You may be interested in learning about an upcoming academic forum to explore what it means to be transformational in all aspects of Christian development work. To go beyond a mere label, we must acknowledge the demands placed on us by the promise the term connotes. Transformational development’s distinctives should be found across the spectrum, impacting not just our scope of activities but our outcomes, not just motivations but operations, not just where we go or send but the posture with which we serve.

The event is co-sponsored by Food for the Hungry & George Fox University August 14-16, 2008, Newberg, Oregon

This conference hopes to bring together a broad interdisciplinary group of participants interested in wrestling with these issues and building sound academic foundations for both engaging in and educating for Christian development.

The Transformational Development Conference will be held this first year on the West Coast, and our plenary speakers include Dr. Bryant Myers, Dr. Evvy Campbell and Dr. Brian Fikkert. We are looking for presentations from faculty and graduate students (and poster presentations from undergraduate students). See the Transformational Development Conference call for presentations for more details or visit the conference web site to register.