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Schedule
Thursday, October 7, 2010
7:15am-8:15am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:15am-8:30am
Welcome, Judge Charles F. Pratt
8:30am-9:30am
Keynote, Jerry Tello
9:30am-9:45am
Break
9:45am-11:15am
Morning Workshops
11:15am-11:30am
Break
11:30am-12:30pm
Keynote, James Bell
12:30pm-12:45pm
Break
12:45pm-1:30pm
Lunch
1:30pm-1:45pm
Break
1:45pm-2:45pm
Keynote, Sharon Draper
2:45pm-3:00pm
Break
3:00pm-4:30pm
Afternoon Workshops
Speaker publications will be available for purchase and speakers will be available for book signing throughout the day Service Fair will be open throughout the day in the Expo Hall
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Basyle "Boz" Tchividjian, JD; Executive Director of GRACE, Assistant Professor of Law, Liberty Univeristy
Addressing the Many Spiritual Issues of Child Sexual Abuse Survivors |
From 1994 until 2001, Professor Tchividjian was an Assistant State Attorney for Florida's 7th Judicial Circuit. During his tenure as a prosecutor, Professor Tchividjian created the "Crimes Against Children" division of the Office of State Attorney and was personally responsible for the prosecution of hundreds of cases child sexual abuse cases. Professor Tchividjian is a frequent lecturer on the various legal issues related to the prosecution of child sexual abuse and is active in training prosecutors, investigators, social workers, and medical personnel. Professor Tchividjian hold a BA from Stetson University and a JD from Cumberland State University.
Professor Tchividjian is a founding member and Executive Director of GRACE (Godly Response to Abuse in the Christian Environment). The purpose of GRACe is to educate and equip the faith community to correctly respond to sexual abuse disclosures, while also providing practical guidance to churches on how to protect children. GRACE also provides confidential consultations to churches, schools, & other organizations which are struggling with issues involving sexual abuse. Professor Tchividjian speaks extensively on this subject at various conferences, schools, and denominational gatherings. He has also appeared numerous times on radio and television to discuss the work of GRACE. In 2006, Professor Tchividjian was a contributor to the video series Caring for Kids God's Way produced by the American Association of Christian Counselors.
Professor Tchividjian is a member of the Florida Bar Association and is admitted to practice in the State of Florida and the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
Professor Tchividjian is the 3rd eldest grandchild of Reverend Billy Graham and recently published a book entitled Invitation - Billy Graham and the Lives God Touched (2008 Multnomah Press).
More information on Professor Tchividjian can be found at www.netgrace.org.
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