New York Summer Conference

2007 College & Career Workshops

2010 Conference Dates:
Thu July 1 - Mon July 5
Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY

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	Divine Providence at Work: Illustrated in Abraham's Lineage - Dan Ho This workshop will focus on God's providence and faithfulness in the household of Abraham. Despite external obstacles and internal strife, God was able to deliver on His promise. The LORD had said to Abram, "Leave your country, your people and your father's household and go to the land I will show you." "I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing." As Christians, we are members of Abraham's family by faith. As such, this workshop provides a biblical example of what God is doing in the Body of Christ today.

	The World Church: Thriving or Thirsty? - Ed Stuart Taking a global perspective on the conference theme, "The Remnant", Ed Stuart, an experienced missionary and seminary professional, will share his experiences working with churches in Latin America, Asia, and (to a less extent) North America. In the process, we will hear what God is doing worldwide, compare how our faith is lived out and shared differently across cultures, and exchange ideas with the speaker concerning North American churches, particularly Asian American churches.

	Fear of God and Man - Wendell Wyatt Fear can prevent us from living freely before God. Have you had this internal debate when God calls you to share your faith with others, refine your character, and ultimately, live out His vision/purpose for your life? Is it you, or is this call from God? What will my family, friends/colleagues, and pastor think? What is driving me: faith in God or fear of Man? This workshop will tackle issues related to fear when it comes to calling.

	Identity of God’s People - Thomas Wong We will address a barrage of critically important questions about our identity as God’s "peculiar" people. How do we live? Defeated or victorious? Unworthy or redeemed? Why can’t we change from repetitive sins or compulsive behavior? What holds us back from living freely according to God’s calling? How can we live victoriously as God’s people? More... Worskhop #1 - You are Clean (1 Corinthians 1:30) Do you ever feel like you’ll never be able to change? Do you ever feel defeated, dirty, or unworthy? If I’m a new creation, then why is it that I face the same old temptations? If the old has gone, then why do I still struggle with the same temperament, same flaws? So what's so new about being a Christian? The Bible says that if anyone is in Christ, he/she is a new creation, the old has gone and the new has come. That is probably just about the hardest truth in the Bible for any of us to grasp hold of. It may be due to the fact that we’re focused on what we’ve done rather than what God has done for us. Workshop #2 – You Are Free (Romans 6) The gospel is more than about forgiveness. The gospel is about the ability of Jesus Christ to release a person from deeply ingrained patterns of compulsive behavior. If Jesus Christ can’t do that, who can? But many Christians are living defeated lives; they feel shameful, defeated and bounded by sin. Is there a sin that has the upper hand in your life? Impurity, pride, discontentment, greed or all of the above? You try to resist it but it seems too powerful and you find yourself falling again and again and again. Well we’ve all been there. So what do you do? Well we need to know that Jesus not only forgives us, we also need to know that He is able to rescue us from sin’s power. We need to discover in Jesus Christ that we are free and what that freedom affords us. Workshop #3 – You are Holy (John 17) "Be holy for I am holy." So are you holy? Well most of us probably don’t know how we would answer that question but it certainly sounds like something we’re not. And since we feel that holiness is essentially something we’re not, then anything related to holiness would be rather false in relations to us. We have an identity crisis. But God tells us that our holiness isn’t based on what we’ve done but what Jesus has done for us. Many Christians are living defeated lives. They feel sinful, unworthy and bound by sin and that’s a shame because in Jesus Christ, the exact opposite is true. We are more important to God than many of us have ever understood. In the light of our holiness, let’s start addressing some ways in which we can be the "peculiar people" God has redeemed us to be. Less...

	The Remnant - Tom Dickerson God has redeemed various people groups throughout history for His purposes and to bring glory unto Himself. We will examine biblical examples of redemption and relate them to the current "Remnant". This workshop will also focus on how we are to live as God's people bringing light into an increasingly dark world.