The Center for Biblical Spirituality

This is the second part of the popular conference on personal spiritual disciplines that Don has held in local churches across America. In this conference, he reviews and summarizes the teaching from Part 1 on the foundational disciplines of prayer and meditation on Scripture. Then he leads the attendees on a study of the biblical basis and benefits of such disciplines as silence and solitude, fasting, and journaling. It is not necessary to have attended Part 1 to attend this conference.

The CFBS National Conference is 7:00 Friday night (eastern time) through 3:15 Saturday afternoon—October 10-11, 2008—at the Legacy Center on the beautiful campus of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky.

This conference is for adults and teenagers. Children who register are also welcome, though no childcare will be provided. (Registration is not required for infants.) All Christians—singles, couples, pastors, staff, church leaders, etc.—can profit from this conference. So bring a group! Space is limited, so register early.

Registration is $75 per person. It includes two days of teaching, conference materials, refreshment breaks, and two hot, delicious meals-breakfast and lunch on Saturday.

A special rate of $65 is available for full-time students and spouses.

Hotel Accommodations—The Legacy Center at Southern Seminary will provide overnight accommodations for the conference. When you register for the conference and choose the option for lodging at the Legacy Center, you will be given a special ID number to secure the reduced conference rate of $70 per night plus tax.

All rooms will be at the same $70 rate, though suites will be provided at no extra charge to those who register first. Once these are taken, standard rooms will be assigned. Suites have one bedroom with either a queen or king size bed, along with a living area that has a pull-out sofa bed and a maximum room occupancy of 4. Standard rooms have either a queen or king size bed and a maximum room occupancy of 2. All rooms are furnished with a refrigerator, coffee maker, cable television, and complimentary wireless internet.

The conference site, meals, and housing are all within steps of each other. Also available is the great Southern Seminary bookstore, the Founders Café, and the lovely, landscaped grounds of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Come early on Friday and tour the seminary or Boyce College (especially if you are or have a prospective student), or see the nearby Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory, the incomparable Frazier International [mainly military and arms] History Museum, or one of the other Louisville area attractions.

So join us as the beeches, tulip poplars, and maples display the glorious colors of autumn on the historic grounds of one of the world's largest and most beautiful seminaries. Come rest, eat well, enjoy good fellowship and teaching, and be spiritually refreshed at a conference that will help you practice the simple, biblical means God has given to every Christian for pursuing intimacy with and conformity to Christ.

Are you or someone you know thinking about attending Boyce College or Southern Seminary? If so, the seminary admissions office will provide your conference lodging in the seminary's beautiful Legacy Center.

Those accepting the offer will also receive a meal on Friday evening (October 10) and a tour of the campus.

Here's the official invitation from the Southern Seminary Admissions Office:

For first-time campus visits by prospective undergraduate (i.e., Boyce College), graduate (i.e., Southern Seminary), and doctoral students—free housing may be available through the SBTS Admissions Office. In order to meet the requirement, one must first be a legitimate prospective student who has not utilized the free lodging offer previously. Secondly, prospective student attendees are required to meet with an Admissions representative for a free informational dinner and tour of the campus, offered at 4:30 and 5:30 respectively, prior to the start of the conference. In order to see if you qualify, complete the form found at https://www.sbts.edu/forms/campus_visit.php. We request that this is completed at least seven days prior to your arrival.

That means that for the $65 registration fee for full-time students ($75 for all others), you can now enjoy the entire October 10-11 conference with Don Whitney—including two days of teaching, materials, and meals—without lodging costs.

Parents, bring your high school students who are considering Boyce College. Are you thinking of seminary? Come alone or bring a group!