Speech Topics

Keynotes and General Sessions

1. Why Do Christians Need a Conference on Food and the Family?
   Doug Phillips
2. The Joy of Food in The Christian Home
   Chef Francis Foucachons
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: A Primer on How Fathers Can Demonstrate True Leadership In Shepherding Their Families To Wisely Steward Their Bodies for Maximum Kingdom Impact
   Gary Powers
5. Redeeming the Earth: How Does a Distinctively Christian Belief System Effect Food Production and Earth Stewardship?
   Joel Salatin
6. Food Fight: Food Controversies and the Local Church—From Communion Wine to Gluten-Free Luncheons, How Do We Learn to Live With One Another?
   Doug Phillips
7. What We Can Learn From the French About Food
   Chef Francis Foucachon
8. Question and Answers Hour With Our Speakers
9. Workshops the Sufficiency of Scripture, the Lordship of Christ and Food
10. Understanding the Five Greatest Food Controversies of the Bible
11. What the Bible says about Gluttony
12. What the Bible Says About Feasting
13. What the Bible Says About Fasting
14. Understanding the Dietary Laws of the Bible, Part I
15. Understanding the Dietary Laws of the Bible, Part II
16. A Theological Response to the Vegan Movement

Workshops on Hospitality, Food and Family Culture

1. Reviving The Family Table
2. Everything You Wanted To Know About Starting Your Own Restaurant
   Chef Francis Foucachons
3. Stress-free Sabbaths: Reflections and Recipes
   Chef Francis Foucachons
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

The History of Food and Gastronomy

1. On Its Stomach: The History of 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. 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
2. Can We Feed The World: A Biblical and Scientific Response to Statist, Environmentalist and Evolutionist Pessimism
   Joel Salatin
3. 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
4. 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. Green Medicine, Dietary Supplements, and Drugs: An Industry Insiders Look At the Battle for Health and the War on the Common Ailment
   Gary Powers
3. How to Protect Yourself From the Increased Threat of Food Borne Illness
   Dr. Bernui
4. A Practical and Alternative Approach to Address Environmental Toxins, Treating Chronic Illness and Restoring Health, Dr. Bernui.
5. Weight Loss, Optimal Health and Detoxfication
   Dr. Bernui
6. Are You What You Eat?: Why Lifestyle and Diet May Trump Genetics in the Battle for Your Health
   Gary Powers
7. Why Am I So Tired? The Truth About Adrenal Exhaustion
   Gary Powers
8. What You Need to Know About Detoxification
   Gary Powers