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Faith and rural life conference planned for Feb 27 at Mount Olive College
Story Date: 1/20/2012
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Source: MOUNT OLIVE COLLEGE
The second annual Faith and Rural Life: Down To Earth Ministry Conference will take place at Mount Olive College on Monday, February 27th. It will provide opportunities for participants to explore the relationship between the gospel of Jesus Christ, the agricultural context of eastern North Carolina, and the small-town rural culture of this region. “We are very excited about what we have planned for this year,” said Dr. David Hines, dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at Mount Olive College.
North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler will speak on the topic “From the Tractor: Thoughts on Agriculture in North Carolina.” Billy Ray Hall, president of the North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center, will speak on “The Rural Challenge Needs Your Church.” And Fred Bahnson, who helped start the Anathoth Community Garden, a church-supported agriculture project in Cedar Grove, North Carolina, will talk about “The Church as God’s Extension Agent.”
In addition to the lectures there will be workshops on a variety of topics including: “Growing Food, Growing Community: Feeding Rural Neighbors with Local Food;” “Serving At Risk Children in Our Communities;” “The Practice of a Fit Faith;” “The Pastor as Spiritual Guide;” “Place of Possibilities: Becoming a Missional Church that Blesses Your Community;” “The Present and Future of Agriculture in North Carolina;” and “Becoming the Church Together: Immigration, the Bible, and Our New Neighbors.”
For more information about the conference and to register, visit the website at www.moc.edu/faithandrurallife or contact Laura Getz, at 919-635-2787. The events are open to the public. There is a $15 registration fee which covers both lunch and dinner expenses. There are a small number of scholarships available for those who find the cost prohibitive.
Registration will open at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, February 27th, in W. Burkette and Rose M. Raper Hall. The conference will open with worship at 9:30 a.m. in Rodgers Chapel and end with the keynote address by Billy Ray Hall, “The Rural Challenge Needs Your Church,” in the Lois K. Murphy Center at 7:00 p.m.
If you would like more information about this event, or if your organization is interested in helping with a sponsorship you can contact Dr. Sandra Maddox at 919-658-7682 or smaddox@moc.edu
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