Old Testament: History or Hoax
I absolutely love the Old Testament. While many view it as difficult or confusing, I love to get lost in the stories of real people, in real places, living out real experiences with our Living God. But is that really what the Old Testament is? Christianity is often undermined by the claim that the Old […]
A Preview: The Critical Need for Integrating Apologetics into Youth Ministry
At this year’s National Conference on Christian Apologetics, I will discussing The Critical Need for Integrating Apologetics into Youth Ministry. This talk will examine the data surrounding the youth exodus from the faith, the reasons for this exodus, and how church leadership and youth ministers can counteract this trend by integrating apologetics into their curriculum […]
A Preview: How Holocausts Happen
Greetings friends, family, strangers, and enemies alike, My name is John D. Ferrer, and I’m a graduate of Southern Evangelical Seminary (MDiv – Apologetics), and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (ThM and PhD – Phil. of Relig.). I will be speaking at the National Apologetics Conference in Charlotte, NC on Oct. 13-15, 2016. My topic is […]
A Window into Christian Philosophy
I have some sympathies for all of these understandings, and yet, in our little corner of the world at SES, we find something incredibly attractive about philosophy; both its rigor and its relationship to the life of faith. In what follows I’d like to open a window into this latter experience of philosophy, namely, the way philosophy can play a role in the Christian’s devotional life.
Expanding the Church’s Evangelistic Effectiveness through Apologetics
By Dr. Richard Tompkins, Hi, my name is Richard Tompkins. I am a graduate of Southern Evangelical Seminary, having earned a Doctor of Ministry in Apologetics. I also hold a MA in Christian Thought (Theology) from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and an MBA from Southern Illinois University. I am the founder and president of Explore Truth […]
Fully Equipped: How to Add Apologetics into a Comprehensive Discipleship Program
Jesus told us to make disciples. But how? We might answer, “by teaching them to obey all that Jesus has commanded.” Again, how? And where do we start? The dilemma facing the church is this: How can a church create disciples who know when they’ve been discipled, and upon completion disciple others in the same […]