L'Abri Conference California 2010 :
August 5th-8th, 2010 ; Roseville, Califlornia
‘Thinking and Living the Way of Christ’ Is Conference Theme
ROSEVILLE, Calif. – The internationally known L’Abri Fellowship will present a special, four-day “Thinking and Living the Way of Christ” conference in Northern California from August 5 to August 8, 2010.
The third L’Abri Conference California, to be held in Roseville, will feature nine speakers from L’Abri Fellowship branches around the world. The conference is one of only two in North America this year. The 2006 and 2008 L’Abri Conference California venues attracted attendees from around the world, including Asia.
The 2010 L’Abri Conference California, the first to be held in California since a successful 2008 conference in Roseville, will feature a distinguished group of speakers with long-time ties to L’Abri Fellowship branches in the United States and around the world.
The confernece includes a series of lectures and workshops on topics individuals face in today’s world.
Topics of the lectures and workshops will include:
Standing Fast – Challenges to Faith in the Advanced Modern World
Survival of the Fastest – Living Sanely When Life is Fired Point Blank
Living in the Creator’s Gift Economy
Can Freedom Last Forever? Founders Forgotten Question & How We’re Doing Today
Christian Community – Hopeless Ideal or Difficult But Rewarding Obligation
One is the Loneliest Number: Why We Need Friendship
The 2010 L’Abri Conference California speakers include:
Os Guinness, Senior Fellow of the EastWest Institute in New York, author, and outspoken social critic, has written or edited more than 25 books, including The Case for Civility – And Why Our Future Depends On It. He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of London and his D.Phil in social sciences from Oriel College at Oxford.
Dick Keyes, Director of the L’Abri Fellowship in Southborough, Mass., where he has worked since 1979. He graduated from Harvard University and Westminster Theological Seminary and has worked with L’Abri Fellowship in Switzerland and England, in addition to the U.S. He is the author of Beyond Identify, Chameleon Christianity, True Heroism, and most recently, Seeing Through Cynicism.
Andrew Fellows, Director of English L’Abri, where he has lived with his family for the past 15 years.
The conference will begin on Thursday evening, August 5, through Sunday noon, August 8, and runs concurrently with a state-wide, nine-artist, juried art exhibition in the L. Frank James Gallery, located in the West wing of the Valley Springs Conference Center, along with a movie / critique night and an evening of live music in the Global Café. The conference will be hosted by Valley Springs Presbyterian Church, 2401 Olympus Drive, in Roseville.
The conference is open to the public and costs $95, which includes the art gallery opening, concert, movie/critique, and a bonus, Friday night dinner. For registration information, please visit www.labri-california.org or call 916-786-7940.
Conference Overview:
Dr. Os Guinness will open the conference on Thursday night, August 5, with a free “Introduction to L’Abri plenary session and lecture. This is a great opportunity for those who are not sure about registering for the full conference. Over the next three days and evenings registrants will be treated to a menu of insightful workshops, lectures, sermons and special events, including a “Movie and Discussion” night, a night of jazz and musician interview, a curated art show with a meet-the-artists session, and dining and fellowship opportunities.
The 2010 conference is designed to affirm that Christianity is an intellectually reasonable world-view, is relevant, and that those who believe in Christ are brought into a real relationship with the living God, resulting in an internal confirmation, and an external outworking, of the truth. With an emphasis on the arts, culture, and faith, the conference will help you better understand how to genuinely and humbly engage others for Christ.
Visit the L'Abri Conference California Web Page for more information
http://www.labri-california.org
What is a L'Abri Conference?
L'Abri is the French word for shelter. The L'Abri ministry was founded by Francis and Edith Schaeffer in 1955 to provide an environment where Christians and non-Christians could seek answers to questions about God and truth. Following in that tradition, a L'Abri Conference is an opportunity through lectures, discussions, and personal interaction, to feed and hone the mind in an effort to deepen one's understanding of what it means to be a Christian in our society. The on-campus housing and mealtimes are designed to facilitate an exchange of ideas among conferees and speakers.