ABOUT OUR SPEAKERS:
Rev. Kalen Fristad has been a United Methodist minister for over 30 years and currently leads three churches in Iowa. He is the author of a 2003 book, Destined for Salvation: God's Promise to Save Everyone. He spent three years traveling across America full-time, speaking at numerous churches to share the message of God's plan of salvation for all people, and continues to do speaking tours part-time. Rev. Fristad is the Chair of the Christian Universalist Association.
Rev. Eric Stetson is the author of a new book called Christian Universalism: God's Good News for All People (published March 2008). He started the Christian Universalist Connection newsletter in 2006 and is the editor-in-chief of that publication. He also teaches adult Sunday School classes at Universalist National Memorial Church in Washington D.C., and considers himself a non-denominational Christian. Rev. Stetson is the Executive Director of the Christian Universalist Association.
Charles Slagle is an evangelist and former prison minister who comes from a Pentecostal background. He is the author of two devotional books: From the Father's Heart: A Glimpse of God's Nature and Ways, and Power to Soar. In his most recent book, Absolute Assurance in Jesus Christ, he shares his testimony of how the miraculous revelation of God's unconditionally committed love freed him from decades of wrestling with addictive behavior and manic depression. Charles Slagle is a member of the Board of Directors of the Christian Universalist Association.
Chaplain G. A. Roach is a full-time hospital chaplain. He is also the pastor of an independent evangelical church in Amarillo, Texas, which openly teaches universal salvation and is experiencing significant growth. His background was in the Southern Baptist tradition, and he holds M.Div. and D.Min. degrees from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Dr. Roach is a member of the Board of Directors of the Christian Universalist Association.
Rev. Lillie Henley is the pastor of Universalist National Memorial Church in Washington, D.C. This historic church was built in the early 1900's as the national cathedral for the Universalist Church of America, a major Christian denomination, and it remains a Christian Universalist congregation today. Rev. Henley pastored three other churches before coming to UNMC, and has a strong record of building growth in the communities she has served, including city-center urban settings. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Christian Universalist Association.
Rev. Cyrus Bosire Ogega is a non-denominational Christian pastor in Kisii, Kenya. He is the Chair of the newly forming Kenya Christian Universalist Association (KCUA), a national affiliate of the CUA which has begun spreading the Good News of Christian Universalism and planting churches in several villages in Kenya. Rev. Ogega is also the leader of a Christian orphanage.
Rev. Rich Koster is a semi-retired minister and activist living in Winterset, Iowa. A former teacher, chaplain, and truck driver, he is also the editor of the Universalist Herald magazine and a member of Universalist Convocations. He has been a pastor or interim minister for nine churches, both Presbyterian and Disciples of Christ. He received B.D. and Th.M. degrees from Union Theological Seminary in Virginia.
Rhett Ellis is a former pastor who served Baptist churches for 14 years in the Mobile, Alabama area. He is the author of five spiritual-themed books and owns his own publishing company, Sparkling Bay Books. He has also served as a Christian youth minister, taught at a junior college, and worked as a newspaper reporter. Rhett Ellis is a member of the Board of Directors of the Christian Universalist Association.
Rev. Dick King is a charismatic evangelical pastor who leads an independent church in North Little Rock, Arkansas. His church left the Southern Baptist Convention in 2004 because he began openly teaching universal salvation instead of the doctrine of eternal hell. Rev. King has been one of the most popular speakers at past conferences sponsored by Restoration Nation.
Rev. Ron Robinson is the Executive Director of the Unitarian Universalist Christian Fellowship (UUCF), a national organization for Christians who identify with the Unitarian Universalist tradition. He is the founder and pastor of a liberal Christian Universalist church near Tulsa, Oklahoma, and he writes a blog about progressive church planting.
Rev. Felicia Urbanski has been a Unitarian Universalist parish minister
since 2002, serving churches in Oklahoma and in Ontario, Canada. She received her M.Div. from the University of Winnipeg. She has served on the Board of the UU Christian Fellowship since 1998. Felicia Urbanski's prior career was as a symphony violinist and music teacher. She emigrated to Canada in 1988, and currently serves as Interim Minister with the First Unitarian Congregation of Waterloo. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Christian Universalist Association.
Brad Edwards (Master of Ceremonies) is a television meteorologist in Des Moines, Iowa, who has written extensively about Christian Universalism and spiritual issues on his website, SaviorOfTheWorld.net. He comes from a Catholic background and considers himself a non-denominational Christian. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Christian Universalist Association.
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- Regular Registration: $65 -- If you miss the deadline for Early Registration, you must register by June 8 at the latest!
- Saturday-Only Registration: $40 -- For those who wish to attend only the events on Saturday, June 14.
- Student Discount: If you are a student in high school or college, your registration for Celebration 2008 is half-price ($25 for Early Registration, $32.50 for Regular Registration, or $20 for Saturday-Only Registration).
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The Christian Universalist Association (CUA) is holding a major conference for people who believe in or are interested in learning about the Gospel of God's universal love and salvation. Join this exciting and diverse ecumenical gathering of Christians from across America and around the world, coming together from a wide variety of denominational backgrounds to celebrate the uplifting message that all people are God's children and no one will be left behind!