UPDATE ON 2007 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM IN BANGALORE, INDIA

Julia Butcher

Christians for Biblical Equality will be co-sponsoring an international symposium with South Asia Institute of Advanced Christian Studies, Pilgrim Partners, and the Union of Evangelical Students of India at the Ecumenical Christian Centre in Bangalore, India from February 15–18, 2007. The symposium is entitled “Side by Side—Gender from a Christian Perspective: Men and Women Dependent on Each Other (1 Cor. 11:11).” The purpose of this gathering is “to understand gender from a Biblical perspective, so that God’s purpose for men, women and His kingdom are fulfilled.”

This will be a truly international gathering with speakers from Australia, Germany, India, Korea, the Philippines, and the United States. Some of the speakers include Richard Howell, the General Secretary of the Evangelical Fellowship of India; David and Robyn Claydon, missionaries and long-time leaders of the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization; and Chae Ok Chun, Dean of the Graduate School of Theology at Ewha University in Seoul Korea.

The registration fee is $300 USD for CBE members, $375 USD for non-members, and $225 USD for full-time students. Conference fees cover admittance to all general and workshop sessions, meals during the conference, and three nights of lodging at the Ecumenical Christian Centre near Bangalore.

A special tour of the ancient city of Mysore will be available to conference registrants. The tour begins on February 11 and ends February 14. It will include a visit to the former Maharajah’s palace, a tour of a silk factory, a safari to a famous wildlife sanctuary and an opportunity to shop at local markets. A fee of $350 USD covers comfortable accommodations for three nights in Mysore City.

If you are planning to attend the Bangalore Symposium, you must have a current and valid passport and visa. Requirements to obtain an Indian Visa include possessing a valid Passport for a minimum of six months, so make sure your Passport is updated as soon as possible. For more information on Passports, Indian Visas, and other travel requirements, please visit www.indianembassy.org or www.travel.state.gov.

For more information about registering for this event, please contact CBE at 612-872-6898 or e-mail cbe@cbeinternational.org. If you are registering in the Indian Subcontinent (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal or Myanmar), contact Ellen Alexander, President of Pilgrim Partners, at ve.alexander@gmail.com. Watch for updated information on the Bangalore Symposium at http://www.cbeinternational.org/new/events/India_conf.shtml.