Christian Schools Canada Conference 2018
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Schedule
Wednesday, September 26 |
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11:00 am – 4:00 pm |
Deeper Learning Pre-conference (extra cost) |
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4:00 pm – 6:30 pm |
Registration (supper on own) |
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6:30 pm – 8:15 pm |
Opening and Keynote #1 – Jennifer Keesmaat (pre-recorded) |
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A Portrait of Faithful Presence: Believe, Understand, Act The greatest challenges of our time – radicalization, exclusion, growing inequality, environmental degradation - increasingly materialize in our cities, where over 80% of the global population now lives. Can we be a part of transformative change? How are we to act – and embody a faithful presence? Hope-filled citizenship and engagement in local communities and across the globe provides inspiration and is a tool for fostering belief and understanding. |
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8:30 pm – 9:30 pm |
Reception in the 29th Floor Summit Dining Room overlooking the city |
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Sponsored by CARDUS |
Thursday, September 27 |
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7:00 am – 8:30 am |
Breakfast in the 29th Floor Summit Dining Room |
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8:30 am – 9:00 am |
Opening Devotions and Worship – Karen Burke |
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9:00 am - 10:00 am |
Keynote #2 – Sylvia Keesmaat |
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Faithful Lament and Prophetic Presence In a deeply broken and fragmented world, faithful presence means both hearing and learning from the cries of the vulnerable, including the cries of creation. The biblical story provides a model for what such listening looks like and what such learning might create. |
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10:00 am – 11:00 am |
Refreshments and Networking |
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11:00 am – 12:00 pm |
Breakout Sessions #1: Faithful Presence and … |
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· “Faithful Presence and the Environment”: Karri Munn-Venn (Citizens for Public Justice) · “Faithful Presence in an Era of Reconciliation”: Mike Hogeterp (Centre for Public Dialogue, CRC) and Jonathan Maracle (Broken Walls) · “Gospel Music—‘Community in Motion’”: Karen Burke (York University) · “…Inter/Intra Faith Dialogue”: Andrew Bennett (Cardus) and panel · “…Our High School Student Resolutions”: Model United Nations high school student delegates · “…Urban design”: Jennifer Keesmaat · “Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI): Core Procedures and the Policy Development Journey”: Ed Noot (SCSBC) and Sylvia Keesmaat |
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12:00 pm – 1:00 pm |
Lunch in the 29th Floor Summit Dining Room |
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1:00 pm – 2:00 pm |
Keynote #3 – Richard Peters and Jane Miller |
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Faithful Presence through Crucial Conversations Faithful Presence sounds well and good while we’re here together in Ottawa. What does it look and sound like in the tough moments of our day to day reality? You’ve all been there sitting across from a student, parent, or even donor or board member. You know you are about to have a DIFFICULT conversation. You’ve never had this conversation. It may have never even crossed your mind as a possibility. But how could you have prepared for it anyway, even if it had?
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2:30 pm – 5:00 pm |
Walking Tour: Supreme Court and Parliament Hill |
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5:00 pm – 6:30 pm |
Reception on the Hill |
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Greetings and Encouragement from Members of Parliament—Room 100 of the Sir John A. MacDonald Building. Optional Parliament tours starting at 6:00 PM |
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6:30 pm |
Supper on own |
Friday, September 28 |
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7:00 am – 8:30 am |
Breakfast in the 29th Floor Summit Dining Room |
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8:30 am – 9:00 am |
Opening Devotions and Worship |
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9:00 am - 10:15 am |
Breakout Sessions #2: Faithful Presence and … |
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· “…Our graduates”: Preparing the Next Generation to be a Faithful Presence in Canada: Beth Green (Cardus) · “…Gospel music is Whole Body Singing”: Karen Burke · “…Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity”(SOGI): Core Procedures and the Policy Development Journey Part 1: · “…Belonging and (dis)ability”: Sara Pot (OACS Communities of Belonging Liaison) and Elizabeth Dombrowski (CLC network) · “…Bridging the Gap… Islam and Christianity”: Amir Mahadi (Joshua Expeditions) · “…Preserving your School’s Christian Character”: Albertos Polizogopoulos (Vincent Dagenais Gibson LLP/s.r.l.) |
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10:15 am – 10:45 am |
Refreshments and Networking |
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10:45 am – 12:15 pm |
Keynote # 4 – Sylvia Keesmaat |
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Faithful Justice and a Reconciling Presence Through an engagement with biblical stories of hope, we will explore how listening to the cries of the broken creates in us a deep hunger for justice and reconciliation, one that enables us to be a faithful and reconciling presence in our communities and world. |
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12:15 – 12:30 pm |
Closing Devotions |
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12:30 pm |
Lunch on own |