Wesley Conference at NNU, February 5-7

The 2009 Wesley Center Conference theme "Christian Love: Theory and Practice" was a great event. Over 350 people attended along with 1000 via a live simulcast. Tom Oord, my colleague and friend, did a great job of organizing and planning this years event. The plenary speakers included Michael Lodahl, professor of theology at Point Loma Nazarene University. Michael has authored several books including The Story of God: A Narrative Theology, God of Love and God of Grace, and When Love Bends Down; Stephen Post, professor of ethics at Stoneybrook in New York. He has author numerous books including, When Good Things Happen to Good People, Altruism and Health, Altruism and Altruistic Love. http://www.stephengpost.com/

I presented presented a workshop, Emerging Discipleship: Cultivating a life of love, learning, and compassion, and facilitated a panel discussion that included college and seminary students. The panel discussion was titled, Love for the next generation.