EC’S 79th Summer ConnECtion
May 31st through June 2nd, 2019
The Lodge at Kirkridge – Bangor, Pennsylvania
Keynoters:
Linda Robertson ~ Daniel Dobson ~ Ralph Blair
The Weekend – 79th Summer ConnECtion
It’s time again for the Evangelicals Concerned, Inc. (EC) Summer ConnECtion. Join old friends and make new ones at our 79th summer retreat—May 31 – June 2, 2019.
ConnECtion2019 will be held at Kirkridge Retreat Center’s Nelson Lodge at the Appalachian mountaintop site of EC’s eastern summer retreats since 1980. The weekend includes three speakers, Q&A speaker discussions, family groups, free time activities and plenty of time for fellowship. Kirkridge is easily reached by car or bus. It is located on the Appalachian Trail in Bangor, PA, just 1½ hours west of New York City and only a few minutes from the Delaware Water Gap.
The conference begins on Friday May 31st at 4pm with registration and ends on Sunday June 2nd after lunch. Cost is $390 and includes room and meals.
Register and pay at EC Registration & Pay Pal or by check made out to Evangelicals Concerned, Inc. and mailing it to 311 East 72nd Street Suite 1G, New York, NY 10021.
Keynote Speakers
Linda Robertson is mother of a gay son who had tried very hard to change through the “ex-gay” movement’s false promises. In 2009, he died from a drug overdose, at 20. In 2013, his parents were invited to speak at the final Exodus conference after “ex-gay” leader Alan Chambers had concluded that “ex-gay” promises had done a lot of harm. Other parents at Exodus wouldn’t even speak to them but their struggling gay sons and lesbian daughters were open to Robertson’s testimony. She is on the Board of Justin Lee’s new ministry, Nuance.
Daniel Dobson, gay son of Ed Dobson, former leader of the Moral Majority and a Liberty University executive who, in the 1980s, became disillusioned with the Religious Right. He then pastored a large evangelical congregation in Grand Rapids. After Daniel’s military service in Iraq, he came out to his parents who very graciously received the news.
Dr. Ralph Blair: is a psychotherapist in private practice in New York City. He is founder and president of Evangelicals Concerned, Inc. (EC), EC has served the gay community for 40 years, providing hope, encouragement, teaching and fellowship to women and men seeking to integrate their faith and sexual orientation. EC seeks to spread the Good News of God’s grace and peace in Christ to a people called to lives of grateful service. Dr. Blair is the editor of “Record and Review” a quarterly of EC published since 1976. Click here to read more about Dr. Blair.
*Each of these weekends is considerably subsidized by EC.
Would you like to help subsidize the cost of the weekend which includes providing scholarships for others? If so, please send your charitable contribution to: Evangelicals Concerned, 311 E. 72nd Street, Suite 1G, New York, NY 10021. Or, donate online here:
Thank You!