KBEMF

Hello Bay Area locals,

There’s a Worldview Conference this Saturday (4/24/2010) in Berkeley area, with top-notch speakers, so I wanted to let you know about this.  Information below:

Location: Willard Middle School, 2797 Telegraph Ave. Berkeley CA 94705

Date/Time:  April 24, 2010,  9am-4pm

 Speakers:

• Jennifer Lahl, Center for Bioethics in Culture Network
• Jennifer Morse, The Ruth Institute
• Rev Robert Sirico, Acton Institute
• Del Tackett, The Truth Project

 Tickets: $30 per person, $15 per students

 Box lunch included

 Registration: www.cwcberkeley.com

KBEMF 2010 Conference was held at Sierra Lodge, where we had some sweet time of worship, inspirational sharing, fellowship, and some good food.

We were hoping that this conference, there would be some kayaking, but who would have thought that we would have snow in April?  But that caused us to stay together and share a lot of time with each other, which was what our conference was designed for.  Nice.  

And we weren’t going to let some snow stop us from playing basketball, so we played a few games of 3-on-3, which caused some Texan lungs to go into shock, because of the altitude.

And who could forget the 2 hour session of retro-praise around the campfire which reminded us of the good 0ld days for the good old people?  Do you remember the song “Are you tired of chasing pretty rainbows?”  We could not believe how many songs we could remember!

Please check out the photo page for some pictures from the conference.

Check out the video below for a clip of the retropraise time that we were able to enjoy.

We talked about some books that were useful reads, but for those of you who want to just get an overview of the books before diving deeper, here are some good old Cliff Notes for the books… Helpful excerpts collected by Pastor Jonathan of Gracepoint Davis.

• Call to Joy and Pain (Ajith Fernando)
• Integrity (Henry Cloud)
• Narcissism Epidemic (Jean Twenge and Keith Campbell)
• Outliers (Malcom Gladwell)
• Simply Christian (N.T. Wright)
• Talent is Overrated (Geoff Colvin)
• The Starfish and the Spider (Rod A. Beckstrom)
• Tipping Point (Malcom Gladwell)
• Unfashionable (Tullian Tchividjian)

Please click on this post (title above) to take a look at the resources that we had talked about during the KBEMF conference 2010.

Here are the directions to Sierra Lodge:

From Reno: click here

From Bay Area: click here

If possible, please bring warm jacket and boots, as there will be snow on the ground..  Below is a video of what it looks like from the basketball court area.

Hello everyone,

Please check out the schedule for KBEMF 2010 Conference.

Please check the post below for more information, including the updated driving directions from nearby airports.

Date: 4/12/10 – 4/15/10

Place: Lodge in the Northern California Sierra Mountains

Cost: $50 for non-students and their spouse, $25 for students and their spouse

Watch the video below.

http://www.vimeo.com/7427739

FAQ:

• Minimal childcare provided on site
• Rides between airport and conference site will be provided
• Need to fly in on 12th by 2:00pm and depart after 12:00pm on 15th
  • Fly into San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose or Sacramento (Sac is the best)
• Sleeping Arrangements
  • separate lodging for men and wome, no single private rooms
• Travel assistance provided upon request and need (50% or up to $200/person or $300/couple)
• Activities
  • hiking, kayaking, basketball, volleyball, soccer, football and archery
• Conference schedule will be posted by the end of this year
• Send your registration fee to:
  • KBEMF  36 St. Pierre Ct.  San Ramon, CA  94583
  • Make the check payable to KBEMF
  • Include names of the attendants, church name and ministry position

DRIVING DIRECTIONS

From Sacramento:

• Get on 80E, toward Reno
• Exit onto highway 20 (Exit #161)
• On CA-20, go about 2 miles, pass Lake Spaulding Road, then Sierra Lodge is on your left (44000 Highway 20, Emigrant Gap, CA)

From Reno:

• Get on 80W
• Exit onto highway 20 (Exit #161)
• On CA-20, go about 2 miles, pass Lake Spaulding Road, then Sierra Lodge is on your left (44000 Highway 20, Emigrant Gap, CA)

If you have any questions, please ask Loren Chong (lorenchong@yahoo.com) or leave a comment on this post.