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Theology Conference 2025

Greetings friends across the EFCC!

We are anticipating a great 2025 Theology Conference. Our speaker Carmen Joy Imes will help us explore the theme of Being God’s Family; which seems deeply important in our divided world. Please check out the registration information on the page. We hope you will consider joining us May 8-9 in Leduc, Alberta.

Speaker

Dr. Carmen Joy Imes

Associate Professor of Old Testament at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University, Southern California

Dr. Carmen Joy Imes previously served as associate professor of OT at Prairie College in Alberta, where she and her family attended Mt. Olive Evangelical Free Church. She is the author of Bearing God’s Name: Why Sinai Still Matters and Being God’s Image: Why Creation Still Matters. Her next book will release soon: Becoming God’s Family: Why the Church Still Matters.

Carmen has a YouTube channel where she releases weekly Torah Tuesday videos and you can find her writing on various websites, including Christianity Today, The Well, and The Politics of Scripture blog. Carmen is passionate about equipping the church to engage the Old Testament well and to see its relevance for the Christian life.

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Schedule

All Sessions on Days 1 & 2 led by Dr. Carmen Joy Imes.

Day 1 (May 8, 2025)
TIMESESSION
08:30 – 09:30am | MDTRegistration
09:30 – 10:45am | MDTWelcome & Introduction | Session 1
10:45 – 11:15am | MDTBreak
11:15 – 12:30pm | MDTSession 2
12:30 – 02:00pm | MDTLunch (Onsite)
02:00 – 03:30pm | MDTSession 3
03:30 – 04:00pm | MDTBreak
04:00 – 05:30pm | MDT2025 Annual General Meeting
06:00pm | MDTDinner (Onsite)
Day 2 (May 9, 2025)
TIMESESSION
09:30 – 10:45am | MDTSession 4
10:45 – 11:15am | MDTBreak
11:15 – 12:30pm | MDTSession 5
12:30 – 02:00pm | MDTLunch (Onsite)
02:00 – 03:30pm | MDTSession 6
03:30pm | MDTTheology Conference Concludes

Registration

Please choose option 2 (Early Registration Fee (As Delegate) if you intend to vote as a delegate of your church at the AGM.

PRICING

CAD$300 (April 1 – May 1)

Childcare not available. There will also be no live-stream of the Conference sessions, including the AGM.

Refund Policy: Full refund of registration fees will be given if cancellation notice with reimbursement request is received by Wednesday, April 30, 2025. After that date, only 50% of reimbursement fees will be eligible for reimbursement.

Venue

Conference Accommodations:

Coast Nisku Inn

Reservation linkEvangelical Free Church of Canada

Reservation cut-off date: April 28, 2025

Rate: $129+ tax per night for a Coast King Room or Coast Two Queen room, based on double occupancy ($20 charge for each additional guest). Reservation includes breakfast and complimentary shuttle service to and from the airport.

For guests requiring the shuttle service, kindly call Coast Nisku at 780-955-7744.

Contact Us

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