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Nonviolence or Nonexistence

"Today there is no longer a choice between violence and nonviolence. It is either nonviolence or nonexistence. I feel that we've got to look at this total thing anew and recognize that we must live together. That the whole world now it is one--not only geographically but it has to become one in terms of brotherly concern. Whether we live in America or Asia or Africa we are all tied in a single garment of destiny and whatever effects one directly, effects one in-directly.

I'm concerned about living with my conscience and searching for that which is right and that which is true, and I cannot live with the idea of being just a conformist following a path that everybody else follows. And this has happened to us. As I've said in one of my books, so often we live by the philosophy 'Everybody's doing it, it must be alright.' We tend to determine what is right and wrong by taking a sort of Gallup poll of the majority opinion, and I don't think this is the way to get at what is right.

Arnold Toynbee talks about the creative minority and I think more and more we must have in our world that creative minority that will take a stand for that which conscience tells them is right, even though it brings about criticism and misunderstanding and even abuse."

Excerpted from a 1967 interview of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Arnold Michaelis.

"Few will have the greatness to bend history itself; but each of us can work to change a small portion of events, and in the total of all those acts will be written the history of this generation." — Robert F. Kennedy

The 3rd Annual Leadership 4Life Conference
Theme: ""The Impact Of Abortion In America!""
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All of our events strongly adhere to and enforce the "Nonviolent" philosophy embraced by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. If you cannot remain nonviolent, please do not attend our events.

Bernard M. Baruch (1870-1965), statesman and presidential advisor once stated: "Every man has a right to his own opinion. But no man has a right to be wrong in his facts." The difference is this: facts are subject to verification and will be the same no matter who quotes them, whereas opinion is a private thing in the mind of a person, and is not within the reach of proof.

African-American leadership is facing an uphill battle in the fight for the life of the preborn child. This conference will share the tools we need to strengthen our stand against abortion and resolve the issues surrounding the moral responsibility of biotechnology in the African-American community.

Event Details

Date: Friday, January 22nd, 2010
Time: 2:30 P.M. to 4:30 P.M.
Location: Chosen Vessels Christian Church

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Conference Panel:

Dr. Clenard H. Childress, is assistant to the National Director of Life Education and Resource Network (L.E.A.R.N.), the nation's largest African-American pro-life organization. His book "No Shepherd's Cry", website BlackGenocide.Org and radio show The Urban Prophet bringing the truth about abortion to the African-American community. Dr. Childress will also participate in our Leadership 4Life Conference and speak at the 6th Annual Walk 4Life West Coast in San Francisco, Saturday, January 23rd, 2010. Pastor Childress is joyously married to Regina Childress and has four children: Clenard, Thomas, Tonya and Tia. You can reach Dr. Childress via email by clicking here

Dr. Jim Garlow has served as Lead Pastor of Skyline Wesleyan since October 1995. Previously he was the founding pastor of Metroplex Chapel (Church of the Nazarene) in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area, and served there for 13 years. In addition, Jim is an author, communicator and historian. He is heard daily on nearly 700 radio outlets nationwide in his one-minute commentary called The Garlow Perspective. His academic journey has included Drew University (Ph.D. in Historical Theology), Princeton Theological Seminary (Master of Theology), Asbury Theological Seminary (Master of Divinity), Southern Nazarene University (B.A. & M.A.), Oklahoma Wesleyan University (A.A.).

Jim's writings include: The newly released Heaven and the Afterlife (co-authored with Keith Wall), The Secret Revealed (co-authored with Rick Marshall), Cracking Da Vinci's Code (co-authored with Peter Jones) which has sold 350,000 copies, How God Saved Civilization (re-released as God And His People), A Christian's Response to Islam, The Covenant, Partners in Ministry, The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership Tested by Time, God Still Heals, The Da Vinci CodeBreaker, a pocket-sized Outline of the History of Christianity, and an eight CD historical set, consisting of 395 one-minute stories titled Understanding Church History — One Minute At A Time.

