Registration Open for Christian Educators Fellowship/Preaching from the Center 2008 Conference

Oct. 24-27, 2008 - Albuquerque, NM

NASHVILLE, TN - 12/11/07 - Registration has opened for "Blessed to Be a Blessing: Christian Education for the 7th Generation with Preaching from the Center," a conference of Christian Educators Fellowship (CEF) and Preaching from the Center (PFC).
The conference will take place October 24-27, 2008, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel and Albuqerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico.For the first time, these two normally separate national events will be held jointly. Participants will be able to cross-register for workshops from either conference, and many events (e.g. worship, Bible study) will be shared. Entire ministry teams are encouraged to attend together, as the conference is designed for both clergy and laity, professionals and volunteers, preachers and those involved in any kind of educational ministry.

Some of the featured speakers and workshop leaders include:
Marjorie Thompson: Author/Christian spirituality leader (Pre-Conference Retreat and PFC speaker)
Osvaldo Vena: New Testament Professor/Author (Bible Studies)
Marjorie Suchocki: Theologian/Author (Faith & Film Plenary)
Bill McKibben: World-renowned environmentalist/author (Plenary)
Ronald Allen: Preaching Professor/Author (PFTC Pre-Conference Leader and Speaker)
Dean McIntyre: Music Resources Leader (Preaching from the Center leader)
Taylor Burton-Edwards: Worship Resources Leader (Preaching from the Center leader)
Safiyah Fosua: GBOD Staff/Author (Preaching from the Center leader)
Stephanie Hand: Christian Educator/education consultant (Preacher)

Christian Educators Fellowship, a networking group for persons involved in Christian education, age-level ministries, resource centers, and other educational ministries, will celebrate its 40th anniversary during the event. Preaching from the Center is a conference sponsored by the General Board of Discipleship.Full conference details are available at http://www.cef2008.org