- April 15th–19th
- Cor-huset, Helsinki (Toukolankatu 11)
What will you do at the event?
Hang out
Over coffee, snacks, sport or sauna – get to meet other students and young adults from all over the world!
Explore
Listen in to our speakers as they share their take on the big questions of life and faith
Chat
Either with responses to the talk, or to share your thoughts, or even just to hear others’ stories
Event Schedule
Daytime Events
14.00–17.00 After school café
(snacks, drinks and board games)
14.30–15.00 Café talk and Q&A
15.00–17.00 Sports and games
16.00–18.00 Sauna
Evening Events
18.00–19.00 Evening snacks
19.00–21.00 Evening talk,
music, discussion time and Q&A
21.00–22.00 Hangout and fellowship time
This is an international student and young adults event with no admission fee, so just come as you are!
Speakers
Volker Roggenkamp
General secretary of SMD, a Germany-based network of Christians in high schools and universities. He loves to have discussions with students and young adults about the Christian faith!
Rosie O’Donnell
UK-based charity worker with a law degree and theology degree. She loves to encourage students and young adults to look at the authentic Jesus and reexamine their biases!
Topics for each day
Monday
April 15th
Topic of the day:
How stupid do you have to be to believe in God?
No café talk
Evening talk 19.30-20.00:
How stupid do you have to be to believe in God? (Volker)
Tuesday
April 16th
Topic of the day:
Where is God in the midst of despair?
Café talk 14.30-15.00:
Surviving the university years: Coping with stress and pressure (Volker)
Evening talk 19.30-20.00:
Form wars to global warming: Can human beings solve the problems they’ve created? (Rosie)
Wednesday
April 17th
Topic of the day:
Christianity vs other religions – which one is true?
Café talk 14.30-15.00:
Is there more to faith than a spiritual experience? (Rosie)
Evening talk 19.30-20.00:
Challenge intolerance: What kind of God allows only one way? (Volker)
Thursday
April 18th
Topic of the day:
Is there hope in an unjust world?
Café talk 14.30-15.00:
Justice vs corruption:
Who will win? (Rosie)
Evening talk 19.30-20.00:
What is our ultimate destination? About heaven, hell, death and eternity (Volker)
Friday
April 19th
Topic of the day:
What is the purpose of my life?
Café talk 14.30-15.00:
Why? About the meaning of life (Volker)
Evening talk 19.30-20.00:
Is Jesus really for someone like me? (Rosie)