Jim's wife Carol is a graduate of Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey. She serves as Minister of Prayer & Intercession at Skyline. Jim and Carol have four children and five grandchildren.

For more information, see www.jimgarlow.com.

Ignacio Reyes is a pro-life activist and the Executive Director for the Live Action San Jose chapter. Under his leadership, the chapter has reached thousands of youth across California through multimedia presentations that educate on the value of human life, the issue of abortion and how to defend the pro-life position. Besides speaking in school and church settings, the group also hosts creative outreach through an annual, "Hip-Hop for Life" event. Ignacio's history of teaching goes back to 2003 when started serving as the apologetics teacher at Christian Community of San Jose - a position he still holds today. In 2004, Ignacio started volunteering at Community Pregnancy Centers speaking at high schools and churches around Silicon Valley on the value of human sexuality and the importance of chastity. Ignacio also has experience in formal public debates including addressing the topics, "Is the Death Penalty Biblical?" and "Does God Exist?" He is currently enrolled at Evergreen Valley College and is working on transferring to Biola University to obtain a degree in philosophy. You can reach Ignacio via email by clicking here.

Jonathan Maddox, MFT is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in San Francisco, California. Jonathan works with individuals, couples, or groups for the purpose of strengthening marriage and family relationships. Jonathan is a member of the Shiloh Christian Fellowship in Oakland, California where Patrick Kiteley is Senior Pastor. Jonathan also serves as the Program Services Director for the Issues4life Foundation. He has also been a guest on Religazine, a KFAX radio program (1100 AM) hosted by Senior Pastor Dion Evans of the Chosen Vessels Christian Church and Founder and President of the Relizazine Media Group. Jonathan has conducted workshops for the Bay Area Sunday School (B.A.S.S.) Convention on "How to Deal with the Absent Father". This workshop understands Fathers are probably the most important predictors of emotional development, decisions about morality, and sexual involvement. This workshop outlines the unique ways that a father influences his children's emotional, spiritual, and psychological development. Jonathan is joyfully married to Diane. You can reach Jonathan authors the Pnuema Newsletter and can be reached via email by clicking here.

Prima Mosely has a heart for women who have had an abortion(s) and who have come to regret that decision. Prima leads intense, confidential 15-week Bible-based classes that help women find and know God's Love, Grace, Mercy and Forgiveness at the Neighborhood Church in Castro Valley, California where Dr. Larry A. Vold is the Senior Pastor. Prima serves as a volunteer for the Issues4life Foundation's Post Abortion Counseling & Education (P.A.C.E.) program, which uses a biblical approach to help women experiencing Post Abortion Syndrome. Prima has also been a guest on Religazine, a KFAX radio program (1100 AM) hosted by Senior Pastor Dion Evans of the Chosen Vessels Christian Church and Founder and President of the Religazine Media Group. Prima is joyfully married to Lovell. You can reach Prima via email by clicking here.

Pastor Dion Evans is the Senior Pastor of the Chosen Vessels Christian Church in the city of Alameda. The Chosen Vessels Christian Church believes the Holy Scriptures are divinely inspired, without error or need for correction, relevant, necessary to know one's purpose and mankind's only hope for salvation. Pastor Evan's says his passion for ministry is for "Christians to be intelligent as to what they believe and how they practice the faith." Pastor Evans believes truth is not a choice (i.e., the veracity of truth remains ever constant whether we choose to believe it or not) and all choices have consequences. As Founder and President of the Religazine Media Group, Dion is also the radio show host for "Issues After Dark." Issues After Dark is on KFAX Spirit of the Bay, AM 1100 on your radio dial, Monday through Friday from 9:30 P.M. to 11:30 P.M. Dion is a popular speaker and the husband of Leticia Evans. Together they are the parents of Daysia and Seth. You can reach Dion via email by clicking here.

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