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College Conference at Montreat 2010

January 2-5, 2010

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“There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus.” Galatians 3:28

“The greatest of these is LOVE.” 1 Corinthians 13:13

We create borders between us and God, between Christians and other faiths, between families and friends, between poor and rich. We even create borders inside ourselves. How do these borders prevent us from becoming the community God calls us to be in Christ Jesus?

Explore our theme with leadership from Eboo Patel, Cynthia Rigby, Anna Carter-Florence, Bruce Reyes-Chow, Troy Bronsink, and others.

College Conference is designed to serve college students of all denominations, in campus-based or parish-based groups, or as individuals.

Resources for the College Conference

Key Leadership

Eboo Patel

Eboo Patel keynote leader
Eboo Patel is the founder and Executive Director of the Interfaith Youth Core, a Chicago-based institution building the global interfaith youth movement. He was recently appointed to the Advisory Council of the White House Office of Faith Based and Neighborhood Initiatives, where he is working to realize the President’s priority of interfaith cooperation. He has spoken at the TED Conference, the Clinton Global Initiative, the Nobel Peace Prize Forum and at universities around the world. Eboo holds a doctorate in the sociology of religion from Oxford University, where he studied on a Rhodes scholarship. He is the author of Acts of Faith: The Story of an American Muslim, the Struggle for the Soul of a Generation and writes “The Faith Divide”, a featured blog on religion for The Washington Post. Eboo recently won the 2010 Grawemeyer Award in Religion, given jointly by Louisville Seminary and the University of Louisville.

Cindy Rigby

Cynthia Rigby keynote leader
Dr. Cynthia Rigby is the W. C. Brown Professor of Theology at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary (Austin, TX). Cited as one of the great theologians of our time, Rigby is a prolific writer; co-chair of the Christian Systematic Theology Section of the American Academy of Religion; the “Continuing Resource Theologian” for the Central United States for the pastor/theologian program sponsored by the Center of Theological Inquiry in Princeton, NJ; and most recently, a member of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) taskforce that authored “The Trinity: God’s Love Overflowing,” a document that articulates the relevance of trinitarian doctrine to our lives of faith today.

Anna Carter-Florence

Anna Carter-Florence worship leader
The Rev. Dr. Anna Carter-Florence is Assistant Professor of Preaching and Worship at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia. She’s an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and is a very popular speaker at gatherings across the country. She has a new book coming out called Preaching as Testimony and has contributed chapters to several books on preaching.

Troy Bronsink

Troy Bronsink music leader
Troy Bronsink is a singer-songwriter and the Abbot of Neighbors Abbey a monastic community emerging from within SW Downtown Atlanta. He and his wife, Kelley, and daughter, Eve, live in downtown Atlanta, where they work in community organizing and public education. Troy is a PCUSA minister with 16 years of experience including youth ministry, senior pastorate, worship leadership in both mainline and para-church worlds, co-leader of the Atlanta Emergent Cohort, organizing member of Presbymergent, & contributing author to An Emergent Manifesto of Hope. His music, ideas, and writing can be found at ChurchAsArt.com

Bruce Reyes-Chow

Bruce Reyes-Chow theologian in residence
Bruce Reyes-Chow is pastor of Mission Bay Community Church in San Francisco and Moderator of the 218th General Assembly of the PCUSA. He has served the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) over the years as a preacher, worship leader, and keynoter. He now lives in the Oceanview district of San Francisco with his wife, Robin Pugh, and their three daughters. More information as well as blog posts can be found on his website.

Watch a message from Bruce about why you should come to Montreat…

Tentative Schedule

Check out the tentative schedule for the College Conference at Montreat!

Program Fee

Commuter Fee: conference only – does NOT include room and meals

  • $95* on or before November 1
  • $110* after November 1 thru December 1
  • $125* after December 1

Download the 2010 College Conference Flyer
ATTENTION GROUP LEADERS: Order College Conference brochures for your group!

*Please note: $50 per person of this fee is non-refundable. After December 1, 2009 no refunds will be issued.

Registration Procedure

Conference begins Saturday, January 2, with registration in the late afternoon.
Conference ends Tuesday, January 5, following worship.

Registration is now open!

1.) Conference Center housing is full.

2.) Groups or individuals that either wish to commute or who register after conference center housing is full may register for the conference only for $95 each. This price will increase to $110 after November 1st through December 1st, then will increase again to $125 after December 1st. Our website provides links to local “private housing” providers as well as “helpful hints” for finding lodging (below).

3.) Download the appropriate form and return it by fax or mail:

Questions? Contact the registrar at 800-572-2257, ext. 335 or email susieb[at]montreat.org.

Important Information

If you are a LEADER REGISTERING A GROUP, you will receive, with registration confirmation, a login and password for use on mymontreat.org. You can either enter your students’ information or give each of them the login and have them enter their own information. If you have reserved housing for the student, please do NOT ask him or her to fill out an individual registration form.

If you are a STUDENT COMING WITH A GROUP, your group’s leader should register you. If your group leader is reserving your housing, please do NOT use the individual registration form. You will enter your personal information using mymontreat.org. Your group leader will have login and password information for you to use.

If you are NOT COMING AS PART OF A GROUP, please complete the individual registration form available online at montreat.org.

NEW THIS YEAR: In lieu of small groups, The College Conference will be using focus groups to encourage dialogue, fellowship, and exploration of our theme. Conference attendees will each choose the focus of his or her interest. Those registering as individuals will choose a focus group on the registration form. Those registering as a group will use mymontreat.org (using the login/password information given at confirmation) to choose a focus topic.

If you would like to be a Workshop Presenter or Focus Group Facilitator, please download the application and return to the appropriate person.

Housing Information: Housing for individuals and groups is available in private rentals

Read about last year’s conference…

Additional Resources for College Conferences at Montreat

Check out other opportunities for youth and young adults offered by the Center for Youth & Young Adult Ministry.