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CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE “NEW” EVANGELICAL

FCC and IGE explore who the “New” Evangelicals are, and what they mean for the November election.

The Fairfax Community Church (FCC) and the Institute for Global Engagement (IGE) team up again this year for the Global Leadership Forum 2008 in a two day discussion entitled, “The New Evangelical: Policy, Practice and Profile.” The event will take place on September 26th and 27th at the Fairfax Community Church in Fairfax, Virginia. Dr. Chris Seiple, President of IGE, will moderate the three 90 minute panels.

Confirmed speakers include:

Jay Hein, Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
Dr. D. Michael Lindsay, Author of Faith in the Halls of Power: How Evangelicals Joined the American Elite
Mark Galli, Senior Managing Editor, Christianity Today
Dr. Mary Habeck, Special Advisor for Strategic Planning and Institutional Reform, National Security Council, White House
Colleen Carroll Campbell, Fellow, Ethics and Public Policy Center
Suhail A. Khan, Counselor, U.S. Department of Transportation
Paul-Gordon Chandler, Author of Pilgrims of Christ on the Muslim Road
Nicole Bibbins-Sedaca, Former Senior Advisor for Global Affairs, U.S. State Department
Bethany Hoang, Director of the IJM Institute for International Justice Mission
Check-in/registration begins at 5:30 PM on Friday September 26th. The conference will begin promptly at 6:30 pm, ending at 8:00 pm in order to watch the presidential debate live in the FCC sanctuary. (Participants are encouraged to stay for the debate and follow-on conversation in FCC’s “Great Room.”) Saturday’s discussions begin at 8:30 am, with check-in/registration at 8:00 am. 

Registration for this event is $25 and free for students with a valid student id or .edu email address. Register at http://www.globalengage.org/glf/.

The Institute for Global Engagement (IGE) promotes sustainable environments for religious freedom worldwide. As a faith-based organization, IGE believes firmly in universal human dignity and is committed to the protection of all faiths through the rule of law. See http://www.globalengage.org for more information.

The Fairfax Community Church and The Great Room Lecture Series work on “equipping followers of Christ for greater Kingdom impact in the ‘marketplace.’” See http://www.Fairfax.cc for more information.

If you’d like more information about this topic, or to schedule an interview with Dr. Chris Seiple, please call the Institute for Global Engagement at 703.527.3100 or e-mail Lucy Dunderdale at .