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Speech Topics

Below is a partial list of topics. Topics are being updated. Please check back for more updates. Titles are subject to change.

Keynotes and General Sessions

  1. Why We Need a Conference on Food: What Are the Rules of Engagement as We Chart a Family Affirming, Biblical Vision For Reform?
    Doug Phillips
  2. The Joy of Food in The Christian Home
    Chef Francis Foucachon
  3. A Biblical Overview of the Doctrine of Food and the Glory of Christ
    Doug Phillips
  4. Christian Manhood and the Seven Pillars of Exceptional Health
    Gary Powers
  5. Redeeming the Earth
    Joel Salatin
  6. A Theological Response to Food Heresies in the Media and Your Local Church
    Doug Phillips
  7. What We Can Learn From the French About Food
    Chef Francis Foucachon
  8. Question and Answers Hour With Our Speakers

Workshops on the Sufficiency of Scripture, the Lordship of Christ and Food

  1. Understanding the Five Greatest Food Controversies of the Bible
  2. What the Bible says about Gluttony
  3. What the Bible Says About Feasting
  4. What the Bible Says About Fasting
  5. Understanding the Dietary Laws of the Bible, Part I
  6. Understanding the Dietary Laws of the Bible, Part II
  7. A Theological Response to the Vegan Movement

Workshops on Hospitality, Food and Family Culture

  1. Reviving The Family Table
    Doug Phillips
  2. Everything You Wanted To Know About Starting Your Own Restaurant
    Chef Francis Foucachon
  3. Stress-free Sabbaths: Reflections and Recipes
    Chef Francis Foucachon
  4. Ladies Workshop on Wholehearted Hospitality and the Christian Home: How to make your home a place of vibrant hospitality, and to love every minute of it
    Panel
  5. Ladies Workshop on Frugality and Health: Resolving the Tension Between Feeding Your Family a High Quality Diet WhIle Staying Within the Constraints of a Tight Budget
    Panel
  6. Ladies Workshop on Diet and Dementia: A Generational and Nutritional Strategy to Comfort, Calm and Care for Aging Parents Suffering From the Onset of Alzheimers
    Cindy Cone
  7. Ladies Workshop on Practical Tips for Feeding a Large Family
    Michelle Duggar
  8. Ladies Workshop with the Dugger Ladies: Food For Thought in the Life of a Young Woman
  9. Ladies Workshop on A Glorious Vision For Femininity and Food in the Christian Home
    Nancy Campbell
  10. Ladies Workshop on Building The Family Feast
    Nancy Campbell

The History of Food and Gastronomy

  1. On It’s Stomach: The History of Food and Keeping Armies in the Field
    Bill Potter
  2. The Leaf that Changed History—Twice!
    Bill Potter
  3. The Food that Ended the Roman Empire and Caused the French Revolution
    Bill Potter
  4. A History of Feasts and Famines, Blessings and Curses
    Bill Potter

Workshops on Biblical Dominion and the Future of Food

  1. ”Watching What You Eat? You’re Not the Only One...” A Legal Perspective on the Federal, State and Local Government’s Intrusion Into What We Eat, How Much and What We Feed Our Children
    Don Hart, Esq.
  2. “Raising Food Without Getting Sued” : A Legal Answer to the Question: Can families raise livestock, grow food, become more self sufficient, and even earn a living working together in these pursuits without getting sued, over-regulated or even criminalized?
    Don Hart, Esq.
  3. Local Food To The Rescue: The “why and how” of local food as part of the answer to biosecurity, food borne pathogens, energy, integrity, and humane husbandry
    Joel Salatin
  4. Can We Feed The World: A Biblical and Scientific Response to Statist, Environmentalist and Evolutionist Pessimism
    Joel Salatin
  5. Food Emancipation: A Response to the industrial food fraternity and an answer to the question—Why can’t you buy raw milk, ice cream with eggs in it, or home-made sausage?
    Joel Salatin
  6. Holy Cows And Hog Heaven: In a Christian worldview, a moral, ethical thread connects the field to the plate, a soul-satisfying thread that connects both farmers and eaters in nobility and sacredness
    Joel Salatin

Workshops on Food Controversies and Stewardship of the Body

  1. Gluten Intolerance: Fact and Fiction: How Do I Know If It Is Me?
    Gary Powers
  2. Nutrition in Fitness and Weight Management
    Dr. Mo Gill
  3. Green Medicine, Dietary Supplements, and Drugs: An Industry Insiders Look At the Battle for Health and the War on the Common Ailment
    Gary Powers
  4. How to Protect Yourself From the Increased Threat of Food Borne Illness
    Dr. Bernui
  5. A Practical and Alternative Approach to Address Environmental Toxins, Treating Chronic Illness and Restoring Health
    Dr. Bernui
  6. Weight Loss, Optimal Health and Detoxfication
    Dr. Bernui
  7. Are You What You Eat?: Why Lifestyle and Diet May Trump Genetics in the Battle for Your Health
    Gary Powers
  8. Why Am I So Tired? The Truth About Adrenal Exhaustion
    Gary Powers
  9. What You Need to Know About Detoxification
    Gary Powers