The Christian Peace Initiative Conference 2024
Unity Among All Christ-Affirming Denominations
November 8th — November 9th 2024
We are excited to bring you our first annual conference for The Christian Peace Initiative. The Christian Peace Initiative is an organization that intends to address and work on the issues surrounding peace among Christ-affirming believers and religious denominations.
Attendance to the conference is free, and will be hosted in-person and virtually. In-person attendance will be managed on a first-come-first-serve basis.
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Conference Schedule
Christian Peace Initiative Conference 2024: November 8-9, 2024
Friday, November 8, 2024
6:00PM: Welcome Hour @ HQ | Refreshments (Chips/Cookies/Drinks)
7:00PM
Peace and Unity: Mending the Broken Hoop, Dr. Larry Norris
Brief: We live in a world that longs to experience the refreshing winds of peace and unity. Yet, we also live in a world of unfathomable conflict and disunity. If you think of the world as intricately interconnected, and even sacredly woven together, we must ask, “Why the divisions?” Indigenous Peoples would say that the “Sacred Hoop of Life is Broken.” The world is out of balance! The church talks a great deal about peace and unity. We draw on the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament, as well as the long and incredibly diverse history of the church to try to understand what it means to have peace and unity in our world. Yet, there are other voices in the world that contribute to the conversation. Other religions, both great and small, all contribute to the chorus of ideas about how to achieve genuine harmony and balance. Most are helpful, yet other voices arise in factions and sects that would seek to provoke not only protest but also violence. In our time together, we will explore a number of ideas about peace and unity, drawing on our Judeo-heritage, Indigenous expressions of spirituality, and the teachings of Jesus and Paul. We will especially draw on the richness of the Hebrew term, “shalom,” which beautifully reflects many deep dimensions of the meaning of peace.
Saturday, November 9, 2024
7:30AM
Breakfast Refreshments (Coffee / Pastries)
8:00AM
Christian Peace Through Doctrinal Humility by Sarah Young
8:30AM
Born-Again Latter-Day Saint by Danny Larsen
9:15AM
Fulfillment Is Biblical. Fulfillment Is Better. by Todd Lanigan
10:00AM
What’s Love Got To Do With It? by Grady Risley
10:45AM
Spectrums of Faith and Love by Shawn McCraney
11:00AM: Break to serve lunch (sandwiches served in-house).
11:15PM
His Law is Love Musical Message by Kimberly Maycock
12:00PM
UnAbstract by Delaney McCraney
12:45: Break
1:00PM: Panel Discussion on Unity Among Christ-Affirming Denominations: Shawn Conducts Panel with Larry, Sarah, Danny, Grady, Todd, Kim and Delaney
2:00PM: Wrap Up / Announce 2025 CPI Conference + Destination
RSVP for The Christian Peace Initiative Conference 2024
The Conference will be hosted in our live studio in Murray, Utah. All are welcome to attend live. We will provide refreshments on both days, and would like to have a sense of attendees. Please RSVP by emailing delaney@thegreatnewsnetwork.com with your name and number of attendees.
Discuss The Conference Live
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