This entry is will always remain postdated at the top of the list, so be sure to look for new articles below. Our CEF blog is the place to come for the latest news about the CEF 2008 annual conference. We'll share news about our plans, link to articles from our speakers or workshop leaders, post photos, and more.

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The early-bird deadline has expired. However, you can still get the same price by entering this code when you register:

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This discount may expire at any time, so register today!

Workshop registration for CEF/PFTC 2008 is now open! You can register online (the preferred way) or you can download and fill out a registration form and send it in. Click on "Workshops and Tours" above for complete information.

Registration for trips and tours will begin very shortly - we're finishing up the documents this week!

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The early-bird registration deadline for the Christian Educators Fellowship/Preaching from the Center conference has been extended by a month. Register by the end of March and save $80 off your registration!

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The official conference brochure is now available online for you to read, print, and share with others. It's also at the printer now, so copies will be mailed as soon as possible. Why wait, though? Check it out today.

Also available are color and black & white flyers, in two different versions. We hope you'll share these PDF flyers with your CEF friends, staff members, at clergy meetings, and so forth. You'll find both the brochures and the flyers here.

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Third Space is that space that is neither yours nor mine, but one where each of us comes in contact with the other, and each is allowed to feel at home.

One of the most common Third Spaces we know surround familiar brands. Starbucks is a place for encounters of long friends, and long-lost friends, not to mention making casual encounters where the “decaf, vanilla, mocha, latte, grande” becomes a person named James, who works at the record store down the street from your workplace, that you always pass, never went into, but have pined to discover what is inside. Read More...

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We're grateful for your patience, and we know many of you are ready to register. Due to the complete overhaul of the CEF website that is still in progress, the online registration could not be completed as quickly as we'd hoped. But our PDF registration form is available, and we expect we'll be going live with our online registration any day now. Read More...

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