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Parkview Community Church
Glen Ellyn, Illinois

About

Church at the Crossroads is a gathering of Christians who recognize that the church stands at a defining moment–Jesus is urgently calling us back to the narrow way of the cross. As violence escalates in Israel and Palestine, and some in the Church use Scripture to justify war, occupation, or silence, we must ask: Have we traded the gospel of peace for the false promises of security and comfort? 

At this crossroads, the Church must choose. Will we follow the political idols of our day—or Jesus, who disarmed the powers and made peace through His blood?

Rooted in Scripture and led by Palestinian Christian leaders—alongside pastors and peacemakers from across North America—this conference invites American Christians to engage in honest reckoning, prophetic reflection, and faithful action. Through worship, prayer, teaching, and fellowship, we are called to repentance, renewal, and courageous discipleship. This is a space to confront harmful theologies, rediscover the gospel of the Kingdom, and stand with all who seek justice in the land.

Jesus is calling the Church—not to comfort, but to faithfulness, peace, and costly love.

Will we follow?

Speakers & Leaders

Munther
Isaac

Palestinian pastor and author of “Christ in the Rubble”

Ruth Padilla DeBorst

Theologian and missiologist

Anton
Deik

Palestinian theologian

Jemar
Tisby

Historian and author of “Color of Compromise”

Lisa Sharon Harper

Author and director of freedomroad.us

Preston
Sprinkle

Author and host of “Theology in the Raw”

Mae Elise
Cannon

Executive Director of “Churches for Middle East Peace”

Shane
Claiborne

Author and co-founder of “Red Letter Christians”

Fares
Abraham

CEO of “Levant Ministries”

Sandra Maria van Opstal

Director of “Chasing Justice”

Gary
Burge

Theologian and author of “Whose Land? Whose Promise?”

Daniel
Bannoura

Palestinian theologian and co-host of “Across the Divide” podcast

Brian
Zahnd

Pastor and author of “Postcards From Babylon” and “The Wood Between the Worlds”

Bruce
Fisk

Reseach fellow and co-editor of “Being Christian After the Desolation of Gaza

Diana
Oestriech

Former combat medic, founder of “The Waging Peace Project”

David
Crump

Pastor, professor, and author of “Like Birds in a Cage”

Beth
Seversen

Author and missiologist

Kevin
Brown

Pastor of the Perfecting Church

Andrew
DeCort

Author and ethicist

Tiana
Coleman

Pastor of Missio Dei, Chicago

Ben
Norquist

Researcher and writer

Ben
Lorber

Co-author of “Safety Through Solidarity: A Radical Guide to Fighting Antisemitism”

Alex
Massad

Professor of World Religions at Wheaton College

Schedule

Thursday

September 11

11:00 am
Registration opens


1:00pm
Opening and session 1


3:00pm
Session 2


5:00pm
Dinner


7:00pm
Community activities

Friday

September 12

9:00 am
Session 3


11:00 am
Session 4


12:15 pm
Lunch


1:30 pm
Breakout sessions


4:00 pm
Session 5

5:30pm
Dinner


7:00 pm
Community activities

Saturday

September 13

9:00 am
Session 6

10:30 am
Session 7

12:00 pm
Closing and dismissal

*Schedule is tentative and subject to change

Pricing

General Registration

$199.00

Student Registration

$35.00

Group Registration

$179.00

Virtual Registration

$99.00

Information

Information about travel, lodging, food, refund policies and more can be found on our Frequently Asked Questions page.

Contact Us

Reach out to the organizers of the conference on the Contact Us page if you have any questions about the conference not addressed in the FAQ page. Also contact us if you’re a vendor or organization that wants to sponsor the conference.

Resources

Check out our Resources page if you are new to conversations about Palestine-Israel. The page includes suggestions for podcasts, books, documentaries and more.

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