ANN ARBOR, MI, March 18, 2011 – South Asian college students from three student run organizations will gather for “Astha: A Forum on Faith.” It is an event about Hinduism, Christianity, and Islam. The lecture will be Wednesday, March 23, 2011.

The event is being co-hosted by three University of Michigan student led organizations: SALT Movement (South Asians Living Transformed), the Muslim Engineering Students’ Association, and Hindu Students Council.

The purpose of the event is to foster a place for South Asian students of different faiths to interact with each other. The hope is to bring together people of all faiths and worldviews to engage in enlightening discussion, listen to an insightful talk, and socialize while eating together at the close of the event.

Free Indian food will be provided after the lecture.

The keynote speaker at Astha is Dr. Kent Richter. Dr. Richter is Associate Professor of Philosophy/Religious Studies at the College of DuPage. He specializes in Comparative Religions and World Religion, Philosophy of Religion, History of Western Philosophy, and Christian Theology. He has earned a Ph.D. from Stanford University, and he has numerous publications as well as authorship of multiple books.

“Astha: A Forum on Faith” will be held on the campus of the University of Michigan at the Psychology Atrium, East Hall, 530 Church St, Ann Arbor, on Wednesday, March 23 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm.

Pray.

v. \ˈprā\

1. to worship the Lord in song and speech and art

2. to communicate with the Lord about your life, the lost, your ministry, and missions

Date: The SALT  conference is February 11–12, 2011.

Pictures from SALT 2011.

Location: Chicagoland, Holiday Inn Rolling Meadows.

Cost: $80. Register by feb. 1 and pay only $70. Get $10 off per first-time attendee you bring (up to two). Plus, get $10 off if you’re a first-time attendee.

This year’s speaker is Sam George. He is the Executive Director of Parivar International, author of Coconut Generation, and co-author of Before the Wedding Bells.

Worship will be led by Redemption27.

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Here are some amazing events:
*Fall Retreats
*IndyCC
*SALT 2011 Conference
*Big Break in Florida
*Aruna 5k

The SALT Movement Student Leaders Summit was August 28 in Chicago. Student leaders at UIC, NIU, OSU, and U of M meet to share plans, pray for one another, share ideas, and gain vision for leading our movements.

Thanks to MaKenzie Frank for taking the picture.

Summer project offers the opportunity for students to take the good news of forgiveness in Jesus to virtually anywhere in the world with Campus Crusade for Christ so ultimately everyone will know someone who truly follows Jesus! Every summer, thousands of college students from all over the world choose to spend their summer in community with one another as they take the message of Jesus to hundreds of cities, campuses and communities in the US and all over the world. The Summer Project experience ranges in possibility from doing campus ministry to working with AIDS orphans; from working with artists in NYC to medical missions opportunities; from working with inner-city kids to sharing your faith on a beach! Summer Project experiences vary in length from one week to ten!

SALT Movement’s partnership location is the Gateway Summer Project.

Check Out the Summer Projects Website!

Check Out the Summer Projects Facebook Page!

Break is a one-week mission experience that gathers students from colleges and universities from all over the country in Panama City Beach, Florida. Spend the week growing in your walk with God, exploring biblical truths and learning how to talk to your friends about your faith.”
Check out the Big Break Website.
Become a Fan of Big Break on Facebook.

SALT Movement hosted the third annual SALT conference in February 2010. SALT Movement seeks to reach this generation of South Asian American students with the Gospel and encourage them to walk by faith, communicate their faith and multiply their faith.

SALT conferences are centered around Campus Crusade for Christ’s DNA: Win, Build, Send. The first conference was about how we are compelled by Christ’s love to share Christ. The second was about how Christ has qualified believers for the ministries He calls us into. SALT 2010 explored how Christ desires to send South Asian American students to reach their community, their nation, and their world for Christ.

We heared from Jake Abraham on the theme of “Here I am. Send me.” Jake is on staff with Campus Crusade for Christ and works at the international headquarters in Orlando, FL.

The conference was February 26-27, 2010 at the Holiday Inn Rolling Meadows.