Raising new prophets, Arising of a Movement

Submitted by stephanie wert ... on January 30, 2009 - 5:00am.

When: January 30 - February 1, 2009
Where:  San Francisco, CA
Who:  The World Student Christian Federation-North America (WSCF-NA)

The World Student Christian Federation -North America (WSCF-NA) is pleased to announce the planning of the event
"Raising new prophets, Arising of a Movement", a conference and consultation marking the launch of the newly re-established North American Region of the Federation. The conference will take place in San Francisco from January 30 to February 1, 2009.

The WSCF provides opportunities for ecumenical leadership formation, peace and justice activism and inter regional exchanges.  The WSCF's mission is to empower students to be agents in the constructive transformation of the world by providing a space for prayer and celebration, theological reflection, study and analysis of social and cultural processes, and solidarity and action across the boundaries of culture, gender and ethnicity.

Come and join WSCF-NA

·       To help enliven the region once again
·       To call forth a new generation of ecumenical leaders
·       To gather students who are eager to explore new ways of expressing their faith, who are hungry for justice and are seeking to connect with the global community
·       To work with progressive campus ministries, and student groups who thirst for opportunities to construct relationships, build peace among nations, foster economic opportunities for everybody and promote racial, environmental and gender justice
·       To discuss activism within academia and the role of students in promoting social change at home and around the world
·       To reclaim a Christian theology as a one of liberation modeled after the Jesus of Nazareth who challenged the Roman empire, brought good news the poor and the marginalized and became the Christ of liberation
·       To assess the issues that currently face the region and come to consensus on how to deal with them
·       To provide guidelines for the work of the region and subsequent projects taken on by the region
·       To set in motion a larger plan for the region
·       To connect with the various movements under the WSCF and to seek out others that are of similar thinking
·       To foster new student activists and ecumenical leaders

Download the application HERE and return application form by Jan 1, 2009 in e-mail form to both:

wscfna@gmail.com

and

wscfnaoutreach@gmail.com

In solidarity!

--
Luciano Kovacs
North America Regional Secretary
World Student Christian Federation
475 Riverside Drive, Suite 1370
New York, NY 10115
phone+1-212-870-2470
fax +1-212-870-2528
wscfna@gmail.com
www.wscfglobal.org

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