Monday, November 05, 2007

EPICENTER CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN JERUSALEM ON APRIL 10, 2008

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
November 5, 2007

AUTHOR JOEL C. ROSENBERG ANNOUNCES
EPICENTER CONFERENCE
TO MOBILIZE CHRISTIANS AROUND THE WORLD
TO PRAY FOR THE PEACE OF JERUSALEM

April 10, 2008 event will mark Israel’s 60th anniversary, include senior Israeli officials and evangelical leaders

(Washington, D.C., November 5, 2007) – Joel C. Rosenberg, the New York Times best-selling author and founder of The Joshua Fund, today announced a major conference in Jerusalem in 2008 to help Christians celebrate Israel’s 60th anniversary, educate Christians as to the serious threats facing the Jewish State and her neighbors, and mobilize Christians around the world to pray for the peace of Jerusalem and provide humanitarian relief to the poor and needy and those suffering from war and terrorism.

Invited speakers include:
* Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert
* Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
* Former Deputy Prime Minister Natan Sharansky
* Israel Ambassador Dore Gold, president of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs and author of The Fight For Jerusalem
* Pastor Chuck Smith of Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa
* Pastor Skip Heitzig of Calvary Chapel Albuquerque, a member of the board of Samaritan’s Purse, and co-host of the Epicenter documentary film
* Joel C. Rosenberg, founder of The Joshua Fund, New York Times best-selling author of Epicenter: Why The Current Rumblings In The Middle East Will Change Your Future, and co-host of the Epicenter documentary film

Conference details:
* The Epicenter Conference will be held on Thursday, April 10, 2008 from 9:30am to 6:00pm local time.
* The event will be held in Congress Hall at the international convention center in Jerusalem
* The event will be webcast worldwide, gavel to gavel.
* For more information – and to register for the conference – go to www.epicenter08.com.
* For more information on The Joshua Fund, please click here.