There is significant diversity within ethnic communities, and
sometimes even within one individual. The goal of these conferences is
not to pigeonhole any one person or any one community. God loves that
we as a community are multi-ethnic. He also loves us in our ethnic and
cultural particularity. The goal is not to split up ethnic communities,
but to, from time to time, engage some of the issues and experiences
that might be particularly present in our ethnic/cultural communities
in a safe (or safer) place.
This year, InterVarsity is hosting 4 ethnic conferences. Visit the various sites below for more info! * Note that there will not be a multi-racial conference this year. If you are a multi-racial individual and are having difficultly thinking about what conference you should attend, please let a staff or student leader know. In Focus, Black Campus Ministries Conference Date:
February 5-6th Location: East Hills Community Church, Oakland Cost: $35, $20 due at the time of registration. $5 off for first time registrants! Registration: www.bcminfocus.org which will redirect you to https://www.gracefultools.com/bcm/infocus Speakers: Pastor Michael McBride, The Way Christian Center Date:
February 5-6th Location: Sunrise Community Church, Fair Oaks, CA Cost: $25, $25 due at the time of registration. Registration: www.gracefultools.com/ivevents/Redeem Speakers: Todd Minturn, IV Campus Ministry Focus directorInheritance, Asian Pacific American Conference Date:
February 5-7th Location: Clarion Hotel San Francisco Airport, Millbrae, CA Cost:
$89, $20 due at the time of registration. Registration: www.gracefultools.com/IVPacific/APA2010 Speakers: Pastor Brad Wong, The River San Jose La Fe Conference Date: February 12-14th (NOTE: this is different than the other ethnic conferences) Location: First Covenant Church, Oakland Cost: $40, $20 due at the time of registration Registration: www.norcallafe.com which will redirect you to https://www.gracefultools.com/events/11171 Facebook Event: http://www.facebook.com/#/event.php?eid=426688090376&ref=mf (as always facebook does not register you for the conference) Speakers: Melissa Contreras (Staff from UT El Paso) and Javier Tarango-Sho (Staff from UC Berkeley) |