressing questions concerning modern-day Christianity. This year, the debate focused on the statement: “Modern models of Christian missions should be discarded as a relic of colonialism.”

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Posted on May 3, 2018

What does Jerusalem have to do with Washington, D.C.?

The Jerusalem and Athens Forum (JAF) debate has become a tradition here at Gordon. As a highlight of Symposium week, JAF students both defended and disproved the notion that "The American ideals of ‘life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness’ are compatible with a biblical worldview."

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