2008 Global Church Conference

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2008 Global Church Conference


2008 Global Church Conference
October 16-19, 2008
First Presbyterian Church – Berkeley, CA

This is the third annual Conference for Hearing the Church in the Majority World.  Escalon Presbyterian Church is a sponsoring church for this event, having sent team the past two years and sending a third this year.  We would love to have you join us at this conference as we hear about this important global issue as it relates to the role of the church and our following of Jesus Christ.  Please read the following materials and check the previous year’s resources.  For more information about this conference or interest in attending contact:  Dick Nelson, Dan Adams or Troy Onsager.

 

GLOBAL SLAVERY AND THE PLAGUE OF POVERTY

October 17 – 19, 2008

28 million people in the world today are slaves: held against their will, forced to work under someone else’s rule, trapped in an endless cycle of control, abuse and injustice. Some are born, live and die as slaves. From sex-trafficking to forced labor, across Asia, Africa, and Europe to the United States, slavery thrives. Poverty is the consistent soil in which this horror flourishes. Three billion people today live on $2 or less per day; less than the price of single-shot latte. People inside and outside the Church live this vulnerable, daily nightmare.  Our Global Church Conference in 2008 will focus on slavery in the context of poverty. We will be hearing from Christian leaders from the Majority World who will help us to understand, to engage and to respond to these realities as an expression of following Jesus Christ. This conference is sponsored by the First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley, in partnership with Trade as One, International Justice Mission, Not For Sale, and New College Berkeley.

 

A Conversation on Worship and Justice

October 16 – 17, 2008

For a day and a half prior to our Global Church Conference, First Pres Senior Pastor Mark Labberton will host a conversation for pastors, mission leaders, and worship leaders about how we can strengthen our congregation’s life in relation to worship and justice. The conversation will involve biblical and theological reflection, as well as discussion of issues in leadership and practice. The schedule will be from 9 am – 4 pm on Thursday, October 16, and 9 am – 12 pm on Friday, October 17. $20 will cover Thursday’s lunch and refreshments. Please register with Patti Nicolson at pattin@fpcberkeley.org. 

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