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New Seminars for Writers
& Concerned Christians
I want to encourage you to
"tithe" your time at the conference
by choosing one (or more) of these seminars
instead of the workshop(s) that take place at the same time.
There is no additional charge for a seminar if you're registered for the
conference that day.
Concerned Christians from
the community are welcome
and encouraged to pre-register at the reduced price
of $25 for each seminar.
There is no charge for the Persecuted Christians seminar.
Click
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Who is My Neighbor?
- Thursday, 1:00 - 4:30 |
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Steve Lawson
Senior Editor, Regal Publishing Group
and & a team of concerned faculty members
Are you concerned
about human trafficking, orphans, abortion, the poor, racism, the learning
impaired, the handicapped, the hungry, the persecuted church, the oppressed
and so much more that is close to the heart and call of Jesus? If God has
given you a burden to be an advocate, to tell a story, or make a cause or
issue known, let's get together and discover how we can be most effective. |
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Geraldine Ryerson-Cruz
Sr. Researcher and Policy Analyst, World
Vision US
Geraldine is senior researcher and
policy analyst for advocacy at World Vision in the United States, focusing
on priorities including global health and nutrition, hunger, and foreign
assistance. A former journalist, she works with advocacy, government
relations, and program staff internationally in order to communicate their
work and findings, identify and promote best practices, and inform Americans
about humanitarian issues. She has contributed to the development and
strategy for several of World Vision’s child-focused advocacy initiatives
including the Child Health Now campaign. Prior to taking on
this role , she served as World Vision's DC-based international news
manager, during which time she produced the report "Before She's Ready" on
child marriage, among other content for the web, publication, and media
coverage.
Previously, Geraldine was a Bloomberg Newsr eporter covering breaking
news in global financial markets before focusing on health and medical
topics ranging from international epidemics and medical breakthroughs to the
U.S. health care business and regulation. She is a graduate of the
George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs, with
a B.A. in international communications and her M.A. studies focused on
global public health in the developing world.
World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working
with children, families, and their communities worldwide to reach their full
potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. World Vision
serves all people, regardless of religion, race, ethnicity or gender.
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Michele Clark
Writer,
professor at George Washington University
Board member, Christian Solidarity International
Michele is an
internationally recognized anti-trafficking expert and advocate on behalf of
vulnerable women and children. From 2001 to 2005, she was the co-director of
the Protection Project of the Johns Hopkins University School of
International Studies (SAIS) in Washington, DC, a prestigious human rights
institute focusing on eliminating trafficking in persons world-wide. While
at the Protection Project, Michele conducted field investigations into the
scope of the problem on human trafficking in Latin America, Europe,
countries of the Former Soviet Union, the Middle East, and North America.
She has testified as an expert witness before numerous congressional
committees on global anti-trafficking concerns. In 2005, Michele was named
the Director of the Anti-Trafficking Assistance Unit at the Organization for
Security and Cooperation in Europe where she assisted the 56 OSCE member
States with meeting the commitments of the OSCE Action Plan to Combat
Trafficking in Persons. She developed and was the first editor of an ongoing
publication entitled, Working Papers on Combating Trafficking in the OSCE
Region. Through the design and development of numerous high-level
conferences, Michele helped to draw attention to emerging trends in the
battle against TIP. She was a member of the Steering Committee for the
UN-GIFT Vienna Forum in February, for which she wrote one of the three
conference background papers.
Michele is now a
consultant to government, international and non-profit organizations in the
development of comprehensive anti-trafficking programs and continues to
conduct field research, write, and speak on emerging issues in trafficking.
She is an adjunct professor at the George Washington University’s Elliott
School of International Affairs where she teaches courses on human
trafficking, women in global politics, and contemporary dissident movements.
She is the recipient of numerous fellowships and awards including, most
recently, the Bender Award for Excellence in Teaching.
Michele has written for newspapers and magazines
on a variety of human rights issues. Several of her university courses are
"Writing in the Disciplines" in which she teaches students how to present
sensitive human rights issues to a variety of audiences. In recognition of
the innovative approach she takes to human rights writing, Michele has
received a a fellowship to develop a human rights writing handbook and was
nominated for the George Washington University Writing in the Disciplines
Professor of the Year for 2010-2011.
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The State of the Christian
Union
Help Save Our Nation - Friday, 1:00 - 4:30 |
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Rick
Marschall & team
Accusation: You were a
Christian during a time of unprecedented moral decay and decline in biblical
standards. You did little to defend America's cultural heritage. You were
ineffective in fighting for a spiritual revival. You missed chances to
really inspire those in your circle of influence about these problems. How
do you plead?Behind every challenge facing our nation -
economic, political, racial, cultural, moral, educational, and so on and on
- there is one common element: a spiritual crisis in America. Spiritual
problems need spiritual answers! As Christians it is NOT a question of
whether we play a role in these challenges. The only question is whether we
fulfill our roles and honor the Lord who is calling us to make a difference
or waste the gifts He has entrusted to us and expects us to use.
We are fighting a
cultural war in the United States of America. The biblical term is
"spiritual warfare." It is here, and we are in it. The only questions are
whether we fail to use the tools of defense God has provided and become
unarmed casualties, or we use His weapons to overcome. As Christian writers
and/or leaders, God Almighty has equipped us for this battle and has special
orders drawn up!
We will discuss
elements of the crisis . . . the unique opportunities given to those who
have been graced by God with talents and with a passion for writing . . . a
new way to look at the Whole Armor of God . . . and approaches that have not
worked, as well as have not yet been tried, in rescuing our culture for
Christ.
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Persecuted Christians
Become a Voice for the Voiceless - Saturday,
10:30 - 12:00 |
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Dan Wooding
Founder and Chief Editor, ASSIST News Service (ANS)
www.assistnews.net
There are an estimated 100 million Christians
worldwide who suffer interrogation, arrest, and even death for their faith
in Christ, with millions more facing discrimination and alienation. However,
they are not alone and Dan Wooding and his team will share with you how you
can make a difference in their lives through this continuation of his Friday
evening keynote.
Dan, along with his team of talented
writers stationed in some of the world's hot-spots including India,
Pakistan, and Egypt, brings up-to-date news that you're likely not to see
reported elsewhere. ASSIST
stands for Aid to Special Saints in Strategic Times.
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