Conference Schedule

 Come Early
and
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Life Change

Helping those who cannot help themselves changes you from the inside out.  Whether you are new or experienced at legal aid, join others at the Christian Legal Aid Summit and learn how to care for the “least of these.”

Join other attorneys as they undertake a spiritual journey in the Discipleship Retreat.  Participants will end in a very different place than they began.

Learn how to resolve conflict Biblically and become a true peacemaker in your home, work, and church, and help others to do the same.

Take a stand for the “culture of life” and hear what you can do to oppose the “culture of death” around the world.

The registration desk will open at Noon on Thursday, and the Christian Legal Society National Conference and Global Convocation will officially convene at 7 pm Thursday evening. 

THURSDAY

7 - 8:45 pm                        Main Session I - Opening Ceremonies
                                                Speaker:  Samuel Ericsson, Advocates International
                                                Concert of Prayer:  Glandion Carney

8:45 - 9 pm                        First-time Attendee Reception

9 - 11 pm                           Law Student Social

FRIDAY

7 - 8 am                            Prayer

7:30 - 9 am                       Buffet Breakfast

9 - 10 am                          Bible Study and Small Group Discussion
                                                Led by Ajith Fernando, Youth for Christ, Sri Lanka

10:30-11:30am                  Main Session II
                                                Speaker:  Lord David Alton, Jubilee Campaign
                                                Concert of Prayer: Glandion Carney

Noon - 1:30 pm                Couples Luncheon (pre-registration required)
                                                  Speakers: John and Susan Yates on
                                                  The Balanced Life...Myth or Necessity

Noon - 5 pm                      Christian Legal Scholars’ Symposium
                                         “Rule of Law”
                                                Noon - 1 pm                         Lunch

Noon                                Lunch (attendees on their own)

1:45 - 3:15 pm                   Workshop Session I   (See workshop page for workshops.)

3:30 - 5 pm                       Workshop Session II   (See workshop page for workshops.)

5 - 6 pm                             2nd Annual Judicial Gathering Reception
                                         Hosted by various law schools and the Institute for Christian Legal Studies.

6 - 8 pm                            Main Session III
                                                Speaker:  Joni Eareckson Tada, Joni and Friends
                                                Concert of Prayer:  Glandion Carney

9 -11 pm                            Law Student Praise and Worship

SATURDAY

7 - 8 am                             Prayer

7:30 - 9 am                        Buffet Breakfast

9 - 10 am                           Bible Study and Small Group Discussion
                                                Led by Ajith Fernando, Youth for Christ, Sri Lanka

10 am - 4 pm                     2nd Annual Judicial Gathering
                                         The Common Law and the Religious Roots of the Rule of Law
                                                12 - 1:30 pm                         Luncheon

10:30 - Noon                      Workshop Session III   (See workshop page for workshops.)

10:30 - 4 pm                       National Student Leadership Convention
                                                12 - 1:30 pm                        Luncheon

Noon - 1:30 pm                   Luncheon (Jurists, Law Students, Scholars, and Advocates Only)
                                                Speaker: Lady Justice Julia Sebutinde, Ugandan Supreme Court Justice on
                                                Advancing the Rule of Law in 21st Century-Africa: Is the Christian Judge
                                                Relevant?

Noon                                 Lunch (attendees on their own)

1:45 - 3:15 pm                   Workshop Session IV
                                                (See workshop page for workshops.)

3:30 - 5 pm                        Workshop Session V
                                                (See workshop page for workshops.)

6 - 8 pm                             Main Session IV
                                                Speaker:  Os Guinness, Trinity Forum
                                                Concert of Prayer:  Glandion Carney

SUNDAY

7 - 8 am                             Prayer

7 - 8 am                             Morning Mass

7:30 - 9 am                        Buffet Breakfast

9 - 10 am                           Bible Study
                                                 Led by Ajith Fernando, Youth for Christ, Sri Lanka

10:30-11:30am                  Main Session V
                                          Worship Service
                                                 Speaker:  Gary Haugen, International Justice Mission                         

1 pm   Guest Check Out