{"id":1525,"date":"2008-10-28T19:56:20","date_gmt":"2008-10-28T23:56:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=1525"},"modified":"2026-07-19T14:47:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T21:47:52","slug":"contemplative-christians-and-contemplative-conferences-coming-your-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/contemplative-christians-and-contemplative-conferences-coming-your-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Contemplative Christians and Contemplative Conferences Coming Your Way"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The following conferences will be taking place during the next 12 months. Each of these conferences has at least one contemplative- and\/or emerging church-promoting speaker. The number of these contemplative conferences is increasing rapidly. Please warn your loved ones about these events.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note: <\/strong>Contemplative speakers are in bold. 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