Then join us on the spiritual journey that is "Mo-Quest" where we will ask these
questions and
many more as we discover together, "Is there something more?"
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Conference Leadership
| Keynote Speaker Rick Ufford-Chase, moderator of the 216th General Assembly, has been working on the U.S./Mexico border for more than 15 years. He is the co-founder and co-director of BorderLinks, a bi-national organization that provides experiential education on issues such as trade and globalization and the concerns of migrants on the border. Rick is sponsored in that work as a Mission Co-Worker in the Worldwide Ministries Division of the Presbyterian Church (USA). He is a co-moderator of the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship, a founder of the Samaritans (an organization providing emergency assistance to migrants in the borderlands of Southern Arizona), and a reservist as a nonviolent peacemaker in situations of conflict with Christian Peacemaker Teams. |
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| Keynoter Reverend Dr. Cynthia Rigby is highly regarded throughout the country as a theologian and speaker. Rigby is the W.C. Brown Associate Professor of Theology at Austin Presbyterian Seminary in Austin, Texas. She is co-editor of "Blessed One: Protestant Perspectives on Mary" and editor of "Power, Powerlessness, and the Divine". Cynthia enjoys teaching and leading church conferences. Her most popular series topics include "Why Doesn't God Do Something? The Love of God and the Reality of Evil" and "Living Theology". She is currently writing a book on Reformed and feminist Christology. |
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Keynoter Whitney
Wilkinson,
is an
ordained Elder of the Presbyterian Church (USA). A 2003 graduate of Texas A&M University, Whitney served as a Young Adult Volunteer of the PC(USA) for 2004-2005 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Through service in a Presbyterian church and in a Catholic community project, Whitney sought to value children and young people through relationships, while promoting reconciliation, understanding and peace among Protestant and Catholic young people in Belfast. She is currently in her first year of study for ordained ministry, pursuing a Masters of Divinity degree at Columbia Thological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia. |
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| Worship Leader Corey Nelson, a former high school choral and instrumental music director, served as a Mission Volunteer for the Presbyterian Church (USA) in Belfast, Northern Ireland and in Ghana, West Africa. Afterwards, Corey worked for six years as a mission educator and worship leader for the PC(USA)'s Worldwide Ministries Division. He created and directed the Thuma Mina Mission Theatre Company, and ensemble made up of former mission workers who shared their personal stories of transformation through story-telling, song and movement. In 2000, Corey developed the Global Worship Initiative to encourage congregations to raise global-consciousness through their corporate worship. He has led workshops, produced several national plenary events and served as a planning team member and leader for numerous local and national conferences and worship services. A graduate of McCormick Theological Seminary, Corey has recently been called to serve as an associate pastor at Community Presbyterian Church in Clarendon Hills, Illinois. |
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Concert & Writing Seminar
| The Synod of the Sun and Mo-Ranch are pleased to welcome David LaMotte back to College Connection. LaMotte will present a concert under the stars. Though he keeps up a steady concert schedule, David also makes time for a few workshops and residencies every year. Due to rave reviews in years past, he will again be teaching a creative writing seminar at the conference. Whether a novice or one experienced at putting your thoughts and feelings on paper, all who want to learn more about the process will enjoy this participatory seminar. All you have to bring is an open mind. |
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Cost
& Housing
Cost is
$300 if registered before
3/1/2006,
$325 if registered after
3/1/2006.
Housing facilities include
Guest Lodge and River Dorm.
A minimum $75 deposit per person must accompany registration. The balance may be
paid in advance
or upon arrival. A full refund less $25 administrative fee will be made if
registration is cancelled 60 days
prior to the start of the event.
To
register for College Connection
on our website, please download the Adobe Reader PDF file at
www.moranch.com
or to register by phone, please call 800-460-4401 x229 or x239.
College
Connection will begin on Monday afternoon at 4 p.m. with registration and will
conclude after
morning worship on Friday.
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