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May 2013

19  BJC Executive Director Brent Walker will preach during morning worship and lead a Sunday school class at Central Baptist Church in Richmond, Va.

20  BJC Executive Director Brent Walker speaks to students from Samford University in the BJC's Center for Religious Liberty.

June 2013

1  BJC Executive Director Brent Walker delivers the commencement address at the John Leland Center for Theological Studies in Arlington, Va.

19  The BJC hosts and participates in a discussion for the Freedom Classroom program of the Church-State Council, a religious liberty ministry of the Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists

21-23  BJC Executive Director Brent Walker attends the American Baptist Churches USA Biennial in Overland Park/Kansas City.

22  BJC Executive Director Brent Walker delivers the keynote address at the Roger Williams Fellowship dinner in Overland Park, Kan. 

27  The Baptist Joint Committee leads a workshop titled "Accommodating religious practice in a pluralistic society" from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. at the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship General Assembly in Greensboro, N.C.

28  The BJC's Religious Liberty Council Luncheon takes place in Greensboro, N.C., held in conjunction with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship General Assembly.  Suzii Paynter will deliver the keynote address.

July 2013

14-17  BJC Executive Director Brent Walker attends the Texas Baptists Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas.

15  Deadline to apply for fall semester internships at the Baptist Joint Committee

25  BJC General Counsel Holly Hollman speaks to students attending the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Doctor of Education Program Summer Institute in Washington, D.C.

August 2013

18  BJC Executive Director Brent Walker delivers the message during morning worship at the First Baptist Church in America in Providence, R.I.

September 2013

24  A group from the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Arkansas visits the BJC's Center for Religious Liberty on Capitol Hill.


October 2013

7-8  The Baptist Joint Committee Board of Directors meets in Washington, D.C.

15  Deadline to apply for spring semester internships with the Baptist Joint Committee

 
 
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