Mission

Religion is now one of the most important topics of news —the abuse of religion to justify violence challenges all people 
of faith globally.  The need to understand different beliefs is more important than ever! Our survival depends on it.
 
The InterFaith Speakers Bureau (IFSB) introduces a variety of speakers and scholars who can offer a basic education in 
what various religions and faiths believe and practice. Understanding each other is not only a valuable way to practice the 
Golden Rule found in every religion, but also is essential to living together in our multi-faith global village.  Learning about 
ways people of different religions/spiritual beliefs can work together is critical to solving problems in communities, in the 
workplace, and in national and global arenas.  
 
The IFSB is well-equipped with leading members of a variety of religious/spiritual communities, primarily in the Washington
metropolitan area. We can provide keynote speakers, panelists, and workshop leaders.  The IFSB will customize spea
king engagements to meet the needs of attendees at your event and open the channels of communication for faiths found 
across the globe. 
 
The opportunity to better understand the multi-cultural community we live and work in and the ways we can come together 
to really  “make a difference”  is waiting for each of us. 





 

About US

The InterFaith Speakers Bureau unites two dynamic non-profit 501(c)(3) organizations,
the InterFaith Conference Center of Metropolitan Washington (IFC) and The Du Plain Enterprises Foundation. 
In collaboration, they launched the InterFaith Speakers Bureau to communicate the common interest and goals
of contemporary America—inter-religious respect and appreciation of our differences and the shared commitment
to work together to make our country the best it can be. Combined, both organizations have nearly forty (40) years
experience in interfaith/spiritual education, public relations and social awareness.      

Founded in 1978, The InterFaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington brings together the Baha'i, Buddhist, Hindu, 
Islamic, Jain, Jewish, Latter-day Saints, Protestant, Roman Catholic, Sikh and  Zoroastrian faith communities in the national
capital region to promote dialogue, understanding and a sense of community among persons of different faiths and to work 
cooperatively for social and economic justice.  World Bank president James Wolfenson, US Secretary of State 
Madeleine Albright, and Deepak Chopra, esteemed leader in mind-body medicine are examples of the diverse speakers 
honored at popular IFC programs.

Since 1996, the Du Plain International Speakers Bureau has offered outstanding workshops, panels, and keynote addresses to the public throughout the United States and Canada. Among the many successful programs is the Daniel Pearl Dialogue for Muslim-Jewish Understanding featuring Dr. Akbar Ahmed, “the world’s leading authority on contemporary Islam,”* and Dr. Judea Pearl, father of slain Wall Street Journal reporter, Daniel Pearl.  Through outstanding speakers, The Du Plain Enterprises Foundation advances these programs and strengthens interfaith/spiritual education and cross-cultural programs for the public.

*Quote from BBC TV

Topics       

- Islam in the African-American experience
- Women in interfaith ministry
- The interfaith call to social justice
- The birth of the interfaith movement
- Why interfaith understanding and collaboration are essential for our future
- How far should religious freedom go?
- Religion & Law
- Opening interfaith doors for youth and young adults
- East meets West: Buddhist-Christian dialogue
- Cooperation among Jewish and African American Youth
- Green theology: Care for creation
- Bridge building among cultures and religions
- Christian-Muslim relations
- World Religions 101
- Is there a clash of civilizations?
- Islam  in the 21st century
- Interfaith on the move: Yoga and Zen meditation
- The discovery of one’s religious roots

Testimonials

“This is the most religiously diverse nation in the entire history of humankind – a harbinger of the pluralistic racial, ethnic, religious and cultural world that will mark the coming era.  Never have we needed the successful model the InterFaith Conference offers more than we do at this moment.”                              
 -Rabbi David Saperstein, Director and Counsel, The Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism

"The IFC is the envelope in which we all fit, the umbrella that holds us all together."
-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Archdiocese of Washington