Conference
Menu of Topics
| The
church needs a strong emphasis in Apologetics. “Evangelism
and apologetics are twin pillars upon which the outreach
of the church is built. The two may be and must be distinguished,
but they ought never be separated…In the early
church the work of the apologist was two-fold. Firstly,
the apologists had the task of clarifying the content
of the Gospel against distortions of it made by enemies…Secondly,
the task of the apologist was to defend the truth claims
of the Gospel…In history the task of apologetics
has progressed to include both the defense of the Gospel
against the attacks of alien philosophies and religions,
and the positive construction of full-fledged Christian
philosophy…It helps the believer counter objections
that are faced in a myriad of settings. It arms and equips
the saints for the task of ministry. God has ordained
both evangelism and apologetics, and the obedient church
is faithful to both tasks. – “Twin Pillars,” R.C.
Sproul, Tabletalk, July 1998.
The Following are many of the topics we offer for the
edification of the Body of Christ.
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| Overcoming Common Objections • The Bible is written by men and full of
errors
•
“That’s just your interpretation!”
• How can Christ be the only way? (Pluralism)
•
What about those who have never heard – not
fair?
• If God is good and sovereign, how can you explain evil
and suffering?
• Does God really exist?
• Evolution disproves the Bible
• Christianity is just a psychological crutch
Cultural Issues
• Postmodern relativism and absolute truth
• Homosexuality
• Reproductive technology (cloning, stem-cell research)
• Euthanasia
• Church and state relationship
• Just war theory
• Capital punishment
• New Age in public education, business, “alternative” medicine
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Our Truth Claims
• Overcoming our
barriers in being salt and light
• How do we know the Bible is true / inerrant?
•
Resurrection of Jesus – myth or fact?
•
Epistemology – How do we know?
• The Trinity
Cults or World Religions
• Islam and September
11
• Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism
• Roman Catholicism
• Seventh Day Adventism
• The New Age Movement
• The Word-Faith Movement
• Mormonism
•
Jehovah’s Witnesses
• Scientology
• Marks of a cult |
Give
us a call to discuss the possibilities for ministering
in your church,
and for ongoing “equipping of the saints for service.” – Craig
Branch, Director |
