Program and Elective Workshops

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Keynote Addresses:

CB Samuel: Abundant life for the poor?

Ron Sider: What is abundant life for the rich?

Neville Naden: What is abundant life for Australia's indigenous people?

Festival Time:

Lots of teaching, music, forums, project displays and information, advocacy, conversations and more.

Electives include:

Ron Sider - Combining Word and Deed for the Abundant Life

Ron Sider - Living Like Jesus

Arbutus Sider - Women Hold up Half the Sky: The Effect of Limiting, and the Hope of Empowering, Women in the Areas of Education and Evangelism

CB Samuel - The Bible: the Words of Life for the Poor

CB Samuel - The Church: the Community of Life for the Poor

Dave Andrews - Abundant life while taking up the cross

Dave Andrews - Abundant life for the community

Tim and Kama Trudgen - Walking dead: A glimpse at the struggle of remote Indigenous Australians, and the role of Dominant Culture workers in enabling real empowerment.

Outdoor adventure activities

Abseiling, rock climbing, giant swing, high ropes, archery, vertical cluster, cart racing. Needs pre-registration and additional cost applies (see website).

Youth night

7:00pm - 10:00pm on the friday ngiht.

The youth night is open to youth groups from right across Sydney along with conference participants.

How and Why shoudl we respond to injustice?

During the evening we will explore some issues facing our brothers and sisters living in poverty. We shall reflect on what it means to be a disciple and we will explore ways of responding to these issues as a young person.

Special guest speaker, Jon Owen from Urban Neighbours of Hope

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Pre-Conference Seminar

Friday afternoon 30 July, 1-5pm at St John's Church, Sutherland.

Ron Sider - Thinking Biblically about Politics

Arbutus Sider - The Bible as a Cosmic Drama:  A Biblical Foundation for Gender Equality

CB Samuel - God is Back, and He is Different

Childrens Program

What is Sustainability? How does how we live affect us here in Australia? In developing countries? The childrens program will be looking at the topic of sustainability, what it is, how our living effects other’s around the world, the ways in which we can help take care of the planet, and how God fits into all of this. The program will be interactive, with the children participating in hands on activities to assist them in exploring how they can make a difference to the world in which they live.

Creche

As well as having a Childrens program, we will also be providing a creche service for those pre-school aged and younger.

Music

Perth's Paul Gioia. One of Western Australia's foremost blues and roots pianists.

Adelaide's Josh Spier. A regular festival performer whose music seamlessly permeates the soul.

Fair Trade Cafe

Enjoy fair trade coffee and other fair trade products at your leisure.

Slum Survivor

Experience just a little of how over one billion people live. Have fun while both learning about yourself and helping others to see the inequalities in our world. Click here for more info.