Schedule
Thursday, January 18
7-9 PM
OneVoice DC
Thursday, January 18
The Westin DC Downtown Hotel
999 9th St NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
*Times listed are Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Doors open at 7 pm
The Westin DC Downtown Hotel (previously named Renaissance DC Downtown Hotel) is located across from the Washington Convention Center. 999 9th St NW, Washington, D.C. 20001.
Details here: https://radiancefoundation.org/onevoicedc/
Friday, January 19
8:30 am
Prayer and Worship Service
Doors Open
9:30-10:45 am
Anglican Prayer and Worship Service
Homily: Bp. Chris Warner, Diocese of the Mid-Atlantic and Testimony
10:45-11:15 am
Gear Up & Board Buses for March for Life
Ticket Required (pre-purchase with ySummit/Life SUMMIT registration)
11:30 am
Buses Leave the Falls Church Anglican for Washington, D.C.
Meet @ 7th and Constitution in front of the National Gallery of Art Sculptor Garden. (Southeast corner of intersection)
12 pm
March for Life Rally & March for Life
Ticket Required (pre-purchase with ySummit/Life SUMMIT registration)
3:30 pm
Board Buses to Return
Board the buses to return to The Falls Church Anglican, or stay in city for site-seeing and arrange your own transportation back to the hotel (DC has METRO Subway system – 2 Falls Church, VA Metro Stops)
2:30-5 pm
Silent No More Awareness Campaign
Testimonies of abortion experiences and healing at the steps of the Supreme Court.
Saturday, January 20
Life SUMMIT
Saturday, January 20
6567 Arlington Blvd (church sanctuary)
*Times listed are Eastern Standard Time (EST)
8:30-8:55 am
Welcome
Georgette Forney
9:00-9:45 am
Presentation and Q&A
Helping People in the Church Heal After Abortion & Q & A
One in four women and one in five men experience abortion by the age of 45, and more than half identify as Christians. Both may experience grief, depression, and other painful emotions after abortion, and both can find healing and forgiveness when they are understood and have help navigating their feelings. Churches can help by focusing on the individuals who have been impacted by abortion, being the compassionate heart of Jesus for them, and connecting them to healing, so they find hope and forgiveness. Lisa will share a simple four-step process for compassionately and effectively talking with someone who has experienced or been impacted by abortion. She will also discuss who has abortions, risk factors, and lived experiences that often play a role when facing unintended pregnancy.
9:45-10 am
Comfort Break
10 am
Student Arrival (welcome to come earlier)
10:05-11 am
Carl Trueman Presentation
Abolition of the Human & Q&A
Less than five years ago, questions like; What is a Woman? or What Does it Mean to be Human? had obvious and easy answers. But with the advent of artificial intelligence, abortion through birth, technology, the right to euthanasia, and a plethora of genders – defining and understanding the truth that human beings are sacred and made in the image of God got more than complicated! In this keynote address, Dr. Trueman will trace the evolution of the sexual mores and psychological identities that got us to where we are today.
11-11:05 am
AFL and Adoption
Johnston Moore
11:05 am-Noon
Carl Trueman
Rebuilding Humanity in the Likeness of God & Q & A
Once we understand the depth and breadth of the problems we face as the Church in defining the value of humanity, Dr. Trueman will share strategies and tools he believes the Church can employ to respond to the cultural upheaval we encounter daily. He will discuss how understanding what it means to be a created human being, and employing the creeds, the Anglican Catechism, and the counsel of God can equip believers to respond with love to our neighbors with different worldviews. Both Keynotes will feature time for Q & A.
Noon-12:45 pm
Lunch
12:50-1:45 pm
Abby Johnson
Navigating Beyond Roe in Life-Affirming Ministry & Q & A
As a former Planned Parenthood Director, Abby will share her testimony and discuss how we as a movement can better serve the needs of pregnant women amidst the new realities of living beyond Roe in America. She will talk about how you can model God’s mercy to those who seem undeserving, and respond with grace when others err or offend, while bearing witness to God’s unrestrained compassion so that others may know Him.
1:45-2 pm
Using Your God-Given Gifts to Protect Life
Michael Niebauer and Peggy Means
2-2:15 pm
Comfort Break/Students Can Leave
2:15-3:05 pm
Dr. Christina Francis and Q&A
Reproductive Healthcare Beyond Dobbs & Q & A
Dr. Christina Francis will discuss the importance and need for life-affirming healthcare for both the patient and the physician providing the care. She will review the various ways reproductive health issues are impacted by policy, education, research, and the Hippocratic Oath, and why we must help protect healthcare providers right to conscientiously object to providing treatment that goes against their values.
3:05-3:15 pm
Abundant Life
Sammie Gallo
3:15-3:45 pm
Closing Remarks and Prayer
Georgette Forney