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The InDialogue Initiative: Cohabiting with Corruption – 26th May 2016

Sri Lanka is the 83rd least corrupt in a list of 168 countries according to the latest Corruption Perception Index released by Transparency International. Corruption affects all spheres of a nation’s life and erodes public trust in institutions and individuals.

Christians living in corrupt societies constantly struggle with maintaining integrity as they participate in the life of the society. The call to be ‘salt’ and ‘light’ in the midst of this is often considered idealistic and impractical. However, is this true?

The next forum in the InDialogue series offers Christians a platform to discuss and reflect on Christian perspectives on corruption in the private sector. The forum, titled “Cohabiting with Corruption: The Dilemma for Private Sector Christians“, will be held on 26th May 2016 at the Chamber of Commerce Auditorium from 5:30pm onwards.

The forum will bring together the following to engage with this issue as well as each other in a wise, reflective and creative manner.

1. Chrisso de Mel – General Manager, Export Shipping Department, Hayleys Plc.
2. Eran Wickramaratne – Deputy Minister of Public Enterprise Development
3. Eshanth Wijesinghe – Group Managing Director, Bartleet Group of Companies
4. Sumathy Rajasingham – Business Manager, SGS Lanka Pvt. Ltd.

Send an email to rsvp.indialogue@gmail.com to register for the forum

InDialogue is a joint initiative of the Fellowship of Christian University Students (FOCUS) and the Colombo Theological Seminary (CTS).

Add comment May 24th, 2016

FOCUS National Student Conference 2016 – Special Supplement

Over 80 university students from around the country gathered together at the Retreat House in Pandatharippu, Jaffna recently to discuss God’s call for us in the university. The FOCUS National Student Conference is an annual event which links Christian university students nationally and provides a platform for reflection, mutual learning and fellowship. This year’s conference was held under the theme ‘Engaging the University’. We thank all those who supported us in so many ways to make this conference a success.

Click below to get a taste of the conference…

Special Supplement – FOCUS National Student Conference 2016

Add comment May 5th, 2016

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The Graduate Christian Fellowship is the graduate arm of FOCUS which aims to support, encourage, and train graduates in living out the gospel and their faith in their workplaces and communities. The GCF is also dedicated to supporting the student ministry of FOCUS with its resources.

The Sri Lanka Christian Academics Network (SLCAN) was launched on 15th October 2020. SLCAN hopes to unite all Christian academics in state and non state universities and provide a platform to reflect on and discern God's mission and its implications for Academia

The International Fellowship of Evangelical Students (IFES) is a networking community of nationally-led student movements, committed to being partners in global student witness. We exist to reach students in every nation with the gospel and to send them into the world to bear witness to Christ and His teaching.

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