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 S. Michael Craven

We are delighted to have S. Michael Craven on our roster of guest speakers.  Michael is the founding Director of the Center for Christ and Culture, an organization that exists to equip the church with intelligent approaches to issues in today's culture. Michael's week with LIFT is spent speaking on a variety of topics related to secular culture and the appropriate Christian responses to them. Michael is passionate about helping tomorrow's leaders become better equipped to understand and share their faith as they learn more about the surrounding culture.

Dr. Joel Lawrence

Before pursuing his PhD in Teology at Cambridge University, Dr. Joel Lawrence actually worked on summer staff at CAMP-of-the-WOODS.  Now, Dr. Lawrence is a professor of theology and ethics at Bethel Seminary in Minneapolis, MN.  He speaks to the LIFT students about a number of topics, including ethics and worldview, and also gives  a rare look into the mind of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, one of the great theologians of the 20th century, and the topic of Joel's doctoral dissertation.  The LIFT students definitely gain a considerable understanding of important historical and contemporary issues during their week with Dr. Lawrence, and are also forced to take a deeper look at their own LIFT community. 

Kerby Anderson 

As National Director of Probe Ministries, Kerby Anderson is a leading expert in several fields, particularly focusing on cultural and political issues, world religions, and ethics. Kerby is an excellent communicator, and each session during his week with the LIFT students is full of information that is vital to the growth of these leaders and their understanding of the world around them. Not afraid of hitting the most controversial of subjects, Kerby will be speaking on such items as Sex Ethics, Islam and Terrorism, Bioengineering, and Homosexuality. We are honored to have Kerby join us for a week each year.