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Global Church Conference
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In the U.S., we have many opportunities to attend a wide variety of Christian conferences that are focused on equipping us to live out our faith in the world. First Pres Berkeley is home to the Global Church Conference (GCC), a conference born out of the desire to faithfully consider the issues of faith and justice in a global context.
The GCC is unique, in that all the speakers are Christian brothers and sisters from places in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East. We need to hear our fellow disciples from the Majority World speak into our lives so that we can be encouraged and challenged with new perspectives.
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We are one body in Christ. What do these brothers and sisters believe Christians in the United States need to hear and understand in order to more faithfully serve God? This conference is an extraordinary opportunity for critical reflection, meaningful conversation, and global friendship.
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| Noted missionary theologian Lesslie Newbigin writes in his book, Foolishness to the Greeks, "We need their witness to correct ours, as indeed they need ours to correct theirs. At this moment our need is greater, for they have been far more aware of the danger of syncretism, of an illegitimate alliance with false elements in their culture, than we have been. But we imperatively need one another if we are to be faithful witnesses to Christ." |
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