I just got the final schedule for GodBlogCon 2006, and it turns out that I’ll be speaking on two panels instead of one.
The first panel will be "Bridging the Christian Divide" and will focus on how Christian bloggers of different stripes (Protestants, Catholics, Orthodox) can work together to promote the common good and how they can handle their theological differences.
This panel will take place at 9 a.m. on Friday, October 27th. I’ll be serving as the Catholic representative and will be joined by Joe Carter of Evangelical Outpost, James Kushiner of Mere Comments, and moderator Joe Shroeder of Blogotional.
The folks involved in this panel have already been having an e-mail discussion amongst ourselves, and it has become clear that we do not take ourselves with supreme seriousness. Jokes at each others’ espenses are planned, so it should be a lively and entertaining discussion.
The second panel I’m on is a Roundtable Discussion that will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 28th. This panel will focus on how Christians can make sure that their voices are heard in the blogosphere so that they aren’t shut out of the broader social discussion the way they generally have been on Television and in the news media.
Big names who will be attending the conference include Hugh Hewitt and La Shawn Barber. Info on the speakers can be found HERE, along with snazzy pictures of them.
I was particularly interested to see that, right next to my picture, there is a picture of another speaker who is perhaps best known for being the seventh president of the United States. All I can say is . . . wow, he looks a lot younger than I expected.
If you’ll be within spitting distance of Los Angeles during October 26-28, I hope that you’ll join us for GodConBlog 2006. It’d be great if a sizeable Catholic turnout appears. Many of the organizers of the conference are Evangelical, but they’re Catholic friendly, and any time our friends across the confessional aisle reach out to include Catholics in an event, it’s good for us to reciprocate.
MORE INFO HERE.
Oh, good. They are at different times. At first I thought your secret bi-locational abilities were going to get out.
I think there’s something wrong with the HERE link for the pictures. It’s asking for a username and password.
Link fixed.
Maybe while you’re there, Jimmy, you can ask La Shawn Barber about her affinity for the anti-Catholic James White.
“any time our friends across the confessional aisle reach out . . .”
Oh no, they’re putting aisles in the confessionals now? And they’re letting Protestants in? And I thought the traditionalists were mad before!
To all concerned, please note that that was a JOKE.
With all the Catholic bloggers out there, why don’t we have a Catholic Blog Con?
Jimmy,
One warning I want to give you. I have some connections associated with Biola University, and I want to tell you that there is a very anti-Catholic strain there – much more than at many evangelical universities. It might not be evident at this conference, but trust me, it’s there. Just a word of warning.